The New York herald., 1921-05-09
MANNING TO STAY
AS TRINITY RECTOR
Installation as Bishop Will
Not Take Him From Parish
Until Autumn.
CEREMONY WEDNESDAY,
Conservation at Cathedral
of st. John the Divine Will
Be an Imposing Event.
10000 SEEK TO ATTEND
All the Clergy and Prominent
Laymen Of Diocese to
Take Part.
10000 SEEK TO ATTEND


dral of st. John the Divine next
Wednesday morning as the tenth Bish-
op OF the Protestant Episcopal Diocese
of New York, announced to the con-
gregation of Trinity Church yester-
day that he will remain as rector OF
Trinity until autumn and for as much
longer as the vestry may need to Sc
lect his successor.
The announcement was surprise,
as 1t had been expected that Dr. Man
ming would preach his valedictory SER
mon as rector yesterday. But the
rector called upon the venerable vicar
emeritus of st. Paul's Chapel, the Rev
DR.. William Montague Geer, to deliver
Yesterdays sermon. which was in the
nature of a tribute TO the service Of
DR.. Manning. Just before the hymn
which preceded the sermon DR.. Man.
ming stepped from his place to the
chancel front and made the announce
mcnt
TT is a great happiness to me to be
able to say to you" DR.. Manning said.
"that the event which Is to occur this
week will not take me away Tor the
present from the rectorship OF Trinity
parish. At the request of the vestry l
shall continue to hold this office until
autumn and SO long as may be neces-
sary. so that the vestry may have all
tho time they desire to take action. /
know that all of you will offer your
constant prayers this week for the dio-
cese and for me in the wider field in
which / have been called to act"
After the service DIR. Manning said
that In all likelihood he would continue
as rector for months He would not be
able to act as both Bishop and rector.
he said, were 1t not for the fact that
the parish organization is so perfect
that 1t almost runs itself.
DIR. Geer Pays Tribute.
In his tribute to DR.. Manning Dr.
Geer said that Trinity could do no better
than to continue the work of the parish
in the manner that 1t had been conducted
by DIR. Manning. He said that DR.. Man.
nings ability had contributed to solving
the tenement problem which had greatly
troubled Trinity parish, and spoke OF
his insistence that the pews OF Trinity
should be free to all.
when Belgium lay PROSTATE ana
when England. France and Italy had
their backs to the WALL" he said. Dr.
Manning made his protests while we
went on coming fortunes. You all know
what his services as chaplain and with
the committees and in earnest, patriotic
work were He was chevalier OF the
Legion OF Honor and was decorated by
the King Of Belgium with the Order OF
the Crown He worked and spoke in
the cause of justice and right even when,
as / have been credibly informed. his
life was threatened"
Applications for more than 10000
tickets of admission have been made by
persons who desire TO witness the cere-
monies Of consecrating DIR. Manning as
Bishop next Wednesday morning in the
Cathedral. Dean Howard C. Robbins
has provided seats for $500 and tickets
for that number have been issued Bish-
ops and clergy will vest In the old Synod
Hail. Promptly at 10:25 A. NJ. the pro-
cession will pass out to Amsterdam ave-
nue. and walk over the foundations OF the
nave Of the Cathedral. singing The
Church's One Foundation" The process
sion will be preceded by crucifer and
by q standard bearer carrying the
United States flag. The choir, Canon
Briggs Nash. master OF ceremonies the
Rev. r. s. w. Wood OF Tuxedo Park. as
Sistant master. and twelve marshals will
walk next In line. After these will be
ministers representing the Protestant
shurches OF New York: The Rev. Fl. f.
6tockman. Moravian; the Rev. Dr. Har-
Did Pattison. Baptist: DR.. Walter Laid
hw. secretary of the New York Fedora
ton OF Churches: the Rev. DR. William
4. Haven. Methodist Episcopal: the Rev
Drs. A. McGiffert, William Adams
Brown and w. w. Rockwell. Union
Theological Seminary the Rev Drs. G.
~. Mendenhall. William p Merrill. John
keiman. A. p Atterbury and Arthur j.
Brown, presbyterian the Rev. Or. Rob-
ert 4. Speer, the Rev. DR.. John Moore
and the Rev. DIR. Charles S. MacFarlsrd
Federal Council of Churches the Rev
Drs. >. Parkes Cadman and Charles f.
JerIerson. Congregational, and the Rev
Drs. malcolm Mcleod, M. Evertson Cobb
and Joseph r. Duryee. Dutch Reformed
Morgan to Head Trustees.
Then will come the clergy or o,bor
dioceses OF the Episcopal Church. the
faculty OF St Stephens College the
uean ana faculty of the General Theo-
logical Seminary. representatives OF Co
iumba University. headed by President
Nicholas Murray Butler; 400 clergymen
OF the Diocese OF New York IN cassock
surplice, stole and academic hood the
wardens and vestrymen OF Trinity Par
ISM the trustees OF the Episcopal fund
led by J. p. Morgan the trustees OF
the Cathedral. led by Major August Bel
mont and James Roosevelt Roosevelt
the Standing Committee Of the Diocese
and the lay members the clergy and
dean Of the Cathedral; tho bishops OF
the Eastern orthodox churches. led by
the Metropolitan Archbishop OF odessa
the Bishops OF the Episcopal Church in
the order OF the seniority OF their conse-
GRAFTON. and fnally Bishop-elect Man
ming attended by the Rev. Drs. w w.
Bellinger and Milo II. Gates and Bishops
Arthur 9. Hall of Vermont and PhiIip NJ.
Rfinclander Of Pennsylvania Bishop
Thomas +. Gailor. who win preach the
sermon, Will walk before the two couse-
orators, Bishops Boyd Vincent OF South
ern Ohio and William Lawrence OF
Massachusetts. The place OF honor In
the procession will be given 10 the vener-
eble presiding Bishop, Daniel Sylvester
Tuttle. now 81 years of age.
Tho procession VIII enter the west
door or the Cathedral. singing Grown
Him with Many Crowns" and will ia 81
down the centre aisle The clergy will
take seats In the choir and the Bishops
Within the sanctuary. After the ser
mon tho consccrators will 60 10 n place
before the altar, where Or. Manning win
be presented for conservation. The cer-
tincates OF ordinance will then be read
hv Bishop Alfred Harding OF Washington
and Bishop Charles III. Brent OF Western
New York will deliver the consents OF
tho bishops The lltany will be recited
~ Biahop Arthur 9 Lloyd.