Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-10
END OF the GREAT COUNCIL.
The Catholic Prelates C)ncllds
Their Deliberations.
A Procession From the ArchbishoP's Palace
to the Cathedral---A Great Cr0wl in
AHendance--The Ceremonies Close
with the PapaI Eenaiic ion
by TIE Archbishop.
Baltimore Herald,

Bal SEOre Hsrdits
The Third Plenary Council Ofthe Roman
Catholic Church in the United States closed
Yesterday with a solemn session at the Ca
thedral. Long before 9 o'clock the streets
surrounding the Cathedral were thronged
with young men and maidens, old men and
children, waiting anxiously for the process
sion of the fathers ofthe chusch to leave the
archiepiscopal residence. The windows OF
the houses in the vicinity were also crowded
With people waiting to catch glimpse. A
few minutes after 10 o'clock the line OF pre-
lates emerged from the building, headed by
the chsnters. Turning into Mulberry street
they walked slowly to Cathedral street,
where they were met BY the professional
cross,bealer, seminarisns and the regular
and secular clergy, who had formed at St.
Aluhonsus' Hall
While the line of dignifed and venerable
men. clad in the rich vestments of their
order, marched slowly through the streets
the great crowd on the sidewalk pressed
forward to see them, and tall men congratu-
lated themselves on their superior height.
Several aged ladies were roughly pushed
aside by the men who would use their
strength to force way to the curbing to
get good view The small children Jared
even worse. damned between the surging
crowd, they could hardly keep their feet.
Hats were lost and clothes torn in the
struggling crowd. Many people used opera
glasses and kept out of the Jam. After the
procession had passed into the Cathedral
! the gates were closed.
Sergeant Rhiuehart was stationed there
with So men, and when the gates were
opened their work-begsn. Men women and
children rushed pellmell against the solid
ranks Of police In the midst Of the rush
! Officer TIghe was almost pushed of his feet.
Inside the Cathedral every available inch
/ of standing room was occupied. The jam
at the Cathedral door was even worse than
at the gate, their being no policemen to
guard it. People rushed headlong for the
entrance, crowding those ahead Of them
against the walls and doors. The rush
lasted for fully twenty minutes, when g
passage was opened by several gentlemen
The deep tones of the pedal bars of the
organ yibrated through the spacious Cattle,
drsl as the procession cross-bearer entered.
He was followed by the seminsrians Of st,
Sulpice, who filed up the centre aisle two
abreast, while the organ burst forth IN
solemn harmonies. Reaching the sscristy
the seminarians turned to the right and LEFT
and took their places in the side aisles,
Then follow the regular clergy, as in the
opening of the council. The organ was
hushed, and its harmonies give place to the
simple Gregorian chant sung by the clergy
Next came the secular clergy. They did
not wear the yestments worn on the open
ing day. The gorgeous hues of the mel,
snd varied colors in which they we're theI
clad we're wanting. This lime their vest
ments are white, | some cases they were
beautifully aud skillfully embroidered will
! gold. But the groundwork of all the vest
ments of all the dignitaries of the procession
was white, This is explained by the fac
that the mass celebrated is the mass of the
Holy Trinity, although yesterday was the
second Sunday in Advent.
Purple is the only color which the church
usually permits being worn during Advent
In order that the mass of the Holy Trinity
might be celebrated yesterday and it,
chr, Nocteristie vestments of white worn o.
the clergy. special permission had to be Sc
cured from his Holiness Pope Leo.
The theologians, who followed the regular
clergy, formed lines along either side o.
the center aisle as the officials and dIgni
taries of the council marched between them
to their places in the sanctuary. The OF
6cials who came first were: Promoters Oh
attorneys Of the council, Right Rev. Johr
j Kahn, D. d., bishop Of Wheeling, and the
Right Rev. Francis Janssens, d. d., bishop o.
Natchez. Chancellor, Rev. John 5. Foley
m Secretaries, Right Rev. j. A. Cor
coran D. -, Of Philadelphia; Right Rev
Henry Gabrieis, D. D.. Of Detroit; Righ
Rev Sebastian G. Messurer, u. D.:
Newark, and Right Rev Dennis J. 0'Con
nell. d. D., of Richmond. Masters Of Cere
monies, Rev. James McCsllen, s. s., o
Baltimore; Rev. Thomas Broydick, of st
Martins, and Rev. Miehsel Kelly, Of Hart
ford.
After the officials came the superiors o.
religious orders, rectors OF theological semi
naries, very reverend and right reverend
monsignori, right reverend mitred sbbots
right reverend bishops and most reverend
bishops.
Last of all was the Apostolic Delegate
Most Reverend James Gibbons, archbishop
of Rsltinone. he leaned on his golden
crozier and was preceded BY the areh-epis
conal cross-bearer.. Accompanying him were
tbs Very Reverend Edward McColgsn, V,
G., assistant priest Of the apostolic delegate
and the deacons of honor, Fathers G. W.
Devine and E. A. Curtis. The positions in
which the prelates were arranged were sim
/ liar to those taken BY. them hitherto at The
solemn sessions Of the council. The spos-
toTc delegate was seated on the throne,
While on his right and left hands were
Fathers Devine and Curtis. The vestments
of the apostolic delegate and his assistants
differed from those Of the other clergy in
that they were completely covered with gold
embroidery.
The Mass of the Holy Trinity was then
celebrated BY the Most Reverend Michael
Corr;pan, of New York. The deacon was
Rev ii. L. Robinson, of Uxbridge, Mass,
With Rev. Henry A. Brsnn, d. D., of New
York. sub-deacon. Monsignor Preston was
assistant priest. The masters of ceremo-
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