Daily Republican., 1886-11-15
BISHOP CURTIS.
ms Oonsocrataon st the Cathedral In
baltimore rssterday-Imposing and
Solemn Ceremonies.

HIS Conservation at the Cathedral Il
baltimore resterday-Imposing an
Solemn Ceremonies.
| The conservation of the Rev. Alfre,
Curtis, as Bishop of the See of vii
mfnRton, took place ct the Cathedral il
Baltimore yesterday, and was vitnesse,
Dy an immense number of persone
About 100 went from this city on Satur
day night, and fully 400 more wen
down yesterday morning on the specia
train which left the foot OF Msrke
street att O'Clock, and on the expres,
which left the Delaware avenue station
st 2. Al O'Clock. The special train VA,
delayed, and did not reach Baltimor,
until II O'Clock, by which time tb,
Vstnedral was packed, and very few o.
TO even obtain standing room inside thu
spacious building.
The Cathedral was brilliantly lighted
ana the impressive SCI vices lasted about
ionr nours: The choir was large, being
churches, and the music was unusually
fine.
The ceremonies were intensely inter
esting, the cardinal, of course, In his
masnlncent robes being the central fig
ure. He was the consecrator and
ceio0rant, with Rt. Rev. j. j. Kain,
OF wheeling, W. Va, as first assistant
coDsecrator and Rt. Rev. j. Moore, OF
81 Augustine, Fla as second assistant
coneecrator. Rt. Rev. Thos, A. Becker,
OF Savannah. preached the sermon i'm.
mediately after the gospel of the mass
from the following fext, being the last
five verses of the Gospel Of St Matthew
"Then the eleven disciples went
away into Galilee, into o mountain
where Jesus had appointed them. And
when they saw him thsy worshipped;
but some doubted. And Jesus came
and spake unto them, saying, all power
is given unto me In heaven and in
earth. Go ye therefore and teach all
nations. baptislng them in the name OF
the Father and of the Son and OF the
Holy Ghost, teaching them whatsoever
things have commanded you; and, 10,
L am with you even unto the consum.
nation of the world"
In the couree of his sermon he paid a
glowing tribute to the people OF VIII.
mfngton, among whom he was stationed
so long. He recounted their fidelity
and devotion to the church and to him
as their bishop. He epoke feelingly of
the many acts Of kindness done him
while in this city and In other portions
OF the diocese. he congratulated
Bishop Curtis that his lot had fallen
among such pleasant people and as
sured him . warm reception not only
from members of the church but from
those outside of it. He closed with q
strong appeal In behalf of the higher
life, dissuading his hearers from the
plsasurable things Of lie which perish
with the using,
he spoke about cne hoar, and held
the undivided attention of the large an.
dience. The following clergy men took
part In the ceremony: The Rsv. Thomas
>. Lee. assistant priest; the Rev. D wight
E. Lyman, Of Gowanstown, Md, dea.
Don; the Rev. M. Femme, SUBJ deacon,
snd the Rev. j j. McCallin, 8. s.,
master Of ceremonies. The Revs. j
cunningham, of St. Joseph's, and N. |
W. Caughey, of I,au, e, -. Nd, acted as
,hsplaiDs to Bishop L %. The Revs.
N. Rowan, OF Lowell, Mass, and z. |
Southgate, of New York, served Bishop
Moore, and the Revs. P. Dessez, of 81.
Sulpice, ana j. Tabt, Of 6t. Charlie |
College. assisted Bishop Curtis. The
eader of the pspal documents was the
Rev. William e. Starr, of Corpus
Jhrieti Church, Baltimore. Besides
hess there were over 80 other clergy
men and 200 students from st. Sulplcs
md other Catholic colleges In Mary
and and Virginia.
Bishop Curtis is "a years old. He was
'orn In Somerset County, Md. At the
ge of 25 he was ordained clergyman
the Protestant Episcopal Church. Hel
vas In charge Of several parishes, and
bout twenty years ago went to Balti-
aore as rector of Mount Calvary, the
nost ultra Of the ritualistic churches of
hat diocese. In 1873 he resigned fromI
he Protestant Episcopal Church and
eoame Catholic, and In the latter ,
art of that year he was ordained O
riest at the Cathedral by Archbishopl
'ay ley, who appointed him his private
scretary and the assistant rector of the
srish. When Bishop Becker was trans-
'rred from the See Of Wilmington to
avannah he was appointed his sue.
sssor. At that time be was the private
'eretary Of Cardinal Gibbons. He wal
cry popular in Baltimore, and on Sum {
~ he received many splendid pres.
lts. ameng them signet ring with q '
oodstene rom Jerusalem. 10
Bishop Curtis will be In WilmingtonI
Ut Sunday and will be formally In.
allied In St. Peters Pro- Cathedral.
lrdinal Gibbons will preach in the b
orning and Bishop Becker in the u
ternoon. The ceremonies will be II
and and imposing. 81
The special train started on the Q
turn At 8 O'Clock, but owing to una. d
'idable delays did not reach this city
It'll late hour. Many of the excur. Y
,nists remained In Baltimore over p
ghG and will return to day.
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