The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-05
T H E M I 7 R E.
Conservation of. Americas Young
est, Prelate.
Review OF Ills Life...Fuurteen Years from the
Seminary TO the Episeopafy.
Bishop McQuaid on Bismarck, Germany
and the Jesuits.


truly grand, imposing and very Impressive cere-
mony OF ccnsecrating the new Bishop OF Newark,
vAe Right Rev. M. A. Corrigan, took place IN
sSs. Patrck's Cathedral, teat city, yesterday, IN
presence Of large concsurse OF laty OF all denomi-
nations and one OF the largest assemolages OF dis
,sinruised catholic churchmen ever gathered In an
American church, TO witness and participate in
similar ceremony. As foreshadowed in these
columns few hours before the opening OF the
So,emn services, which occurred at halfpast
ten O'Clock, the ceremony formed, indeed.
an epoch IN the history OF New
Jersey Catholicity, The weather seemed to vie
with these in charge OF the arrangements, and fur
nished one OF the loveliest May-days Imaginable
thus acung to the religious beauty OF this bright
est Of pages in the history or the diocese under
consideration. 81. Patrick's Cathedral, on ordinary
occasions, is not edifce calculated to entrance
the eye OF the travelled stranger. II is spacious
enough and OF pure Gothic architecture, but it's in
terror is dismal, hard and dingy, entirely void OF
tne rich grandeur and exquisite ornamentation
and col0ung to be seen in dozens Of other
Catholic churches In America Yesterday,
however. few persons among the thousands
gathered under ST. Patrck's roof paid much at
tentiOn to its dingy walls and unimpressive e,asen-
DE. Every eye and bent and prioked to
catch every movement, word and sound OF the
grandly impressive ceremony which the Roman
Church requires as the confirmation OF its bishops
apron tments. Here, before describing the ceres
mony ITSELF it is in order TO give brief
SKETCH OF BISHOP CoRRIGAN.
This gifted young prelate was born Of plain, we'll
to-dc Irish. american parents In Newark the city
OF his great exaltaton yesterday, in August 1889,
20 that he only reached his thirty-third year last
August. When quite young he was sent to st.
Mary's College, near Emmetsburg. Nd, where he
was early noted for marked ability, close attention
to study and as most pious and devout
yOuth. In theology he took high position cspe-
ctay, and, crowned with all the honors ST. Mary's
could confer on him, he graduated thence In 1859.
Having resolved to join the priesthood, he started
for the Eternal City soon after and entered the
American college there. Four years afterwards, in
1863, he was ordained priest by Cardinal Patrzi.
year later he was invested with the title OF Doc
tor OF Divinity, and distinguished at Rome as at
Emmetsburg for his pous nature and deep learn
ing he returned to this country soon after and was
early installed as Vice President OF Seton Hall Coz
iege, one Of the most charmingly situated, highly
reputed and prosperous Catholic educational in
stitutions in America. When the President Dr.
McQuaid, was appointed Bishop OF Roches
ter, Vice President Corrigan became its President
his brother James A., who had likewise joined
the priesthood, becoming it's vice president.
Here DR.. Corrigan remained and will SO continue,
u least for the present. Notwithstanding his ele-
vation to the prelacy. Rooms have been elegantly
fitted up for the Bishop in the college, and there
he will reside, making weekly visits to Newark.
The Bishops object in thus removing the Episcopal
residence from Newark to South Orange Is said by
some OF his clerical friends be two-lold In char
acter. The college, having the Bishop OF the
diocese continually watching over IL and contain
ing. nomnally at least, its president, WILL 1t is be-
heved, be heightened in name and excellence. The
Bishop, too, is in delicate position towards
his brother, the vice president For him to
promote the latter to the presidency might
seem to some a species OF clerical nepotism. ON
the other hand 1t might not be pleasant for Father
James nor profitable for the college to place
stranger over him rs president. Hence the Bishops
resolution about residence. It is proper to say
that it meets with the unqualified approval OF the
clergy OF the diocese. In appearance Bishop Cor.
rgan 70 OF slender suild and rather short stature.
cate. Yesterday he could nave been easily distin.
gulshed among his brother Bishops by his youth
and slenderness 81 physique.
THE CEREMONIES
AS early as halfpast nine O'Clock people began
20 crowd In and around the church. A Gordon OF
police, under Lieutenant Herman, kept Washing
ton street. in front Of the Cathedral clear OF pedes-
clergy, having robed themselves IN the Bishops
residence on Blocker street. directly in the OF
and adjoining the Cathedral. formed In procession,
O'Clock, marched slowly round into Washington
street and entered the Cathedral by the
being crowded. The procession was headed
by the Seton Hall College seminartans The body
waited the passage OF the Bishops up to the altar
The latter were distinguished by their red or
purple vestments the rest OF tho clergy being robed
In white lace surplices and dark undergarments
Then came from the saCrsty, at the rear OF the
altar, the officiating Archbishop, Bishops and other
clergy In the gorgeous vestments of their rank aud
pCe, composed OF costly lace, rich yellow silk pro-
fusely embroidered with gold lace. First came q
priest bearing aloft large golden cross. Follow
Ing him were Most Rev. Archbishop McCoskey
coasecrator; Right Rev. Bishops Laughlin, OF
MI ur,tlio
Archbishops Assistants. The former wore his mag.
nifcent golden nitro and carried the golden crozer
six. The Assistant Priest Rev. @. H. Doane Dea.
cons OF Honor, Rev. Father Byrne and Rev. Prior,
y. s B.; Deacon OF the Mass, Rev. J. Da Concilia;
Sub-Dcacon Rev. p. Hennessy, and the Bishop
elect and his Assistant Priests Rev. Fathers Mess
mer, Salt and Schneider, also formed part OF this
altar precessisn. After taking their positions in
'front.' Of the altar
THE roNrpIcn MANDATE,
Being the Pope's Official warrant for the appoint
ment end conservation was read, by order OF Arch
bishop McCoskey, by Rev. Father James IL CORR.
gan. brother OF the Bishop Elect
M0zsdt's Twelfth Mass-that production ever
new-was given by select choir Ia addition to
Medina mrs Pirsch, Miss Lutz Miss s e s
Nme Baxlili Mr.. Fritsch. Professor HarKins, Mr.
John Plunkett and Mr. NJ. A. Mullen were secured.
With such an array Mozarts immortal compost
stton might have been rendered satisfactorily
n due time for rehearsals had been allowed
.soul.stirrns passages in the "Glorla" occurs SIs
IN ..Quoniam tn solus sanctus,n and this
MI Frltsch Iuly appreciated lie also displayed
more than ordinary power in the .'Et Incarnatas,u
On the whole the singing was good; but If any one
entered the church with great expectations disap-
pointment was the result
r. The following prelates were present:-Most
Bev James Roosevelt Bayley, Archbishop OF BatI
t1nore and Primate OF the United States; Most
Vaev. John McCloskey, Archbishop OF New
vork; Right Rev. John j. Conroy, Bishop OF
vlAapy; Right Rev. Francis McNeirney, Coadjutor
luHhop Of Albany; Right Rev. James +. Wood,
B shoP Of Philadelphia; Right Rev. Louis De Goes
prtand, Bishop OF Burington Right Rev. Francis
~. D RI. pi0hf pav
Stephen Vincent Ryan, Bishop OF Buffalo: Right
Rev. Tnomas A. Becker, Bishop OF Wilmington;
RICH = Rev. William 0'Hara, Bishop OF scranton.
RightsRev. Bernard J. McQuaid. Bishop of Roches,
ter: lught Rev. Jeremiah T. shanahan Bishop OF
Harri buTg; Right Rev. Edgar p wadham Rsben
Of Ogd ensburg; Right Rev. p r. oiReily. hshon ~
RprlnRl Seld: Right Rev. Thomas T. Hendrinlnn