The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
ARRANGING FOR Ceremony
PreparatiOns Made for the COnSecra-
ti0n of Father HOban.
SERMON 81 BISHOP HORSTNAN
Effort Being Made to Have Cardinal
SatOili Here, Although Not to
Take nm Active Part in
the Ceremonies.

Preparations for the conservation on
Sunday, March %, of Rev. NJ. J. Hoban.
of Ashley. as bishop of Alalis, his func-
tion to be coadjutor bishop of the dio-
cese of Scranton, are settled as far as
this, that Archbishop Il. j. Ryan. of
Philadelphia, will he the consecrator,
and Rt. Rev. Ignatius +. Horstman,
bishop of Cleveland. o.. will deliver the
sermon. 1t is not definitely known yet
whether Cardinal Satolli will be pres
ent or not. Rev. Father Hoban has sent
several kilograms to his eminence, who
is travelling in the west.
The death. and funeral. which will be
| held Wednesday, of Archbishop Ken
rick. of st. Louis, may delay Cardinal
| Satolli and hinder him from getting east
| in time for the ceremony. The assist
| ant prelates will be Rt. Rev. Bishop
O'Hara, and in all probability TT. Rev.
Bishop Mcdonnell. of Brooklyn, n. y,
though the latter has not been able to
give the assurance that he will be pres
| cnt. In addition to these members of
| the hierarchy, Rev. Father Hoban eX-
poets that the other bishops of the
province. who are Rt. Rev. bishop Null
len, of Erie; Rt. Rev. Bishop McGovern.
of Harrisburg. and Rt. Rev. Bishop
Phelan, of Pittsburg. will be present
| Then. of course, Il large number of the
|
cannot all come, because it will be on
Sunday.
| ADMITTANCE BY TICKET.
| Admittance to the cathedral on the
occasion will be by ticket; 1t is a matter
| of necessity to do this on account of the
| immense numbers of people who would
| he anxious to be present. Each parish
priest of the diocese will receive GER
tain number of tickets. in proportion to
the size of the parishes and other con-
siderations. The parish of Ashley will
be amply provided for in the dstribu-
| ton.
Rev. Father Hoban's parishioners and
those of Wilkes Barre and surrounding
| towns Were anxious to turn out in the
| form of a parade. but for more than one
reason the project was abandoned. 1t
| would not be possible to have u parade
as an accompaniment to u conservation.
The conservation will take place. be-
ginning in the morning at 1890. with Il
pontificial mass. Rev. Father Hoban
and Archbishop Ryan, the consecrator,
| will be required to fast Saturday and
Sunday until after the ceremony is over.
The ceremony will last until at least .
| o'clock in the afternoon. Dinner will be
served in the hall of st. Thomas col
legc. and in all there are expected to be
about 200 partakers of it, including the
hierarchy, clergy, relatives and prOmi-
nent laymen.
The conservation of Rev. Father Ho-
ban will be as bishop of Alalis. which is
a small province in Italy, and n suflra-
gan see of Rome. He will be like a WIS.,
iting bishop in this diocese, and will act
only when called upon to do so by Rt.
Rev. Bishop O'FIara. When the latter
dies Rev. Father Hoban becomes bishop
Of Scranton without further ceremony
As assistant bishop he will retain his
charge at Ashley, unless he should come
to a different conclusion later. He pre-
fers to remain there until he succeeds
as bishop; then he will have to take up
his residence where the cathedral in his
see is located.
The church at Ashley Is nearing com
plctiOn and 1t represents an indefatig-
able task at his hands, together with
the construction of a parochial resi-
dence. The church cost $35O00 and the
residence $4,000. Masses are celebrated
i'm the basement yet, but the main
church will within Il few months be
ready. 1t is built of brick in Italian
style and presents most imposing ap-
pearance.