The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-01
Episcopalians Set
For Sesquicentennial
Special Services Arranged for Commemoration Of
l5Oth Anniversary of Bishops Conservation

Ri. Rev William T. Manning, D.
D., Bishop of New York will
preach a sermon concentrating
the one hundred and fiftieth ami
versary of the conservation of
Samuel Seabury, first Bishop of the
American church, at speci al
service to be held in the Auditor
ium at Atlantic City, N. j., Sunday
morning, October 21st. This serv-
ice will be a part of the various
events which have been arranged
to mark the Seabury sesquetennial
by the joint commission of the
Episcopal church in charge of the
anniversary, and by the committee
on program of the fifty-first Epis-
copal triennial general convention
assembling in Atlantic City, Octo-
Der 10th.
Bishop Manning's sermon will
be delivered on the invitation of
the Ri. Rev James De Wolf Perry,
D. d., presiding bishop of the
Episcopal church, at whose request
his theme will be 1.-The Gift of the
Episcopate to the Church in Amer
ica." The sermon will mark the
elimination of elaborate plans
which have been made for the
observance of the historic event
by the convention.
Bishop Seabury was consecrated
Bishop of Connecticut in Aberdeen,
Scotland, November 14th, 1884,
| one year before the assembling of
\ the first general convention of the
| Episcopal church, and five years
| before the establishment of con-
stitutional government of the
United States under the presidency
of George Washington. Now, one
hundred and fifty years later, the
infant church in the United States,
whose birth this conservation SYM
! bolizes, and which has since ex-
panded into a world wide organi-
cation ranking as the first colonial
branch of the Anglican Commun-
ion, IS preparing to observe the
event. The main celebration of the
anniversary will be held in New
Haven. Connecticut. on November
14th, with the presiding bishop of
the church, TIL. Lord Bishop of
Aberdeen and Orkney, Rt Rev
Frederic Llewllyn Deane, d. D.,
and other church dignitaries from
all parts of the United States par
ticipating. In connection with the
celebration an exhibition of Sea-
VIII NC SifCA ii lliN diS
Library at New Haven. On Novem-
Der 14th or the Sunday preceding
or following that date. the COM
mittee has requested that COM
memorative celebrations be held in
Episcopal churches through the
country.
1t was desired. however that
the general convention should give
appropriate recognition to such
significant and suspicious event.
and since it will> have concluded
its sessions before the date of the
Seabury anniversary, a special
program for the observance at At
lantic City of the event has been
arranged. At noon on October
10th. there will be a joint session
of the Episcopal convention at
which the Lord Bishop of Aber-
deem. who has come to the United
States for the occasion. will be
welcomed by the presiding bishop
and the president of the house of
deputies. and there will be pre-
scented to him an illuminated adj
dress to the most Rev Walter John
Forbes Robberds. ID. D.. Primus OF
the Episcopal church In Scotland,
commemorating the event. to
which the Lord bishop of Aber-
deem will reply.
Following this. at s o'clock on
Sunday morning. October 2ist, IN
the Church OF the Ascension, At
iantic City. there will be n celebra-
ton of the Holy Communion. las
an act OF Thanksgiving for the
Git of the Episcopate TO the
church In America" The Presiding
Bishop. Rt. Rev James Dc Wolf
Perry. ID. d.. will be the celebrnnt
NJ this service. which will he Mt
tended by the Lord Bishop OF
Aberdeen and the house OF blahoDs