San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-20

S0nalS.
LA CONCORDIA, MONTEREY, !
April y, 1898.
To the LIGHT.
April 9, 1898, is a day that will
long be remembered by the CathO-
lies of Monterey, for it was on that
bright Sunday morning that one
of her most distinguished sons, the
Rev. Santiago Cara Zumbrano,
ID. d., was consecrated and in
Quoted into the holy office as the
first Bishop, of Saltillo, State of
COahuila, Mexico.
In June. 1892, His Holiness Pope
Leo NH. issued a bull creating
the BishOpric of SaltillO, and on
the 18th of January, 1898, he APP
pointed the Rev. Santiago Cara
Xumbrano, of Monterey, its first
Bishop, and on the morning of
Sunday last he was cOnSecrated
and indicted into that holy office
in the cathedral in the city of Mon
terey by the Right Reverend
Jacinto Lopez, d. d., first Arch
bishop of Monterey, Mexico, as
sisted by Right Rev. Ygnacio
Monte de Ocalush,of San Luis PO-
tOsi Right Rev. Tomas Baron Y
Morales, bishop of Leon State of
Guanajuato and sixty priests of
this and adjoining states and cit
les.
The cathedral was beautifully
decorated and illuminated for
the occasion. The principal altar
was covered with a cloth of gold,
and from the ceiling We're suspend
ed white lace curtains which We're
attached to crown at the top and
descended in graceful folds
on the four sides of the
altar until they reached the floor,
where they were gathered up and
tied on either side in ruftled loops,
with red, white and green ribbons,
to the massive columns that sup
port the roof.
There were on the altar Is mas
sive golden candle sticks, which
contained wax candles; golden
vases COntaing white artificial
flowers, which We're Illuminated
with sparkling gems and rubips
golden vases, filled with holy
water, fresh roses, and lilies of the
valley, whose sweet perfume,
united with the incense which
was waited by the gentle
breeze that blew in from the east
and was carried to the uttermost
parts of the Cathedral.
In front of the alter there were
twelve large golden candle sticks
which contained wax candles, and
between them We're golden Vaces
filled with white gold and silver
artificial flowers, while on the left
OF the altar was the Archbishops
throne which was covered with
purple cloth and trimmed with
gold and purple tasspIs, to
the left Of it was a new organ
which was used for the first time
on that ocatiOn. TO the rear and
the right hand side of the altar
We're seats for the bishops, priests
and the orchestra, on the left hand
side and little in front of the al
tar was a pulpit, which was paint
ed white, and covered with white
lace curtains, and trimmed with
white, red and green ribbons. On
the opposite side, but more in front
OF the altar, is another rails
ed pulpit with winding
stairway. This was covered with
purple cloth, white lace curtains.
and trimmed with the cardinal
cOIOrs. Between the columns, on
both sides,were hung lace curtains,
which fell in graceful folds, and
were fastened near the floor with
red, white and green ribbons, while
suspended from the ceiling, in
front Of the columns, were velvet
cloths, trimmed with gold, silver
ana purple tassels, with the names
of the bishops, in golden letters,
who presided over the destinies of
the church since 1850.
There were also lace curtainssus-
pended from the Vaulted ceiling
which fell in graceful fold and
We're fastened to the base of the
columns with red, white and green
ribbons. There was also imense
chandeliers suspended from the
ceiling which were full of wax can
dies, whose mellow light blended
with that of the sun, which peeped
through the stained windows
Whlch threw hallOw of glory
over the vast audience that filled
the cathedral which produced
scene that was most solemn and
picturesque.