The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-28
CARDINAL McCLOSKEY.
a Groat Crowd Prosont
A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE.
The Omeiallng DlEultaries.
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Npw yoRK Anril 9z -lTho,,sands Of
.rac,n,Sts Salhassd al q pa1ricrs IN.
ttsjral'to swiinsss IN ceremony Of con.
isrrinS tSe Rersstta an Casdinai McCIos.
Iav 7Ft" styests N tbe neigLborhood
Sv SSS,. na"tOJ win human beinua Ron.
resantativ " % ivss were M nreSent rom q yery part
~ tho Iinion Smong tbose nresent are
TL;si JnStics Daiv Ji,dTe Donahue Dis
trict AIinTnev bhelps, Hon. Thomas
Mnrnhv ami nnnv o,bar well llknown ciii.
-sns r' fif
Al twentv minutes In eleyen o,olook
,ha head ~ ,he ~socession emerped from
thc vestry, ihen iolIowed long Iines 0f
clorgvmo1 Who afer massing, nassei
Jown ,Lo con,ro oisIs which Wos soon
n"cLsJ WL"n ths surnIicsI nripsts Ind
Iii toL"r ,hoi, niocoS M REPRESENTATIVES,
aI,h" v".;"u' rnIi";ons "rlsrs in ,be d;o.
w. Oa.a I hoSa" "a omer"" from tho ves,rv
@ When " H. nroc"'sian hsJ oIi bosn ~.
rn".aI /" ,Lrir nroMor nlnccs there was
nm Interval of ion n,inutes during which
,ho chnr"b wns GIIeJ viii mnsic from
the chnir Tho nrocession of nrelates nj
isngth emergcd with slow and nieasIreI
trend. Tie audience rose as the mag.
n;Gcent snSctacI" hegan IN unfold ilSeif
Tbe scens wNs ana which Nav York
riII nrnIohIS rovo. AGAIN wi,ross-
ihe hdvs With robSs and t6e dignitarics IN
J"rt cnr"is nr;s ,Gsv The Asch R;shon
S"L % ,Ea fW fW. Gons, "roccs"ion w"s cl"Sca
I~ % IN" % coI"Lv"nts D "h ~ tho mas RiShon
IausLI;H II Rrootlvn Rev Dr Nj.
1;IwSn "ss;s,.r, Ray Eothor Mc(isan
Jn!con % "SS "nJ Ea,hoS Ks," snhIIoac"".
,LSn ~ rS;nal McC'lostsv then the In,
VOWS md lnstly tLe tSil Huure Of Count
M3rcioschi of N" po,reS Noble Guard,
In his dazzling uniform.
Cardinal McClOskey, wearing purple
cassoCk and nantilla, knelt at The epiStle
aide Of lle altar, The Archbishop Of
baltimore Sat on his throne on the same
side, The officiating Bishop and clergy
men stood at the altar steps, and AZ the
mas was commenced the Cardinal stood
M and proceeded 10 his throne at the
gospel side, ho alone Of all the prelates
I,resent having n pastoral staff, which
was carried 6y an assistant officiating
bishOp, After incensing The altar three
times, hc sat down with the deacon and
sub.deacon. Dishop Iauqhlin read the
E,irOH rccited the Kgris, and intoned
"Giorid IN ErcIsis' which was aiterward
sung by the choir. While Bishop laugh
lin rcnd the Gospel the entire con.
gregation foso to their feet. He then
ehanted The werds "CteiI IN Unum
Deum" and In n low voice, reOited the
remainder Of The Nicene Creed. When
il was concluded the cGlebrnnt, together
with the assistant deacon and sub.deaCOn,
sat down until the choir had finished.
Bishop Laughlin then returned to the
altar, when, alter the customary "DOm-
mus rObiscum' and "OremuS," proceeded
to rcad the prayers at the OfertOry. The
deacon and Enb.dcacOn then prepared the
sucrcd vessels and bread and wine, and
was incenscd by the cclcbrant, the arch
bishop and bishop rising and removing
their mitres, and the priests and entire
congregation rising. At this time the
church was n level sea Of heads. When
the bell tinkled to announce the opening
Of the canon or solemn part Of the GER
emOny, the people standing made an at.
tempt to knee, but were unable to do ~,
they were masAed 40 tightly.
Toward the end Of the mass was intro.
duccd the curious ceremony Of the pdr, or
kiss OF peace. II ID not exactly kiss,
hut MI inclination of heads together,