The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-29

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South Dakota west Of the Missouri
river, and the latter over the state of
Wyoming. The ceremonies attendant
upon the conservation began shortly
after $50 o'clock and were not con-
cluded until 2:30 o'clock in the after
noon.
Long before the hour set for the SER
vices people began to pour into the
church. The curious rubbed should
ers with the devout, for aside from
it's religious significance the consecra-
ton of bishop of the Roman Catholic
church is the most impressive service
at which her clergy is called to Off
ciate.
The earliest visitors saw only the
church's grim, gray interior, that look
ed very much the same as usual, ex-
cept that just outside the sanctuary,
as we'll as in the wings, to the right
and left of it, a multitude of chairs
covered every foot of space. The
white marble central altar, unlighted
as yet, did not reveal, in the gloom of
the church, the wealth of blossoms
that weighed it down, and the CLEAN
of gold here and there and the darker
outlines of the brass candle sticks
were only what was to be seen every
day in the year.
Altar AbIaze With Light.
But presently an acolyte stepped out
fro mthe vestry, with lighted torch,
and in few minutes every wax can
die on the main altar and the side
affairs was touched with light and the
reflection of these myriad tiny tongues
of flame glorified the old building.
They gave a rosy glow to the, masses
of snowy chrysanthemums that decor
ated the affairs but they paled' the
pink carnations which, with the gold
and the brass, made the only points Of
color on the three affairs
Half the seats in the middle aisle
were reserved for the seminarians
yesterday, SO fortunately indeed was
the early visitor The late conner had
little or no opportunity of viewing
what was a splendid pageant as well as
an impressive religious ceremony.
Shortly after $50 the organ pealed
out the triu1nphal march. Praise
Ye the Father" and just as the two
white supplied acolytes stepped over
the threshold of the church, the Cathe-
-dral choir, augmented for the occasion,
took up the words and filled the build
ing with eXultant music.
The ecclesiastical procession formed
In the Cathedral house and entered
the church by the main entrance, NOV
ing down the aisle on the left Twenty
one acolytes were nicely graduated in
height from the two very tall leaders
to a tiny boy who closed the line and
whose white surplice made him look
like a chubby cherub
An Impressive Procession.
Father Reardon, the master of cere-
monies preceded these as they passed
down the aisle, and Brother John, of
the Cretin school, walked beside them.
Two more acolytes with lighted
candles accompanied the cross bearer
who, bearing aloft splendid brazen
cross, led the way for the deacons, the
sub deacons and the seminarians, who
followed. So far, except for the gleam-
ing cross, all was white and black. A
group of black robed Christian broth
ers, who. followed the theologians and
seminarians impaired an even more
somber note and served to accentuate
the splendor of the procession that was
yet to come. With the appearance of
the priests the marching line, so far as
color was concerned, became more di-
versified, for among the one hundred