IMAGE EVALUATrON TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 1.1 1.25 L^H2.8 6" Hiotographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, M.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4S03 r^ ^ \ •^ \\ '^^%'^^<^ ct> ^ ■^^ r » PROCESSIONAL HYMN. The church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ our Lord ; She is his new creation By water and the Word : From heaven he came and souglvt her To be his holy Bride, With his own blood he bought her, And for her life he died. Elect from every nation, Yet one o'er all the earth, Her Chartei of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth ; One holy Name she blesses, Partakes one holy fo(jd. And to one hope she presses With every grace endued. Though with a scornful wonder Men see her sore opprest, By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distrest ; Yet saints their watch are keeping, Their cry goes up, " How long ? " And soon the night of weeping Shall be the morn of song. Mid toil and tribulation, And tumults of her war. She waits the consummation Of peace for evermore ; Till with the vision glorious Her longing eyes are blest, And the great church victorious Shall be the church at rest. Yet she on earth hath union With God the Three in One, And mystic sweet communion With those wliose rest is won : happy ones and holy ! Lord, give u« grace that w^e. Like them, the meek and lowly, On high may dwell with thee. The Bishop-elect will proceed to a chair set for him near the throne of the Metropolitan. The Bishop Coadjutor of Fredericton will proceed to the westernmoBt seat on the south. ?^ I 4 L V '.^ f m near 1 to the The Bishop of Mrine will proceed to the westernmost seat on the north. The Bishop of Ontario will proceed to the easternmost seat on the south. The Bishop of Quebec will proceed to the easternmost seat on the north. The Metropolitan will proceed at once to the Holy Table. Wlieti all things are duly prepared in the Church, and set in order^ the Metropolilan sJmll begin the Communion Service; in which this shall be The Collect ALMIGHTY God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst ^ve to thy holy Apostles many excellent gilts, and didst charge them to feed thy flock ; Give grace, we beseech thee, to all Bishops, the Pastors of thy Church, that they may diligertly preach thy Word and duly administer the godly Discipline thereof ; and grant to the people, that they may obediently follow the same; that all may receive the crown of everlasting glory ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. — Amen. And the Bishop of Ontario shall read the Epistle. 1 Tim. iii. 1. THIS is a true saying, If a man desire the Office of a Bishop, he desireth a good work. A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of gooii behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; one that ruleth well his own house, having fiis children in subjection with all gravity ; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the Church of God?) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the con- demnation of the devil. Moreover, he must have a good report of them which are without ; lest he fall into reproach, and the snare of the devi!. 1 Then tJ e Binhop of Maine shall read the Oofipel. St. Mattli. xxviii. 18 JESUS cam and sjake unto them, saying, All power is given nnto me in lieaven and in earth. Go ye,tnerefore And teach all nations baptizing them In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you : and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Then the Reverend Canon Dumoulin will proceed to the pulpit and preach. During the sermon^ the Metropolitan will occwpy the Throne outside the Communion rails. The other Bishops will remairi at the Holy Table. The sermon endedj the preacher will return to his seat. Then the Nicene Creed vnll be recited ; after which the Anthem, [*' How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace ; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth.J The Deacons ivill then move the chair of the Metropolitan to the centre of the Chancel, to which the Metropolitan now proceeds , and Sits down thefeon. The Bishops of Ontario and Quhec will then go to the Bishop' Elect (vested with his Rochet), and leading himj the Bishop of Ontario by the right hand, and the Bishop of Quebec by the left, will present him to the Metropolitan ; the Bishop of Ontario ^ as Senior Bishop, will say the words of presentation. The Metropolitan will then call for the Certificate of the Election, which he will command to be read. The Secretary of the Synod will then read the Certificate of Election from the steps, near the Eagle lectern. \> !l power 18 therefore ne of the teaching iinianded (nd of the the pulpit he Throne remaiji at intlipm, etof heth eth.J tan to the ceeds, and e Bishop^ Bishop of ' the left, ntario, as Election, ■ifcate of This having been ready the Bishop-elect will take the oath of due and Canonical obedience to the Metropolitan of Canada, in the following Jorm : I FREDERICK COURTNEY, cliosen Bishop of Nova ^ Scotia, do profess and pionii&e all due and canonical reverence and obedience to the Metropolitan of Can.ida, and his successors in that office : So help nie God, through Jesus Christ. He then kisses the Bible, Then the Metropolitan shall move th" Congregation to prai/, sayivg thtis to them : BRETHREN, it is written in the Gospel of Saint Luke, That our Saviour Christ continued the whole night in prayer, before he did choose and sent forth his twelve Apos- tles. It is written also in the Act« of the Apostles, That the Disciples who were at Antioch did fast and pray, before tliey laid hands on Paul and Barnabas, and sent them forth. Let us therefore, following the example of our Saviour Christ, and his Apostles, first fall to prayer, before we admit, and send forth this person presented unto us, to the work whereunt© we trust the Holy Ghost hath called him. The ttoo Bishops and the Bishop-elect then return to their seats. And then shall be said the Litany, save only, that after this placet That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, &c., this proper Sttffrage shall be inserted : THAT it may please thee to bless this our brother elected, and to send thy grace upon him, that he may duly execute the office whereunto he is called, to the edifying of thy Church, and to the honour, praise, and glory of thy Name; Answer. We beseech thee to hear us^ good Lord, Then sJiall be e%id this Prayer following : ALMIGHTY God, giver of all pood things, who hy thy Holy Spirit hath appointed divers Orders of Min'^terg in thy Churcn ; Mercifully behold this thy servant now called to the Work and Ministry of a Bishop ; and replenish liim so with the truth of thy doctrine and adorn him with innocency of life, that, both by word and deed, he may faithfully serve thee in this Office, to the glory of thy Name, and the edifying and well-governing of thy Church ; through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen, Then the Metropolitan^ sitting in his chair, shall say to him that is to be consecr Ued, BROTHER, forasmuch as the Holy Scripture and the ancient Canons command, that we shoulcl not be hasty in laying on hands, and admitting any person to Government in the Church of Christ, which he hatn purchased with no less price than the effusion of his own blood ; before I admi^ you to this Administration, T will examine you in certain Articles, to the end that the Congregation present may have a trial, and bear witness, how you be minded to behave yourself in the Church of God. ARE you persuaded that you be truly called to this "^ Ministration, according to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the order of this church ? Anewer, I am so persuaded. The Metropolitan. ARE you persuaded that the holy Scriptures contain sufficiently all Doctrine required of necessity for eternal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ? And are you determined out of tb3 same holy Scriptures to instruct the people committed to your charge ; and to teach or bi ai gi \ maintain nothinpj as required of necessity to eternal salvation, but that wliich you shall be persuaded may bo concluded and proved by the same ? Answer. I am so persuaded, and determined, by God's grace. The Metropolitan, WILL you then faithfully exercise yourself in the same holy Scriptures, and call upon God by prayer, for the true understanding: of the same ; so as you majr be able by them to teach and exhort with wholesome Doctrine, and to withstand and convince the gainsayers ? Answer. 1 will so do, by the help of God. . The Metropolitan. AKE you ready, with Jl faithful diligence to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrine contrary to God's Word ; and both privately and openly to call upon and encourage others to the same ? Answer. I am ready, the Lord being my helper. m ^or re ct or The Metropolitan. WILL you deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, and live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world ; that you may shew yourself in all things an example of good works unto others, that the adversary may be ashamed having nothing to say against you ? Answer. I will so do, the Lord being my helper. i 10 The Metropolitan WILL yon maintain and set forward, as mnch as shall lie in yon, qnietness, love and peace among all men ; and 8nch as be unqniet, disobedient and criminons within yonr Diocese, correct and punish, according to such authority as you have by God's Word, and b i to you shall be committed by the Ordinaiice of this Church ? Answer, I will so do, by the help of God. The MetrojpolMan, WILL you be faithful in Ordaining, sending, or laying hands upon others ? Answer. I will so be, by the help of God. The Metropolitan, WILL you shew yourself gentle, and be merciful for Christ's sake to poor and needy people, and to all strangers destitute of help. Answer, I will so phew myself, by God's help. The Metropolitan, standing up, shall say : ^ 4 1 ALMIGHTY Go:l, our heavenly Father, who hath given you a good will to do all these things, Grant also unto you strength and power to perform the same ; that, he accomplishing in you the good work which he hath begun, you may be found perfect and irreprehensible at the latter day ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, This ended, the Bishop-elect retires t«> assume the rest of the Episco» pal habit f while the Jolloiving Anthem is sung: 11 as shall 11 mon ; within ithority imitted laying 'ul for to all Y COME Thou Holy Spirit come ; And from Thy celestial home Shed a ray of li^ht Divine; Come, Thou Father of the poor, Come, Thou source of all our store, Come, within our hosoms >hine : Hear us Holy Spirit. O most hlessed Light Divine, Shine within these hearts of thine, And our inmost being fill ; Where Thou art not, man hath nought, Kothing go so s as in is )f r A