The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-24


rule the Church, to study Gods interest,
to vindicate his honor, and to promote
the love Of the people among his Church.
Not only does Christ Jesus authorize the
Apostles and SUCCESSORS to preach the Cos
pei, but He commands those nations to
whom such 4 minister IL sent To listen
and obey, under the most severe penal
ties. And this Is not all. When an EN-
bassador Is sent from our country 10
Europe he is henored. So Christ, our
Chief Magistrate, honors his Bishops. lie
will no longer call them servants, but
friends, What a prerogative to be call
ell upon by Heaven to bear the olive
branch Of peace-tO represent the glo.
rious Gospel, which holds out to every one
the blessed hope of immortality! The
Apostles Of Jesus Christ are not only His
ambassadors but His dispensers Of mercy.
To some people the Bishop is like other
men, but in the eye of fate he is exalted.
To them belongs the sublime prerogative
OF recOnciling the sinner-that stupend-
GUS power OF cOnsecrating their body
and bloOd-tO them alone belongs the
power Of communicating the Holy Ghost
by the sacrament OF confirmation. A
temporal prince has the power to cast
into prisOn-but his power is only over
flesh and blood. He does not penetrate
the sanctuary Of the soul. A Bishop is a
spiritual prince, presiding not over un.
willing subjects, but over the hearts OF
his children. lie is u Judge, called upon
to pronounce sentence, not Of COndemna-
ton but OF merCy-he is a builder, to con.
secratc the Heavenly Jerusalem, the
house Of God. Such ia the dignity
and such the authority with which
this young prelate will b. invested
who from this day forth Is to pre-
side over the spiritual destinies Of this
diocese. Your young Bishop has not
sought the office, but the office has sought
him. Much as he appreciates the honor
Of presiding over the diocese to which he
hasbeen called, II left to his own choice
his humility would probably have
prompted him to prefer working Us an
humble missionary In that diocese where
everything had become endeared TO him.
lie comes with the appreciation Of the
Bishops Of the province Of baltimore.
To ali Of them he Ia known by q pure
and upright reputation which has never
been stained by the breath Of calumny,
The longer you know him the more You
will honor and love him. lie will preach
to YOU with simple but pure Christian
spirit, which has become much more ele-
waited by the force Of personal example,
lie Il yours and you are his. From this
day forth you will 6ccupy the first place
in hls heart and affection. lie will be
the guardian angel Of you and OF the
Church. lie will BE- to you like
one Of the angels whom Jacob saw
Oh that mystic ladder bringing
messages from God to man. lie will rec.
ommend himself TO you by his financial
ability and business tact-an ability al'
most indispensable in some Of the south.
ern diocpses, where the resources are lin
tied. lie has already signihed his ability
in this respect by erecting two churches
and paying for the same, know that
your young Bishop will receive loyal
and u heartfelt reception from your
hands. You will receive him with Joy
~ he comes to you with the authority Of
Jesus Christ. Yon will rally around him
and sustain him in all his undertakings
rejoice at hisprosperty anil grieve should
any calamity occur. am indeed re-
iOircd at the harmony existing in this
country between the clergy and the peO'
plc. pray the day may never come
when the clergy will become salar.
rird servants Of the Government
II would perhaps dictate to us what
doctrines we ought TO maintain. But
brethren Of the clergy, | see from
yOnr cordial faces that your new Dish.
npwill receive from your hands hearty
reception. The expression Of your COnn'
lenances to-day differs from the occasion
0f my last visit-whcn the remains OI
your venerable prelate lay cold in death
HUu were sad in your hearts; disconsOlatc
discouraged because your leader was gone
You missed the sound Of that majestic
voice which had been accustomed to in
spirc you with confidence. Your Church
was drapetl in morning, and sorrow filled
the hearts Of your people. A universal
gloom was spread .Over the whole city.
You are cheerful to-day because the
Church renews It's strength. The diocese
las cast of its weeds Of mourning-thC
bishop lost Is found again. A new Captain
comes forward to-day to lead you on to
fresh battles, aud nnesS | am very much de
cpiyed, he will never say "gO," but will al.
ways say, "C0mc, let ia 60 together"
lie will bc ever foremost In the ranks
always in the midst Of you. The speaker
then turned and addressed the new
bishop, but his remarks were almost in.
audible to the reporters, who only OC-
CasiOnnlly caught sentence. lie said
during his brief address, however, that the
diocese Of Richmond in losing Father
Rain had lost valuable member, and
the clergy an nllectionntc brother, but
liiclmond's lOss was Whceling's gain.
lie accepted it ns an suspicious Circum.
stance that the new Bishop was installed
upon the same day IA the temporal au.
tiorllics were installed in this city, and
concluded as follows: May this day lie the
harbnger OF n bright and glorious fl.
NTc lOT lHc NlOCcNt vi NHetllHk' "Hy
you, honorcd sir, when your labors are
over, receive rccompense. from Our
Father in Heaven.
THE BISHOPS OFFERING.
At tho conclusion Of the sermon the
new Bishop made his offering to the
Consccrator. Attended by his bishops,
he presented himself, and knecling, offer
el two large lighted tapcrI, two ornament
Ell lonvcS, and two ornamcntCd barrels Of
wine, and kissed the ConscCrntnr's hand
after he had received them. The choir
then sang ave Nerum."
nLEssISG MtrRE AND GLOVES.
After the solemn bcnedirtion, given by
the COnsccrator, he proceeded to the bless
ing Of the milre, and M he put ii on re.