The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-23

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Priest through Christ Lord Amen. ''' -S1
Ae then placed the gloves upon the hands Of the
En;ompass, Lord the hands Of this thy minister with
the cleanliness Min Of man who ds,ondsd
the skin q the hid and offered his father rs
has the saving deserve Mat '5 oS
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fered himself to thee for as. Amen ' "
The 9ou.ecrstor here roe. and took the couserated By
tne re nj bano TIE senior assistant taking him the
ief, and both enthrored him in the seat from which
The consecator pscei the cIozier In the left hand of
we copseoaed and uiaing toward the altar intcned
After the 7e Deun" was commenced the assistant
bishops led the copEecrsted through tho church. who
gave his blessing to tho people hneerg to receive It,
being finished the consecrater sung the Ansiphon Yr
metur rnanus tus y and then said
Domino exaudi orationem mean Ans. Et clamor msus
| aa co veniat. Domnps vobiscum. Ans: Et cum Spi-
ritu tro. CremGs. ieus ominum Fidelium.
The consecrated went TO the middle OF the altar and
After which he to the epise side the altar,
kneit and chantsd Ad muitos amos " then advancing
to the mic Ole Of the altar repeated SAD mutos annos
again. at ths feet of the consecrator repeated the
same words and, as he rose he received ths kiss of
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bishops, accompanied by whom he wen. to the side
chapel where he read the Gospel according ST. john
| altar.
This concluded the ceremony of the conservation.
THE SERMON.
During interval In the ceremony of conservation
the Right Rev DR.. McClosky assembled the pulpit, and
delivered Of the most eloquent discourses to which
We have listened the divine origin Of the Epsco
pacy He took his text from the 10th chapter of st.
oh froun fha tof he
lam the good shepherd. Tho good shepherd veth life
own the sheep are not seeth the wolf oomo and
the SHEEP and eth; and the wolf catcheth scateeth
And The hireliag fieh, because he hrelng and he
an the good shepherd and know mine and mine know
As the Father knowsth me, and know the Father
lay @y @ III y ;aSs Ss ar. not than
must sr aud they shs hear my voice. and there shalt
Words could not be chosen, my brethren, said the
venerable preacher more appropriate to the present in
terestrg and solemn occasion than those which the
Of this Sunday We have hsrs set before us in the
character person blessed Lord and Saviour the
great and civpe original the FIRST and highest
whence all its dignity, and all it's holiness and all its
clsre bmss to be by excellence the good shepherd for
the pentituds OF all spiritual pastorshp resides in him
that he sss Ssep se sDs n in9 S M good in
eheep He the good shepherd and he is also the
shepherd and IS already sad to him belongs the lsn
itude OF pastcIsSp. None share therein save
those WHO have been thereto ordained By HIMSELF none
can feed his fold those whom he has commissioned
none can assume to Themselves the honor unless they
have been called Of God and however many asy may
~ Ehom ne my 30 pleased s1, Tor the WORK Of his
derived frem him, ard always in suca way that
they shalt ever be reflected back upon the
e. NIFTY i as Sas ass I'd
the flock and this unity again founded upon the prn
ciple of common faith, Of common obedience, and
nmyrn lNVa Ennu r.,ur rho.n and che boo
not G this s Not they only sss 10 Ss
but they shau be called from all nations and from III
peoples and tongues, and however widely scattered,
brought there shall not bo many folds but one fold.
Here have portrayed to US IN brief and simple
Christ on earth. In order that you may Understand
Row all this is applicable to tae present time and
sion how Is sPpeable % The very scene and ceremony
thai s..,s sa,fs a. immediate connstion between the
sSd and ID. this day been both
ssM-t9 .,a show that the newly consscratea Bishop
ns rba Is the % By
with other BIZ hops throughout the world and with the
great Of Peter Peter having derived plenltue Of
from Jesus Christ himself II behoves us furthermore
to show you 10. the peopls also members Of that
united with feter, and Peter being Immediately
the representative Of Christ himself so shall
Fave the consolation to know and feel that Of
that fold uneer TIE one shepherd You perceive at
once how important is the placed before
you this tting proved al is proved this falling ali
conferred this day has been derived from Jesus Christ
him,ek then is the legitimacy Of that office and the au
mission which he receives, not human but a divine
conmissIon then is the work which you have beheid
voice 10 which you shall iisten, shan not simply
Be the voice Of man, but the voice Of God,
1s1sg s Ss h: ss ss%s.
commission h not divine, neither talent learning,
tue nor qualities Of any kind viii avail anght to supply
people can c.nfer that which originally belonged to
Christ himself give that they never recevedthe
unity must be and essential characteristics Of the
church Of God must be already, beloved brethren sui
Gospel just cited but further and additional testimony
was II NEEDED, could he sdduced in rich abundance
rom tss ssns divne and inspired source, for We WIN
licgsop, then to household,, aud then to : body,
troed by one cornnen head receiving life and strength
from Ole common heart and in all these simiitudes
the body and the necessity Of q visible head. Con
eeive to yourselves household without father
Governor, iingdom without its king, living body
without its heae-conceive, IN word, to yourelves,
cipe Of unity Is wanting conceive to yourselves ma.
ton composed ~ many States without one head con-
States separate and aoae their oso o.
dual Governors, without common head which would
act as centre and bond, and controlling influence
for ell. Take away that centre that head, and the
States and Governors remain longer republic
great nation II We cannot conceive tbis unity there
fore vomiting in tie works Of man. how can conceive
II wanting in the church Of God-even in that great
work. His divine church2 As he himself was not
always TO remain the visible and living head Of that
church earth, 10 essential that when he should
be taken from IL he should provide for the
preservation OF that character Of unity which of
necessity he had stamped upon IT, that the very apostles
whom he chose scattered they would be among the
tons the earth should forget the of their
nssicn that when their visible head Chri.t should be
tai .rcm them there shoad remain to represent
hin and who should BE- the head OF ALL Therefore did he
take of them apart from the rest addition to
the powers he had conferred upon him in with the
cthera convey them IN their p.entude upon him Peter
tho chosen to be the visible shepherd Of the one
grfa. flock When be was chosen, his Master told him
be smon but should day be calsd Peter giving
him notice that there should change Of name and