Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-21
A SPLENDID CEREMONY.
AEUan,suor RyAN,s INSTALLATION.
PhIIsdeiphiss rew Prciatc welcomed by
Ihou>snus-BI-unp shansnsns Address
and the Mstropuiitsu's SepIy.


and the mstropohtsu's Sepiy,
The purpose of Archbishop Ryau's tri-
umphal journey from st, Louis TO his new
diocese Of Philadelphia was brought to q
b Gtting cOusummaiion on "Wednesday by
the ceremonies Of his installation ut the
cathedral The dav was a torrid ono, bur
the church, nevertheless, WAS packed aud
tho congregation remained IN full torSc
through all ,he long service. Ceyics ui
tho diocese to the number of more than
two hundred, with the sominariaus aud
the ecclesiastics from other cities, met and
vested in the cathedral chapel at 10 o'clock.
At the ringing Of the church bell they
formed IN line and, passing out into sum
mer street and down Eighteenth, entered
the cathedral by the main doorway.
Archbishop Ryan, in glitteriug poutiticials,
joined them. First walked n sooro of
acolytes in scarlet sOutaues and capcs and
lace surplces; then came the priests, SO
cular and regular, and the representatives
Of the male religious orders. The veucr.
able NousiSuOr ClrcOran in purple. at.
| tended by the Rev. Hugh Lane, of ST.
Thciosa's. was the first of tho higher
clergy. Behind these were Bishop o.
| Counor, of Omaha, attended by the Rev.
Nicholas ]. Walsh, OF st. Charles BOrro
meo's; Bishop Becker of Wilmington, at.
| tended by Rev, Father shannon. of the
| Cathedral. aud tho gentle, ascetic look
| ing Archbishop Gibbons, Of Baltimore,
primato OF the church 10 the United
States aud tho apostolic lcgate
to the coming council of Baltimore
Tho Roy. Fathers Foley and McMauus,
| Of Baltimore, accompanied the primate as
| theolOgiaus. Last Of all the prolatcs, in
| the place OF highest honor, walked the new
| metropolitan. The Rev. Fathers Can't
we'll, OF st. Philip de Neri's, and O'Reilly.
| Of st. JOhu 's--twO of the oldest priests in
| the diocese, and the former an executor of
the late Archbishop Woods estate
attended him. The Rev. Maurice A.
| Walsh, in cloth of silver cope and q
cruciier bearing the gem encrusted archie
| piscopal professional cross, Immediately
| preceded him. The long, flowing robe of
the metropolitan was of cloth of silver,
| heavily embroidered in gold. lie wore
also the glittering 4" precious nitro, -
made for him by the Sisters of Mercy. 4
! golden pectoral cross flashed upon bis
breast and upon n finger of his right hand
his gem studded ring sparked. He car
| ried a golden pastoral staff, the most con
| spieuOus emb EN- of his office, for a crozer
in a cathedral always means that the in
| cumbeut of the see is at hand.
| instsllsiion Ceremonies
As the procession entered the fist not Z
| of Hadyn's majestic Te Deum burst from
| the choir. The line of clerics aud religious
passed up the centre aisle aud into the
sanctuary, dividing at the foot and flowing
| to each side of the high altar. The assist
ing prelates were given elevated chairs.
Vicar General Walsh went To the altar
while the metropolitan, his mitre laid aside,
Snelt aud the other Clerics also tell upon
their knees. As the voices of the choir
died away Father Walsh intoued the
prayer for the protection ofthe church and
the clerical choir responded. Tho metro
| politan arose, resumed his mitre AMI
asceuded the high throne, canopied in
| yellow Camask ON the gospel side of ths
| sanctuary. Learned and white haired DR..
| Corcoran knelt on the steps of the throne
aud kissed the episcopal ring III tokeI
that the hand which he venerated shuulC
rule over him. Next came Father Lane
Of st, Tberesa's. and kissed the ring auC
received the episcopal benedictiOn. Afte
him, one by one, all the priests did homag,
to their great pastor. The archbishop
deconded then TO the foot of The altar and
in resonant, ,tar.reGChing voice, chaGtcd ;
veisclo from the POntitcale, the choir 0
| priests responding. He intOned the prayer
of the patrons of the church of st. Peter
aud 81. Paul and invoked their protection
and aid. When the prayer mad ended be
blessed the thrU&F0 # kneelinG eccles IsticI
and laity, and ne ceremonies of the
installation proper were finished.
The installation ceremonies were fol
| lowed by solemn pOutifcial high mass, it
which HSydn's Mass No. and Mozart
| MOtot "UOnor, Llus ct Gloria" were reu
dercd by selected choir. The sermon 10y
! Bishop Shauahan, OF Harrisburg, followed
He took the following text from Ecclesias
tiCus: ia the midst Of the Church wisdom
shall open his mouth and shall ill hiu
with the spirit Of truth and understanding
and shall clothe him with robe of glory.
Addressing himself to the archbishop, TIT
reverend speaker TecOunted the mauifos
tations Of welcome that had been shown
him, ard assured him that the weloom
was o sincere one. The mass was theI
resumed, aud at its close the arch bishoI
delivered his inaugural address.
The ArchDIshops Aduress,
llo began by expressing his feelings o
gratitude. II almost overwhelmed him +
think that God had selected him TO sue
ceed in the pontitical chair such great
hearted aud ab @ men as James Frederick
Wood and Francis Patrick Kenrica, tn
latter of whom he regarded as the creates
American ecclesiatic. lie saw that thos
unacquaiuted with the genius of tn
Catholic religion would think that such {
great occasion was calculated TO engende
pride aud arrogance in the heart of 1
prelate honored as he had been, but suci
an impression would be far from the truth
for the church while she is ever exaltin,
the office, is ever humblng the man.
AS the man treads the heights of he
hierarchy, the church whispers to hin
Beware ! remember judgment vii
be most severe on him who rules,
and would come to him who, divinel!
installed light on the world
would allow his flame to become
extinct, Think not that your elevation il
your own act. You have not chosen IN,
but have chosen you, that you may &c
and bring forth fruit aud that your frui
may remain Ia proportion to you
humility, and not your ability alone, shal
be the result unless the grain OF whea
falling into the ground die, it remaiueth
itself alone, but if it die, 1t bringeth forth
much fruit Without me you can dc
nothing / select the foolish things o
this world to confOund the wise, and tht
weak things of this world that they may
coniouDd the strong, and the base thiugi
of this world, and the things that are con
temptible, and tho things that are not
that they may confound the things tha
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