New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-26
DETAILS OF TIE CEREM ONIAL.
BISHOPS WHO TOOK PART IN IT-soNE oB
FATHER CAMPBELLS SERMON.

a a. m.
ball OF the girls orphan asylum and there put Oh
their vestments At 0:45 they marched TO the
Cathedral under the leadership OF Fathers r. Day ana
Murphy AT 10 O'Clock the procession oil priests ana
bishops, headed by the croSs-bearer' a'tehdea oS
acoytes marched from the sacrsty to the sshctuarY
while Professor William F. Pcchcr played march rom
Wagner At least 10000 persons stretched the'r
pecks to view the spectacle and TO see procession
composed Of 500 supplied acolytes and priests ana
prelstcs In their vestments Of purple and gold
Archbishop Corrgan was the consecrator and cello
brant of tue solemn pontifcal mass HIS aSSlstW's
were Bishop Bernard J. McQuaid. Of the diocese OF
Rochester and bishop Francis s. Chatard, OF me
diocese Of Yincennes, Ind, who ordained DR.. hcDon-
nell to be a priest. Vicar-General John NJ Farley
was assistant priest Chancellor Joseph F. Mooney ana
the Rev. Dr. Henry \. Brann, rector OF It. Aghes's
Church. deacons of honor: the Rev. Joseph H. Nc
Malon Of the Cathedral, deacon of the mass inc
Rev. William J. DAILY, of the Cathedral, subdeacon'
the Rev. James y. COnnOlley, secretary to the Arch
bishop master of ceremonies: the Rev. Henry l.
Newey, Of the Cathedral, and the Rev. James W.
Kelly, OF st. MaTy's Church, Williamsburg assistant
masters Of ceremonies the Rev John +. kerhcy'
of the old 81 Patrcks Cathedral in Mulberry
ST., notary Of the consccrator Those in the chance
were Archbishop Patrick j. Ryan. of the archdiocese
Of Philadelphia; Archbishop Fabrc, Bishopeect Gabri-
els Of Ogdensburg; Bishop T. j. Conroy, OF the see Of
Curium; Bishop Thomas McCiovcrn, OF Harrisburg,
Penn; Bishop VI. J. O'FayTell, Of Trenton Bishop W.
NJ.
Bishop william O'Hara. Of Scranton Bishop Bernard
J. McQuaid, of Rochester; Bishop f. 5. Chatard, of
vlncennes, Ind: Bishop +. McNeiIny, of Albany;
Bishop J. j. Keanc Bishop L. 5. Mcmahon. of
Hartford Conn; Bishop Bishop p. a. Ludden, OF
Syracuse; Bishop NJ. HarkinS, Of Providence, II. l.;
Bishop II. p Northrop of Charleston, :. c.; Bishop
d. NJ. Bradley, OF Manchester, N. H., and Bishop
J. A. Heay, Of Portland. Me-. VicarGeneTal John VI.
Farley and VicarGeneral Michael May, Of Brooklyn,
and the 500 priests
MUSIC BY REINFORCED CH0IRS.
The cbancel choir of supplied boys. with about
fifty priests and hymen under the direction Of the
Rev. John A. Kener. sang a Gregonan chant, the
responses to the ONCE Of conservation and the sancus
and Agnus Del Of the The regular choir OF the
Cathedral. assisted by about seventy-fve additional
voices. under the direction OF Professor Pecher
the Mass OF Kanwoda, which specially arranged
for the occasion. Yesterday the Fesst Of st.
Mark, the Evangelist, and the mbrics of the Church
prescribe that the pontifca vcstmenis shall be red
In color, the clergy taking part in the celebration OF
The oOpeS, damacs, ciiaSubles, etc. of
red color. The precious mtrc was also red, but
the simple mitres were white. After the faldstoo.
the seats for the bishops, dcNcOnS and Others had
BEEN properly arranged, Archbishop CorriGln prayed
before the alter and then assembled to his throne
and vested The bishop-eect, with the assistant
bishops, went to his chapel to the left OF the man
altar and put the necessary vestments. the nmice,
alb. cncture and the stole The assistant bishops
also put their vestmentS.
Then the Archbishop went to The middle Of The
altar and there sat on the fldstoo with his back TO
the altar. The bislOpeect vested and wearing his
hretta was led between the two as tsant bishops,
vested and mred. and when he came before the con-
secrator uncovered his head profoundly bowed. ana
made a reverence to him. and the assistant bishops
with their mitres slightly inclined thdr heads
Then they lat a little distance from the archbishop
the blshopelect facing him. The senior assistant
bishop Bishop Mcouaid sat at the righthand OF the
bishop elect, and the junior assistant bishop shop
Chatard sat of his left. After they had sat for
short while they arose the bishopeect without his
biretta and the bishops without their nltres. Tic
senior assistant then turned 10 Archbishop CoTriSn
and snid
"Most Reverend Father, our Holy Mother the
Catholic Church. asks that you promote this priest
here prescott TO the burden Of the epscopate"
:" Have you the Apostolic mandatei" said the Arch
bishop.
Bishop McQuaid replied We have
"Let it be read said the consecrator
Then the notary Of the consecrator. the Rev. John
F. Kearney, took the mandate from the assistant
bishop and read 1t from the beginning the end;
meanwhile all sat with heads covered At Its con-
rlusion the Archbishop said Thanks be to God" The
taking of the oath OF Office next, and the bishop
elect kncclng before the Archbishop, repeated 1t &C
cordiug to the formula in the ritual Then followed
the examination, the questions being put by the Arch
BISHOP as prescribed BY the ritual The questions
were repeated I'm lower tone OF by the assistant
bishops To each OF the questions the blshopelect
answered satisfactorily in the form prescribed THIS
examination was long and covered all the
duties OF bishop.
AFTER THE EXAMINATION
When the examination was finished the assistants
led the bIshopclect to the consccrator, whose mana
he reverently kissed The Archbishop then proceeded
with tie mass, aud after the recitation OF the con-
fesson the Archbishop Kissed the altar and returned
70 the faldstool. lie then proceeded with the mass
UP the "Alleluia.7 In the meantime the bishop
elect had also proceeded with the mass up 10 mo
Albania Sandals were substituted for his shoes, a
pectonl cross put on, and he was vested 1T
tunic, damatic, chasuble and maniple. when the
consccator took his place on the faldstoo the bshop
elect returned to the main sanctuary ana STOOD oeore
him. The consecrator then said TO the bshOp-clect "A
bishop judges prcts, consecrates oralfs, oHcrs
ban,izes and confirms Following this prayer
that the Lord might besow the abundance OF His grace
on the bishopclcct Then the bishops and The bishop
elect pTCs"HS s snS bs s TSre Of the the saints
When the ltany was in,hed all ar0se a 40 s go
while the bishop elect knelt before him The eonse;
orator. with the aid of the assistant bishops piaCed
shoulders Of the bishOpecct 50 that the printed page
touched his neck The episcopal power hands
the consecrat0r and the assistant bishops touching
With both hands the head OF The bishop elect and say
prayers followed and the Archbishop ntoned the
hymn "Veni Creator" the chonce choir taxing up inc
eject was then @honcd bS the Arcishop who said
"May thy head be anOintcd and colseciated 10y
heavenly benediction in the order blessing him thre
times. More prayers and singing preceded INC
anonting OF his hands. the blessing and bcst0al OF
tho crozer and the ring the blessing of he gloves ana
the ring and the handing Of the book OF the Gospes;
The ceremony ended with tie mpartns OF the KISS OF
peace. . .,.-,,o,.
The Rev. Thomas J. Campbell s. j.. Provincial OF
he Society OF Jesus for the NewYorh- Maryland Prov
ince then delivered the sermon. At the concerion
OF bishop a bishop is generally selected to preach
The sermon. This selection, however. shows I'm what
way the new bishop regards the JeSui;s. Father
campbell delivered an excellent sermon, speaking Tor
sb0ut half an hour lie said in part as follows g.,
day ne are assembled in this splendid temple Tor
the coronation OF another Prince Of Holy Church m
Times have changed since Cathoclty was an 0lhclai
oover in the assembly Of nations The great religious
revolt OF the eighteenth century, which was mostly
nofcal rebellion against the see OF Rome has effected
dis,necration which promises TO be AZ disastrous rs
that which swept away the last vesgcs OF the earlier
.~,,,,atInn NJ Ellrpe For what IS the condition OF