Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06

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a bishop nothing but force could have
made him accept the mitre, but having
become a bishop he expressed bis great
thankfulness that hewas bishop of Will
mington. lie would carry with him the
obligation to do anything in any way
whatsoever for tho good OF the diocese.
AS bis lust word be nsked the people
to be good children and TO pray for him
while he lived and also after that not
distant day when be would be no more
upon tho earth. And thus the bishop
concluded.
THE COMING CONSOLIDATION.
In making the announcements for tho
conservation vi Bishop-elect Monaghan,
which will take place next Sunday
morning at the 10. 30 o'clock maas,
Vicar General Lyons said that ticSets
would be ready for distribution at the
trustees Office 90 Tuesday at 8 o'clock
and on Wednesday from 8 o. IN. to 0 p.
m. There will be no admission with
out tickets, and ticket holders must re-.
tain their tiGkets for rendmission at
the yesper service. The mass will be
gin at 10. 30 O'Clock and tho doors will
open at O. 80. No standing in the aisles
several hours in length, and the weather
promises to be warm, 80 that every
precaution must, DO taken against nc
cident. The other regular masses of
the day will be changed. the G. 30 mass
TO G and the g.. 80 mass to 8 O'Clock.
Owing 10 extra and unexpected expen-
ditures in repairing the church house
and the sohool yard, special collec
tttft hs.4 - all fr.
raise the money. All who can are naked
to give 81; doners' names will be taken
and due acknowledgment made.
THE ORDER OF THE SERVICE.
Tho service OF conservation will be
entirely in Latin with the exception OF
the sermon, which will he preached by
the Rev. NJ. II. Smith, Paulist Father
of Washington. James Cardinal Glib
lions of baltimore will be the conse.
orator and will be assisted by the 1T.
Rev. II. z. Northrop. ID. d., bishop oil
| Charleston, S. g., and the Rt Rev.
Alfred A. Curtis, D. D., the retiring
bishop. A pamphlet containing 1.-The
Order Followed in the Conservation OF
a Bishop, According to the Roman Pom
tificial. was published some years age
together with the English translation
Of the Latin text. Copies OF tnis have
been received in this city. Tho cover
bears the following inscription:
Souvenir issued in Honor of the Con
secratiou Of the Rt Few. John Jane.
Monaghan. ID. D.. Bishop Of Whining
ton, 10 St. Peters Pro Cathedral
Wilmington, Del. Feast OF the Patron
ago OF st. Joseph May 8, 1897. Hi
4 Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons, Conse
orator.
An idea of the service may be gath
cred from the following extracts from
tho introduction To the pamphlet
The function may properly be divided
into the preliminary examination, thu
conservation proper, and the inpesti
ture. The first part includes the form
of ascertalning solenuly that TIL
bisbop.elect has the right to episcopa
conservation OF Receiving bis oath o
submission to the Holy See, the ceutr
of unity; and of inquiring into the or
thodoxy OF his faith. y In th
examination the bisohp elect Is mad
to profess categorically his belief in th
different matters OF faith that hav
been particularly attacked by heretics
especially the doctrine OF the incarna
tion. These preliminaries having bee
duly gone through with, the mass
,, begun, it's simultaneous celebration
Coneecrator and bishop elect hstokur
ing the unity of their faith.
Immediately after the gradual {
tract, the conservation ceremony hegir
with the solemn announcement by TIL
, consecrator of the awful duties Of
D bishop. y u The majesty OF III
. plain chant in the litanies, the Yer