Evening star., 1923-09-29
Req. DR.. Freeman, COnsecrated
Bishop Amid Great SoIen,1,ity
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ness, how you are minded to Dehave
yourself in the Church of God"
In clear voice that could be heard
all over the church, DIR. Freeman an
swered the questions put to him,
touching upon his beliefs. the power
that called him to his high service
the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Having faithfully stood his final test.
DR. Freeman remained kneeling while
the presiding bishop rose and pro-
Almighty God. our heavenly Father.
who hath given you good will to
do all these things, grant also unto
YOU strength and power to perform
you the good work which He hath
begun, you may be found perfect and
irreprehensible at the latter day:
through Jesus Christ. our Lord. Amen"
Ancient Chants Used.
Bishop Freeman was then assisted
to his feet and vested with the re-
lnainder of his episcopal habit as
!. bishop of the church. Custom pro-
vided that he must don his official
Grated and III the presence of the
congregation. He was then presented
with his Bible, prayer books and
bishops service book, all of which
were bound In purple, and the ring
OF his office. All were the gifts of
friends.
Much of the music used during the
service consisted of ancient chants.
One. "Veni Crea<or Spiritus." which
was chanted over the kneeling candi-
st. Ambrose. and has been part OF
the conservation service since the
founding of the church. A feature
of the service was the presence of a
large number of men and women
from Yonkers and Minneapolis,
where Bishop Freeman served as a
rector before he came here to fill the
pulpit of the Church of the Epiphany.
Stanley r. Avery. who was Bishop
fnned EIeemaas @ organist at aonkers ,ad and
special music for a half hour before
the conservation service. Epiphanys
. chimes, too, rang out for half hour
before the procession of the bishops
I from their robing rooms into the
church began.
A touch of antiquity was lent to
! the scene by the presence of the
archibishops of the orthodox church,
who marched in the procession
{ garbed in the black hoods and robes
of their order and carrying the long
! golden jeweled staff of their office
They included Archbishop Alexander,
! Metropolitan of North and South
America; Archbishop Pantileimon,
the Greek Bishop of Jerusalem, who
is visiting in this country; Arch
bishop Aftimios, Metropolitan of the
Syrian Church in America, and
Bishop Hodur of the National Polish
Church, commonly called "Old Cath
olic."
The dignitaries of the Orthodox
Church occupied seats in the front
row and behind them straight down
the center aisle were grouped the
visiting clergy, the scarlet, yellow,
purple. blue and crimson ribbons of
their degree adding still more color
to an already colorful scene. On
either side of the center aisle sat the
invited guests. representing men and
women high in the official life of the
government, high Army and Navy
officers and leaders of Americas busi-
ness and social life.
Flag Displayed.
Standing on either side of the en-
trance to the altar until the procession
had passed stood acolytes. one hold
ing the American flag and the other
church. In the congregation it was
estimated that every branch of the
Christian religion was represented;
The epistle, which was read by the
Right Rev. Philip Cook, Bishop Of
Delaware, Immediately before the SER
lmon, set forth what is required of an
Episcopal bishop. This is true say
iing. If a man desires the Office of q
Bishop Cook read. "a bishop must
then be blameless, a husband of one
wife. vigilant, sober, of good be-
havior, given to hospitality; apt to
teach; not given to wine, no striker,
not greedy of filthy lucre. but patient,
not brawler not covetous; one that
rnleth well his own house. having his
children in subjection with all grav-
fty: not novice. less being lifted up
with pride he fall into the condemna-
tion of the devil. Moreover, he must
have good report of them which are
without, lest he fall into reproach
nd hA Ha
Bishop Manning stressed three
points in his sermon. The first en-
phasized the fact that there is no
conflict between religion and science,
stating that the belief that science is
antagonistic to religion is an old
fashioned view.
The bishop then declared that the
Christian faith is not a barrier to
free thinking or any restriction placed
upon our minds This fact, he de-
ciared, should be made perfectly clear,
especially to young people.
The third point stressed by the
bishop was the declaration that 1t
should be made clear to all what the
Christian creed. he stated. is not a
matter of belief in intellectual propo-
sitions, but belief in Jesus Christ
Himself, the Son Of God.
Sermon in Full.
The sermon in full follows:
we are mere To-Day TO perform an
act of vast significance. We are as
sembled to ordafn and consecrate one
who has been duly chosen to the of
flee of bishop in the church of God,
ana the act takes on added meaning
from the fact that he who is now to
be consecrated is to exercise his office
here in the National Capital, at the
center of our nations life.
From the standpoint of it's age
alone the Office of bishop in the Chris
1 nj
Centuries older than the papacy, ex-
listing wherever the church is found
until after the disruptions of the six
teenth century, held as essential to
fourths of all the Christians in the
world, this office speaks to US of the
history and work of the church Of
Christ from its beginning. Coming
down to us from apostolic times, in
iunbroken succession, the episcopate
has borne in every age. and bears to-
lday, its own direct and living witness
ito the supreme fact of the resurrec-
'tion. From the first it has been the
bishops sacred obligation to teach,
and uphold. and bear witness to the
faith of Christ. There are other deep
ly important and essential duties and
powers belonging to the office of one
who is called to be a chief shepherd
of Christ's flock.
But 1 want to speak now of the
work of those who stand in the bish-
ops office as evangelists, teachers
witnesses of Jesus Christ. and of
their responsibility for the preaching
of His gospel 'Ye shall be witnesses
unto me- These are the words which
our Lord, Himself spoke to His apos-
ties at that last meeting with them
immediately before His ascension.
Let me say first that this is day
not of encouragement. or of misgiv-
ing, but of great, and perhaps un-
precedented, opportunity for those