Evening star., 1953-06-09
Dr.. Stark Becomes
Bishop at Ceremony
In Newark Cathedral
By Cospor Nonnes
SAar Staff EnarnannndnnA

NEWARK. N. j.. June 9.-The
Rev. DR.. Leland William Fred
erick Stark of Washington today
was consecrated coadjutor bishop
of Newark in ceremonies at his
torie Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
here.
DR.. Stark was raised to the
episcopate when the bishops
present, led by the Right Rev.
Henry Knox Sheriff., presiding
bishop of the Episcopal Church,
placed their hands upon the
kneeling candidate.
DR.. Stark has been rector of
Epiphany Episcopal Church since
1948.
Before the service more than
$50 clergymen of the Newark
diocese and visiting church dig
nitaries. clad in robes and wear
ing academic hoods, marched
slowly through the busy down.
town city streets from the dio-
cesan house on nearby Rector
street to the 210-year old church
in Military Park. They were led
by two crucifers-Donald Ross
nagle of Trinity Cathedral and
Charles Williams of Epiphany
Episcopal Church carrying
crosses.
The ceremony-the first time
a bishop Of Newark was conse-
Grated in the cathedral-began
when Bishop Sheriff. entered
i the sanctuary. took his place be-
hind the altar, and started the
celebration Of holy communion,
an integral part of each conse-
Grafton and ordination.
DIR. Wedel Gives Talk.
DR.. Theodore o. Wedel, warden
of the College of Preachers,
Washington, preached the con-
secration sermon.
THE vocation of exercising
authority Tin the church, can
bring with it sleepless nights and
agonized wrestling with decisions
that may mean spiritual life or
death to living SOULS" Or. Wedel
asserted.
A bishop can share some de-
cisions with fellow priests but
there will exist a large re-
mainder which he can share only
with his God IN his hours of
prayer" the president of the
House of Deputies of the 1852
Episcopal general convention
said. The episcopate in
wolves a loneliness which can
break the stoutest heart 1
While only 750 persons can
crowd into historic Trinity Ca
thedral. thousands in the New
ark area probably witnessed the
ceremony on television.
In Line for Chief Office.
AS bishop coadjutor of New
ark, DR.. Stark has the right of
succession to the chief Office of
the diocese when Bishop Wash
burn retires or dies.
A large representation from
Washington attended the cere-
mony., In addition to those men,
toned above, they included the
Rev. F. Richard Williams, De-
partment of Social Relations
head, Washington diocese: the
Rev. Warren E. Mace, associate
rector of Epiphany Church; the
Rev. Harry Mayf1eld. curate of
the church, and DR.. Frederick E.
ReisSig, executive secretary of
the Washington Federation Of
Churches.
Vestry members of Epiphany
Church present were John S.
Graham. Col. Trevor w. SWEET,
Alfred H. Lawson. Leray Dale,
and Charles GilchreSt.
Also. Adolf Torovsky. organist
and choirmaster of Epiphany
Church, and Charles H. Williams,
jr., a lifelong member of the |
church who served as DR.. Stark's
personal acolyte at the service.
Bishop Stark will take up his |
new duties July /.
Son of a Lutheran minister,
he is a graduate of Gustavus
Adolphus College and of Sea-
bury Western Theological Semi
nary. DR.. and Mrs. Stark have |
two sons. Craig, IA. and Leighton,
10. Mrs. Stark and the boys