New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-06
M'OUAID'S SERMON.

Clearly of Kingston and Chappee. coadjutor Of Santa
Fee the Bishops OF Providence Hartford, Brooklyn
Trenton, Newark. Buffalo, syracuse, Manchester
Pontiac Three Rivers Curlum. Portland, and the
auxiliary Bishop OF BOSTON, and the MOnignori Farley,
OF Few York, and De Rcggc, Of Rochester Sanuhs
around the consecIator were the most notable priests
o, the province The deacons OF the mass were Nd
uinstlator Walsh, Of Oedcnsburg, once prominently
named for the Sec and the Rev. James Lynch, OF
Utica at one time VicarGererl of syracuse Inc
deacons OF honor the Rev. DR.. PuSsant, present
head OF the Troy seminary, and Brother Edwards OF
New-York. To the right stood the BShopelect IN
white vestments, with Bishops McNerncy and Ludden
his SIDE and his chaplain the Rev. Joseph Conroy,
ector OF the OgdensburS Cathedral. Assisting them
sere Vicar-General Burke, of Albany; Chancellor
Mooney and Secretary Connolly, OF New-Iork, and
,thers In the body of the church were grouped the
priests and seminarians.
few months ago the ceremony OF conservation
could not have been held IN the Albany Cathedral
FOR t;le sanctuary and capcs wee too small TO
have held such a number OF priests and preates But
the old cathedral, built forty years ago by Cardinal
McCloskey, has been enlarged and beauded by the
nresent Bishop OF Albany. This the first pub
lie ceremony performed IN the new sanctuary. but not
tho first conservation, for here the second Bishop OF
Albany was raised to the purple, and Just twenty
years ago Edgar p. Wadhams, the Vicar General OF
Albany, formerly Episcopal clergyman, was In this
same cathedral made bishop Of the see to which DR..
Gabriels succeeded today.
The readers Of The Tribune are already familiar
Nth the chief features of the conservation ceremony,
through the account OF Bishop McDonneps conse-
Grafton. The Cathedral choir to-day was assisted
nv $50 students from the Troy Seminary. The semi
6arfans sang the music directly connected with the
conservation, and the sanctuary boys sang the ~
sponses tn the "Te Deum.' The services ana ser
mon lasted over three hours. Bishop McOuald, OF
Rochester was the preacher. He dwelt largely on
ofnc
stance:
"Wtot the actual power OF bishop IS. the priests
OF the people know; they bow TO him IN LOVING SUD
mission they kiss the ring upon his hand ana p'uee
OF loyalty they support him as the one man hoio'is
in the diocese the complete power and PERFECTION OF
the priesthood. His position is one OF dreadiui
responsibility however, and its burdens arc Often 100
great for man. AS the guardian of truth, the bNhop
must he ready at any moment 10 deiehu IT, 'Honoo
in him would he treachery His Office Us not mereS
10 instruct the souls Of men, but 10 houri'h 'nc'
II is often said TO the people, in the words OF st.
pan, that they should give heed TO the bishops
apuonted over them but the chief work of bishOp
Is 10 rule over himself.
Honor the dignity Of that position 10 WHEN VI
Gabries Is raised today. NO man ever enlo'ou VI"
cpascopate so we'll prepared as this man. for 'ed'S
the bishops have been his debtors In the patent "o"
he has done In the seminary; the hundreds Oh pio'
here present have felt the influence OF MS hooe pr
so,autv both within and without the seminary. ana
now he etly enters the hierarchy, a ruler WHO hd'
learned the art OF ruling himself before at'eihP"hs !"
rue Others Tie seminary he cared Tor hVes ohiy d
fovr wears more IL began It's career on the oaiiA'
~ the Hudson failed there, failed again on inc D's
n, the 81 Lawrence failed in Fordhan, succe'9'e'
under the care OF Lazarists, JesutS, ana seNuiai
nrests. and worked out triumphant career Only
when the Belgian priests OF whom he was u iea'e'
took !, in charge He has been chosen by 'Nc
American bishops OF this province, whom Europe'"'
b,ve On RECENTLY illuminated with charges OF uhla''h-
tnness IN duty and neglect Of the Immigrant '"o'e
ca,nmnies The bishops fling back win SOUTH or"
denial and show their Indifference ana their gc"cio'
IN tins appointing European 10 the hshes' HUMID
Of the American church .sor
The sermon created profounh Ihpress'o ~.
the ceremony a splendid dinner was SclNcu " W
clergy in Union Hall, and an ADDRESS anu ~" =.
10000 were presented to the lie" o'," ', COO
49, h. ,, he received with honors in his new see'
DR.. Gabriels is Belgian, anu 80 and b,e
al, c,,inc,io, lie IS fifty four years old, anu HIS
80 nr,.t for thirty years. His studies W.T. i've
eooducted al the University OF Lonvalh ron other
rsceived his degree Of doctor WIN eeNo' 1asonh,s
Belgian priests he LOOK N I Troy. twenty eight years
AGO. and for the greater part Oh ,nc ii'' ,ho ad
reriod he has been It's president. lie wa o.
wiser OF TIE bishops of the province on h honorary
easIn, snd In two or three dioceses lad inc ho i
nts ar ny General His learning as wen as
his position brought him legnI In ADDITION his
h, VI o., nntv and business, his afec'iohate IT,
,a ., ~ he nrests whom he trained, anu inc
singular correctness OF has ne ,,inc Senres of &c
cssi.icai circles lie has the calm, eqaDe De's
temperament and the gentieess w. an and dcnIed and
personal appearance Is BON ihr roa With "a marked
be sneaks Eugish nucntly, thoueh WIN '
accent.