Year: 1874

Sermon by Bishop Whipple, of Mime
sota-Consecration OF the Rev. T.. X.


Welles, Bishop Elect OF the Diocese Of
Wisconsin.


Bishop Whipple, on the solemn occasion OF con-
secrating the Bishop elect OF Wisconsin. TOOK his
text from the fourth chapter OF st. John, thirty
fourth verse-.Jesus said unto them. my meat Is 10
do the win OF him that sent me, and 10 finish his
work. This remark, said the venerable speaker,
was made by the Saviour TO those who besought
Him that He would eat meat while weary and
tired as He sat by the wen. Christ said His meat
was OF that kind they knew not or The fields are
white with the harvest and ye reap 1t IN. am
come also TO reap MY harvest. 1t was no doubt
hard for some OF those to whom He spoke to De-
lieve all the things He uttered, and that this
man OF sorrows was the coming Christ;
but Jesus did not tire In the work
He had before him TO do, and now men looked at
HIM with the eye OF faith, and His spirit was al
ways ready to help them. We have met to-day,
said the speaker, TO consecrate bishop TO God
and have selected the text read that we might
see now plainly it was our duty to do the will OF
Him that sent as and to fully follow the example
oi the Saviour OF the world. 1t is the highest
honor and the greatest privilege man can nave TO
be near God, anu that honor and privilege should
not be treated lightly. The world had groaned
under bondage rom the wrong teaching OF philos-
ophers but that era had now passed away and


PHILOSOPHERS WERE NOT NEkDED,


but true men and ripe scholars And the judg-
ment 10 guide Others must come TO ministers from
God. They must draw near to Elm ana seek by
humble PRAYER His strength and help. Christ Him.
sell mad done this, and he united His holy nature
with our human nature. He appeared as the helper
OF a sin-slck world, and He redeemed that
world with His precious blood. and DE asks Us to
come TO Him, aud He has earnestly besought HIS
bounden duty OF all ministers to receive Chrst's
command in humble submission and to teach Men
the way aud the lie. Hearts consecrated to Christ
m nuCf m wi nnra and nw lfAu0 fms traa
was the only way IN which they could be saved,
and that was necessary 70 enable them TO save
Others. All teachings from ministers, unless the
failures. Christ fed His 1ocK and redeemed us by
his blood, let our meat be to do His Will earth
de did HIS Fathers when He was sent among
men. 1t was age OF dissenson, said the
doctrines; an age oil worldliness that taught men
TO eat drlnk and be merry, Tor tomorrow they
die. Ministers must guard against this. Christ
had sent them and they must go among
the reapers and help them; they must
make the rough places smooth tnat the
glory OF God should be filed. TO believe In Christ
there is sin or sorrow; aud II we love and trust
Him He will come aud dwell with Us, anu we snail
be His people.


THE EPISCOPAL CHARGE.


After the sermon Bishop whpple addressed
Bisnop Welles. He alluded tenderly and lovingly
to the time when they were associated together,
but, now that II had pleased Cod to remove him
TO another Held OF labor he would earnestly enjoin
on hlm faithful service Tor his Lord TO be constant
and pray eriul, ana God would help him.


then gone Jnron9S with The M large and eIeraa
church was crowded to It's utmost capacity, ant
the deepest interest was manifested by all IRON
nrst TO last. The music from the splendid organ
was solemn and grand, and the voices OF the whole
congregation joining IN the singing OF the hymn!
rendered the occasion sublime and beautiful. A
oenecicton by bisnop Whlpple closed tne services