The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-11

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| name of the Lordl
| Al will.
Then the Consecrator sath-say the Lord bestow upo
thee all these and every other good and thee
and strengthen thee in all goodness And all respond
Amen.
| QDos thou believe, according to thy understanding
and the capacity of thy the holy Trinity Father
SON. and Holy Ghost one Almighty God and the Who'll moi
nal and omnipotent, of WILL power, and majesty
the Creator OF all creatures, from whom all things
by whom all things, and in whom all things, which
in heaven and in EARTH visible and invisible coporea
and spritual3
QDost thou believe each person in the holy Trim
ity to be one God. true, full, and perfect
| Al believe.
Q-Dost thou believe in the very of God the Wore
Of God, eernay born of the Father substantial, CO
omnipoten and co-equal in all things to the Father in di
viny born in time Of the Holy Ghost from the ever Vir
Gin Mary; with rational soul having two nativtes
eternal from the Father, another temporal from the mo
Their true God and true man. proper in each nature,
perfect not adaptive phantasmatc, but only andsont
Son of God in two and from two natures but in the sin
gularty of person impossible and amoral in his di
viny but having suffered his humanity for and fol
our salvation with true suffering Of the flesh and having
been buried and the third day arising from the deac
with trne resurrection Of the esh the fortieth day
after the resurrection that he ascended into heaven with
the flesh with which he arose and with his soul and sit
eh at the right hand 0the Father thence that he vii
judge the quick and dead and to give unto each
according to his works whether they shall be good
evii
Al do assent and thus believe in all respects
Q-Dost hon also believe in the Holy Ghost. fun and
perfect, and God. proceeding from the
the Son. coequal and coessental co.omBpoten and
eternal in all thing to the Father and the SOM
Q-Dost thou believe this Holy Trinity be not three
Gods, bnt God almighty, eternal invisible, and
| changeable?
| Q-Dost thou believe the holy Catholic and Apostolic
church be true church in which given one true
Baptism, and true remission OF all snsi
QDos thou believe also in the true resurrection of the
same flesh which thou now dearest, and in life eternai
Al believe.
| QDost thou also believe that the God and Lord
Omnipoten is the author Of the and old Testament
| of the Law and the Prophets, and Apostlesl
| The Examination being concluded, the Consecrator
verse of the Tract or Sequence The Elect being again
presented to the the latter stated to him the
duties and powers OF the Episeopacy in these few and
simple but pregnant words II behoves Bishop TO judge,
interpret consecrae orlan, baptise and confirm The
invitation to the faithful to pray followed and all knelt
during the singing of the Lanies of the Saints the
Bishops Elect however being PROSTATE at the left of the
ConsecratOr
Towards the end of the Ltanes the Consecraor rose
all the rest still kneelng) and pronounced thrice over
the prosrate Bishops elect the Prayer and Benedction
This part OF the ceremony was highly impressive.
The Consecrator kne and finished the Litanes then,
rising, he placed the Book Of the Gospel open, the
shoulders Of the Electhe bottom OF the page next his
headwhere it sustained by one of the Chaplains
This rite to signify that the Gospel must not be to the
Elect sealed book and that it specially behoves him to
| unfold its saving truths.
Immediately alter this the Imposition Of Hands,
with the Prayers apponted the Consecator and the Ass.
tant Bishops laying each both his hands upon the head of
the Bishops Elect ing at the tme Receive thou
| the Holy Ghost"
The Sacred Cantcle which somewhat resembles the
usual Preface" the Mass but is particuarlylada
to the OCCASION setting FORTH among other things the ty
pca Specification of the Vesture OF the ancient Jewish
Priesthood and that he brightness Of sous rather than
the richness OF garments" should be the chief ornament
OF Christian Ponf-was commenced by the Consecra.
tor but interrupted by him. while his knees he be-
gan the hymn peni Creator Sp,is At the end of the
first the Choir continuing the hymn seating him
self and wearing his mre he made the sign Of the Cross
with Holy Chrm on the head OF the new Bishops anont
ing their whole tonsures, at the time
peating prayer The amounting is intended to be en-
blematc of the interior JUNCTION OF the Holy Spirit.
The hands Of the consecrated then anoined first
this palms with the sign Of the Cross and then
their entire surface also in Specification of the
| conferred.
The Consecrator rising blessed the Crozer Pastoral
Staff sprnklng it with holy water saying, meanwhile,
prayer. This was meant TO import that from God the
Crozier is the emblem) are derived.
The Ring. after being blessed placed the pro.
per finger of the right hand and is emblem Of the in
violate fidelity which the Bishop the Church
The Gospel was then taken from their shoulders and
preach TO the people Committed 10 thY sarnn aSS,
which they received to the klsS OF peace each OF
them being saiued in turn by the consecra.ing Bishop
The Onertory having been said, the Bishops
kneelng made each the Offering to the Consecrator OF
two lighted tapers. two ioaves, and two ornar,ented
small barrels Of wne This is done in imitation Of the
ancient discipline by which the faithful were accustomed
to present at Mass their offerings for the support the
| Clergy and for other religious purposes
The Mass then continued as usual, except that some
appropriate to the added and the
Bishops communicated from the hand OF the Conse
orator and out OF the small Chalice
The solemn Benedicisn followed and the Consecrator
proceeded to the Blessing of the Mitre In placing
the head oil the Bishops he referred to its mystic
Specification saying 1--WE place, o Lord, the head
Of this Prelae and Combaant the Helmet OF Protection
and Salvation SO that with ornamened face and armed
head he may with the horns of both Tesaments appear
terrible to the adversaries of truth"
The Gloves then blessed and-the ring being first
tax en- Oh-Were put the hands OF the bishOps-
The meaning Of this rite explained by the accompa
nying payer: Encompass O Lord the hands of this
Thy minister with the ceanness Of the new man who de-
scended from Heaven"
The ring then put the glove, on the same
ted by the right hand and the senior assistant bishop taxi
ing him by the left each OF the bishops seated
in the Episcopal Chair the Consecrator placing the
Then the Consecrator turned the altar and common
ced chanting the TIE Dum and then the choir sang the
following anthem:-
Thee sovereign God we grateful praise,
And greet thee, Lord in festive lays;
Ts thee, great Sire earth's boundless frame
With echoes sounds immortal fame:
Lord God Of hosts the heavenly pow'rs ,,,
From thee vibrate the vaulted tow'rs '"''e
Cherubs and seraphs thrond on high
Still holy holy holy cry.
Both heaven and earth aloud display
Thy beauty, grandeur, majesty
Thy praises fill tn Apostles choir
The Prophets in the song conspire.
The crimson'd band in chorus shine
And vocal blood with music join
BY these insprd with heav My art
Thy church maintains second part
And tunes her notes. o God for thee,
| Father of boundless majesty.
The Son, co-partner filthy seat,
And tn equal, endless Paraciete
Thou king Of glory Christ most high
| Thou co-eternal Deity;
| Thou who T. avert the worlds dread DOOM
| Dids dwell within Virgins womb.
| The tyrant death before thee few
And heaven unbarr'd, her foldngs drew,
| To guide the faithful in thy way,
| From Gods right hand thy beams display;
| Thou art TO Judge both quick and dead
| Spare us, for whom thy blood was she'd
| o grant u5, with the saints above,
| To share thy everlasting love
| Save Lord thy people, and enhance
Thy grace on thy inheritance.
| For ever rule end guide their ways,
| Each day well chaunt aloud thy praise.
| No age shall fail { extol thy name,
No hour neglect thy lasting fame
Preserve us, Lord this day from ill.,
Have mercy Lord have mercy still
i As we have hnnl main