Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-13

Mattewan, N. Y; Francis McNichol,
New York; G. @. Rogers. Philadel-
phia; Peter Donaghy. st. Ann's, this
city; j. a. McCallem. st. Patrick 's
Church, Montreal, Can. P. Polyoan,
Q. S. B., Newark. N. j.; Leonard
Walter o. 9. B.. Newark, N. j. /;
Ferdinand Wolf, o. s. B.. Ridgely,
Nd; q. Wiersma, Clayton: G. Mickle,
Cape Charles, Va. j. Il. McSweeney,
Chestertown. Nd; l.. j. Welbers, S.
F., st. Joseph's Church, this city; f.
Felix. o. S. b., st. Mary's College,
belmont. N. O.; Albert Furman, St.
Casimir'a Church, Chicago, Illinois; II.
j. Cotter, D.SD., st. Mary's Seminary,
Baltimore; William j. Scott, Queens.
town, Md. B. +. McCahill, Fall
River, Mass. I; Charles j. McElroy,
Derby. Conn; William II. Murphy,
LII. d., New York Uity; W. j.
Wright, Moultrieville, S. c.; P. II.
Mcmahon, Augusta. Ga. (; Thomas
Barry, Philadelphia; Thomas j.. Nc.
Gliun, Chester, Pa: Edward l..
Brady, New Castla; r. @. Grayan,
Stafford Springs, Conn. Thomas A.
Wallace, Chancellor of the diocese
of Newark: William Maher, d. D.,
Milford, Conn. Walter j. Shanley,
Hartford, Conn. M. Il. Dineen, ST.
Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Nd. /; Il.
A. Pace, ID. d., Catholic University,
Washington, ID. G. j; James A. Dorman,
S. j., Philadelphia; Henry Van Rens-
seller, S. j., New York; John A. Daily,
Delaware City; Thomas Frederic PRICE,
Raleigh, N. O.; 2. p. Arnd, Port De-
posit, Md; W. J. Doolan, Southing-
ton, Conn.,. j. nj. Harry, s. S., st.
Charles College, Ellicott City. Md;
ID. j. Flynn, st. Patrick's Church,
this city; John j.. Tierney, Emmitts-
burg. Md. James A. Cunningham,
Baltimore, Md. Francis 2. Doory,
Elkridge, Md. Joseph v. Tracey,
Baltimore, Md; John I. Winters,
South Norwalk, Conn. J. u. Carey,
this city; Peter j. Hughes, Galena.
Md; d. F. Haugh, S. j., Warwick,
Nd; William G. Murphy, New York
City; +. a. Schmitz, Baltimore, Nd. /;
John II. Greene, Baltimore, Nd. I;
James p. Quigley, this city; James
j. McKenna and b. W. Fleming,
Emmittsburg, Nd. John S. Gulez.
this city; p. A. Baart S. T. L.,
Marshall, Mich; Z. f. Waldron,
Easton. Nd. Thomas B. Hughes, st.
Johns Seminary, Boston, Mass. I;
George l.. OFT. Newark, Del. /: j. r.
Slattery, Baltimore, Md. i 4. V. Men
ton, G. S. p, New York City; Joseph
ID. Budds. Greenville, S. e.; b. NJ.
Began, Railway, N, j.; +. de S.
LuttseDmayer, this city.
THE CEREMONIAL.
All being ready, Cardinal Gibbons
went to the centre OF the altar and
seated himself upon faldstool with
his back to the altar, and the bishop
elect was brought before him by the
assistant bishops. The bishop eject
removed his biretta and bowed pro-
foundly. All were seated a little dis
| tance from the cardinal the bishop
elect facing him, Bishop Northrup at
Father Monaghan's right and Bishop
Curtis at his left. After slight pause
all arose and Bishop Northrup presented
the bishop elect for conservation. The
entire ceremony was in Latin.
Have you the Apostolic Mandate?"
inquired the cardinal.
ave have" answered the bishop.
and the document was read by the no
tary. the Very Rev. A. A. Magnien. S.
s.. D. D., rector of ST. Mary's Univer-
sity, Baltimore.
Then the bishop p-elect knelt before
the consecraior and read the oath,
which, translated, is as follows:
j, John James Monaghan, elected
to the Church Of Wilmington, from
this hour henceforward will be obedient
to Blessed Peter, the Apostle. and tc
our Holy Fathe- Pope Leo XIII, and
to his SUCCESSORS economically elected.
will assist them to retain and to defend
the Roman Papacy without detriment
to my order. ] shall take care to pre-
serve, to defend, increase and promote
the rights, honors, privileges and the
authority Ut the holy Roman Church,
of our Lord, the Pope, and OF his afure
said successors. l shall observe WITH
| all my strength, and shall cause to be
observed by others, the rules OF the
holy Fathers, the Apostolic DEGREES,
ordinances or disposition reservations,
provisions and mandates. shall come
when called to a Synod, unless pre-
vented by a canonical impediment.
shall make personally the visit ad linn
| ina apostolorum every 10 years, and |
shall render TO our Holy Father, Pope
| Leo KILL, and to his aforesaid success
sors an account of my whole pastoral
Office and of all things pertaining in
any manner whatsoever to the state OF
my church. to the discipline OF the
| clergy and tho people, aud finally to the
salvation Of the souls which are en-
trusted to me; and in turn shall re-
coive humhiy the apostolic mandates
and execute them as diligently as pos
sible. But il | shall be detained by
| legitimate impodiment, shall fulfil all
| the aforesaid things through a desig-
mated delegate having a spacial man
date for this purpose, a priest of my
diocese, or through some other secular
or regular priest of known probity and
religion, fully informed concerning the
ahove-named things. l shall not sell,
nor give, nor mortgage the possessions
belonging to my mensa treal estate or
| investments set aside for the proper
support of the bishop nor shall I
enfeoif them anew or ALLEVIATE thsm in
any manner, even with the consent of
the chapter of my church, without con-
sulting the Roman Pontiif. And if
| through me- any such alienation shall
occur, | wish, py the very fact, to in
cur the punishments contained in the
constitution published concerning this
matter.
$50 help me God and, these Holy
Gospels of God" added Father Mona
| CHAN.
Thanks be to God, (" said the cardi-
mall
Then followed the examination in
which Father Monaghan professed
categorically his belief in the different
| af faith shat haya haap par