Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-01


the Old and the New Testament, In
which the bishop should have full
knowledge. The crosier is the emblem
OF his natural power. He lays both
mitre and crosier aside when he ascends
to the altar. This power vanishes there
before Jesus Christ. For a contrary
reason the bishop resumes his insignia
when he turns to the people.
The gremial is a piece OF richly en-
broidered silk stuff that the bishop puts
on mis- knees when he sits during pom
tifcal mass and on which he rests his
hands.
THE PREPARATIONS.
All these being at hand, faldstool Is
prepared for the consecrator and three
seats for the bishop-elect and the two
assistant bishops, missal and ponti-
fetal. The contractor should have at
least three chapIains in surpIice and two
acclyites al the credence. In the small
chapel for the bishop elect, which
should be distinct from the larger, an
altar is prepared with cross and two
eandlesticks, a missal and pOntihacl,
and all the ponti6cal vestments In
white, as enumerated above, for the
consecrator, and in addition TO these a
white cope; near the altar smaller
credence, with a clean cloth, vessels
for washing the hands, and crumbs OF
bread for cleansing the head and hands.
Eight small strips from two rolls OF hne
linen, cut In lengths through the mid
die. of which two are each six palms in
length, the remaining six being Of
equal quantity, are prepared, and at
least eight candles, each one pouRd In
weight, four Of which are placed on the
altar of the consecrating bishop, two
upon his credeuce and two upon the
altar Of the bishop elect; a jewelled
ring, to be blessed and TO be given to
the bishop elect, and al ivory comb.
OPENING THE CEREMONY.
At least two assistant Bishops shall
be present, who are clothed In the
rochet, and II they are regulars, in the
surplice. the amice, stole, cope, and the
plain white mitre, and each one has his
Dontihcal. At suitable hour the con-
secrator, the BishopS-elect, the Assist
ant Bishops and the others who are to
be present at the conservation, assemble
at the church, and the consecrator, hay-
ing prayed before the altar, ascends to
his throne II he is in his own diocese,
or goes TO his chapel, to the faldstool
near the epiStle side, and there is vested
as usual. The Bishop-elect, with his
Assistant Bishops, goes to his chapel,
and there puts on the necessary vost-
ments-the amice, alb, cincture,
and the stole, crossed as it is
by priests. The Assistant Bishops
I'm the meantime put on the vestments
as ABOVE. All being ready the conse-
orator goes TO the middle of the altar
and there sits on the faldstoo with his
back TO the altar. The biShop-elect,
vested and wearing his beretta, is led
between the two assistant bishops
vested and mitred, and when he comes
before the cOnsecratOr, uncovering his
head and profoundly bowing, ne makes
a reverence TO him, the assistant bishops
with their mitres on slightly inclining
their heads.
Then they sit at a little distance
from the conSecrator; the senior assist
ant bishop sits at the right hand Of the
bishOp-elect, the junior at his left, fac
ing one another. When they shall
have thus been seated after short
pause they rise, the bishop elect with
out his beretta aud the assistant bishops
without their mitres.
The comb is a very ancient liturgical
utensil employed for the purpose of
keeping the celebrant's hair in order
during the divine service. The Cathe-
dral OF Sens has yet among its curloSi-
ties a comb OF ivory that belonged to St.
Lupus, who was bishop there in 600.
Duadsle mentions that among the Spoils
carried away from Glastonbury Abbey
by Henry VIII. was "a comb Of gold,
garnished with small turQuaseS and 9TH
er course stones"
When the Bishop ofieiated the deacon
and sub-deacon eombed his hair as soon
as his sandals had been put on. The
use OF the comb in the Western Church
is now entirely unknown except in the
conservation OF the bishops. The new
bishop is anointed on the hands and head
with holy ehrism. The oil on the head and
hands is cieansed of with bread crumbs,
which are afterwards burned, and the
comb is then used to rearrangs the
hair.
For the efertory there are two
torches, four pounds each in weight;
two loaves OF bread, two small barrels Of
wine, the bread and wine to be orna-
mented, two to be decorated with silver
and two with gold, bearing the
escutcheons Of the consecrator and Of
the bishop elect, with hat or cross or
mitre, according to the dignity and
grade Of each.
AN OLD CUSTOM.
The offertory IS, the survival Of the
ancient custom III Ae people in the
early ages Of the' arch, when bread
aad Wine FOR the the altar and oil