Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-23

installation, yesterday morning, OF Ri.
Rev. P. ]. Donahue, of Baltimore, as
successor to Rt. Rev. J. J. Kain. Nor
have more elaborate or more interest
ing services ever been conducted within
the walls of the Cathedral
The affairs were brilliant with lights,
and the church redoent with the de-
lightful perfume of incense and flowers.
Tall lilies, waving palms and rare
exotics were srtistically placed upon
the main altar, and the vestments OF
the distinguished prelates and members
OF the clergy, and the purple and white
gowns OF the acolyteS, combined TO
form a very pleasing picture. IL is
seldom that a Bishop enters
so auspiciously upon new
charge. Bishop Donahue was
surrounded by many Of his co-abOrers
in the archdiocese OF Baltimore, and a
score of priests of the diocese Of Wheel
ing. In the congregation were distin-
guished lay Catholics of Baltimore, and
representative Catholics and non-Catho-
lies of the city and State, who assem-
bled to welcome him TO his new field OF
labor. Cardinal Gibbons, the highest
dignitary OF the church in the United
States, spoke eloquent words Of eulogy
for the new Bishop, such as are seldom
heard from such source. Bishop
Donahue has reason to be proud OF the
compliment paid him by the Cardinal.
THE CHURCH CROWDED.
The srranpement by which only per.
sons holding tickets were permitted 10
secure seats, proved an admirable one.
The demand for seats was so large that
the committee issued several hundred
standing room tickets. Long before
the hour for services to begin every
available inch OF space In the edihce
was occupied. Several hundred chairs
were placed in the aisles and the gall
lery, and all were taken. The throng
probably numbered fifteen hundred
souls.
Promptly at 1890 o'clock the process
sion left the Episcopal residence. 1t
was made up of the visiting and resi-
dent priests, acolytes, Cardinal Gibbons,
Archbishop Kahn, Bishop Donahue and
Bishop Horstmann, of Cleveland, o.,
o.. who arrived late Saturday night.
The procession moved up the centre
aisle of the church to the altar, where
the different members OF the clergy
took their proper positions. Cardinal
Gibbons occupied the Episcopal throne.
aud beside him was His Grace, the Arch
bishop OF St. Louis. On the opposite
side Of the altar, seated upon temporary
thrones, were the new Bishop and the
Bishop OF Cleveland. Each prelate was
attended by two chaplains, namely:
Cardinal Gibbons, Rev. MauritiuS and
Rev. Joseph Mullen, both o. this city;
Archbishop KAN, Rev. Father McCabe,
OF ST. Louis, and Rev. Father O'Connor,
OF Clarksburg; Bishop Horstmann, Rev.
Father Wurner, Of Baltimore, and Rev.
Patrick Duffy, OF Wellsburg. Occupy
ing seats near the new Bishop were the
officers OF the day.
Solemn pontifcal high mass was
sung, with Bishop Donahue as celeb
rant Very Rev. Father Manien, supe-
rior Of the Seminary Of -. Snlpice al
Baltimore. acted as arch-priest. The
deacon az Office was Rev. Father Parke;
sub-deacon, Rev. Father Dineen, OF the
diocese OF Richmond; deacOUs Of honor,
Rev. Broyderick, pastor of ST. Patrick's
Church, Baltimore. and Rev. Father
Whelan, OF the Baltimore Cathedral;
masters OF ceremonies, Rev. Father
Donahue, rectorhpf St. JosDh's Church,
and Rev. John Macy, Of Weston.
rHER UsIc
was an elaborate \ IA very interesting
fsatp-c &c lhe sery les. The full pro-