Evening star., 1941-10-12
Bishop Tucker 10 Take
Cathedral Seat at
Service 0cfobef22
Clergy and Loymen From
All Parts of Country
To Attend InstuIIution

A simple ceremony in which bish-
ops, other members Of the clergy
and laymen from all parts of the
country will participate will mark
the installation of the Right Rev.
Henry st. George Tucker, preSid-
ing bishop of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, in his seat in Wash
ington Cathedral october %.
1t is the first time in the history
OF the Episcopal Church in this
country that a seat in the Cathedral
has been designated for the pre-
siding bishop by virtue of his office,
and it is expected that the service
will be attended by the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt, the Vice Presi-
ident and Mrs. Wallace, the British
Ambassador and Lady Halifax and
representatives of the Eastern Or
thodox churches.
The installation will take place
at the time of the meeting OF the
Synod of the Third Province of the
Episcopal Church at the Cathedral
October 22-24, which will bring to-
gether representatives from the Vir-
ginias, Maryland, Delaware, Penn
Sylvania and the District. 1t is be-
ing effected in conformity with this
resolution, adopted at the general
convention of the church in Kansas
City last October:
Resolved, the house of deputies
concurring that the Cathedral
Church of st. Peter and st. Paul
known as the National Cathedral in
Washington, D. c., be and hereby
is designated as the seat of the pre-
siding bishop for his use on occa-
SiOnS incident to the exercise OF
his Office as presiding bishop and
that the Diocese OF Washington and
the Cathedral chapter be requested
to provide him with seat in the
Cathedral commensurate with the
I dignity of his Office and to make
suitable provision for his use of the
Cathedral as presiding bishop.
To Open With Procession.
The installation service will open
at 4 pm. with a procession into the
cathedral of the bishops, visiting
/ clergy. clergy of the diocese and
laymen of the Cathedral, garbed in
their chapter robes inside the Cathe-
dral. Another procession will form
TO accompany Bishop Tucker to the
foot of the chancel steps. Ac-
companying the presiding bishop
will be the Right Rev. Irving Peake
Johnson. retired Bishop of Colorado
and chairman of the joint commit
/ tee of the General Convention Com
mission on the Presiding Bishop S
/ See; the Right Rev. Paul Matthews,
retired Bishop of New Jersey and
vice chairman of the committee:
/ the Rev. DR.. Ze Barney T. Phillips,
/ rector of the Church of the Eplph-
anv. president of the house OF Dep
uties of the general convention and
chaplain of the Senate, and the Rev.
F. j. Bohanan, rector of St. Paul's
/ Rock Greek Church, president OF the
standing committee Of the Diocese
of Washington.
/ The presiding bishop will be in
/ troduced by the Very Rev. Noble c.
/ Powell, present dean of the Cathe-
dral and Bishop Co-adjutor-elect of
MARYLAND. and welcomed by the
Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington. Following the read
ing of testimonials from the gen.
eral church, the diocese and the
Cathedral Foundation, Bishop Free
man will make the official presenta-
ton of the seat to the presiding
bishop. Concluding the service, the
presiding bishop will proceed alone
to the altar during the singing OF
the anthem, from the Old Sarum
Primer. God Be in Ny Head, and
in My Understanding
Special Anthem Composed.
The order of service will include
an anthem COMPOSED for the occa-