. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . nity to the spectacle of the Church upon herknees, seen but three years before. The consecration of the Rev. Dr. Charles Todd Quintard to theepiscopate of Tennessee, made vacant by the death of the apostolicOtey at the height of the civil strife, was the crowning act of thishappy reunion ; and the service in St. Lukes Church, at which thepresiding bishop, Dr. Hopkins, was the consecrator, and in which theMetropolitan of Canada, Dr. Fulford, participated, with Bishop Bur-gess, of Maine; Bedell, of Ohio; Odenheimer, of New Jersey;Steven
. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . nity to the spectacle of the Church upon herknees, seen but three years before. The consecration of the Rev. Dr. Charles Todd Quintard to theepiscopate of Tennessee, made vacant by the death of the apostolicOtey at the height of the civil strife, was the crowning act of thishappy reunion ; and the service in St. Lukes Church, at which thepresiding bishop, Dr. Hopkins, was the consecrator, and in which theMetropolitan of Canada, Dr. Fulford, participated, with Bishop Bur-gess, of Maine; Bedell, of Ohio; Odenheimer, of New Jersey;Stevens, of Pennsylvania, the preacher; and Cleveland Coxe, ofWestern New York, in the imposition of hands, was one of thegrandest ceremonials which had occurred in our communion. To thisgracious act, the wise and loving conservatism with which the manypoints still at issue were adjusted, and the fraternal regard and consid-eration extended on every hand to the bishops and deputies from thelate revolted States, were added, aud, in consequence, the Southern BCHP. 344 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Confederacy was voluntarily dissolved within a few weeks, and, so faras the Church was concerned, all traces of the strife between brethrenwere removed. ILLUSTRATIVE XOTE. THE service of Thanksgiving for the return of peace and unity was as fol-lows : — Opening Sentences. — The Lords throne is heaven: his kingdom rulethover all. The Lord sitteth above the water-flood, and the Lord remaineth a kingforever. The Lord shall give strength to his people: the Lord shall give his people theblessing of peace. Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever and ever. The special lessons were Isaiah xi. to verse 10; St. Matthew v. to verse 17. Special thanksgiving. O Lord, most glorious, the shield of all that trust in thee; who alone dostsend peace to thy people, and causest wars to cease in all the world; for thyunspeakable goodness towards us, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to receive the free-
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