Lead on, good shepherd
Nathan Baxter becomes an Episcopal bishop in a ceremony attended by thousands and touched by the words of Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu
By Paula WolfSunday News
Published: Oct 21, 2006

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - In front of thousands of supporters who packed the Zembo Temple in Harrisburg, the Rev. Dr. Nathan D. Baxter was consecrated Saturday as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.

The three-hour ceremony, which drew bishops from other continents, showcased the full pageantry of the Episcopal Church. The Most Rev. Desmond M. Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner and a friend of Baxter’s, preached at the service. His eloquent sermon focused on a simple and poignant message: the transcendent, eternal love of God. the rest