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Certified Copy of Ecclesiastical Lettersof Episcopate of the Rt. Rev.

Arthur W. Brooks

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In the Name of God the Father, God the Son and God the HolyGhost, Amen.

X Episcopus Antoine, James Archpriest, Evodius, Archdeacon,Greetings:-

We do by these presents certify that in accordance With theancient rites and practises of the One, Holy, Catholic and ~

Apostolic Church, Our beloved brother in Christ, ArthurWolfort Brooks, Presbyt~r, ordainea and consecrated to exercisethe sacred ministry of the Priesthood Apostolic in the fullnessof Pontificial dignity, is committed authority to exercise theoffice of Ov erseer in the Flock of Christ as a chief pastor andgood shepherd in the sacred ministry of Apostolic Succession,for the jurisdiction over which the Holy Spirit has ' called himby ecclesiastical authority appointed.

Witness my signature this 4th day of May 1925.

Antoine LefberneSpecial Co~isariate 'Seal)

Epis Jure Divino

The aforesaid Apostolic Rite of the Episcopate WaS conferredat the s&me time of the administr~tion of the oath and obliga­tions of office afores~id documen~ appoints. In the presenceof James, Archpriest and E. R. Smith, Deacon, who ass isted.

(Seal) James, ArchpriestE. R. Smith, Deacon

Witnesses: Richard P. ArendtLillian Snyd er

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Evodius

Accepted Than ks be to GodJohn Emmanuel, Epi s .

Arthur W. Brooks

This is to certify that by the delegated authority of the Patriar­chal Exarch of Western Europe, I h a ve t h i s day as the SpecialCommissariat€ administered unto th e a f ore sa i d Arthur W. Broots,Presbyter of t L€ Episcopal Church, the oath and obli 6,&tlon of th i sOrder, and he is al so he r e by duly and full y au thor i zed acco rdingto the t erms of h is el ect i on t o take f ull charge and pe rfo r m everyoffice as Vicar of the Epi phany Guild of America.

, L.?Witnes s my Signature and seal this 4th day'kof May, 19~ 5 .

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Chaldea

X Antoine LefberneSpeci~l Commissariate

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(Seal of Notary) Signed and sealing in my presence.Violet May Buckley

Notary Public, New YorK CountyN.Y. County Clerk's No. 3d3Reg. No. 7079Term expires March 30, 1927

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Letter of Recognition

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Armenian Patriarchate, Jerusalem, No. 7093-167th January 1928.

Brooks, Rt. Rev. Arthur W.Dec emb ~r 15, 1927.

To the Right Reverend W. Brooks, B.D.,Elect Titular Bishop of SardisChrist's Church by-the-Sea,9148- 193rd StreetHollis, Long Island, New York.

Right Reverend,

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At t he opening of this New Year of Our Lord, we thanKYour Reverence as well as all our Bretheren, who moved by theGreat Spirit of Fellowship of Christianity, address us theirkindly and moving Mess&ges of Good Will and Sympathy. Blessedbe their thoughts for us. Blessed be t heir Congregation Folksfor whose Welfare, Peace and Content, we pr&y our Lord JesusChr i s t , and His Love and Guid ance be always on tneLr Good She pherds "l i ke you, whom we greet lovingly in Christ. '.

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The Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem(Seal) Elizee Tourian

ATTEST OF NOTARY PUBLIC

This is to certify that I personally know the Rt. Rev. Arthu rw. Brooks, residing in Hol lis New York; tha t I ha ve caref ul l yexamined the credentials known as Ec cl esiasti cal Let t er s ofEpiscopate and the Let t er of Recognition from t he ArmenianPatriarch of Jerusalem; that I have read and compared the t extof the originals with this copy, and find the aforesaid Eccle­s i a s t i cal Letters of Episcopate, on page I of t his document,to be a true and exact copy the r6of , which bear s all the signa­tures and the attest of a No t ary Publ i c 0 1 New York County ;and that the aforesaid Letter 0 1' Reco gnition f r om the ArmenianPatriarch of Jerusalem, on pa ge 2 of t his or ig i na l l e t ter wa sRegistered in Jerusalem under R No. 7296, and bears tne customaryPost Office Cancellation and r egistration st&mps , and is addre s sedto the aforesaid Rt. Rev. Arthur W. Brooks, Ti tula r Bishop ofSardis, at his residenc e in Holli s .

Witness my si gna tur e and s ea l , this 14th day ofOotober, 1930, at Hol l is , New Yor k .

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Marce l A. Peyss onNota ry Public , Queens CountyQueens Cuunty Cle rk 's No. 1400Queens County Regi ster 's No . 1462Commiss ion €xpire s March 30t h , 193 2

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.ECCLESIASTICAL LETTERS OF RECOGNITION

APOSTOLIC-EPISCOPAL UNIVERSAL CHURCH

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Under the Direction of the Ecclesiastica.l Administration or ~ .. :,' .the Congregation of the Incorporated Parish of

CHRIST'S CHURCH BY-THE-SEA

of Broad Channel, New York City

TO ALL THE FAITHFUL IN CHRIST JESUS, GREETING:

Pursuant to the universal practise of the ancientChurch of the Apostolic age, in allowing the Church of a commu­nity of Christians the right to designate its Ministers and toselect those, who after the eXample of the Apostles, should t akespiritual oversight of the Congregation of the Flock of Christ,in establishing the BPISCOPkTE APOSTOLIC:

And exercising this traditional right as a free andautonomous CONGREGATIJN OF THE FLOCK OF CHRIST, being a con­sti tuent part of the ONE, HOLY, UNIVl.!;RSAL AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH,keeping the Faith once delivered -unto the Saints; and actingin accordance with our established ecc Les t as j.IcaI 'or di nances ,based upon the Apostolic Constitutions and Canons;

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*Notice is h",re'0y giv -sn t lu, t the Rt. Rev , Arthur Wuli'or<lBrooks B.D., Pastor and Administrator of Christ's Church by-the­Sea, Broad Channel, Queens, City and State of New York, Wa~ byaction of this Church duly and publicly recognized, acknowledgedand proclaimed to be a Bishop in the Church of God, on Wednesday,May 7th, 1930, A.D., with full authority to exercise everyfunction of the Christian Pri esthood Apostolic in Pontificaltiigni ty, an OV~:·RSEE.R IN THE FLOCK. OF CHRIST, as a Minis ter ofGod's Word and Holy Sacraments; this action aforesaid having beentaken after deliberate consideration and being fully advisedregarding his attested credentials and other proof, and of aprevious recognition of his Episcopal status and the status ofthis Church by the Patriarch of an historic Church of Jerusalemand elsewhere.

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And it is herbby recorded that the aforesaid Rt. Rev. BishopArthur Wolford Brooks will be known by the designation of TITULARBISHOF OF SARDIS, by which he was aforetlme designated and recog­nized by proper ecclesiastical authority, he continuing to exercisethis Ministry among us in charge of this Church and parish, under­taking to extend the mission and influence thereof as the Adminis­tra tor and proclaimed iH0HO P OF' ThIS CHURCH.

In witnes s wh p'I' l::of, I a ffix my s ignatur e this 11th d ay of'May in the year of Our Lord Jesus Cnr i s t, One thous and nine hunJredand thirty (1930 A.D. ) , being the t hird Sunday after Eas t er .

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For the Congrcga~ion of the Flock of Christ

~CHRIST '3 CHURCH tlY-THE-SEA, I~C.

LAWRENCE ORMSBY (Registr~r)

(SEAL ~CHURCH) Sr. Warden and Trus tee,Ordained Reader.Parish Cor ration Office.

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* This recognition is based on his elevation to the Episcopateby Bishop Antoine, Archpresbyter James and Archdeacon Evodiusof the Chaldean Church, on May 4, 1925. ' 1

(Residence of the Bishop is 9148 193rd Street,Hollis, Long Island, N.Y. City)

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This is to certify that I have compared this printed Certificateof Recognition with the original and find it to be a true andaccurate copy of the text thereof, the same b~aring the sig­nature of Lawrence Ormsby and the Seal of Christ's Church by-the-Sea.

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.:Witness my signature and seal this 14th day of October, 1930. , }

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M~ A. PeyssonNotary Public, -Queens CountyQueens County Clerk's No. 1400Queens County Register's No. 1402Commission expires March 3uth, 1932

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