Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-30
REV. WILLIAM F. WEEKS
NOW COADJUTOR BISHOP
Impressive Service of Conservation at St. Pauls
Church Yesterday, Followed by COLLATION.
and Reception to New Prelate.

The Rev. William Farrar Weeks, |
rector OF Trinity Church in Shelburne,
ana for 81 years priest in the Prot
cstant Episcopal diocca" of this State, |
was yesterday consccratcd as bishop
Coadiutor of Vermont. Tho ceremony, !
carried out in the beautiful and i'm
prcssive form of the Episcopal ritual,
took place in St PauIs Church at II
o'clock, I'm the presence OF about so of
the clergy and an audience that filed
the nave. 1t is noteworthy that pre-
lates OF the three ranks, diocesan, CO.
adiutor and sufragan, were present
Preceding the conservation service,
there was holy communion at 1870 and
morning prayer at nine Imme liatelv
nfter the / o'clock service the bishops
met in a room of the parish house and
signed and sealed tho certificate OF
conservation. under the direction of
the Rev David L. Sanford OF Hard
wick deputy registrar of the general
convention.
At 1890 a collation.. provided hy
Trinity parish in Shelburne largely
through the kindness OF Mrs w. Sew
ard Webb, was served in the parish
house with brief remarks hy each OF
with public reception to Bishop and
Mrs. Weeks, from 80 until five
o'clock. attended by a large number of
persons, including the visiting prelates.
Mrs. Frank r. Wells and Mrs. II S.
Weed poured tea. The floral decora-
tions were handsome.
In the receiving line were Bishop
and Mrs. Weeks the Rev Or. and
AtrS IDJt
! s. Vincent, Mr.. and Mrs Elias Lyman
and Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Dcyettc of Shol-
| burne.
! At the consecrati ton service the pre-
siding bishop was the RI. Rev. Arthur G.
a. Ball head of the diocese Of Vermont
and he was assisted by the Rt Rev Dr.
Richard Henry Nelson, bishop coadjutor
of Albany. and the Rt Rev DR.. James
| De Wolf Perry, bishop of Rhode Island
as co-consecrators. The presenters were
the RI. Rev DR.. Edward Melville Parker,
bishop coadiutor of New Hampshire, ana
the RI. Rev DR. Thomas Davies, bishop
OF western Massachusetts, and the
preacher was Bishop Parker. The Ri.
Rev. Or. Charles Sumner Burch. suf-
fraEan bishop OF New York, recited the
htany The attending rresbyters We're tho
Paurs Church. and the Rev. Thomas W.
Nickerson Of pittsheld, Mass The Rev.
+ Rarnby Leach was master of cere-
monies. The Rev. Charles G. Wilson was
chaplain to the presidinG bishop
The certificate of election was read by
the Rev ". G. Barnard of Chester
secretary Of the diocese of Vermont, the
certificate OF consent of the standing com
) | NIT 20 bn -ip 4
by ex-Gov f. J. Ormsbee Of Brandon
and the certificate of the consent of tho
, house Of bishops was read by Or. Burch
SERVICE or CONSIDERATION.
The procession formed I'm the parisl
house at eleven O'Clock. proceeded out OF
doors under an awning to the NAH
entrance of the church, and, entering
pa ssed down the aisle to the accom-
paniment of the professional hymn, play
= ed by Guy y. Hun. The procession wa
/ headed by the church choir, with tn
= cross borne by Arthur w. Dow tn
= clergy followed, in the order of thei
y ordination by years, and led by r. NJ
j Olzendam Of Woodstock, bearing the eros
S of Bishop Neeks's home parish 81
Luke's Of St. Albans; and finally cam
S the bishops, with Harrison A. Cooke n
= crucifer. carrying the cross used at tn
n ordination Of Bishop TIall.
y The choir took their places in the choi
stalls, the clergy occupied the first sevc
pews on either side Of the center aisl,
- and those taking part in the ceremon
>. occupied the chancel, except Mr.. Week
= and his attending presbyters, who wer
:, seated in chairs just in front of the clergy
u, After his conservation he took "A seat wit
- the bishops I'm the Chancel. The order q
the procession was reversed when it lei
- the church.
After the professional hymn Bisho
- Hall read the collect, Bishop Perry tn
>, epistle and Bishop Nelson the gospel. Fo
., lowing the recitation of the Nicene cree'
= Bishop Parker preached. The coadjuto'
s. elect WAS then presented at the chance
and the certificates and testimonial wer
read. The coadjutor-elect gave III
=, promise of conformity, and following Il
- litany ne made the required promises
answer to the questions of the presldir
Sc bishop He then Withdrew, accompanif
by his presbyters, and was vested in Il
. bishops habit, during the anthem. II
"Ven!, Creator Spiritus' was then sun
over him, as he knelt, and following Il
9 prayer q conaecration was the impos
, tbN or minus pN me DlSHOpb lne u'AlNci
w OF the Bible and the placing of the rir
' on his hand and the cross about his nee
The large amethyst ring was the gift
:, The clergy of the diocese, Commune
followed, only those officiating and Il
80 officers of the diocese receiving 1t on a
"e count Of the length Of the service. tt
offering was taken for missionary wo'
Wv in the diocese.
40 Bishop Parker's sermon was as Il
50 lows,
w. THE SERMON
m s. Marh f. ~. And He said unto theI
en Let MS "a INTO the next towns that
Try may preach there also, for therefore car
forth"
Try The English Transactions of the Bih
ew are not inspired, but they are full Of te
i've ms phrases and words which stick in I
ldv mcmorr aud drive homo truths ana rul
hl, OF NE
md And here am l. a Now England hisho
ers cOadjutor, charged with an especial rC
possibility on one sde of the Connectic
river, appointed to preach at the con.
on Grafton Of priest, 10 whom will be Civ
sor as blshop-coadiutor on the west of t
hip Connecticut, that same charge Of
lol missionary work Of the Diocese of V,
mont that was given to mo seven yes
ago In New Hampshrc Could have
viii better text with which TO urge upon I