Tri-weekly union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-186?, 1866-10-27
THE CATHOLIC PLENARY COUNCIL
Ceremonies of the Closing Session.

The scene in this city yesterday, upon the
occasion of the closing ceremonies of the
Second Plenary Council of the Catholic
Church of the United States, was imposing
in the extreme. At an early hour of the
morning throngs of citizens of that religious
faith as well as many Protestants, were OBJ
served vending their way toward the Ca
thedral, and by the hour announced for the
moving of the grand procession from the
Archbshop's residence to the west gate of
the Cathedral, the streets adjacent thereto
were filled with spectators, numbering sew
eral thousand.
Promptly at $50 A. NJ the procession was
formed in the same order as on the opening
of the session, the seminaries, scholastics,
etc, to the number of about three hundred
and fifty taking the advance of the line, fol-
lowed by a large number of Priests, Theo-
logians, Doctors of Divinity, etc, and the
Bishops in the order of their rank, with the
Mitred Abbots, succeeded by the Archbish-
ops in the same order, the Most Reverend
Archbishop of Baltimore, the Apostolic Del
egate in the rear, accompanied by his Vicar
General, Very Reverend II. B. CosKEY, and
Rev. DIR. THOMAS FOLEY and j. McCAF-
FREY as Deacons Of Honor.
As the procession entered the cathedral,
which by this time was well-6lled with pew
holders and others in possession Of tickets of
admission, the superior choir, under the di-
rection of Prof. GBGAN, rendered fine
march. The prelates and others seated in
their proper places, the most Rev. ]. NJ.
ODIN, Archbishop of New Orleans, proceeded
to robe himself for the grand Pontifcial
High Mass, which was celebrated in the
most imposing manner the music by the
choir-IIUNNIELs Mass No. 2-being re-
garded as the finest effort Of the kind ever
heard in this country. Archbishop ODIN
was assisted by the Rev. Mr.. GAUDET as as
sistant Priest Rev. James GIBBONS as Dea-
,Ot,, auu Mr.. LEtyUnDrs.a~ as - p
At the close Of the mass, the Nest Rev. T.
r. KENDRICK, Archbishop Of st. Lous, de-
lyered a sermon.
At the conclusion Of the sermon the most
Rev. J. B. PURCELL, Archbishop Of Cincin-
natl, appeared in front of his grace, the
Archbishop Of Baltimore the Apostolic
Delegate who was seated upon the Archi-
episcopal Throne, andmade a congratulatory
address, to which Archbishop SPALDNG re-
sponded.
At the close of the remarks of Archbishop
SPALpING, he assembled the steps of the altar
allN ANAth Nld stat y. 1 A1oAhNAts NhNtA Wv
| Council was formally opened and the de-
crees passed since the last session were read
| by Rev. Dr. kEoGiI, one of the Secretaries
4 colloquy ensued between the Chancellor
and the Bishops, in which they agreed e
and Endorsed the DEGREES of the Council
which were placed upon the high altar, and
the Archbishops, with their Sufragar
| Bishops, proceeded TO sign them, preparato-
~ to their being sent to Rome. During the
progress Of this part Of the ceremonies the
choir contributed to the interest Of the scene
by effectively rendering some choice selec'
/ tions.
The Archbishops and Bishops then
chanted, in alternate choirs, certain Accla
nations, which are at once profession o
| their faith in the Church and Of their good
will toward their brethren, and Of their bes
/ wishes for the peace and prosperity of the
/ country and the welfare Of their fellow-citi
zens The Apostolic Benediction, pronounced
/ by His Grace the Archbishop Of Baltimore
/ closed the services in the Cathedral, and the
procession returned to the Archi-episcopa
residence in the same order as on the frs
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