New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-25
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The PROYINOIAL COUNCIL.
BUSINESS SESSIONS BEGUN.


SECRET DELIBERATIONS AT THE CARDINALS HOUSE
COMMITTEES OF THEoLoGIAYs
The business sessions of the Roman Catholic
Council of the Province OF New YORK began YES
terday At 10 o. M the bishops. CARDINAL NC NC
Closkey presiding met for deliberation at the
Cardinals house and remained in session until
/ p. IN. There were present. besides the Cardinal;
&c nnS MsSsd
ter; McNierny, of Albany; Wadhams, OF Troy;
Wigger. of Newark; OFarrell, OF trenton ana
tirely secret At p. m. the five committees OF tue
theoIogIans assembled at the CATHOLIC Female Or
phan Asylum at Fifty-frst-st. and Madison-ave.;
and elected their presidents, vice-presidents ana
secretaries. Besides these officers each committee
embraced eight or nine theoloRians The commit
tees with their Officers lin
Bishop Wigger; secretary. the Rev. A. Fivez OF
Troy. On questions relating to the clergy0oPres-
o Sf95 sn Secretary Dr. HcsWeeny On qnes-
lions relating TO zeal Tor s0us-fresldent, Dishop
Ryan; vice prcsdent, Yicar-General Quinn; secTe-
tary the Rev. j. +. Mooney, of Newburg On
sacraments and divine neutrality-suspicious., Bishop
McNierny; vice president, Vicar-General Preston;
secretary, the Rev. Dr. Hoelscher, OF Buffalo, u, on
ecclesiastical NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Bishop Wad-
hams; vice-ppesident. Monsignor Doane. Of New
ark secretary the Rev. Edward Dc PAW. -,
The deliberations of the committees lasted until
evening, and the result of them will bs presented
to the bishops at their meeting at 10 a. M to-day
The bishops will discuss them and tomorrow ar q
general OF bishops ana i'm
closed doors. This general congregation is com;
mittee of the whole. The bishops will hold
meeting at Q p; m. tomorrow m, and take
final action on all the questions. The result
will be announced publicly in Latin at the Cathe-
dral On Thursday after the requiem mass. On Fri
day a repetition of this method Of procedure on
other questions will be begun, and the result will
be announced at the final public session in the
Cathedral On Sunday.
The programme Of the remaining sessions is as
follows: Public sessions on Thursday aud Sunday
at the Cathedral at 10 a. NJ. general congregations
at the Cathedral, with closed doors. tomorrow aud
Saturday, at D. M; congregations OF bishops oniy
at the Cardinals house to-day and Friday. at 10
a. M and tomorrow and Saturday ut p. M; meet
ings of committees of theologans at The Female
Orphan Asylum to-day and Friday. at p. m.
On Thursday requiem mass for the repose of the
deceased bishops and priests of the province
will be celebrated in tie Cathedral at 10
a. M This clergy will meet in the
Cathedral sacrsty. After the mass the public
announcement of the results of the Councils delib-
erations Will be made. when the same vestmcnts
will be worn as on Sunday. At the pontiticai high
mass on Sunday next the vlcar-general. monslgnor'
proyincials of orders and superIors OF semlnares
will wear the surplIce amice and white cope for
mass and the red cope for the session after the
mass All the other theol0gians will wear the
amice alb, cincture and white chasuble for mass
and the red chasube at the session after the mass