Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-26
Conservation of Bishop keane.
[Reported for the Alex. Gazette.

Reported for the Alex Gazette.
Five car loads of people, including many Ia
dies left Washington at 1880 on Saturday
night for Richmond, to witness the cousccra-
ton of the nca bishop Of the Catholic diocese
| Of Richmond, Rev. John j. keauc, late as
sistant pastor Of St. Patrick'a Church, Wash
iDgton. They were Joined at Alexandra by
small number Of persons, and arrived in Rich
mond at 4. H., after very pleasant trip.
A very large number Of priests being present
] succession of Masses went on from day break
to a. m. at all tho altaIs OF the Cathedral
| The decorations were but simple, the only spe.
| cial ornamentaton being the words. In spirl'
III advenicnte,' in white flowers around the
canopy ever the episcopal throne, and cross
lust above the chair. The arrangements for
seating were perfect, there being 10 crowdloS
| whatever. The police guarded tho entrance,
admitting mono without tickets, and al excel
| lent corps OF ushers showed ticket holders 70
their seats. Tho mass sung was Ilaydyn's NO.
4, and the accompaniment was tho organ and
| kcssenich' 8 orchestra.
| At 10 clock the procession OF clergy escort
| ing the Archbishop, bishops ADD bishop elect,
proceeded from tho episcopal residence, On
| Grace street. through files OF the dlEercns CO.
cicties, acting as guard Of honor, to the front
door Of the cathedral and up the central aisle
| to tho charccl, the baud playing march,
| There were first about forty priests 10 surpllcc
and birctta then Bishops tloorc, Of ST. Au:
justine; Cross, Of Savannah, aud Lynch, OF
Charleston, each attended by his chaplain and
train bearer; then Bishops Foley, CT Chicago,
aud KAN, of Wheeling, cscortlug the bishop
elect, and lastly Brchbshop Gibbons, proceed:
cd by his cross bearer and The deacoC5, and
sub deacons assisting Il! the Mass. The clergy
attending WtrU 30 numerous that long roW OF
them had to be seated in front OF the first 70"
OF pGWs
The ceremony began by the presentation Of
the elect to Archbishop Gibbons b. Bishops
Foley and kain and the reception OF ha pro-
icsslou Of faith and the administration Of the
episcopal oath, alter the papal trc!s auLhoriZ
ing tic CONSIDERATION OF DR.. keano as Bishop Gi
Richmond and Vicar Apostolic OF North Ca!o
lima had been read by notary. q long cXamlna-
ton OF the elect by the Archbishop, ACCORDING
to ancient usage, then took place, AID the Mass
began, the consccrstor celebrating 1T thu El@t
| altar and the elect at that 90 the r!gIt. -:
the collects the lltauicS We're chauted, -: :.:;.c
| lying PROSTATE on tic STEPS 81 the 49,. -
then the consccrator and the ass=ia-; t.:- ::
united in the Imposition Of haEcs o. tha go.
The head and the hands ii ;ha el=c: T:!= !-41
anCnted ana be vas iDycstc! VIII tie IL: 2o1
crosier and the Mass again proceeded. :i:::E
tic Chanting Ct the Gospel Bishop LyGca rose
and preached the consideration 5crn51 !Ejm tie
Goth chapter Of the Act: Q: tte Apostles,
Take heed t. your=:!Yc: aa1 u th2 Will,
Cock ever which He hath PLACID you, b'-hop=,
to rule the church of God. lie began IS say.
ing that often had ia. church been filed before;
| ;oia r.
sometimes to witness grand ceremonies; some.
times 10 drink in the words Ct elcqusut wisdom,
and sometimes TO pay tie last tl5ute to the
loved and venerated dead. Never bad it been
flied more fttiDgIy than uo"; DaVer before
had so many bishops anu priests assembled
within its walls, and never before had lis cor.
gregalioI witnessed the conservation Of chief
pastor. lie then proceeded to explain the
ccfcuuaics 10 detail, ard, 10 aiiudinz to the
reading CT the pspal briefs Is prerequisite ID
the corsacration he asked, Why Should
weak cid man, vino dared 10! !s.uc from The
Vatican for tear Of i1slliL AID outrage, who
e5ud 10. BE- croaned IN BIS own magnificent
cathedral for the same reason, be able to eX.r.
else such power, Eve thousand miles away, in
the trees: lard % cath: TO dra@ together
bishops ard clergy from illinois to Florida to
hear his words ADD execute his commands?'
| l
ccty, be lie E:qnimauy or Indian, Greei, or
| barbarian: lie mus. have s0uc government,
sud for that reason forms CT g0verrm2lt had
been Instituted amorg men, empires and king.
dorns ADD republics. Bat these governments
could but take cognzllcc CT outward acis they
could deter from evil doing By punish
men!s, bu: could not rule the latcliect, the
mind and conscences OF men. God alone can
create q spiritual kingdom aud elevate aud
| cooblc man. Degradation End vice will continue
to exist among men 10 spite Of all human laws
| God s law, alone, can raise men above them.
Human Law may make him hyp3ctte through
fear divine aW only can cause him to restrain
his passions and lie really what b. wishes 10
appear Eighteen centuries ago that kioglom
was founded. and it will last forever in every
nation and 10 every age il must be onc, and to
| be oHc ii must have centric OF authority, round
which i! rcv1!sc5 like the planets, kept 10 their
orbits by the slu's attraction. St. Peter, he
said, was this centre, and his Us successors
| had brought the line doWa t. cur times. Per
cccutions had driven them toto exile or spilled
| their BLOOD bat the line, far more ancient than
guy other, still existed. Ilo then rccitcd var.
Gus acts of authority performed by the Roman
SEC from the earliest ages OF Christianity. They
we're gathered in The interests OF that kingdom
| had alwaya believed in living and speaking
church now saw her as tangible reality. lie then
reverted to the church of Richmond, from tho
days when Spanish missionaries, many years
before the English settlement, had troddcn the
plains of Virginia to evangclize the savage, to
those when Brute and his companions, flying
irom the tcrrors Of the French Re7oution.H
letters Of Introduction from Lafayette to Wash
ington and Jefferson, had met with reception
worthy Of the mother of States, and which
gave promise OF tho fairness With which their
Successors had been treated. lie spoke OF
Kelly, the first bishop, student, u1ftted by
nature to cope With tho difficulties OF his DO.
sition and gladly welcoming call to his native
land Of Father Timothy O Bricn, who had
laid tho foundations Of Catholicity deep, aud
firm in Richmond, while it was under the
spiritual care OF the Archbishop of Baltimore
of Wbnlan nnurcd m |abnr and uiilin0lv pfiro