Evening journal., 1900-06-06
CONSIDERATION OF
BISHOP KELLEY
Impressive Ceremonies Mark
the Occasion in Richmond
RINH0P MlNLGHlN PRESENT
New Bishop WeIl-knOWn in VIII
mingtOn Where He Vas for
Several fears
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From the Richmond Times is taken
the account of the conservation of
Bishop Kelley, which occurred in that
city on Sunday:
The conservation Of the Right Rev.
Benjamin j. Kelley as the bishop Of
the See of Savannah, which took place
in st. Peters Cathedral, in Richmond,
Sunday morning at 1890 o'clock, was
an event of interest to Catholics
throughout the country. A native Of
Virginia, the bishop-elect is one Of the
most widely known OF the Catholic
clergy OF the country and is in high
standing with the prelates and clergy
of the church. and his elevation TO the
bishOpric gives general satisfaction.
The conservation ceremony was con-
Quoted by Cardinal Gibbons, who ar
rived here Friday night He was as
sisted by Bishop Northrup, of Charles
ton, S. c.. and Bishop Monaghan, OF
Wilmington, Del. Rev. Father S. j.
Mccarthy, S. j., made the address. He
is considered the finest Catholic speak
er in America.
A luncheon was given after the con-
secration at Murphy's Hotel. The car
dinual, bishops, priests. Bishop Kelley
family and thirty visitors were pres
ent.
There was no crowding at the ser
vice. Only those who, had tickets We're
admitted and tickets for seating capac-
ity only were issued The Conference
of st. Vincent de Paul. of the Cathe-
dral. John G.. Higgins, president, acted
as guard Of honor. and members Of the
McGill Catholic Union acted as ushers
All the members of the bishop-elect'
family and large delegations from At
lanta, Savannah and Petersburg, the
place Of his birth, We're present.
THIRTY SEVENTH TIME.
The conservation Of Bishop Kelley
marked the thirty seventh time in the
history of the metropolitan province
of Baltimore that the miter and the
crozier of ,.e prelacy has been confer.
red upon a member of its priesthood
The new bishop is the seventh to &C
cupy the See Of Savannah, which Gel
eDrates its, golden jubilee on July
next.
Bishcp Kelley is a native Of Virginia
having been born at Petersburg, Octo
her 13, 1891. He was a private in Gen
eral Kemper's command in the Confed
crate army at seventeen years OF age
and is still a true adherent OF the prin
ciples Of the Lost Cause. After a shor
experience as a newspaper reporter, h
began to prepare himself for the priest
hood. his theological studies beini
completed at the American College a
Rome
ST. PETERS CHOSEN.
There were peculiar personal reason
which animated the bishop-elect in tn
selection of st. Peters Cathedral Il
Richmond as the place of his consecra
tion. He is a native Of Virginia, bu
1t was not this alone which determine
his choice. December 81 1878. he wa
ordained a priest in st. Peters Cathe
dral. The conservation was performe
by the late Bishop Becker, then Of tn
Wilmington (Del.) diocese. and the as
sistants were the present Cardinal Gil
bons, then Bishop of Richmond, an
the late Archbishop Gross, then Bisho
Of Savannah. The present bishoJ
elect was consecrated by Bishop Beckt
for his then diocese Of Wilmington, an
accompanied him when that prelai
was transferred to Georgia. This wa
only natural, but is an interesting coir
cidence that the then bishop OF SavaI
nah. to which diocese the young prize
then consecrated has now succeeds
should have assisted in the ordlnatic
and that the bishop OF Richmond, WI