The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-01
CHURCH D|GNITARIES
At CONSECRAT|ON OF
BISHOP IN DENVER
The Right Rev. Irving Peake
Johnson Is Indicted Into Office
With Much Pomp; Imposing
Service Conducted in Cathedral.
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thy Evening htfhiI LthAth MtFol
Denver, Jan. 1.-The conservation
oi the Right Rev. I.yins Peake John
sol u. D.. elected bishop coadtutor OF
the diocese Of Colorado at the diocean
convention last June, was performed
in the Cathedral OF st. John In this
city by the Right REV. Daniel syl-
vester futile. OF 81. Louis. the high
est dignitary of the Protestant Episco.
pal church In the United States.
Bishop Tuttle was assisted by a
number Of other church dlgnltarles,
two OF whom. the Rev. W. r.. John
son and the Rev. =. G. Johnson. are
brothers 90 the new bishop, and who
came here from their rectoratcs in
Minneapolis. kans.. ana La Crogse.
us, respectively. 20 act as "attend-
ing presbytors'' at the services.
Celebration VI the Office Of holy
communion and reading OF morning
prayer IN the cathedral preceded the
conservation services roper The
dignitaries with the hi~shop-cloct.
moved into the church attended BIZ
choirs, a committee OF laymen, cru
cinors. the American nag and civic
officers In a formal procession 20 the
music Of a hymn.
In the cathedral, the imposing SER
Vice of the Episcopal church for the
consecration of u bishop was cclc-
hrated, Bishop Tuttle, as consccrat-
ing bishop, required testimonials Of
the character Of the bishop-olect when
he was presented By Bishop Theodore
Payne Thulston Of eastern Oklahoma.
and Bishop Samuel Cook Edsali of
Minnesota. and required 81 him a
promise 20 conform to the doctrine.
discipline and worship of the Protest
ant church
1nen followed collects and the say
Ing OF the litnny, after which the
h~ishop-oloct was interroEated as tu
hiss beliefs and his desire 90 fuIHll
the obligations OF the office. In the
Cturs' Of which Interrogation he mad,
further promises regarding his ac-
tons as q bishop. After this he pui
those portions OF the Episcopal habi.
BE had not worn from the b%eglnnins
OF the service. \ responsive invocn.
ton being sung over the hlshop-eicct
by the bishops present, an laid their
hands upon his head with lnjunction-
as to his conduct as q bisnop. Biehop
futile delivered a Bible to the now
bishop. The services closed with the
completion OF the celebration of the
communion service.
More Episcopaliun dignltnrics were
here for the corscration than ever
gathered In Colorado before. h was
said. the bishops present including the
Right Rev sheldon Munson Griswuld.
u. D. bishop % Saiina. Kaur.: tho
Eight Rev. Pau Matthews. y. -.
bishop OF New Jersey, thc Right REV.
Arthur Llewcllyn Williams. u. -.
bishop Of Ncbraska. the Right Roy.
james $50, y. b., bishop OF Kansas.
the Right Rev. Frederick Bingham
Howden, u. u. bishop OF New Mex
leo. and the Right Rev. George Allen
Beccher u. D., bishop Of western Ne
hraaka besides those already mem
TONED, a number of visiting priests
and laymon and the Denver clergy.
Tonight there WIFI be a reception
In honor Of Bishop Johnson at a ho-
tel here. Tomorrow the Colorado
church VIII give q banquet for him.