Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-19
THE NEW BISHOP.
Arrangements fer Father O'Sullivan's
Conservation 1t st. Peters Tomorrow.

The ceremonies at st. Peters church, Capitol
Hill, tomorrow, attending the conservation of
Rev. Father ]. O'Sullivan as a bishop, will be of
a most imposing character. About seventy
priests are expected to be present. A number
Of priests are already here. These include Rev.
Fathers O'Callaghan, Savage, Browne, Meurer
and BaBan, of the diocese of Mobile, to which
Father O'Sullivan has been appointed as
bishop; Rev. Fathers O'Connor, of Wheeling;
Hennesy, of Jersey City; Zoellers, of Brooklyn;
Phelan, of St Louis; Quigley, of Charleston,
and Cafferty, of Savannah. The ceremonies
ing, and include the celebration OF the pontifi-
cal high mass and a sermon in addition to the
service peculiar to the conservation of a bishop,
which is described in another column of THE
STAR. There has been q great demand
Tor tickets Of admission to the church,
which are necessarily limited in number.
Archbishop Gibbons of Baltimore, will be the
eonsecrator: He will be assisted by Bishop
Charleston. Bishop Kahn. of Wheeling. will
preach. Fathers Ryan and Devine will Off
ciate as assistant deacons; Rev. J: F. Mocklin.
and Dugan, as deacon and subdeacon OF the
mass; Rev. w. Z. Starr. notary to read the
ana
lains. and Revs. Ferine, Showds, Starr, Boland
and Schmitt, as chanters. Rev. Jas McCallan.
ST. Peters, and Rev. c. Z. Thomas, of St Pat
ncks, will oaiciate as masters Of ceremonies.
The priests and prelate9 Will assemble before
the ceremonies tomorrow at the sacristy,
where they will form in procession, which will
move by way of I'd and G. streets to the main
entrance Of the church. The procession will be
headed by The crOss-bearer and acofytes. Next
will come the priests; then the Roman prelates
and bishops escorting the bishop-elect, attended
by his chaplains and followed by the assistant
consecratoFs, and finally the archbishop, at
tended by his assistants and insignia bearers.
Rev. Father O'Sullivan, who has been in re-
treat some days busted with religious prepare
ton for his elevation has returned to the city
and Is now at the residence attached to St.
Peters church. After his conservation he will
remain here month before going to his new
post of duty. He will be occupied in arranging
the affairs of his old parish and inducing his
nounced, into office.
An elaborate musical program has been ar
ranged by Mr.. F. b. Newheiser, who will direct
the choir. Haydns mass No. 3 will be sung
with organ and orchestral accompaniment.
The "Veni Creator" of Cilello, will be sung,
Miss Mamie T. NoOnan sustaining the solo
part, and at offertOry Hummells "Alma Virgo
will be sung, the solo by Mrs. w. D. Allen. The
choir is composed Of the following: Soprani-
Mesdames w. D. Allen, Bright, Mailer, Ben
nett, Harvey, Misses n: T. Noonan, Shield,
Mesdames A. s; King, N; c. Gillen, Alice Joyce,
Little, Carrie Maher, Mollie Sauter, Annie
Tanner. Tenori-Nessrs. A. L. Fennell. /. L.
Parkhurst, James Forsythe, A. ]. Neff, V. King,
". d. Allen, Henry Jordan, J. c. Weidman.
Bassi-JOhn Nolan, Magnus Koechling, Capt.
Harrington, ]. Mawdsley, George Riley, A. +.
Bart, C.. b. Word Robert Paul, Eugene Barber.
Prof Anton Gloetzner is the organist.