Evening star., 1941-10-17
Dean Noble T.. Powell
Is Consecrated as
Bishop Coadjutor
Bishop B. D. Tucker
breaches Sermon at
Ceremony in Baltimore
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. lin one OF
the most elaborate and solemn serv-
ices in the ritual of the Episcopal
Church, the Very Rev. Dr.. Noble c..
Powell today was consecrated
Bishop-Coadjutor of the diocese of
Maryland.
Leading bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal Church participated in the
rites, set into and made part of
the service of holy communion.
Chief conSecrator was the Rt. Rev.
Henry St. George Tucker of New
York, presiding Bishop and titular
head of the church. The Rt. Rev.
Beverly D. Tucker, Bishop of Ohio
and brother of the presiding Bishop,
preached the conservation sermon.
Co-consecrators were the Rt. Rev.
Edward T. Helfenstein, Bishop OF
Maryland, and the Rt. Rev. James
E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington.
Bishops John j. Gravatt of Upper
South Carolina and Thomas C..
Darst of East Carolina presented
the bishop-elect.
Bishop Powell will assist Bishop
Eelfenstein in administration OF
the MARYLAND Diocese, which num-
bers $4,000 active communicates
with 125 clergymen and 125 parishes
and missions.
He had served as rector of En-
manuel Church, where today's Serv-
ices we're held. for six years before
he was called to Washington as
dean of the Washington Cathedral.
The services started with process
sion Of churchmen. led by a sur
pliced choir. The official conSecra-
tion party followed.
DR.. Powell. a parish priest when
he entered the church at 1890 am,
was robed in a black cassock over
which he wore white linen gar
ment called a rochet.
Near the close of the service, DR..
Powell was vested with the rest OF
his Episcopal habit, the chimere, p
black silk robe With sleeves OF white
lawn.
Clergy Presents Ring.
At the same time. pectoral cross
presented by Emmanuel Church,
was placed about his neck. and on
his finger, the Episcopal ring, gift
of the clergy Of the Maryland do
ceSe.
Dr.. Powell was attended by two
of his brother presbyters, the Rev.
Arthur B. Kinsolving Of st. Paufs
Church end the Rev. William A,
McCIenthen. rector of Mount CAL
vary. both Baltimore.
The newly y-consecrated bishop will
meet clergy and laity at a public
reception tonight in the diocesan
house.
Following the practice of the
Episcopal Church in addressing his
remarks to the bishop-e elect, Bishop
Tucker traced the origin and de-
velopment of the Christian ministry,
emphasizing that the bishop in
particular has become the unques-
toned leader in each community
and the center of unity
Stresses Spiritual Function.
"The Office of a bishop. like all
other orders OF ministry, is gift
of the Spirit" Bishop Tucker de-
clared. rs should be regarded
primarily as a spiritual function" B"
He warned that concern with ad-
miniStration and oversight of tenn
poralities' have "sorely beset and
endangered" the bishops function
of spiritual leadership and ministry
under the creative Spirit of Christ"
when he has been true to his
spiritual gift, the real function of
a bishop has been to be a center
OF unity between his diocese and
to be bond Of peace and fellowship
between the diocese committed to
his care and the other dioceses,"
Bishop Tucker said.
Stating that he could not refrain
from "a personal word of Godspeed."
Bishop Tucker then praised the
bishop-elect, whom he described as
a close friend since the days when
he was minister of the college parish
at the University Of Virginia and
Bishop Powell was a lay reader in
his congregation.
"AS rector Of this great parish,
Emmanuel Church, and as Dean
of the Washington Cathedral you
have exemplified the simplicity and
the reality of the parson whose
ministry is rooted in discipleship to
Christ" Bishop Tucker declared,