The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-02
coNsxcRAT1oN AT BALTIMORE.
Ca dinel Gibbons the Oficiatin1
Clergyman at the Ceremony.


BALTIMORE, ND. Nov. The consecra-
tion of the Most Rev. DR.. p. /. Chappelle.
rector Of Sc Matthew'S church, at wash
ington, d. c., as coadjutor 10 Archbishop
Salpointe Of Santa Fe, n. NJ, and TituIar
Bishop of Arabisso, Asia Minor, took plaza
this morning ia the oashsdral in the pres
ence Of a congregation which filed every
part Of that venerable editice. The csre-
mony was surrounded by all the pomo and
grandeur which the Catholic church ordains
for the elevation Of a member Of her priest
hood to the great dignity aud responsibility
OF her hierarchy. CARDINAL Gibbons was
the consecrating priest. Archbishop Sal
pointe Of Santa Fe and Bishop Kaia OF
Wheeling, W. Va, were the assistant con :
secrators. Rev. Thomas $. Lee, DR.. Chap
pelle's successor at st. Matthews, was the
assistant priest
THE DEACoNs OF HONOR.
The deacons OF honor were Rev. Dennis
OCallahan of Boston, a fellow student of
Dr. Chappelles at st. Mary's, and Rev.
Peter Manning of Lonaconing, Nd, a pro-
tege Of DR.. Chappelle's, deacon Of MassachuS
setts, aud Rev. Joseph Barry, rector OF st,
Josephs at Baltimore. The sub-deacon was
| Rev. William L. Jordln Of ST.
Bridget's. baltimore, The chap
lains Of the bishop-olect were
Revs. T. ]. Kerwick and q. A. Win.
Jams, assistant pastors OF st, Matthew's.
The chaplaius of Archbishop Salpointe were
Revs. James MRcKin and P. J. Donohoue,
Bishop Kain's chaplains were Rsvs. John
Boland and Z. M. Tondy.
Bishop j. J. Keane, rector of the Catholic
University OF America. preached the conse-
Grafton sermon.
Rev. P. MoCullom of Montreal was mas
ter Of ceremonies.
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.
The sanctuary OF the cathedral presented
q beautiful picture. The spacious alcoyes
beneath the domeS aud arches Of the
Romanesque sanctuary afforded ample ao d.
commodation for the numerous bishopg
priests and serniueriaus who had Assem-.
bled 60 participate in the ceremonies OF the
The music of the mass was sung by the
cathedral choir.
At the elevation, the high marble altar
standing beneath the frescoed dome. with
masses of palms banked on each side
marble cherubim with outstretched wings
rising as If from pedestal Of green: the
tabernacle surmounted with massive gold
crucifx and Gala lilies cree ping out bs.
altar was ablaze with hundreds of
burning tapers In golden aud
crystal candelabras that we're buried
in clusters Of yellow ohrysenthemums aud
Gala lillies hundreds of priests and SEMI
nerians in black and white; the bishops in
purple robes; the deAcoDs and sub-deacons
in vestments OF gold; the bishop-elecr aud
the assistant consecrators IN white and gold
vestnents; all reyerentlv knealinx With
bowed heads while the host and chalice we're
held aloft by the cArdiual- presented a
grsnd and imposing living picture.
THE PROCESSION.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the procession
entered the main door of the cathedral
ana proceeded slowly down the centre aisle
| iu the following order: One hundred and
| fifty seminarians in black cassocks and
white surplices. about thirty priests sImi-
larly attlred, eight altar boys, twelve bish-
| ops in their robes OF purple, the cross
| bearer carrying massive erueifix. the
blshop"elect and assistant consecrators, and
finally Cardinal Gibbons, with his
boys clothed in cassocks aud
surplice and wearing capss of red velvet
bcrdered with ermine. When the process
sion reached the sanctuary gate the liue
separated and the ssminarians priests and
bishops took seats within the sanctuary on
| either side Of the main altar, while the car
dinal proceeded TO his throne on the gospel
side of the altar The cardinals mantle
was then removed aud he was
| clothed in the vestinents OF an archbishop
by his attending priests. With crozier in
hand and attended by his deacon and sub.
deacon and the attending priests he pro
| ceeded to the main altar where, seated in
front OF the altar as archbishop OF Balti.
| more and consecrator. he performed the
conservation ceremonies.