Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-06-01
ooNsEoRATIoN OF BIsHoP KA1N.

Wheeling, on Sunday, the 23d ult., was the
scene of the imposing ceremonies incident to
the conservation Of the Rev. j. j. Kahn as
Bishop Of Wheeling, the sacred rites being.
conducted in ST.. Joaeph's Cathedral, of that
CITY. We condense the following from the.
Register:
At half past ten o'clock the procession
which had been formed at the Bishops house
in the rear ofthe cathedral entered the church
in the following order: Cross bearer, torch
bearers, thurifers, acolytes, Ecclesiastical
students, the DIOCESAN priests, TO the number
.oi twenty-tour, eminent clergymen from other
diocesses 10 the number of thirty Bishop
Rosecrans, Of Columbus, Ohio, Bishop Shan
ahan. of Harrisburg, Pa. Bishop q Hara. of
Scranton. Pa Bishop Domince. of p tt-burgh
Pa, in purple mantels or capes; the Rev J.
kaiu, bishop elect, IN the yestments of
priest. supported by Bishop Gibbons. OF Rich
m"nd, Va, as SeniorrAssistant Bishop, and
Bishop Becker. of Wilmington. Delaware. as
Junior Assistant The venerable Archbishop
Bailey, of Baltimore, closed this gorgeous
procession, clad in cope. nlitre and croz err,
with his attendants. Very Rev. j Paul Du:
beruiel. President of st. Mary's College, as
Arch> Priest Rev. D. O'Caunon, of Balti
Deacon, aud the traditional train bearers
The whole was urder The charge OF Rev
Stanislaus Feste. President OF ST. Charles Col
lege, near Baltimore. as Master of Ceremon ies.
After the Archbishop. who acted as Couse
orator, had t'ken his seat at the altar, the
| Bishop elect, who had been with his atten>
dant Bishops, at the small altar on the north
| sidesof the chancei. was presented tn the Ten
secrator by the Senior Assistant. who said :
"Most Reverend father. our holy Mother
the Catholic Church, requires OF. you to raise
this Priest here present, to the burthensome
Office of Bishop"
Have you the Apostolic commission7
We have.
Let il be read.
The document was then read and the oath
administered to the Bish"p elect.
At the close of the oath the elect kissed
the hook, eaying $50 msy God help me aud
these holy Gospels of God srl !.
The elect was then examined in his faith
by the Consecrator.
The examination being closed, the assistant
Bishops led the elect to the C"nsecratnr,
before whom he knelt, aud reverently kissed
his hand. The Consecrator then LAYING of
his mitre, turned to the altar and commenced
the Mass a. usual, the elect being at his lett
hand, and the assistant Bishops at their seats;
after the confession the Consecrstor proceeded
to the alter aud continued the Mass to the last
verse of the tract or sequence, or the Alleluia
after the Epistle; and at that part he again
took his seat before the altar.
The elect proceeded after the confession
with the assistant Bishops and attendants to
the smaller chapel, where he laid aside cope,
and opening the stole, he put on the pectoral
cross, and girded on the stole without cross
ing it on his breast he was also vested with
the Tunic, Damatic, and Chasuble, and put
on the sandals, and then, standing at his altar
between the assistant Bishops, he read the
Mass, but without turning to salute the peo-
pile.
After brief address to the elect, the con-
secrator and assistant bishops, wearing their
the feet of the Archbishop. while the Litanies
of the Saints were said.
At the close the consecrator and assistants
arose, while Bishop Kahn was on his knees.
While in this position the consecrator took
the book of the Gospels. and opening it. placed
ii on the hend and neck of the elect SO that
the bottom of the page was next to his head,
and the hook held by one of the clereymen
until given to the elect. Then the Conse-
orator and assistant Bishops laid their hands
simultaneously upon the head of. the elect,
each of them touching the head with both
hands saying. Receive thou the Holy Ghost"
Alter short prayer the Sacred Canticle
was read. and alter il the head of the Bishop
elect was bnnnden with linen iIet, To pre
vent the oil with which the head was short v
t. be an"inted, from dropping to the ground
This done. the COn>ecrator began the hytiin
''Vrni. Creator Spiri'as." which was continued
by the res, of the Priests. While it was
being sung the C"usecrator, dipping the
thumb Of the right hand in chrisn. anoinred
the head of the elect who was kneeine before
him, making the sign at the cross upon the
crown, aud then amounting il entirely
At the end of brief address by the con
secrator choir of priests sang the following
ansiphon:
1.-THE ointment upon the head, which de-
scended upon the beard" &c.
During the chanting the Cnnsecrator, the
elect kueeling bef re him, anonted the palms
of the Joined hands of the latter with the sign
of the cross The crozier and ring of the
elect were then blessed and given him h. re.
turning with the assistant bishops t., his own
chapel. Mass was then proceeded with t"
the offratory. when a sermon was delivered by
Bishop Gibbons
He said the vast congregation comprising
State and other officials, have not only come
mere I'D pay thelE Hesotl"ns ana render homage
to God. but also to witness the conservation of
the new Bishop of Wheeling And never
before was so grand n scene witnessed either
in Virginia or Wet Virginia, for never before
had B'shnp been consecrated in either of
those States
Your ynune bishop who from to-day is to
preside over y"u. did nat seek the honor given
him. Had it been left to his own choice he
would no doubt IN his humility have nre.
ferred remaining at HIS former work of ex
tending still further the truth at his mission
OF Harper's Ferry. He c"mes to you with
thn craorsn,,,nr,1 e .ho w. aF q Il