Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-28
BISHOP PARTRIDGE INSTALLED
Episcopal Prelate from japan Head
of Diocese of Kansas City.
CEREMONY OF ENVIRONMENT
First Time in History of Chnrch that
Missionary Biahop Has Been
Translated Back to the
Home Field

KANSAS CITY, June ~ I'm the presence
Of visiting bishops from half a dozen mid
die western diocese, scores of clergy from
other cities and throng of members of his
new flock, the Rt Rev. Sidney C. Part
ridge, formerly bishop of Kyoto, Japan,
was today enthroned bishop of the Protes-
tant Episcopal diocese of Kansas City in
succession to the late Bishop E. r. Rat
will. The ceremony marked the first time
in the history of the church in this coun-
try that a missionary bishop has been
transferred back to the United States for
enthronement
Other bishops to take part In the i'm
presslve formal enforcement ceremony
were: The Rt. Rev. c. p. Anderson of Chi
cago, bishop OF Chicago; the Rt. Rev. Ed
ward w. Osborne of Springfield, ILL.,. bishop
of Springfield: the Rt Rev. r. n. Morri-
son Of Davenport, Ia, bishop OF Iowa; the
Rt. Rev. M. e. Fawcett. OF quincy, ILL.,,
bishop OF quincy; the Rt. Rev. Arthur w
Williams of Omaha. bishop of Nebraska;
and the Rt. Rev. F. X. Brooke OF Okla
homa City, bishop of Oklahoma. Governor
Herbert s. Hadley of Missouri, Governor
Walter r. Stubbs of Kansas, Mayor d. A.
Brown Of Kansas City, Mayor Clayton Of
St. Joseph, and the commissioners of Kan
sas City, Kan. were present as invited
guests.
Ceremony in Grace Church.
Today's ceremoney began with the ceie-
bration of the holy communion at the four
Protestant Episcopal churches of the city
at 1880 this morning. The enforcement
took place In Grace church at 10 o'clock.
conducted by the Rev. J. Stewart Smith,
rector Of ct. Marys this city, and president
of the standing committee, assisted by the
clerical members Of that committee Bishop
Partridge was presented with the pastoral
staff the insignia of his office having
the shape OF a crook and conducted to the
Episcopal chair, which was draped in pur-
pie and surrounded by banked white flow
ers. Then came q solemn Te Deum, fol-
lowed by the Holy Eucharist.
| An address of welcome was delivered by
Rev Edward Henry Ecksl, rector OF Christ
church, St. Joseph, and responded to by
Bishop Partridge.
Lens Service in Orient.
Bishop Partridge returns to America after
serving his church for twenty-six years in
the orient He was elected bishop OF Kan
sas City March last. after q close contes;
with Bishop Cameron Mann of South Da-
kota. He was notified OF his election by
cable and a few days later set sail for his
native land. Bishop Partridge is 81 years
old hale In health and OF almost athletic
build and color. He is native OF New
York. He was graduated from Yale college
in 1850 and four years later from the
Berkeley Divinity school He became g
minister In 1885 and went to Shanghai as
missionary the same year He taught n
st. Johns college, Shanghai, and wa
chaplain of st. Mary's hall in that cit,
until 1887. when he went as a missionary t
Wu Chang. There he STAYED until 1899. On
February 2. 1900 he>Yas cOnsecrated bishoI
of KyOto, Japan
Following the formal ceremony OF en-
thronement TODAY. a luncheon at a loca
hotel was given by the clergy to the bishoI
and the visiting bishops and the diocesal
clergy. At o'clock this evening a Dime
will be given to Bishop Partridge and tn
visiting bishops at the University club
This will be followed by a public receD
tion to the new bishop at the club.