The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-09
MID FLOWERS AND INCENSE
Rev. Patrick j. DonoEue Elevated
to the Episcopacy.
coNsEcRATED BY A CARDINAL,
The Venerable Building Brilliant With
Lights and the Air Heavy With
Perfume.

BALTIMORE. April S.-The venerable
Cathedral of Baltimore, from which have
gone so many subsequently, distinguished
prelates of the Catholic church. was bril-
liant with lights and the air heavy with
the perfume of incense and flowers this
morning on the occasion Of the elevation
to the eplseOpaey of Rev. Patrick j. Dono-
hue. recently nominated 10 the sea of
Wheeling. w. Va. The transfer of the
Right Rev. ]. q. Kain from Whesling to
ST. Louis as coadjutor to Archbishop Ken
rick made vacancy in the see of Wheel
ing. which has now been filled by priest,
the choice of Cardinal Gibbons.
The ceremnnies this morning were of
imposing grandeur, characteristic OF the
ritual of the Roman Catholic church. Ad-
mission was by card and a congregation
crowded the sacred edfice in every part,
In which were number of Protestants,
personal friends of the Bishop-elect.
a solemn procession of aeolytes, SEM
inarians. st. Sulpice priests from the
Baltimore diocese, delegation Of fifteen
priests of the Wheeling diocese In charge
of Rev H.V. Parker, Vicar-General; visit
ing Clergy, Bishops and Archbishops, tie
Bishop-eleet attended by Rev. A. Boulon
anu 1ScVs OOD1 4ACLtSCtI Ol TIC w
diocese as deans of honor, and his En-
inence Cardinal Gibbons. attended by the
Very Rev. Daniel OConnor and Very
Rev j. w. Wsrninger, also OF the Wheel
ing diocese. who oflciated as deacon and
sub-deacon in the mass of "Consecration,"
left the archiepiscopal residence in the
order named at 10 O'Clock, and. moving
west On Mulberry street. entered the main
door of the cathedral. while the choir, &C
companied by the organ. inloned Warren's
''Marche Solenneile."
During the vesting of the Cardinal the
'1Dtermezzo" of Mascagni was chanIed,
aud the mass of ''Consecration" followed.
Tie consecrators were: Cardinal Glib
bons, Right Rev. John ). Foley, Bishop of
Detroit. aud Right Rev. Leo Haid. Vicar
Apostle of North Carolina. Rev. C. f.
Thomas, Chancellor for the archdiocese,
was master of ceremonies.
Among the visiting cIergymen. seated
within the chaneeI were the following
prelates of the church: Bishops j. ].
kedne of the Catholic University, WASH
ington; Charles E. Mcdonnell, Brooklyn;
A. Van Doyyvor, Richmond; Richard
Phelan, Pittsburg. c. P. Macs, Covington,
KY; and Il. P. Norihrop, Charleston, S.
C., and Arch bishop John +. Williams,
Boston; John Ireland. st. Paul; P. L.
Chappell. Santa Fe; Patrick j. Ryan,
Philadelphia; Mgr. Very Rev. Sbarreti,
secretary of the Apostolic Legation, and
Edward McGolgan. Baltimore. Arch
bishop Kane. who was eighteen years
Bishop of Wheeling. preachedttbe sermon.
At the offertory the choir sang Rummeps
Alma Virgo" and the services were con-
cluded with Kaim's "Te Deum" (six
partsl. and Handlers "Grand Hallslujah
Chorus"
This evening Bishop Donohue celebrated
pontifcal vespsrs. On Sunday next he
will administer for the first tine the right
of confirmation, and on the following
Sunday will be Installed in St Joseph's
Cathedral, Wheeling. Cardinal Gibbons
and Archbishop Kane being present.