The Washington herald., 1908-05-04
Special to The Washington Herald.


Baltimore, Nd, May 3-With the
cathedral packed to the doors, a warm
sunshine streaming in through the
stained glass windows, the altar banked
with flowers and hundreds Of candles, and
scores Of dignitaries and priests OF the
church seated in the sanctuary, Mgr.
Denis J. O'Connen, rector OF the Catho-
lie University of America, of Washing
ton, was to-day conseerated as titular
Bishop of Sebaste. The conservation was
performed by Cardinal Gibbons, assisted
by Arehbishops Keane and Moeller.
Two hundred archbishops, bishops,
nonsignors. abbots, friars, and priests
took part in the procession. Thousands
gathered outside the edifice.
The procession started from Calvert
Hall College at u;O5 a. m, under the
direction OF DR.. James A. McCanen, Of
st. Mary's Seminary It proceeded from
the college TO Mulberry street to the
side gate Of the cathedral, and around
the path to the main entrance.
Order OF the Procession.
The order Of procession was: Lay stu
dents of the Catholic University, broth
ers Of the schools, cross bearer, sanctu-
ary boys. regular clergy. secular clergy.
archiepiscopal cross bearer and aeolytes.
Catholic University faculty, Wears gen
eral, Roman prelates, right reverend alb
bots, bishops, archbishops, Bishop-elect
OConnel and assistant cOnsecra tors.
Archbishop Falconio, apostolic delegate;
Cardinal Gibbons with his assistant
priest, and Very Rev. Dr. Z. r. Dyer,
president of st. Mary's Seminary.
The bishops in line We're: F. s. Chat
ard, Indianapolis; c. P. Macs Coving-
Ton, Ky; 4. A. Curtis, NJ +. Burke,
st. Joseph. Mo; Leo Haid Belmont. n
c; J. J. Hennessy, Wichita, Kans; John
s. Foley, Detroit Mich. a Van de Vyer.
Richmond, Va; T. F. Horstmaun, Cleve-
land; Henry Gabriels. Ogdensburg. n. Y;
P. J. DOnahue. Wheeling, " Va: NJ
J. Hcban, Scranton Pa; NJ c. Lenihan
Auckland, y. g.; J. J. Monaghan, VIII
mington. Del; E. P. Allen, Mobile, Ala !;
B. J. Kelley, Savannah, Ga; w j. Ken
ny. st. Augustine, Fla; T. H Hendrick,
Cebu Philippine Islands; L. s Walsh, S.
S. Ortynsky. Milwaukee. Wis. J. NJ
Koudelka. Cleveland; Abbott Edmund NJ
Obereeht Oshkosh, Wis.
Many Archbishops There.
The archbishops were: P J. Ryan, Of
Philadelphia; Chaplain Rev. George "
Devine; John Ireland, of St. Paul: Chap
lain Rev. n. J. Riordan; J. J. Keane, Of
Dubuque: Chaplain Rev. William Maher.
Of Norwalk, Conn; J. NJ Farley, of
New York; J. F. Quigley, Of Chicago;
Chaplain Rev. Richard Neagie Boston:
J. J. Glennon, Of St Louis: Chaplain
Rev. P. Fitzmaurice of New York; Will
lam II O'Connell, of Boston; Chaplain
Dean James O'Brien, of Washington;
J. H Blenk. Chaplain Dean B. J. Null
= ligan, Of New York; Joseph Aversa.
Cuba; Chaplain Dean A. H, Walburg, of
Cincinnati
The officers Of the mass who assisted
Cardinal Gibbons were: Assistant priest.
Rev. E. r. Dyer. president of St Mary's
Seminary; assistant deacOns, Rev. W. A,
Fletcher and Rev. J. V Tracey; deacon,
Rev T. Wall, New York; subdeacon,
Rev II. Semple, New York; masters Of
ceremony Rev. J. A. McCullen, Rev. L.
O'Donovan. Rev. J. Nainfa, Rev. d. F.
Burns. Rev. D c. Milholland; thurifer. D.
F. Healey; acolytes. D. F. Lucius and
D. T. Robinson; crucifer archbishop.
Rev. B. O'Reilly: Crucifer professions, D.
r. Sandalgi. a. Libro. and Rev. T.
Froehlich; ascotula, Rev. Y. Bast; inter
bearers, Rev. T. Carey, A. Baeule, Rev.
c. MorrisseY A. Gremiale. and D. J.
Doyle.
The VestmeRt Bearers.
Vestment bearers-Messrs. A. Langlois,
D.; T, MeGraw, D.; J. Murphy D; P.
Movie, D; J. Dame. D; J. Schmirtz D.:
J. Witteman, D.; c. Smyth, D., and 7.
Reinhart. D.
Processionaries-C AIilhouand. D.; F.
Loughran, D.; z. Walton. ". Gill, D.; J.
Larrer, J. Kennedy, D.; J. Finigan, and
r. Doyle.
Those who assisted the new bishop in
the ceremonies were as follows: Priests,
Rev. P. Gavan and Rev. Louis Stickney;
first eonsecrators, Rev. J. Creagh and
Rev. z. Pace; second consecrators, Rev.
II Hyrernat and Rev. F. X. McKenny:
masters Of ceremony, Rev. G. Dougherty
ana Rev. L. Brown; assistants, Rev A.
Dean, Rev. p. Doyle. and Rev. J Dub
zlak; acolytes, Rev. A Mihm and Rev. J.
Wellging; miter bearers, D. G. AIcNamee,
A. Baculo, and d. NJ. King. Others who
assisted were Revs J. Meriekel, l. OF
terbein, J. Griffin, J. Dowble, and A.
Masot.
After the ceremonies the prelates and
invited clergy repaired to ST. Mary's
Seminary, where they were the guests at
dinner of BishOp-elect O'C0nnen. More
than 80 attended
The See of Sebaste is in allegiance, or,
as the ecclesiastical expression is, in
partibus infidelium. This means that the
see formerly existed and was active. but
has been, chiefly through the devasta-
tiOns Of Mahometanism, lost to Christen-
dom. In course of time Dr. O'Connell
VIII be transferred to a field of duty
which will require real work. and in the
meanwhile he will remain in Washington.
Among those who witnessed the cere-
mony to-day were United States Senator's
Albert J Beveridge and Thomas H Car
ter and Mrs. BeveTidge and Mrs Carter
NEGROES AGAINST EQUALITY"