New-York daily tribune., 1849-05-14
Second Public Session Of the First National
Council of Catholic Bishops, assembled IN
RaItimore.
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yesterdav morning the second public session OF
this solemn assembly dhe hrst having been held ON
Sunday lsst held at the Metropolitan Church ID
this city At about nine o'clock the procession oil Afeh
bishops Bishops and Rev Doctors, moved from the
Archepiscopa mansion and entered the sanctuary Of the
Cathedral by the right door in rear of the main ssi
IN front OF which they aTraycd themsoivcs TO conduct
the ceremonies OF ihe day.
These ceremonies wore opened 10y The celebration OF
the sacrifice Of the grand high in accordance with
the fundamental doctrine and immenoral usage OF the
Catholic Church for tho repose Of the souls OF the de
ceased prelaies who have died in the United States
The sacrnce celebrated by RI. Rev. d.. Porter,
Bishop OF Mobile. assisted by Very Reys. Mariana Nal
Ter, Joseph Alcmany and John T. ODwyer-,he re
sponses being sung by the entire congregation OF Bish
ops and Prelaies, 10 the number OF seventy During
the services the 18th psam was chanted IN like manner
At the conclusion OF the mass, Rt Rev Df, Purcell
Bshop of Cincinnati, entered the pulpit and, having
read hom the 52d to the 5Jth Yer. XIV. {. 2d CORN
thians seectcd for his text the sublime expression OF
81 Paul, "Oh, death, where Is thy sting On grave
where is thy victory =
The Right Rev bishop commenced his discourse by
referring oloquenuy the contrast presented IN the
jabaie the anthems of cxulting praise attending The
services of the last Sabbath with the mourniul rcqHg
the nDlss Ira" and the funeral vestmenis of to-day
and turning the altar brought up IN Imagination the
possibility that the departed fathers OF Their nunot
whom they now mourned and Tor whom they were su'
dressing Heaven werc even now IN their midsi-cvon
now with the venerable Archbishop Carroll the found
or OF Catholicism and religious liberty in the western
hemisphere at their head-prcscnt through the power
Thence bringing his discourse 60 the immediate Oh.
iect In view. he pronounced glowing eulogy on the
three distinguished prelsies whose demise had taken
place since the last provincial council viz The late
bishop Fenwick OF Boston the late Bishop Bazin OF
vincennes and the deceased Bishop Of Chicago Right
Rev. Wm Quarter
The discourse was principally occupied with the
eventfu lite and exemplary character OF Bishop Fen
wick whom the Rev. eUlogst traced from his birth Do
81 Marys County Maryland. IN lsse 10 his enI ancc
into the novtaie of the Jcsuis IN lSO6 his early ord
nation TO the priesthood the year following his ascen
.ion 70 the head of the A!fa Mater. Georgetown Col
lece his services IN Charleston and elsewhere his
consecrsiion ss Bishop OF Boston in ISIS his orocaf
ns conduct at the destruction by an iniarlaie popH
lace of the Convent and school st Mount Benedict, u
Charleston. Mass; and thence the day Of his death
on the anniversary of that tfsgica event No won
der" exclaimed the Reverend Bishop, that ne should
have died upon that anniversary.
The Rev gentleman concluded these remarks wltl
deep emotion repelhng the idea that deeds oi fSpn'
and violence are the characteristics OF the Ameflcsl
people but only OF the most degraded among them
When Bishop Purcell descended from the pulpit, me
services Of the "Sccond Session were performed pN
the most Rev. Archbishop EcclcstOn concluding viii
the hnal Benedicton when the episcopal digniSrcs m
ul pOntihcas, returned 10 the Archhlshops mansion
accompanied by the officers of the Council and the doc
tors Of theology IN attendance
In addition 10 the hist Of ArchNishops and Bishops
present al this important Council on SUNDAY last e
seiher with the ohccrs elected to the Council which
we published on Monday morning We have 10 announce
the nlhng up OF their number BY the arrival on Mon
dav. OF RI Rev Bishop Ryrnc, Bishop OF Little Rock
Dufinc The entire week the Council has been In ses
sion the Bishops holding council alone every morning
and attended by their respective theooSisns in the
ternoon The business which has chiefly occupied then
has BEEN the dehniton OF the respective srchhshopnc
and hishoprics Of the Union.
The third and closing public session OF the CoUnci
will be held on sunday morning next al 10y O'CLOCK