New-York tribune., 1877-05-01
OF Ihe London Times
TIE NEW BISHOP or PEORIA.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF The
REV. j. L. sPAULDING-sKETCH OF hIs LIFE.
The conservation of the Rev. John Lancaster
spading as Bishop OF Peoria Illinois, at st. Patricks
Cathedral this morning, Will be one OF the most impos
Ing services that have taken place III this city The
ceremony will be performed by Cardinal McClo5aey, as
sisted by Bishop Foley Of Chicago and Bishop Gibbons
of Richmond Eight other bishops and about 100 priests
will be in attendance. Among the prelates viii be
Ri.hop, Thomas A. Becker Of Wilmington, John j. Con.
roy of Albany, NJ. A. COrrigan Of Newark, Joseph
DwcngeT OF Fort Wayne, Iud, Galbcrry OF Hart
ford John LOuChlin OF Brooklyn T. N Lynch OF
Charleston. s. c., Bernard McQuad OF Rochester,
Patrick f. o Reilly Springfield, Mass, and s. II. Rose
Grams OF Columbus Ohio Bishop Rosecrans has been Sc
lectad o preach on the occasion Among the assistant
nsts will be Father Hurley OF Peoria and the Rev. A.
7 Donucly pastor Of St. Mchael's Church, who viii be
deacons Of honor the Cardinal The particular features
OF the services will be the prcsenaon Of the Bishop
elect to Cardinal when ;he oatn Of duty and fidelity
ia administered The amounting Of his head with chr.sm
follows after which the hands anontod in the form
of cross Then come the blessing and presentation Of
e cro,icr tine staff OF the pastoral office, and the Invest
ing Of the ring whchts token Of ndchty Ihc newly
mad, bishop then presents 10 te CaIuhiI tWo IShts3
auers two Olyes Of bread handsomely OrnaIncnied and
two miniature barrels OF wine: The investing of me
inter- the presentation OF the gloves ahd Tue ceremony
of placing the Bishop on the Episcopal chaif IN tOEeh
Of his being made ruler conclude the ceremony IL Is
CUSTOMARY when & 2iHSSp WtS e o. Tdbs Of O hs m oc
Mime Harry the Convent Ot the Sacred Heart oi Paris,
MIN il "A relative OF Father spauding and formerly sta
tiGned Al the Mlnhattanye COuycat, has had inter
made al Paris for the occasion; Inc heE. ). r. Cdi-
aghan the secretary OF the Archbishop OF Cincinnati
and eiifor OF The Cincinnati telegraph has presented
he ru.: he was % cllssmate Of TIE new bishop at Mt
50 Mary's College IL IS "a very heavy Oriental amethyst
ring uad by Thomas Lowell ~ Cincinnati. On tho SIDES
are cures Of The ring Is similar 10 that made
for Archbishop Purcell, the occasion OF his golden
ubilre with the exception that there no diamonds
Father -pauding vii! be the youngest preate In tho
Church IN America. Bishop COTfiSan VI Newark was
Younger when he was cOu,eCtated several years
ago but Is now seyera! months the sonJr. Father
Spaulding was born June ., $50, IA Lebanon, Ky.
In BIS youth he received tuition at nome, and
afterward went to SIT 81. Mays College, IN Ken
turly, where he remained Tor several years Sub
saluently he went 10 the College OF *. Mary, al
Emmittsburs Maryland and from there 10 81 Mary's of
the West at Cincinnati Having determined 10 devote
his life 10 the priesthood Father Slauno sent by
his uncle then Bishop OF Louisville, TO the Catholic
University Of LOuyain where hC completed lis ecccsias
teal studies IN 1864 and ordained priest 10 the same
year After his ordination he Travelled through laly
and eInany, and u IA tho latter place that no nist
met Father DOnnely the pastor OF the church III whch
be has off dated for tho last few ycars On returning TO
Louisville 10 was appointed by B shop LaViac assistant
pastor of te Cathedral This position he retained until
isOs when Dr. william McClOskey, Ordinary Of the
Diocese, intIused " hun the difficult task Of establish