The times., 1897-05-17
NOW BISHOP OF MOBILE
Ceremonies Attending the Eleya-
tion of Very Rev. E. ?. Allen.
NOTABLE CLERGYMEN PRESENT
Cardinal Gibbons Officiates as Com
secrntor-The Eloquent Sermon
of Rev. DIR. Garrigan, vice Rector
of the Catholic Uniyersity-Serv-
ices of the New Bishop.

The Very Rev. Edward p. Allen, ID D,
WHO for the past thirteen years was presi-
dent OF Mount st Marys College at En-
mittsburg, Md, and who has many friends
in this city, was consecrated bishop of
Mobile yesterday 10y his eminenoe Car
diual Gibbons, at the cathedral at Balti-
more Rev. Dr GarIigan, vice rector or
the Catholic University, who is hte-
long friend of the new bishop, preached
an eloquent sermon.
The cathedral could not accommodate the
throng that gathered to witness the cefe-
monies.
Cardinal Gibbons was assisted by Bishop
Fitzgerald, of Little Rock, Ark; Bishop
Hardness, of Providence, 4. L., and Rev.
c. T. oCailaghan, OF Mobile, Ala.
Deacons OF honor Revs. j II Richards,
president of 6eorge,own University, and
w L. O'Hara, acting president of Mt
st. Marys.
Deacon at the mass Rev. l.. j. Morris,
OF Brooklne, Mass. and subGeacon, Rev.
Thomas McManus, of Lowell, Mass.
Notary-very Rev. A l.. Magnien, of
St. Marys Seminary, Baltimore
Masters of Ceremonies Rey.C. +. Thomas,
rector of the cathedral, assisted by Rev.
b j. Bradley, Of hit. st. Mary's, and Mr.
T. Smith, OF st. Mary's, Baltimore.
ChapIains to the assistant bishops Rev
Hugh Roe O'Donnell, of Boston; and Rev.
john Baasen, or Pensacola. Fla.
Chaplains to bishop-elect-Rev. James
p. McCarferty, of Tuscaloosa. Ala, and
Rev p L. Morris, Of Warwick, N Y.
senlmsrians on ceremonies were: Rev.
James Farreily, of Boston, Archiepiscopal
crossbearer; Messrs. Wright and Kelly, of
Mobile, Ala. acolytes, Mr. Brlen, or
Mobile, censor bearer, Mr.. A. 5. Malone,
OF Lowell, Mass. miter- Mr.. E. f.
Saunders, OF Lowell, crosier- bearer; MIR.
Thomas j. McCafferty, of Boston, book
bearer, and T. F Howard. of Syracuse,
N. Y, as candle-bearer.
DIR. Garrigan delivered the sermon at the
close or the conservation He said in part
Is follows:
The conservation of a bishop evokes
In the heart of every true believer senu-
ments of JOY and triumph which do not
spring In the same measure from any sim
tlar ceremony of the church. The ordina-
uon of "A priest, the profession of nun,
the conservation of a church, are each
one OF them beautiful and touching cere-
monies and may produce feelings OF SYM
pathy, admiration and reverence; but In
the conservation of a bishop OF the Cath
olic Church the religious depths of our
souls are moved, and we rejoice that God
has called another apostle and high priest,
crowned another prince and ruler in HIS
church, who is thereby commissioned and
empowered TO war against the powers of
Him who calls and crowns to give life
and freedom To those who are In chains
and sit in the shadow of death
Dear brethren, as a learned English
divine has well said, never were the
bishops OF the Catholic Church placed in
better condition for the successful exercise
OF their sublime office than at the end OF
this nineteenth century. stripped OF the
earthly spendor that once surrounded the
episcopate, when the bishops took their
place as lords spiritual, disencumbered OF
the world, set free from the odinIn that
fell upon them from alliance with the state,
and standing on no other ground titan that
OF apostolic authority, the bishop is rev.
erenced 10y all classes, as the highest
type OF Christian manhood and a true repre-
sentative of the sacerdotal and prophetic
character of Christ.
while the age in which we live freely
gives this advantage to the Catholic bish-
op, 1t at the same time demands OF linn
the essential qualities OF tile successor 10
the apostles His life should be COM
mended by sanctiry, learning, zeal and
wisdom He should teach sound doctrine in
faith and morals: correct the intellectual
errors of the day IN science: expose the
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the bark of tile Church safely amidst the
tempest of the world. He will in his Just
discernment always hold to that which
is Just and true, stand for the rights of
man and society, be loyal TO Church and
State, be true to God and country.
LET us pray fervently, dear brethren,
that such a bishop nayb be the right reverend
prelate, who this day receives the pleni-
tude of the priesthood Of Christ, and the
highest conservation TO the work of spirit
ually regenerating and saving nien. We
have good grounds to hope that Bishop
Allen will be a model bishop, because he
has ever been a model priest God has, in
His providence, prepared the new Bishop
of Mobile for his arduous mission In a
povitiate that developed In him sanctity,
learning, zeal and wisdom. AS president
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the years of his priesthood, he has not only
done great work for the church and Cath
Ollie education, but has shown rare ability
and success In the management of that
venerable institution OF learning. He has
removed all its financial epcumbrances,
made many educational and material I'm
provements, brought back the popularity
OF the school, and restored the prestige and
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Mother of Bishops" His experience in the
MANAGEMENT of men and means will be
very valuable TO him In his new office In
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