Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-07
CONSIDERATION CEREMONY
Of BISHOP Of ztU(MA

San Francisco, July 26.-Two Arch
bishops, two Bishops, the vicar-gener-
al, the chancellor of the archdiocese,
twenty-eight priests, among them rep
resentatives of the various religious
houses established in this city, eight
Christian Brothers, and a number OF
seminarians and members of the Sane
tuary Society, made an imposing APP
pearance yesterday morning in the
sanctuary of st. Mary's Cathedral on
the occasion of the conservation as a
Bishop of Rev. Libert Hubert Boey-
naems of the Hawaiian Islands. Arch
bishop p. w. Riordan occupied the
episcopal throne, attended by Rev. p.
Seaman and Rev. II. Lagan. Arch.
bishop George Montgomery was cele-
brant OF the mass and consecrator of
the new Bishop. Rev. NJ. ID. Connolly
and Rev J. Il. Cottle ofiiciated as dea-
con and subdeacon of the mass, Rev.
p. Z. Mulligan was master of cere-
monies, and Rev. Charles A. Ramm as
sisted at the services.
Upon entering the Cathedral the can
didate seated himself with the assist
ant prelates, Bishops Grace of Sacra-
mento and Conaty of Los Angeles, and
his attendants; Very Rev. A. Hamet
and Rev. J. Guibert of the Marist COM
munity, while the vicar-general, Faith
er Prendergast, read the Apostolic
mandate appointing the candidate to
his vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands.
He was then examined by the conser
Grating Archbishop regarding his pro-
fossion Of faith and the form of fidel-
ity.
This effective ceremony concluded,
the Office of mass was commenced.
Archbishop Montgomery celebrated at
the grand altar, which was brilliant
with lights, and Father Boeynaems at
the alter OF the Blessed Virgin, where
he vested At the conclusion Of the
,epistle for the day the candidate re-
turned to the grand altar, where the
litany of the saints was recited by tho
consecrator the assistant Bishops and
priests.
The candidate knelt while the con-
secrator and his two assistants per-
formed the ceremony of the imposi.
tion Of hands and prayed that he re-
Ceive the Holy Ghost, the choir under
the direction of Rev. Father Jerome y.
ETannigan chanting in Gregorian meas
ure the "Veni Creator" The croisier
or shepherds crook, the symbol OF his
Office as a shepherd of the fold OF
Christ, was conferred on him and then
his hands and head were Amounted
, with the holy chrism. Returning ia
the side altar he read the gospel re-
Quired by the rubrics while the conse-
orator read IL at the grand altar. where
at its conclusion he was joined by the
newly consecrated Bishop, who had
previously purified his hands. The
Archbishop and the new Bishop con-
tinued the mass simultaneously at the
altar. The mass was then concluded
the consecrator giving the benedic'
ton, after which he conferred the mitrt
and gloves upon the newly consecratet
Bishop, who was conducted by the con
secrator and the senior assistant to the
, faldstool where, facing the congrega
, ton, he was formally installed in his
, Office.
Shortly aftsrward, turning TO the al
tar, he intoned the "Te Deum," which
was taken NJ and finished by the choir
while Bishop Boeynaems. wearing his
episcopal insignia OF Office and en-
dowed with all its powers, proceeded
through the main aisles of the Cathe
dral, attended by the two assistant
Bishops, and gave his episcopal bene
, diction to the people. Returning Il
the altar he receded a few steps from
the consecrator, and approaching agar
= with three salutes bestowed thc kiss o
, peace with the words "Ad Multos An
nos" He then saluted the osCistan
Bishops; the last gospel of III mas
was read, and in solemn procession al
I whiting the sanctuary withdrew to L.,
Q sacristy.