Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-17

yarn Of our Lord. You have left al 10 COME
TO this see Of Savannah Yet may We We, nope
that toa- viii nave no reason 70 fegIee IuS
change. We. tine priests OF tins dloccse' VII
endeavor to tighten your ne" charge ny our
uniteii cooperation We ana the iatnui
Viii eptwlue our hearts around yours, ana
will make you, II not forget, at least re-
mem Der with less regret the loving
people YOU have just left. OF ms We
are confident, and heuce we DO not fear to
tell you that you will find here dutiful chit
dreu j Ia the aity, and IN the clergy obedlent
and devoted prize t.. who Will help you on al
occasions, ~ they Will see that love aud JUS
tee are the guides Of your dealings with them.
OF TINS We are already assured, for we have
Rad with pleasure the beautiful address OF
the priests Of the Wilmington diocese. By ii
We have seen that their loss was our gain,
[ and mat 10 us was coming 4 true friend
devoted brother and q loving father, whose
! plety and wisdom were not les eminent than
! !ns learning. Hence, from the moment we
earned that your appom mcnt TO TINS
S e our hearts sg e edo with oS ses%se we
/ he dawn Of bright days for the Advancement
I for he Hoy Church, and also pledge for all
/ II US both clergy and lalty, Of an abundance
! of spiritual blessings. Therefore, Right Rev
erend Bishop, one and all, wesay to you, well
come.
THE BISHOPS RESPONSE.
Standing upon his throne Bishop Becker
responded in a strong clear voice. He
said that 1t was not without trepidation
that he undertook the task entrusted to
{
tEOritative voice which gave the COM
mand, ''Feed my sheep" He asked from
his re 0ple pledge OF their forDearance,
kindness, courtesy and love. From the
clergy be expects whatsoever aid they
cau render 10 enable hlm to discharge the
trust imposed upon him. He besought
the PRAYERS OF ali that his administration
may be productive of increased spiritual
mproy ement in the people and himself.
The clergy be thanked Cor their address,
and he said that he purpOsed to know the
diocese 50 lar as il Ia in his power. For
the people. he declared, ne will pray earn.
estly, a nd of them ne asked the charity of
their prayers.
APPOINTMENTS OF OFFICERS.
HeeXpressed his thanks to the Very
Rev. lear General Cafierty for the way
in which the affairs OF the diocese have
been administered during the vacancy in
the bis noprc, and appointed Father CAT
f~rty rs his Vicar General. Rev. Father
Bazin he appointed Chancellor. The other
appOln ments he LETT for the future, He
then, asking the protection of the Blessed
Virgin, pronounced his first blessing upon
the clergy and people Of the diocese.
THE PoNTHICAL MASS.
This ended the installation. and after a
prayer at the altar the Bisnop vested for
the mass. Assuming the chasuble and
the vestments OF his sacred office he re-
sumed his seat upon tue throne, and with
the Very Rev. Father CaITerty as Arch
priest. Father Colbert as deacon
aud Father McNaly as subdeaeon
aud Father Mccarthy as master of cere-
monies. he began the celebration of the
solemn pontifcal high mass. AS the cele-
OTant and his assistants reached the foot
OF the altar and crossed themselves the
thousand waiting Tor the signal knelt and
prayed while the choir began the kyrie OF
Webber's grand mass in G..
Toe mass was sung by the choir under
the direction oil DR.. Way, with Prof. Leo
W. Mehrtens, Organst. aGd with full
orchestral accompaniment, and was one
of the principal features OF the service.
BISHOP MooRE's SERMON.
The pontifical sermon was preached by
Rt. Rev. Bishop Moore. Bishop Moore
chose for his text the closing verses of the
last chapter OF st. Matthew's gospel. The
| passage records the going OF the disciples
| into Galilee after the resurrection
and their meeting their Saviour on
a mountain appointed by him.
! Some, when they saw him, wOrshiped
him, Others doubted. 1t was then that
Jesus told the disc pies that all power
was given unto Him and He commanded
them to 20 forth and teach all the nations
OF the earth in the name of God.
The words of the text, said the Bishop,
| contain the most momentous mission ever
delivered TO man on this earth. The exc
cution of that command has changed the
face Of the world. The fact that some
| doubted shows that they were not enthu-
siasts carried away by delusion.
They saw all the laws of nature obey
| HIS word. They saw Him by His word
cure all manner of diseases. They saw
| Him still the waves, and they saw the
/ r-swv re aaI ne \
| He acted in His own name, and the exc
cutting power went out from His own per-
son.
EVIDENCES OF IMMORTALITY.
Those who believed did so because He
had given them evidence OF His power
| over life and death and of His immortal
| lite. When He gave His disciples the
! command to 90 forth in the world He
promised that His abiding presence should
be with them always. He being the mas
ter, ali owe TO Him obedience aud allegi-
auce, and all the mysteries of religion
| must be accepted upon lis authority.
All er The disciples received the holy
| blessing they We're no longer timid, but
went forth conscious OF their power, and
understanding the nature of the comm and.
Peter " hen asked at the door of the tenn
pie for aims was conscious that be had re-
/ ceivec power and, turning, he told the Grip
! PIE tuat ne nau neltueT silver nor Eoiu, Out
at Peters word the man who had never
walked before arose and went into the
temple. The crowd that was attracted
asked: "How are these things dOneY' Pc.
ter answered that the disciples did those
acts not in their own names, but in the
name of another, Jesus OF Nazareth,
whom the same people had cruci6ed.
THE FAITHFUL DISCIPLES.
The eleven proved their commission by
their work and vast number became
Christians. Christian communities were
founded in Antiochus aud other cities.
Peter went to Rome to upset the hateful
practices OF idOlatry. There he preached
the doctrines OF Christianity aud soon
formed community IN the house OF no.
BILE Roman senator. The early church
was often prosecuted but she always came
out the IA re conspicuous, more unified.
The priest craft survived persecution and
has always triumphed over attempted de-
str0yers.
In concluding, Bishop NJ Oore dwelt upon
the purpose for which the people were
assembled In the Cathedral. fhe new
Bishop was sent by successor OF ST.
Peter to announce the same moral doe
/ trnes that were announced by the early
church. Bishop Moore remarked that IL
gave him great pleasure % have for his
nei ghbor an Old classmate at the PODe's