New Britain herald., 1915-11-04
REV. L. ACHES CONSECRATEDC C|
 SUFFRAGAN BIS
Bishop Brewster Presi( Protestant Episcopal Sd
 Held at MiddletOWTl
RT. REV. DIR. LINES
 OF NEWARK PRE-

UF NEWARK PRE More Than 400 Visiting CII
 and High Dignitaries of
 Present at Ceremony in Cl
 the Holy Trinity-Eyery sea
 ifice FiIIed-Majority of
 Wear Academic Costume.
 Middletown, Nov. 4.-Rev. pion Acheson was consecrated suffragan of the Protestant 70 diocese of Connecticut here i'd solemn ceremony taking plac Church of the Holy Trinity, for twenty years he has beer More than 400 visiting clergy high dignitaries of the churc present. Bishop Chauncey B ter, of the diocese of Connecti| sided. Rt. Rev. pr. Edwin Bishop of Newark, was the p
 When the consecration ser gan every seat in the churc filled, the visiting clergymen vested, with white stoles, whI majority of the invited guestI academic costume.
 Crucifer Leads ProcessiS
 The procession formed in ish house, moved into the chu flee led by the crucifer, the cl the master of ceremonies, ReI rv St. Clair Whitehead, Midi There followed the students q eley Divinity School, the ward vestrymen of the Church of q Trinity, the invited guests, and priests, the faculty of n Divinity School, the archdea| the diocese, the standing coi and the secretary of the dioc} bishop -suffragan-elect with n tending presbyters, Rev. Dr. Hart, Dean of Berkeley School and Rev. pr. Oliver Raftery, archdeacon of MiddIe| presenting bishops, Rt. Rel Thomas F. Davies, bishop of | Massachusetts, and Rt. Rev James Dewolf Perry, bishop of Island; the preacher, Bishop the assistant consecrators, H pr. wm. Lawrence, bishop of | chusetts, Rt. Rev. pr. David mel Greer, bishop of New 10 the presiding bishop, Rt. Re1 Chauncey B. Brewster of Conn
 During the procession the 'Litany of the Holy Ghost wa The Holy Communion, the Kyrl Missa de Angelis, the Collect, and Gospel followed. The Nicen was sung followed by a hymn. op Lines delivered the sermon was sung a hymn and the or consecration followed.
 Presented by Bishop.
 The bishop suffragan-elect, Champion Acheson, was presen Bishop Davies and Bishop Rev. John Fields Plumb of Nd ford, secretary of the diocese, gI certificate of election and thd nonial from the members of il yention. Rev. Dr. Storrs O. SeI of Litchfield, gave the certifid consent of the standing commit from the bishops, while the cd sion and mandate for the co1 tion were given by Rev. Dr. Hart. registrar of the general q ton. The promise of conformi to the bishop sui as follows:
 "In the name of God, Amd Edward Campion Acheson, bishop of the Protestant Epl Church in Connecticut, do pl conformity and obedience to tn trines, discipline and worship Episcopal church il Irpited States of America. So h@ God, through Jesus Christ"
 Candidate Interrogatcd.
 The bidding to prayer fol after which the Litany was su Rev. Dr. Frank Flood Germain Q York. The candidate was In gated by the consecrating bishop lowing which came the inves Brewster, Bishop Law md Bishop Greer then placed hands upon the head of the kn bishop, saying:
 Receive the Holy ghost IF ,ffice and work of a bishop ,hurch of God, now commlttee .hee by the imposing Of our m the name of the Father anu Son and of the Holy Ghost And remember that thou sur trace of God which is given nnts ,y this imposition of our mana sod hath not given us the spi ear, but of power, ana love, oberness."
 The Bible was then placed | lands of the newly consecrated h| liter which the offertory wasst q music being