The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-27


Z y,iolos 81 Faith, responding to each aues-
ION. !. T bellows 9 and al the conclusion
q May this faith be increased by the LORD |
ia thee 30 true aud eternal beatltnde, most
beloved brother id Christ. Ai II answered,
dtaen. Il, 4. i, ].
The Mass is begun and continued TO The
last verse OF the tract xctns!vely, no cnange-
being MADE In the Liturgy save the aaaisioh
al prayer appropriate to the conolti o.
The Archbishop nc the main altar; the
Btshop-eiect at the western.
THE PRESENTATION.
The next portion OF The ceremony Is thu.
described in the published eSpian'ation Oh
the form Of conservation:
n g The elect being again presented 20 inc
consaerator. all take their seats, and the
consecrator states the duties and powers OF
ti,e eniscopacy in these simple terms:
as It behooyes a Bishop to Judge, inter-
.pret, consccrate, ordain, baptize, and con-
firm
"Then, after the Invitation to the fattnlui
70 pray, all kneel while the Lltanies are
sung.
aThe prostration Of the Bishop-elect on
the floor of the sanctuary is expressive OF
the interior humiliation OF the soul IN pres
ence of the infinite majesty OF God. IL re-
minds us likewise Of the prostration OF cur
Saviour in the garden. ~
q The PRAYER and benediction. which the
consecrator, toward the end OF the Lltanies,
nronounces thrice over the elect, who still
remains PROSTATE, ia one OF those gran q
and touching rites whose effect cannot DC
easily described. Whilst all the congrega'
ton and clergy are kneeling, the conse-
orator rises up, and, with bis cIozier 10 ms J,
leie hand, turned towards them, prays aioua
that ss God may vouchsafe to bless p.esS
and sanctify-to bless, and sanctu!,
and consecrste this elect here present.
THE GOSPEL.
After the Litanies which were sung by
the nrelates and clergy In Gregorlan cnant
The Consecrator, with the aid OF the as
sistant bishops, placed the Book OF the Cos
mel. open, on the shoulders OF the elect,
where it was sustained by one OF tne
cbaplains until it was delivered into MS
hands at an advanced part OF the cere-
mony. 1t was placed inversely, tue Dottom
OF the page being turned towards the coi-
secrator. 49, 49, :.
that the gospel must not be for MN seaieu
hook. and that the duty OF unfolding It's
truths presses upon him. Inen comes Tue
imposition of hands, and with that act tne
words " Receive thou the Holy Ghost" is
pronounced, followed by various prayers
and supplications.
THE ANoINTMENT.
After the imposition Of hands the first
verse of the "Veni Creator Sptritus" was
intoned by the Consecrator; but before tnat
the head Of the Bishop-eIect was bound WIN
n linen bandage to prevent the oil with
which the crown OF the head is anolnted
from dripping to the g; onnd. At the END
of the first verse Of the hymn, and Whilst
the choir continued the hymn, the consecra-
tor made the sign OF the cross with holy
chrism on the head OF the Bishop-elect, ana
anointed the whole crown or tonsure, say
ing: g May thy head be anointed and con-
secrated with a holy benedfctlon ID tue
Pontifcal order, in the name OF the Fatner
and OF the Son and the Holy Ghost"
The amounting Of the hands Followed WIN
the recital Of the psalm, Behold now goou
and how pleasant it is for brethren 10 o"ei'
together"
This JUNCTION, like the former, was IN
tended to SIGNIFY the powers which are i'm
narted. The cross was formed thrice over
the hands thus anointed. The hands were
then Joined and placed in linen SCARF sus-
pended from the neck, through reverence
for the oil with which they were anolnted.
EMBLEMs OF OFFICE.
Then followed the blessing and delivery OF
the crozier or pastoral stall; the ring was
placed on his finger and the gospel gwen
unto his hands; at that the consecrator say
ing, "Receive the gospel; 60 preach"
The Sermon.
Bishop Lynch here delivered an interest
ing and eloquent sermon from the text
ACTS Xxx. 2S1: "Take heed to yourselves
and to. the whole flock, wherein the Holy
Ghost hath placed you bishops to rule the
Church Of Gsd, which he hath purchased
with his OWE blood" He said that the
Cathedral OF st. Peters, in Richmond, mad
time and again seen its venerable walls blled
with crowds of the faithful. Here the
people had come in their time of need ana
sorrow and poured forth their petitions to
God who was never deaf and whose arm
was never shortened; or again, had they
assembled to greet two young souls VINO
were pliehting their vows of fidelity, or,
mayhap had many come to pay tue last
tribute of respect to departed worth.
But nj no time had Richmond witnessed
an assemb!age so large and ceremony so
imposing as was here to-day, when an Arch
bishop OF Gods Church and many bishops
had come from afar to assist ut the consecra-
ton of a pastor to the widowed church or
Richmond-a successor, and worthy one,
OF Richmond's prelates. To-day they had
seen the Metropolitan seated before coos
altar, and before Him kneeing
THE CHOSEN ONE.
They had heard read the solemn words OF
the chief pastor of the church whereby John
Joseph Keane was chosen to succeed to the
Episcopal throne. The Archbishop had
demanded that these commands OF the Chief
Bishop should be read aloud.
Who was it that could thus command the
presence Of an archbishop and bishops from
Chicago to Florida? Leo XIII. And who
was he? An old man in far-distant Rome,
imprisoned in the halls Of his own palace (;
deprived OF his temperatures; who dared
not nut foot outside his door, lest perchance
insult or injury should befall him; man
who, when few months since be was ele-
waited to his high Office, dared not enter his
glorious basilica OF ST. Peters lest his per-
SON should be the object Of outrage. And
vet Leo KILL, apparently SO weak there,
was powerful here, five thousand miles
away.
HERE IN FREE AMERICA,
where we resent interference and repel
foreign meddling in our afairs-here his
word was heard and obeyed at once; for
to us he represented a principle and fact.
To him we looked for union.
In our age and times, when men seemed
to care for no restraint, there was need OF
authority. Men recognized at all times the
necessity Of society Of some kind. Even the
sayages were bound together for protection