St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-20
FATHER O,GORMAN is CONSE-
GRATED AT WASHINGTON. "
HIS SEE IS SIOUX FALLS.
ORATOR, ASSISTED BY $50
PRELATES. =
He Takes Occasion to Approve the
Separation of Church and
State.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-With imposing
rites the Rt. Rev. Thomas O'Gorman vas to-
day consecrated as bishop of Sioux Falls, s.
D., the ceremony taking place at ST. Pat
rlek's church. which was crowded throughout
the four hours which the exercises consumed.
Cardinal SatoI officiated as consecrator and
$50 bishops and priests occupied the chancel
ard chapel and joined in the responses in
cident to the services while hundreds Of
other persons prominently connected with
Catholic institutions were also present. In
the soft light of countless candles, the snow
white altar stood out as superb background
for the rich crimson throne, and the low
chanting of the priests continuing for almost
all hour without cessation, and other i'm
pressing features of the conservation made
the scene awe-inspiring In it's solemnity. A
large chorus furnished the music for the oc-
cesion. After the rites of conservation had
been performed, the bishop-elect was invest
Ell with the pretoral cross and chain and
ring of ofle. The cross was the gift of Arch
bishop Ireland and the ring of amethyst was
presented by Bishop Kean, of the Catholic
university. After the communion the inn
pressiVe ceremony of the kiss of peace took
place. When he was finally presented with
his full canonicals, Bishop O'Gorman was
escorted down the main aisle, accompanied
by Bishops Marty and keane and their sew
eral chaplains. The new bishop blessed the
kneeling people, passed to the outer door and
blessed those in the streets. He then REQ
| turned to the main altar.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND,
of st. Paul, who will be the metropolitan OF
tho new bishop, delivered an address, in
the course of which he said: 1.-THE liberties,'
the democracy, the spirit of progress which
are the glories of America are the outcome
of the deepest principles of the teaching Of
the Catholic church. Liberty came into the
world with her and prospered always under
her breathings. The most positive preceptS
of the Catholic church go to the building o9
America. She prescribes loyalty to the state,
purity of personal life, charity to fellow men.
'The church recognizes as her own sphere
faith and morals; she possesses and claims
no mission in civil and political matters.
If the church encroaches upon the sphere Of
the state, we should bid her be away. II
the state enters into the sanctuary of con-
science, the proper empire of the church,
the appeal is to God, and the state is or
dered to hold off its hands, Sep
aration of church and state as we have
it in America, church and state revolving
freely in their separate and distinct spheres;
Catholics fall behind none of their fellow cit-
izens in admiring 1t and demanding its con-
tinuance. The Catholic church wishes no
aid from the state in the preaching of the
gospel. But liberty from the state she wishes
and clamors for a sacred and inalienable
right liberty, in its fullest gifts under the
common law of the land. / am Catholic;
l am priest and bishop, but 1 am an Amer
lean citizen, and must be debarred from NO
rights and privileges accorded to other cit-
liens because I am Catholic, or because
carry upon me the insignia of my priesthood.
Ny words betray no fear for the future. Am
orleans are people Of sincere religious COM
victions and Of profound common sense, and
they well know how to keep church and state
separate, and yet give liberty its full sway
and guard religion and morals.' i
After the conclusion of the services at the
church Bishop OGorman entertained the hi,
erarchy and clergy at dinner. He will leave
in few days for his new field of duty. Many
Of the priests in attendance were from other
cities, and most of them left for home later
in the day. Among those in the audience
were Ambassador Patenotre, of France and
Nine. Patenotre; Senator and Mrs. Davis Of
Minnesota; Senators Hansbrough, Roach.
Murphy, White and Representative Pickler,
John Vinton Dahlgren and John Constable.
Of New York.