Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-24
STATELY CEREMONIALS.
Opening of the Roman Catholic Ecclesias-
tical Council in New York.

Opening of the Roman Catholic Ecclesias-
tical Council in New York.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-St. Patrick's ca
thedral was thronged this morning on the
occasion of the assembling and opening Of
the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical council
of New York in which are embraced the
diocese of New York, Brooklyn, Buffalo,
Rochester, Albany, Ogdensburg, and New
ark and Trenton, N. j. Cardinal Nc
Closkey presided over the council. Long
before l o'clock throng assembled at
Fifth avenue in front of the cathedral
| awaiting the opening of the doors. When
they were opened the crowd ovethowed the
spacious cathedral and many were unable
to gain admission. Soon after the chanting
of the priests was heard and the procession
moved from the cardinals residence along
the south side of the cathedral and entered
the door on Fifth avenue in the following
order: Father Lavelle with the crozier,
the cross bearer and acolytes, chancel
choir and cantors, Fathers Lavelle, Rior-
dan and Kean, members Of religious Or
ders, officials of the council, provincials
of religious orders, secular clergy, vi ce-
general Quinn and Chancellor Pres ton
and the bishops in double file. Archbis hop
Corrigan celebrated mass. Bishop Laugh
lin with the assistant priests, masters of
ceremonies, priests, and large number
of altar boys were provided with seats out
side the chancel rail. Within the rail and
10 the right of the high altar were seated
the bishops and theologians. Services
opened with a solemn pontifcial mass, to
invoke the spirit of wisdom in the delib-
erations of the council. The celebrants
were Bishop Kughlin, Rev. Arthur J. Don
nelly, assistant priest; Rev. Father Nc
Geon, deacon; Rev. Father Donovan, sub
deacon; Rev. Father Farley, chief master
of ceremonies, assisted by Rev. D.
Mcdonnell, and Fathers Lavelle and Kelly.
Father Bowel presided at the organ near
the altar. Rev. Fathers Kean and Riordan,
with a cheir from the orphan asylum, sang
a portion of the mass. Shortly after the
mass was begun, Cardinal McCloskey
wearing the cape and mitre and bearing
the orosier, entered the chancel from south
side and was assisted to his throne by
Mgr. Quinn, Mgr. Preston and Rev. P.
Racicat, the CONGREGATION and clergy
standing at the moment. The cardinal
appeared very feeble aud in rising or tax
ing his seat during the celebration of the
mass, was always assisted. The sermon
was preached by Bishop McGuaid. On
account of the feeble condition Of his
health Cardinal McCloskey was assisted to
his house, where he rested during the de-
livery of the sermon, which occupied an
hour. The text was chapter 5, OF Paul's
epistle TO the Thessalonoans.
At the conclusion of the sermon Cardi-
nal McCiuskey formally opened the coun-
Gil and appointed the following officers:
Promoters, Bishob Kuglin and Vicar Gen
eral Quinn. Secretaries, Revs. DR.. Ma
drill, and Mesmere Notanes, D. McSwce-
ney and Revs. T. O'Keefe, Farley Morney.
In the evening Bishob Wadham celebrated
vespers in the presence of large congre-
CATION and a sermon on the Influences
of Christianity or civilization through the
Catholic church was preached by Rev. W.
Woodman. The deliberations of the ses-
sions of the council will be carried on in
Latin and the discussional and conclusive
will be strictly private and will not be
made public before the report is sent to
Rome and approved bo the Pope.