The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-30
ARCHBIsHOPRIC OF BALTIMORE

known popularity throughout the arch
diocese Of Baltimore, and from his great
ability, would be the next occupant Of
the vacant See, and the names of Bishop
Elder, of Natehez, Mississippi, Bishop
Whelan, of Wheeling, and Bishop
Becker, of Wilmington, Delaware, were
also mentioned in the same connection.
OF course the name of the next Arch.
bishop will not be known by any one
until the appointment is made by the
Pope in consistory, and Therefore any
statement from New York or elsewhere
that any one will soon be made Arch
bishop Of Baltimore" is purely snppo.
sition or guess work. The clergy OF the
archdiocese of Baltimore, as well as the
laity are anxiously awaiting news from
Rome, which is expected any and every
day, and no doubt their anxiety will
soon be relieved by the announcement
of an appointment to the vacant Arch
iepiscopal chair. After the death Of
Archbishop Spaulding, his coun'
Gil, consisting OF the Very Rev.
John Dougherty, acting administrator
of the archdiocese during the fatal i'll.
ness OF Very Rev. II. D. Coskery, D. D..
who died soon after the Archbishop,
Very Rev. l. P. Dubreul, D D., S. S. S.,
Rev. Stephen Kelley, S. j., Rev. Leo
bold Petsch, C. SIS. R., Rev. Edward
McColgau, Rev. Dwight E. Lyman, R.
D., Rev. C. I. White, D. D., Rev. Henry
Myers, Rev. B. j. McManus, Rev. John
Foley, D. D., and Rev. Thomas Lee,
secretary of the Archbishop, met to-
gether, and after considerable dis
cussion named three bishops, either
of whom they thought competent
enough to fill the archiepiscopal see.
These three names were then sent to
the council of bishops of the province
of Baltimore, composed as follows:
Bishop Lynch, of Charleston, South
Carolina; Bishop Mullen, of Erie,
Pennsylvania Bishop Shanahan, Of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Bishop
Wood, OF Philadelphia; Bishop Dom
enec, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bishop Verot, of St. Augustine, Flor
ida; Bishop Persico, Of Savannah,
Georgia; Bishop OHare, of Scranton,
Pennsylvania; Bishop Becker, of Viii.
mington, Delaware Bishop Whelan,
of Wheeling, West Virginia, and Bish-
CD Gibbons, of North Carolina Bishop
McGill, of Virginia, being deceased.
The council of bishops have the power
to reject one or all Of the nominations
of the council of priests, and from their
decision there is no appeal. In fact,
the council of priests know nothing Of
the action of the bishops upon their
nominations, not even knowing whether
any one or all of the names recoms
mended by them have been allowed to
pass the council of bishops or not.
The decision OF the bishops being final,
80 far as the clergy in the pro.
vince is concerned, their nomi-
nations in turn are sent to
the Pope at Rome. They are here
passed upon by the Pope in a consistory
of the cardinals, and il the highest &C.
clesiastical authority acknowledged by
Roman Catholics does not think that
any Of those recommended for the po-
sition, either by the priests or bishops,
are competent to fill the same, or from
any other reason, he may put aside the
choice Of the bishops and appoint one
of his own choosing, whether he be a
bishop or simply priest. The ap.
pointment of the Pope is Of course
final, and there is no appeal, 80 that
it is utterly impossible for any one in
this country to form any idea who will
be the next Archbishop of Baltimore
until the Pope holds consistory and
makes the appointment, no advices OF
which have IS yet been received in
Baltimore. As soon as the appoint
ment is made the fact will no doubt
leak out in Rome aud then be tele-
graphed thence by the press cores
pondents, but no official notice will
reach this country until the sppoihtee
receives the bull Of the Pope. The
senior bishop Of the province, Bishop
Wheian, according to usage, will also
be officially informed of the appoint.
ment from Rome.
As soon as the choice of the Pope is
made known to the prelste who is to
succeed to the highest position in the
American Church, that parsonage will
proceed Immediately to Baltimore and
lake charge of the archdiocese. He
will then be invested with the pallium
or archbishops pail, which is the
highest symbol of his authority, and
which is sent by the Pope from Rome.
The pallium is part OF the pontifical
dress, worn only by the Pope, arch
bishops and patriarchs. 1t is a white
wooden band of about three fingers
breadth, made round, and worn over
the shoulder, crossed in front, with one
end, behind, is ornamented with purple
crosses, and fastened by three golden
needles or pins. 1t is made of the wool
of perfectly white sheep, which are
yearly, on the festival of st. Agnes,
offered and blessed at the celebration of
the Holy Eucharist in the church ded-
icated to her ia the Momentum way
in Rome. The pallium are always
made OF this wool, and when made are
brought into the, Church OF st. Peter
and Paul, and are placed upon the altar
over their tomb on the festival, and are
left there the whole night, and the fol-
lowing day delivered to the sub-deacons,
whose office it is to take charge of
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