The Witnë|§ J VOL. VL No. 17 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 17, 1921 ^ ^ Herbert Shipman Consecrated Conference Tour of Experts Suffragan Bishop Stirs up Kansas Impressive Service is Held in St./John the Divine, Bishop Wise and His Team of Specialists Adopt Attended by Church Dignitaries New Method For Arousing Church By James Sheerin The Diocese of Kansas has' been stirred mentally and spiritually by the conference St. Andrew’s Day in New York was a MORE THAN A MILLION DOL­ tour of the Bishop and his team of experts real red letter day this year, for it marked LARS MUST BE COLLECTED into each Deanery. It was determined in the consecration of the Rev. Herbert Ship- IN DECEMBER man a^ suffragan bishop under Bishop October by the Bishop and Council to have Manning and the institution of Bishop Once more we enter the final four consecutive meetings in the four Lloyd to the same office. Every clergy­ month of the year with over a mil­ Deaneries of which the Diocese is com­ man, except the few who forgot, which in­ lion dollars due the Church. posed. The team at the same time ap­ cluded Father Huntington, wore red stoles, . Last year we collected almost a pointed, to include: The Bishop, Rt. Rev. which gave the Saint’s Day precedence million in December and this year James Wise, D.D.; the Rev. W. A. Jon- over the consecration, contrary to tradi­ we must do better. nard, Field Secretary for the Province of tion. It was as if the thought of martyr­ Our position today is Sewanee and rector of St. John’s Church, dom was to be emphasized in the making Estimated pledges, 1921 .$3,200,000 Johnson City; Tenn. ,who is an authority of a suffragan! Received to November 30, on work among young people; Archdeacon The great building was full in every 1921 ................... .... 2,035,870 Leonidas W. Smith of Kansas; the Rev. E. part, even where seeing and hearing were A. Edwards, rector of Trinity Church,. most impossible. -Hundreds were turned To collect in December. $1,164,130 Lawrence, and member of the Nation-wide away. Nearly 150 clergy from the Diocese Remember that this money has Campaign Department for the Bishop and were in the procession, besides delegations already been appropriated and most Council; the Rev. Carl W. Nau, rector of from Long Island and New Jersey and of it spent. St. Paul’s Kansas City, Kas., chairman of more distant dioceses. Two missionary Here’s a slogan bishops from afar took prominent part, the Department of Religious Education for “THE CHURCH MARCHES FOR­ the Bishop and Council; Mr. John Mc- Bishop Howden of New Mexico, who read WARD, NOT BACKWARD.” Ewen Ames, Arkansas City, Kas., the Dio­ the consent of the bishops, and Bishop Sincerely, Thomas of Wyoming, who preached the cesan Treasurer of the nation-wide cam­ Lewis B. Franklin, paign; Mrs. John McEwen Ames, Dio­ sermon. As Bishop Shipman is well known Treasurer. in the army, Several score of officers in cesan chairman of the Church Service uniform were present. Protestant churches League; Miss Nellie Smith, Chanute, dea­ were represented by high officials of the coness chairman of the Church School like that of Bishop Manning’s last spring, Service League; Mr. Sheffield Ingalls, At­ seminaries, the Federation of Churches, or the chief difference being the omission of by pastors of celebrated parishes. Notably chison, son of the late Senator Ingalls, the great procession out doors. There was who was an orator and writer of national among the latter was the Rev. George the same dignified simplicity, the same Alexander, D.D., called “the St. John of fame. Mr. Ingalls is not only a successful beautiful effect in music, and a notable business man, but an active churchman. Presbyterianism,” who joined heartily in absence of straining after ritual grand­ the singing and said the Nicene Creed eur. A few churchmen would no doubt The meetings were held as follows: audibly while manfully facing the east have been glad to see mitres and other Manhattan, N.W. Deanery, November like “a good churchman.” It was regret- traditional badges of prelacy, but the spirit 15th; Lawrence, N.E. Deanery, Novem­ able that these distinguished Protestant of this largest of American dioceses, is ber 16th; Chanute, S.E. Deanery, Novem­ delegates were seated in a corner behind against such excesses, and the majority ber 17th; Wichita, S.W. Deanery; Novem­ the Bishop’s “throne” where seeing and would have looked upon them as belittling ber 18th. hearing must have been exceedingly diffi­ a great event. Contrary to the opinion of .These meetings had a record-breaking cult. This was in marked contrast to the some, the prevailing note is that the attendance. All of the - clergy attended installation of Bishop Burch, when they Episcopal garb as known in this country except two, one bein^ detained by illness had front seats not fap from the sanctu­ for a century is one of the most dis­ and the other being on a mission arranged ary, and were officially escorted to par­ tinguished looking in the world, and is months before. take of the Holy Communion. peculiarly impressive upon such a figure It was the purpose of the Bishop and The Greek orthodox delegation was well as Bishop Manning’s. Dr. Shipman’s fine accompanying experts to seek-the leaders placed in the region of the altar, but did face and devout eyes, if put under a mitre, of Church work throughout the Diocese, not this time take part in the act of con­ might suggest a great medieval portrait of gathered at the principal town in each secration. some idealized saint, or would recall the deanery, and there to sell to them a new The service of installation preceded the late handsome Bishop Starkey in certain and vital interest in the Church’s Mission consecration. It was conducted by Bishop photographs where he is wearing all the preparatory to the winter’s work. There Manning on the steps of the choir near­ apparel paraphernalia of “Catchole tradi­ is a splendid prospect that the nation-wide est the congregation. It was an impressive tion,” but there are unprejudiced people campaign pledge will be up to last year’s moment when Bishop Lloyd knelt alone who prefer to see Bishops Manning, Lloyd mark, that renewed zeal will be mani­ at the outer step and said a prayer of and Shipman in the plain garb that har­ fested in the Church Service League, the earnest dedication of himself to the work monizes best with the historic Anglician Church School, the work of the adolescent j £ the Church. feeling of dignity and reverence. and other efforts to bring in Christ’s The service of consecration was much (Continued* on page 6) Kingdom. Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. 2 T H E WITNESS GENERAL NEWS OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH Ordinal j [n West |||> Mr. Wilson Has Healing It was a magnificent reception and self appeared in the last section ‘to j Mission in Savannah tribute to Bishop Manning and in addi­ On L “review” the church “forces” and to de­ Church j I A profound impression was made by the tion showed how greatly the Nation-wide liver his “Carry On” message. The part ; lianas vp Rev. Henry B. Wilson, of Boonton, N. J., Campaign has influenced and affected the of Bishop Tuttle as a boy and at the [ T. Cap [s, churchmen and women of Staten Island. Director of the Society of the Nazarine, in age of thirty was taken by members of f The c [di delivering his message on the revival of The speakers were: Mr. Henry G. D. De- the Church of Our Saviour. Archde joi Meli, chairman of the dinner committee, healing in the Church, at a three-day mis­ After the mode of mediaeval times I The se>no composed of representatives of the par­ sion held in St. John’s Church, Savannah, the pageant was presented in the church. [ Francis i A Ga., November 29 to December 1. ishes, who also presided; the Rev. Wil­ liam H. Pott, Ph. D., rector of St. John’s Smith, |e£ Fof several months the rector of this Three Generous Texas, id Church; Canon Harold Adye Prichard, Indian Givers parish, the Rev. William T. Dakin, has en­ The R'J gaged in this work in a quiet way, and de­ rector of St. Mark’s Church, Mt. Kisco; It is high "time that we ceased forever I William C. Sturgis, Ph. D., educational cifer. [■ ciding to link his work with the Society to use the expression, “Indian Giver,” I The p of the Nazarine, he invited Father Wilson secretary of the Department of Missions, as one of reproach. diocese || and the Bishop. The addresses were in­ to Savannah to present the method of Hannah Eagle Star is a Dakota Indian [ for thill spiring, educational, and most helpful, healing as practiced by his society. who makes baskets as she lies on her [ Camp 'ai and the pieeting exceptionally successful There was no laying on of hands held bed, and gives to the church the money | with si h because of the splendid interparochial co­ at the opening service, but by way of received for them. She has been an in- I the Bis op operation, and accomplished much in the valid for seven years. Last Christmas ( return o preparation, Father Wilson took up the interest of the Nation-wide Campaign. subject of faith healing, and stated his her gift was ten dollars.