Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
CATHOLIC PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF NEW YORK.


The first Council of the Bishops and other ecclesias-
oa dgnitaries Of the Catholic Church the province
Of New York" was opened on Monday at St. Patrick's
Cathedral in New York. with all the pomp peculiar to
the Roman Catholic denomination.
First came sub deacon, wearing crimson vestment
slashed with gold bearing the cross and anked each
side by an acolyte carrying an immense candle
lighted. Then came six eight clergymen in full
ments followed by the officers of the council Next in
order came the bishops, seven in number two by two
wearing their full episcopal robes and mitres attended
by boys pcturesquey atred in red cassocks white
pices, and red caps These followed by sub-dea
con with handsome crimson velvet cope, bearing the
archepscopal of solid gold attended by two dea
Of honor, and followed by Archbishop HUaHEs, in
archepscopal robes, wearing his mre and carrying the
crozier.
The procession slowly and solemnly marched down the
aisle, chanting the isererc and the Archbishop hav-
ing taken his place the throne the bishops priests
deacons and heads of religious orders took the seats
assigned them within the altar railing. The following
named bishops and heads Of religious orders took part in
the procession, viz:
The Right Rev. DR.. MeclOskey, Bishop of Albany.
Fitzpatrick, Boston.
z o'Reilly, !. Hartford.
I BsgEalin' S StSsnlyn'
/" De Goesbriand, Bishop of Burlington
Father Bouanger Vice Provincial Of the Order Of Jesus
and Father Hembrecht, Rector Of the Order of Redemp
tionsts.
The attending the Archbishop were Rev.
Messrs. McCarron and Quin.
The celebration of high mass was then proceeded with
the Right Rev. DR.. McCLosKEY, Bishop Of Albany, Off
cating, attended by the Rev. Mr. FARRELL as deacon
| and the Rev Mr.. DOWNING as subdeacon After the
reading Of the Gospel lin Latn) Archbishop HUcHEs,
having been previously Invested of the cope and mitre
and having been atred in lawn surpce with the bre-
tum square cap assembled the pulpit and preached the
sermon.
scended from the pulpit and having been renvested in
his COPE he stepped the middle Of the altar and salut
ed the bishops each sde salutation which they
turned Them having taken off his nre he intoned the
antiphon Exdud nos Domino, which continued and
chanted by the choir. At the conclusion of this the
chanters, Rev. Cornelius Smarius S. j. and Mr. Hector
Glackmeyer, intoned the sixtyeighth Psalm, SalD
fac Domino the verses of which were alternately sung by
the clergy During this chant the Archbishop took his
seat the STOOL fadisdorum in the centre Of the
PLATFORM having at his side the two assistant deacons
the book bearer and the candle bearer holding
y the book and the candle before him. After the sing
ing Of the Litany Of the Saints the Archbishop made
Latin aocution to the Council commencing with the fol-
lowing words, 1--WE omit the Latin and give only trans
ation:)
"Mos Holy Fathers and Venerable Brethren II your
pleasure for the glory and honor of God and
ness Of the Catholic Church. that the Provincial Council of
New York. legmatey convoked and here assembled be TO-
day opened and commenced"
To this the Bishop replied Paacet aperiatwn 1T is
pleasure; let it be opened.)
Then the Archbishop, turning the congregation sad
in his own name and that Of his colleagues, 1--WE again
omit the Latin,
"In the of Christ whom we have invoked We de-
that the Holy Provincial Synod Of New York opened
and we adjudge."
The of the officers Of the Council as appointed
by the Archbishop, read for the sanction of the
Bishops, which they gave in the Latin word pacet. Ut
pleases us.) These officers
Promoter-Rght Rev. DIR. McCLosKEY.
Standardization y. w. CUNNING, d. d. and THOMAS
s. Preston.
Master Of Ceremonies-Rev. FRANCIS McHENRY
Three of the recently appointed Bshopsof New York.
Brooklyn, and Abany-then made the usual profession
Of faith and the authorizing the calling Of Pro-
vncia Councils read in Latin from the pulpit After
other ceremonals of like character the benedic
tion was by the Archbishop The procession
was reformed, and, chanting the nserve, proceeded
down the aisle, out Of the northern entrance Of the chan
Gel and to the residence Of the Archbishop.
The next session will take place Wednesday morning.
Bishop HU0HEs, in abiding to the Importance Of the
occasion and the rapid growth of their church, an
nounced that the Council was not to discuss any new
matters Of doctrine but to arrange boundaries Of the
bshoprics and encourage increased zeal the clergy
The safe Of the fancy card and photographic establish
ment of KetterliDus Co., at Philadelphia, blown
open by robbers Friday night with explosion that
frightened themselves and alarmed the whole neghbor
hood Its tremendous force may be judged from the fact
that the lock blown to pieces the heavy outside iron
door thrown bodily from its hinges, and the inside
iron door blown into the SAFE The robbers had tho
roughly accomplished their object Of blowing open the
SAFE but the tremendous racket caused by the explosion
frightened them off before they had obtained any booty
4 DrsrRRssIsG AwYAIR--A gentleman in Amherst coun-
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