Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-20
B|SHOP-ELECT COOK
VISITS WILMINGTON
TO PLAN NEW HOME
Will Assume Duties October ID,
Following Conservation at
Baltimore.
REV. F. M. KIRKUS TO BE
MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Bishop-Elcct Rev. DR.. Philip Cook,
rector of st. Michael and All Angels
=. T.. Church, Baltimore, whose consecra-
ton as head of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Delaware will take place on
October Ii, stopped in this city on Satur-
day on his way home from New York
State, with his family, where he has been
enjoying vacation of several weeks.
DIR. Cook & visit here was to discuss with
members of the local Episcopal clergy
plans for the conservation services and
arrangements for his coming to this city
According to local rectors. DIR. Cooks
home at Bishopstead will not be ready for
occupation by the middle of October,
owing To repairs that are being made. But
it is announced that he will take up hls
duties in this State at that time, and pend
ing the completion of the repairs,
temporary home will be arranged for.
Six bishops of the L. T.. church will take
part in the conservation of DIR. Cook at
the Baltimore church. In addition there
will be many prominent divincs and lay
men, friends aof DIR. Cook The cere-
monies will make an inter esting event
in the Baltimore charge, in that it will be
the third of its rectors TO be elevated TO
the bishopric and that both the others
part In the ceremonies.
The original plan Of DR.. Cook was to
have the conservation date fixed TO come
on the celebration of the feast of st.
Michael and All Angels, but change
had to be made Ia meet the convenience
Of Bishop Tuttle. A large delegation Of
clergy and laymen from this city will go
to Baltimore 10 attend the services. The
local delegation will leave on the evening
before as the services are scheduled for the
morning.
Bishop Daniel s. Tuttle, of Missouri,
ranking bishop Of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church in this country, viii preside
at the services, and the co-consecrators
will be Bishop John Gardner Murray. OF
the diocese of Maryland, and Bishop
Frederick +. Reese, OF Georgia. The con-
secrstion sermon will be delivered by
Bishop Cameron Mann, of Southern
Florida; the prosecutors viii be Bishop
Charles Fiske, of the Central New York
diocese, and Bishop II l.. Burleson, of
South Dakota; and the attending pres
byters Will be Rev. William Il. Gardner,
of New York, and secretary of the church
board of education, and Rev. DIR. III.
Percy Silver, rector of the Church of the
Incarnation, New York City. Rev. DIR.
#. NJ. kirkus, rector of Trinity Church,
Wilmington, will be master Of ceremonies.
DR.. kirkus will be assisted by Rev.
David p Allison of Baltimore. Mr..
George c. Thomas Of Baltimore viii be
chairman of the Hospitality Committee.
Rev Hugh Birckhead, ID. D., viii be
the Deputy Registrar The certificate Of
election Will be read by Rev Benz. F.
Thompson of Dover; the canonical testi-
monial by Charles NJ Curtis; the certi-
ficate Of ordinations by Rev Alban Richey,
ID. D.: the consent Of standing committees
by Rev r. W Trspnell; and the consent
of the bishops by Right Reverend Ethel
bert Talbot. D. D., Bishop Of Bethlehem.
The new rector of St Michael and All
Angels, Rev DR.. Wyatt Brown OF Pitts
burg will assume charge on November /.