The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-07-01
ELEVATED TO THE EPIsCOPATE.
JOHN STEPHEN MICaAUD.

the queen City, ana at behninBIoh'
The great event of the year in the
Roman Catholic diocese of Burlington
comprising in its geographical limits
the State of Vermont), was the conse-
Grafton of Father Michaud of this town,
Coadiutor Bishop of the See. The
ceremonies took place in the Cathedral
of the Immaculate Conception at Bur
linpton Wednesday of this week, St.
Peters Day. The allusi0n to the festival
in the extract we give from the sermon,
will be best understood if this fact is
borne in mind. From the Rutland
HeraIds quite full report we condense
for our columns as follows:
AS early as s o'clock the crowds be-
gan to gather in front of the church, and
an hour later nearly every seat was filled.
There were present some of the most
distinguished Roman Catholics in New
England, including laymen from all
walks of life. Among the clergymen
were the Most Rev. DR.. John J. Williams,
archbishop of Boston; Right Rev. Bishop
II. Gabriels of Ogdensburg; Right Rev.
Bishop d. NJ. Bradley of Manchester, N.
H; Right Rev. Bishop L. S. Mcmahon of
Hartford, Ct; Right Rev. Bishop M.
Harkins of Providence r. l.. Right Rev.
Bishop Laflesch of Three Rivers, Canada;
Rev. MoDsigneur Brouchu of South
bridge, Mass. Rev. Monsigneur Griffin
of Worcester, Mass; Very Rev. L. E.
Walsh, G. G., Plattsburgh, N. Y; Rt
Rev. Mgr. G. Eli Brochn, Southbridge,
Mass; Rev. II. P. Smith, Boston; Rev.
]. S. Either, Glens Falls; Rev. j. A.
Fourier, Plattsburgh; Rev. j. A. Either,
whitehall; Rev. Joseph Michaud,
Montreal; Rev. L. Charbonneau, st.
| mi. Nharlpl A
McWilliams, Rialton Longboro), Ont.
Rev. M. Charbonneau, Lyon Mountain,
N. Y.;Rev. P. o. LaRose, Ogdensburg;
Very Rev. ]. r. Owllette, st. Hyacinthe,
P. O.; Rev. H. A. Lessard, Nashua, N.
H.; Rev. ]. Il. G. Darignon, Suncook, n.
H.; Rev. f. Y. Lachance, BEDFORD, n.
Y; Rev. Father r. Neagle, chancellor OF
the arch diocese of Boston; Rev. j. E.
Bourret, Waterbury, Ct; Rev. Louis
Leduc, North Adams; Rev. ]. S. Dris-
coll, Montreal; Rev. P. o. Harvey, Hart
ford, Ct. Rev. G. H. Marshall, Upper
Coos, n. H.; Rev. D. II. O'Neill
Worcester, Mass. Rev. j. I. Awkward,
Port Hamilton, Ont; Rev. Fl. L. Robin
son, Chicopee, Mass; Rev. A. Delphos
East Douglass, Mass. Rev. Father Allen
Okla, Month cal; Rev. j. G. Mclaughlin
Bangor, Me. Rev. NJ. r. Burns, Rouse
} Point; Rev. P. j. Finnegan, Claremont
NH; Rev. D. F. McGrath, Leicester
Mass; Rev. William Rossiter, Malone
NY; Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald, Reese
} vile, N. Y; Rev. G. B. Rex, Boston;
Rev. J. A. Payau, New Bedford, Mass.
Rev. ]. Grafton, Worcester, Mass; Rev
A. p. Bernard, S. s., Baltimore; Rev. P
B. Phelan, Holyoke, Mass; Rev. J. A
J Prerast, Fall River, Mass, besides large
number of clergymen from other portions
of New England aud almost the entire
number of parish priests in the diocese
of Vermont.
Looking down the central nave one
saw first the surpliced priests with theil
black berettas, brothers of the Christian
} schools in their black cassocks, anC
ladies in all the radiance of dress, while
in either gallery were the nuns of every
community in the distinctive dress Of
their orders. The great chancel was
magnificently decorated with cut flowers
crosses and large palms disposed in the
. centre and on either side.
1t was precisely 9:10 o'clock when the
ceremony at the church began with the
appearance of w. B. Scully, the cross
bearer at the head of the procession o.
clergy and acolytes. The scene was q
, beautiful one, and the vast audience
standing in their places, and watched thu
scene with those who took part in the
solemn but magnificent ceremony hat
, bowed before the altar and grouped
themselves about the chancel, prepared
, to begin the performance of the ordina
{ prescribed for the elevation and conse
, Grafton of a priest as bishop, the con
, pregation realized the magnificent cere
monial that was to follow.
| Archbishop Williams was the conse
orator and the celebrant of the pontiicia
mass, during which the ceremony o.
conservation was performed. Tit
assistant consecrators were Rt Rev
, Bishops Gabriel and Bradley; frs
master of ceremonies, Rev. D. J. O'Sul
Ivan; second master of ceremonies, Rev
Thomas Donahue; assistant, Rev
Antoine Clement; censor bearer, Rev. j
J NJ. Brown, Rutland; high priest, Rev
? Thomas Lynch, V. c.; first deacon O
! honor, Rev. P. Cunningham; seconc
! deacon of honor, Rev. James Boisso
. nault; deacon of mass, Rev. Fathe
, Kerlidou; sub deacon of mass, Rev. A
t j. Barron; chaplain to elect, Rev. Charles
E. Provost; chaplains to assistants, Rev
: Fathers Jerome Gelot and A. Glynn.
l The chancel choir of surpliced boys
4 increased by about Is priests and laymen
: under the direction of Rev. j. Brelivet
t of Barre, sang in Georgian chant tn,
responses, the Office of conservation anC
| the "Sanctus" and the 'Agnus Dei'' o
the masses. -,
: The regular cathedral choir, under tn
4 direction of Rev. Father Boyle, increased
? by large chorus, sang the mas
g especially arranged for the occasion
d The Troy Press gives these details
Professional, Sancredi, Ressini; Kyrie
Concon, Sanctuary choir; Gloria 4
Excelsis, Gounod; Credo, Gounod
s offertory, cave Maria," Dana, wit
: violin obiigato by Mrs. Annie Maloney
: Sanctus, Gounod; Agnus Del, Gounod
4 march Baptiste. g.,
It After the archbishop had been dul
n vested at his throne in the gospel side
o the altar, he proceeded to faldstoc
o placed near the middle of the altar an
d sat down. Bishop-elect Michaud, veste
It in amice, alb, cincture and yellow stole
o aud wearing the purple beretta, was lie
}, from his seat near the chancel rail, an
@ on coming before the archbishop made
Q low bow. Taking seats for short time
}, the bull of appointment in its origins
o Latin was read by Rev. d. ]. OSullivar
Il The oath of Office followed, after whic
Il the archbishop questioned the bishop
o elect as to the orthodoxy of his faitl
IS The litany was then chanted, tn
y bishop-elect lying PROSTATE during II
{ information. Then came the laying on {
II hands by Archbishop Williams and III