New Britain herald., 1930-10-14
SHERR|LL BECOMES
 PRELATE IN MASS.
Seventh Bishop Consecrator at
 Elevation Of Ninth z

Boston, Oct. 14 P-The Rt. Rev James De Wolf Perry, bishop ot | Rhode Island and presiding bishop or the Episcopal church, today in ? historic old Trinity church conse- 7 crated its 39 year old rector, Rev Henry Knox Sherrill, DID,, as ninth bishop of Massachusetts
 The co-consecrators were, Bishop William Lawrence. retired, seventh bishop of Massachusetts, and the Rt Rev. Alexander Mann bishop of Pittsburgh, who was Dr. Sherrills Immediate predecessor at Trinity. Thirty nine years ago to the day Trinity witnessed the consecration of another bishop of Massa chusetts, that of the late beloved Phillips '. Brooks, one of the most distinguish ed prelates of his time It was Dr. SherrilFs express wish which caus- ed the date of his own conservation to De fixed on the anniversary Of Bishop Brooks elevation to the episcopacy.
 LawrenSe Breaches
 The venerable Bishop Lawrence, Ill what he said was probably my last official address to you" preach ed the consecration sermon.
 The participation of the seventh blshop of the diocese in the conse- cratlon of the ninth was a feature of unusual interest. Several years ago Bishop Lawrence decided to turn the office over to a younger man and his own son-in-law, the Rt. Rev. Charles L. Slattery, Bishop coadju- tor, succeeded him. The sudden death of the latter early in the year vacated the bishopric once more and the election of pr. sherill followed.
 The new bishop was presented to the consecrators before the high altar by the Rt Rev. J. w. Atwood, 1 retired former bishop of Arizona, and the Rt. Rev. Samuel G. Babcock, suffragan bishop of Massachusetts. They received him from the attend- ing Preybyters, two close friends of Dr. Sherill, the Rev. Dwight w. Hadley, rector of Grace church, Medford, and the Rev. Arthur o. Phinney, rector of St. Paul's church. Concord, N. H.
 Native of Brooklyn
 Dr Sherill was born in Brooklyn, N. r., Nov. 6, 1890, was graduated from Brooklyn Polytechnic school in 1905 and was ready for college at 15. He spent a year at the Hotch- kiss school, Lakeville, Conn.,, how ever. before he entered Yale from which he was graduated i'll 1911. He then entered the Episcopal Theo- logical seminary, Cambridge. and concluded his studies these in 1914 For three years he served as curate to the then Dr. Mann, rector of Trinity. before he enlisted asa chap lain of base hospital, No. $, which was recruited at the Massa achusetts General hospital. He remained with that unit near Bordeaux, for IS months until he was transferred to for the first army, A. E. F., where he served until he returned home to be mustered out in 1919.
 In the same year he was called to be rector of the Church of Our Saviour at Longwood and remained there four years. When Dr. Mann was elected bishop of Pittsburgh Trinity parish summoned it's former curate to the rectorship and Dr. Sherrill took charge there in 1923 at exactly the same age as was Phillips Brooks when the latter. years before was called to that church.
 Later the diocese of Philadelphia sought him as bishop coadjutor but he declined the honor. Shortly aft erward there occurred the sudden death of Bishop Slattery.
 Bishop Sherrill is an ardent ana