Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-12
THIRD PIRACY COUNCIL.
BriIlissf4nassdf ration Of the conyo-
caiigd at Baltimore.
O
Thirtse4 ArchbSASPs, Sjxy-Sye BihOps and
Scores 81 Other Dignitaries Pssent---
After the Introductory Sevsces the
Session is AdiOu1ed, to
be Resumed NexySunday.

United States opened this morning at the
Cathedral in tbs city. From early dawn
the streets inFthe vicinity OF the building
and on the Archepiscopal residence were
filed with people. The doors Of the Csthe-
dral were guarded with squads of police. In
the sacrists and robing rooms, altar boys
~seminarials and master Of ceremonies kept
up a constant ehange. Of tgatssa color. 1t
had evidently bgen determined thasin bril-
Eancy and in numbers the opening services
should exceed ans religious event in the
history Of the country, and certainly the re
suits went beyond all expectations
With thirteen archbishops ard sixty-ive
bishops, besides scores Of abbots, monsig-
uori, yicars-general, superioss Of religious
orders, rectorS Of ~seminarjss and theolo-
gians, it can readlj be understood how, if
only from a spectacular point Of view, the
ceremony must have appealed to the arts
tic sense Of the spectators. The minor
clergy and the laity, RhO were to take part
in the procession, assembled at ST. Alphon.
SOS Hall, about Two squares distant, and
marched to the Archbishops resi-
dence to join in the ceremonies. The
streets through which the pageant was to
pass to the Cathedral were filled with spec
tators. As he cross-6earer carrying the
professional cross was seen leading the pro-
cession the faithful uncovered or made o
pious genuEeetion. In order tAensbsre fol
lowed secular and regsi&f clergy, seminar
iars, theoNgiaRs bishops, arch-bkhops
and mitred abbots, all in the full PIANO
ply of their sacred Office. Ven
cradle princes of the church, moved
along, their long trains supported By
hrightfaced boys keen.iased and
intellectuaLlOoking men in the prime Of
life, fit to command, or ready TO obey,
walked with modest mein; bishops bearing
lightly the weight of wears, and carrying the
staff fled silently past, the sunlight glanc-
ing on their copeS and mitreS. Occasionally
among the crowd of clean shayen faces could
be seen one with patriarchal beard and ven
cradle look, Seemingas ifhe had stepped out
Of some richly stained window. Slowly
swinging his censer and spreading around
an oder Of frankincense, walked the censor
bearer. and then, bringing up the rear, the
apostolic delegate, Archbishop Gibbons.
Preceding MIN walked with feeble steps the
venerable Vicar General of the diocese
Father McColgan, and then came the Arch.
bishop. supported by hiaAssc0ns Of honor
Rev. Fathers bee and Deyine, respectively
his secretary and chancellor.
Thousands OF deyOtees looked on approx
irgly. and even those who gazsd on the
spectacle as a passing show were impressed
with its beauty and its harmony. At the
church the affairs we're abiaze with light, the
deep GiapaSon of the organ swelled up to
the dome in pealS of thunder, the voices of
the choir added to the MELODY and the ser,
vices began. On reaching the sanctuary
the archbishOps occupied seats to the right
of the altar and the sbbotS and proxincials
to the lett. The bishops occupied the recess
Of the altar of the Blessed Virgin, while the
~seminarians occupied the recess of the
altar of St. Joseph. The priests occupied
chairs in the aisleS and in front of the
sanctuary. Archbishop Gibbons occupied
the throne. and near him wasthe Very Rev.
Edward Michigan, Nicar-General Of the
Archipiscopal See. The main altar was
adorned with evergreens and white blooms.
The Most Rev. Archbishop Kenrick, OF St.
Louis, celebrated the grand high mass, as
sisted By the Rev. DwiGktrTmaE as deacon
and the Rev. j. A@cCallen, SIS, as mas
ter of ceremonies. The choir consisted Of
upwards Of1ffty v~ocalists under the direc,
ton OF Rev. Father GRAY aud the music
was of a nigh order. Besides the choir,
seminarians acted as chonsters and with
the clergy and higher dignitaries chanted
the ~litanies. After the mass the Most Rev.
Archbishop Ryan, OF Philadelphia, preached
on The Church and Her Councils He
selected for his text the 18th, 9th and 10Th
verses, chapter 5, Of the Gospel of St.
Matthew.
He sad he was to speak of the Church
which Christ had established on the earth
and OF its head. The Church recognized its
head, because God had placed him at the
head of the flock on earth. The Church
had been exposed to the rains and wind, but
it fell not because it was founded on a rock
and Christ said it should continue to the
consummation OF the world. 1t was not de
puted with ordinary power, but the Holy
Ghost had endowed it with extraordinary
power. Addressing~himSe to the priest,
hood, who were Brought mbre into contact
with the people, he said they
we're present at the Council to aid its delib.
e~ra,iorsby their experience and counsel
Archbishop Ryan said he was present eigh-
ican years ago at the second Plenary Coun-
! Gil. when there were fortysiN bishops. and
rCw there are over seventy. OF the forty
| six then !crty had passed to the bishop Of
| tier souls. and their nearaeSs to God makes
| tEem more Jealous for the glory Of God and
| tie salvation of the people. The church was
| lighting the haltle Of the right against the
wrong. There are men ofdifrerent religious
| denominations, and men Of no religion
at all who lcok 10 this Council to
lay the bass Of 3 sounder morality, and the
Church knows it IS fatal to trust to human
honor and honesty without supernatural aid.
| The Dlvinu law endowed the Church with a
mission Of veriEcation and sauctiication,
and it has come down through all the CEN
turies without a break, or We should not
know that il was the true Church Of Christ.
WShout the Churchtke world would De in
in chaos. TbsChurch passes such s%alutary
laws as willfrotect the consciences Of the
people. AN the people in the
Church might not be good. ior
there was Judas and a Peter, but abuses
nave OtSA NO4ASCNtN anu Will De
The Archbishop spoke against free will,
and said the teaching Of the church should
be accepted. Among the disciples there
was one Of free will and he went out aud
sold Jesus Christ for thirty pieces of silver.
Without the church the world would 90 back
10 pagan darkness. She has brought back
the most abandoned, and in this young re-
public she VIII bring back the people by in.
struction, teaching submission to the will of
God; by her love for the poor. by her orders,
which prefer poverty that they the better
serve God. She viii call all the people into
her embrace. Because Christ was the great
regenexstor of humanity the church has fol-
loved him in aiding the poor and in aiding
humanity. -
At the close otthe Sermon the most Rev.
Archbishop Gibbons proceeded to the ceatre
OF the main sltar, where he offered the in.
sugural prayer for the plenary council. The
following are the officers: Most Rev. Arch
bishop Gibbons, Apostolic Delegate Presid.
lug; CbancellorS. Revs. John Foley aud