New Britain herald., 1922-10-31
BISHOP BREWSTER
 AT CONSIDERATION
Rev. pr. C. |. Slattery Becomes
 Head Of Mass. Diocese

Boston, Oct. 3l.-The Rev. pr. Charles Lewis slattery was consecrat- ed bishop coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts at services in Trinity church this forenoon attended by several hundred members of the clergy and laity from this and other dioceses. Bishop Stat tery who for several years has been rector of Grace church In New York will take over much of the active work of the diocese that is now being performed by Bishop William Law renee.
 Those Taking Part.
 The consecrators were Bishop Law renee. Bishop Beverly T. Tucker Of the diocese of southern Virginia and the Right Rev Samuel G, Babcock, suffraean bishop of Massachusetts, Dr. Slattery was presented for con secration by Bishop Edwin S. Lines of New Jersey and Bishop William T. Manning of New York.
 In the procession into the church were the participating bishops, POS clergy from the Massachusetts diocese and 65 clergy from other dioceses.
 Visiting bishops who took an off cial part in the service included Bishop Thomas H. Davies of Western Massachusetts; Bishop James De Wolf Perry of Rhode Island and Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster of Connecticut.
 Powers and Duties.
 The powers and duties of bishop and the problems confronting him were dealt upon by Bishop Lawrence in his sermon. He spoke particularly of the question of intellectual con- victions, the problems of youth and the relations of bishop to the poor and needy.
 He said that the congregation had met to consecrate "a bishop of the church of God and that the church of God was far bigger than any one church."
 "A man consecrated bishop" he continued lis an administrator to the church in which he is consecrated. At the same time his office does have a broader significance. that of broth erly love and fellowship with all Christians; and who knows how soon the solvent of Gods spirit of truth and love may melt away the present barriers and enfold us in closer sym i pathy and action?'
 Bound By Traditions.
 Bishop Lawrence asked whether d bishop could be intellectually sim cere.
 If he is not bound by doctrines, traditions and laws,' he said
 Every man, even the veriest an archist, is bound to certain degree by doctrines, traditions and laws. They are a part of his very tex
 He is a wise bishop who knows his own limitations and lets others, better scholars, abler interpreters than he, strike out into paths of re- search and discovery. He will give to all those who are honest and in | earnest cheer and sympathy. For this, and because he does not from lime to time blurt out his latest con- .ictions he may be called conserv- ative or trimmer; so have all the ;reatest statesmen in their day"
 Problems of Youth.
 The problems of youth, he said, haunted the bishop, adding:
 He refuses to believe that the of conventionalities and the along the edge of moral ,recipices do not mean more than reasonable reaction from an age of and formalities. And yet he persistent question arises as to whether there is definite, serious purpose behind these changes. Is the generation really bent upon wing out finer, if it be also a frecr 1 fife? II Movement and overthrow Of an 1 ,ient idols may be good and healthy | ,ut where are we going from here? lave we definite goal toward which ye are racing? Tn the warp and wool of a child's ducation must be interwoven the N mystery and idealism of Christian II aith if the child is going 10 make to Christian society and II