Shanghai, May 2.
an impressive ceremony at the Holy Trinity Cathedral yesterday morning, the Rev. Andrew Vu-yue Tsu, B.D. Ph.D., was consecrated Assistant Bishop of Hongkong by Bishop Francis] Lushington Norr D.D., of North China, as a reward for his work in Yunnan and Kweichow.
Bishop Tsu is Assistant Bishop in the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui to Bishop Ronald Owen Hall, Bishop of Hongkong.
'The long procession which moved into the Cathedra} at 10 a.m. was made up in the following order: the Crossbearer; a. joint choir of sixty, made up from the choirs of St, Peter's Church, St. John's University, St. Mary's Hall and St, John's Pro Cathedral; the Registrar of the Chinese Church; Mr, Li Mo-hsi; Me. Archie Tsen, Secretary of the Board of Missions; the clergy of the Kiangsu Diocese, more than twenty in num ery the visiting clergy, which in-eluded four clergy from Holy Trinity Cathedral; a second Crossbearer; the Master of Ceremonies, the Rey. Montgomery Hunt Throop, S.T.D the Preacher, the Rev. Francis Lister Hawks Pott, D.D., S-T.D,; the Litanist, the. Rev, Yao Hsien-yang; the Rev. Andrew Vu-yue Tsu with his assistant presbyters, the Rev. Lin Pu-chi, STH, and the Rev, Kuo Shu-ching; Bishop John Curtis.of Chekian Bishop William Payne' Roberts, BD. of Shanghai; Bishop Lindel sen Honan; the Ca-Consecrators and Presenting Bishops, Bishop Daniel rrumbull Huntingdon, D-D., of Anhwei and Bishop T.'Mok of Canton; the Presiding Bishop's Chaplain, the Rev. Stephen S. H, Wel, with the pastoral stof; and (he Consecrator, Bishop F. L., Norris, D.D, of North China, The Sermon of the Consecration was preached by the Rev. Francis Lister Hawks Pott, a former teacher fof the new Bishop, on the subject of the Church of the Living God, from Timothy 1, 315. Dr. Pott presented the nature of the Church and its special function at this critical time, The Church should promote the spirit of internationalism, the Church must have a social gospel and the Church must provide leadership, said Dr. Pott.
Bishop Tsu is well known for his educational and religious work both China and the United States. He is the son of the late Rev, 'Nyohdaring 'Tet, formerly rector of the Church of Our Saviour in Shanghai. Born in Shanghai in 1866, Bishop 'Tsu graduated from St. John's University lid was ordained Deacon in 1907. He continued' his studies at the General Theological Seminary and Columbia University in New Yorke City, veceiving the Bachelor of Divinity degree from the Seminary in 1909 and the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Columbia University in 1912.
He was advanced to the priesthood in Now York by Bishop Greer in 1912, He later returned to the United States for study on a fellowship awarded by the Union Theological Seminary of New York for-1920-1021, Bishop 'Tsu has been closely connect ed with student work, both in Chin and in the United States. During his first period of study in New York hho was one of the founders of the Chinese Students' Christian Associa~ fin in America, "an organization which continues effective among Chi-neve students in American institu: tions. From, 1921 to 1924 he was General Secretary of this oxganiza~ tio, He has lectured extensively in American colleges and at student con. ferences during his four visits in America,
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