Board of Missions. Dr. Potter's published works include In 1883, Bishop Horatio Potter having asked for an assistant, the convention, which met in the autumn of that year, acceded to his plea of advancing age and increasing infirmities, and on September 27th unanimously elected Dr. Henry C. Potter, to the office of Assistant Bishop of New York. He was consecrated in Grace Church, on Broadway, October 20, 1883, by Bishops Smith of Kentucky, Williams of Connecticut, Clark of Rhode Island, Whipple of Minnesota, Stevens of Pennsylvania, Littlejohn of Long Island, and Huntington of Central New York. Other bishops who were present and assisted in the service were Lay of Easton, and Howe of Central Pennsylvania, who acted as the presenters. Bishop Williams was the preacher. The occasion was otherwise memorable as being the last consecration performed by the venerable presiding bishop, Benjamin Bosworth Smith, then lacking but a few months of four-scoreand-ten. Forty-three bishops were present, as the General Convention was then in session in Philadelphia. More than three hundred of the clergy were also present, together with all the students of the General Theological Seminary, and a large congregation, including many prominent laymen from all portions of the diocese. Many of these paid their personal respects to the new bishop at the reception extended to him in the evening by the rector of Trinity Church at his residence, No. 27 West Twenty-fifth Street. By personal instruments, soon after executed, the bishop resigned the entire charge and responsibility of the work of the diocese into the new bishop's hands. Be Grantlivian r |