The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-23

and shoulders elect who knelt before him. Then
the head Of the elect and said, in loud voce-"he
ceve thou the Holy Ghost" The mass was then con
nued the "Veni CREATOR sung and the head OF the eject
anointed IT, saying
thy head be snonted and corsecrated with heavenly
blessing be pona Srds In me name sI pesse s
with thee . others responding, "And with thy spirit"
The choir then sung the antphor "rhe ointment upon
the head, &C. and Psalm cxxri, during which the hands
Of the elect we're ano;nted, the following prayer being
raid by the Archbishop:-
May these hands be aponted With blessed oil and The
Prophet they be snSined and conse,rssed in the
Ghost mailing the likeness cross Of our Saviour
Christ who both redeemed s US fr91 death and hath
Father Almighty and grant thai We may obtain what we ask
The Consecrator then read -
NAV Gud the Father Of our Lord Jesus Christ. who hath
wiet be raised the dignity Bishop thoroughly
thee with the fullness Of spiritual benedcton Whatsoever
thou Tayes bless be blessed Whatsoever thou mayest
Amen
The Consecrator then blessed the croser and handing
il 10 the elect said -
Receive the staff Of thy pastoral Office that thou mayest be
mercifuy in correcting vice in fostering virtue by
in the calmness OF severity. Amen.
He then blessed the ring, and placed it the annuRr
finger of the consecrated, saying -
Take this ring az token OF fidelity 90 that being gifted
his holy Church.
The Conse orator now took the Gospels hand
ed closed 70 the newly consecrated bishop, who took it,
the Consecrasor saying -
Receive the Gospel preach @ the people committed to
inNy behalf, who lives and rsgns forever. Amen.
Then blessing the mre, the assistants placed on the
At the oa.ory Of the mass the new Bishop kneelng
fore the Consecrator, presented him with two lighted
torches two ornamented loaves Of bread and two small
gilt casks Of wine. This Offering relic Of ancient dis
proceeded with the Corsecrs:or and new Bshop taking
the wire Of communion from the same chace.
After the post communion,
THE CONSIDERATION SERMON
Was preached BY the Right Rev. Dr. HcC!uskey, Bishop
Inc Father, FL Of grace and truth.
These words rom the rrst chapter Of the Gospel
cordng to ST. John. Wien Il pleased the Eternal Word
the only beloved Son Of God he came on EARTH he came
not robed in the Brightness Of even with the
spleneors Of divinity but hiding his greatness and put
ting aside tie glory and the beauty which born Of his
rather, he took human form Ike ours. He came sim
ply and truly the nature Of though born OF holy
ard immaculate Virgin Mother. He passed through all
the feebleness of infancy grew up TO boys years and
to mans estate while under the owy roof Of Joseph and
Mary q. Nazareth, participating IN his fathers daily
toll, And comforting his mothers heart with daily exam
pies of his virtues and the tenderness Of al love- At
length he goes forth his sublime work; he appears in
jerusalem he breaches IN the synagogue and dscourses
the multitude; yet he appears a man-ea.s, drinks
ssep VARS sss IKE man e s woraS seen Pcs q.
works still MAJ vellous he heals the SICK cures
the lae stills the tempest makes the blind TO see and
rom on high. He is the Son of God, and a man.
divine in him divinity 10 shrouded by hu;
%sr the o,%sT en- manifested as, Wholly through ~
Divine work after q human manner. He redeems the
wora by preaching his heavenly doctrine and for vhomG
Not for angels but FOR he employed such means
a were mos, in harmony with mans temper, and best
suited 10 his state. But the Word not always 20
main visible in the Hesh The Lord himself vas 70 60
hrsh Yard IN enra n md wOr etil
using ts first type and shape bearing his own image and
rkeness the impersonaton Of himself the rerpe.uation
composed Of two foreign elemerts-one Invisible, the
other Wis bic the outward and the inward body united
his ss hs xd es
hshei II, and the sacred Scriptures Afterwards deg
orOed Il: and a. al history si.ess it. The sacred records
tell how he founded that church how &c selected hs
agents his iescpes and made them the wressee Of his
every WORD and work. They EEL us how he instructed
then L the ways Of his kingdom, and bow re called
them around I'm before lis ascension and transmitted 20
then his own power and m.ss.on, sayng-As my Father
ser. ne, send yoG how he TOOK one from among them
he gave the keys ofhs kingdom and made the rock upon
which his church 70 be built, against which the gates
teach We all nations, and behold Am with you all days,
70 the contamination o' Tho world There but
TO teach all nations. And they were mortal like other
they must de- they could not see tho cons AN
ton Of the world By this Announcement they must have
been authorized % associate hers n the work who were
invested with tho authority. Thus We see, from
Easebirs Timothy TIcs 2ointng thsir s-oces
sors John creai Poycarp Bishop Of Smyrna before he
went into exile ard after rs return ne appointed Bishops
and priests various places After re death OF ST. smee
The posles ,ogeiher cousecrste his successor by
the imposition OF hands and by prayer and 80 were the
successors Of al oonsecrsted and ade O. 20 leach ofers
wha. they had themselves received.
Tnus my brethren, Il 8 easy fer you 70 Cnters.srd
vhR; you have this dag with your own eyes Witnessed
II IS part u the sane great WORK bishop whom you
al knew, and who was beloved for h.s p.ey and IS
faithful abors, Undertook for yolr good . cross ne
per,ovs ocean and, hs mission fGlhed he Was ressrn-
Ing with happy heart when by an nserraole aspen.
ssor Of God he ia permitted never again 70 set foo: o
your shores (Scusaon) His sea. g vacsn.-hs once
mus, DO allcd ty another The associated bishops like
Tho APOSTLES, together and selected poes AID
and the shepherd Of tho universal dock has approved OF
him. he 70 now tteir brother, for they have imposed
their hands on hirr-they have Amounted hir1, and
rected the prayers Of TIE church over him. He zoo,
l. sent 70 nc great work-seni b. he Ecy Ghost "Yoa
You may 20 forth and teach ell nations and behold am
With You a. days Ny brethren, you are no ionger
1ock wihou: head shepherd me most reversed Arch
bishop who came here 70 sympaih.se with yorr sorrovs
here today 70 be he resors an sharcr Of y2rr joys
Your hearts rejoice, snd rejoice With you. We reoce
body TIRE rs2reser .aves d .hs word q Jesus Chr.-s
society worthy be the zhertor & The promise ne gsve
ed Win .ns commission, ard enjoys the perpetual pro.
mses Of Christ We have proos Of 70 the FAC Of her Il,
Of We pont 70 the chair Of Peter, and
Hoy Pontn who now tls :. back Peter himself II.
bishops are 10 communon with this chair, shar nc The
tposieship, and here,ore can De rightly called ne sue
csssors q the apostles She alone has sllfei the
mssJ3 ale aons has sugkt Al naions and preached the
Goepe 10 tie fsrth part OF The earth II her apostles
VINO gone forth not only 10 the refined Grsexs and
Romans but 70 'he " icst people OF tho earth planted
TIE symbol AZ redemption on the rugFef mouuslns, or
the sands 81 he Desert and ~ TIE solitary waysee They
crossed the trscEess cceaI, AID plsLAd the
cross upon TIE shores Of he New World. And no,
this alone they have soushi the savage n the wilderness
and announced 70 him the message OF peace, brsyng sui
ering and fng The martyrs graves, yet only zoe happy
By the sasr1cc they coci win one single soul 70 God
The church n stil one, for Christ s not divided Not
ng the ant psthes and natural eaiovscs nrd
preiudices OF men her children Of ali nations are one
she holy for her head u holy. whose were TIE mar
tyrs the saints the holy men who preserved t-d Illus
tra.ed the Scriptures whose are the spoucss virgins
who ccnsecrasd themselves 70 the service OF the
poor, who no. 70 be found healing ihe soldisr
wounds or at the beds de OF the dying pouring INTO
his words o, mercy and corsolson or tolrneyns %
their crrand OF mercy through ne stress OF The crowded
city, The Catholic church answe rs--
they mine. mother Of martyrs and saints and
hoy spouess vrsns; am she hus sposen OF N ne scrp