Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-04
RELIGIOUS.
Imposing Ceremony Attendant upon the
Imposition of the Insignia OF His
Office upon Archbishop
Helne.
Proceedings Of the Reformed Church
Synod and the UHIVersslist Cen
YeDtiOn - Gratifying Re.
pGrtss
.rHE NEW ARCHBISHOP.

MILWAJ 'BEE, June Sine ceremony
of investing most Rev. John N. Henne
! with the insi2 MA of archbishOpis in pro-
/ gress this morniug at the Roman CathO-
! lie cathedral. Among the dignitaries OF
| the church present are MOnsignor Ros-
setti, pspal ablegate; Dr.. Ubaldi, Bish..
op Heiss, Of La Crosse; Bishop Ryan, of
! st. Louis; Bishop Mack, of Marquette;
! Bishop Seiten bush, 6iS0p IN l1arti6uS, of
| st. Cloud, Minnesota Bishop Elect
Krautbar, of Green Bay, and Archbi5h-
| op Purcell having been detained by ac-
cident. The pallium viii be bestowed
! by DR.. Heiss, the senior bishop. The
! sermon will be pronounced by Bishop
Ryan.
The doors OF the cathedral we've opened
at nine o'clock, and the seats Rtre al
most instantly filled. The interior was
beautifully adorned, with profusion of
flowers. The procession entered at ten
o'clock. High pontifcial mass was then
| celebrated. Bishop Heiss, of Lacrosse,
was the celebrsnt and Rev. NJ. Kundig,
assistant. Rev. G.. WaplelooTst acted as
master Of ceremonies, and Rev. J.
Keogh, assistant. Rev. Louis Bstz, OF
st. MsTy's church, acted as deacon, and
Rev. D. q. Willard of Fon du Lac, SUBJ
deacon; Rev. NJ, Wislaner, Of Burling-
ton, and 2. J. DOnOhue of the cathedral
acted IS Archbishop Henniss assistants,
At the close of mass, Bishop Ryan, of
st. Louis, delivered q very eloquent ser
mon from the text "He that abideth
In me will learn much truth, and l will
abide in him" Bishop Hennis was then
r0bsd in Arch Episcopal robes.
Rev. Father Melcippin assembled
the pulpit and reod in Latin,
English and German, the bull of the
pope c0nferring the insignia of the pal
lium upon John Martin Henne, bishop
of Milwaukee, and raising him to the
dignity Of an archbishop. Bishop Heiss,
the senior bishop, read the brief which
delegated him to confer the oallium
upon Archbishop Henne. Monsigneur
Roncetti, the sblegste, advanced to the
foot Of the arChbishOp's throne, and, in
a lengthy speech i'll Latin, delivered his
mission as delegated By his holiness.
Archbishop Heune then read his accept
Rnce OF the dignity conferred upon him.
The paiium had been brought into the
sanctuary by the messenger, ROncetti,
and placed on the gospel side
of the altar on q salver
of the same color as the arChbishOp's
vestments. There it remained until
taken by Bishop Reiss and conferred
upon Archbishop Henne, who knelt to
receive it at the foot OF the altar. He
then assembled the steps Of the altar, the
archbisuOp's cross was brought in, and
the choir burst forth. Occasionally a
piano passage was given, during which
the ringing of the bells of the cathedral |
could be heard, au of which produced |
very solemn effect. The archbishop |
gave the beneGiCtiOn, and after the sing |
ing Of the 1e DeGnI the ceremony was |
ended, the cleTgymen passing out of the |
sanctuary to the srchbishOp's residence |
in the same order in which they entered, |
and the audience dispersed.
In the evening there was g grand |
tOrch-light procession of all the Catholic
societies ia the city. 1t was two miles
in length and there were five thousand |
torches. After marching through the
principal streets the procession halted in
front OF the archbishop's residence; then
there was salute OF guns and ringing
of bells Of all the Catholic churches in
the city. Addresses were read to the
papal ablegate and the archbishop and
made. These exercises were
iDterspersed with music. At their con-
clusion the procession separated.
REFORMED CHURCH.
NEW YORK, June 3.-The general
synod OF the Reformed church in the
United States reassembled in Jersey
City this morning, and after devotional
exercises and the announcement Of the
order Of business, standing committees
were announced. Rev. }. A. Debaum,
who was appointed to attend session
OF the synod Of the church in the west,
held at Fort Wayne, Indiana, May 18th,
that he met with assurances Of
hearty welcome and love for the breth-
rem east, and expressions of hope that
the two synOds will be united. Mr.. De-
baum wrote that while he would advise
a continuance of the present friendly ia
terchange of delegates, by reason of the
internal differences of the church west,
be thinks & union practically impossible
and unadvisable. A translation OF the
letter in Holland Dutch, from Rev. w. |
Dermer, of the synod OF the Reformed |
church OF the Netherlands, was read,
request from the church In !
Holland that delegates be sent to their
synod, which was held May 22d last.
After transaction Of routine business the
synod adjourned.
UNIvERSALIsTs.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, June 3.-The State
Jniversalist convention met here this
M. A. Sherman, OF Kent,
vas elected president; Mrs. A. E. Dam
Orth, Of Cincinnati, vice-president.
Delegates are present from about thirty
,ities and towns. Resolutions were
adopted heartily indorsing the confer
noes Of the church which have been
leld in the western States, believing (
hem to have been of essential service to
he cause, and recommending the hold
ng Of house conferences to revive chris
ian life in the churches and save souls
outside.