Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-19
SIX N[N BISHOPS
. DON ROBES Of OFFICE
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND coNsE-
CRATES RECENT APPolNTEEs
OF POPE.
EVENT OF GREAT MOMENT
IN CATHOLIC CHURCH
overshadowed But Once, When Pope
Consecrated Fourteen French Bish-
ops-Eieht Hundred Priests Take
Part in Ceremonies and Parade
TeIeeraphic News.

TeIeeraphic News.
st. Paul, May Insignificant Of the
growth Of Catholicism in the new world
was the ceremony performed by Arch
which, for the first time since the
church came to America. six bishops
were consecrated simultaneously. The
archbishop, his nine bishops and 900
priests represented a Catholic popula-
ton of 10000, where at the time the
first bishop of ST. Paul was consecrtaed
sixty years befsre, there had been two
priests only and perhaps 1000 children
of the church. The consecrator himself
and the preacher of the conservation
sermon, Bishop O'Gorman, Of Sioux
Falls, were the first simarians of the
diocese of st. Paul, chosen from among
boys of the first parish school by Bish-
op Cretin, first bishop OF St. Paul
They were thus conducting today an
ecclesiastical ceremony Of first magni-
tude and of national Importance, in the
chapel of st. paul seminary, before the
governor and his staff 900 priests, fifty
bishops, $50 seminarians and Apostolic
Delegate Falconio.
st. Paul. May 19.-With great SOL
emnity and splendor, for which the
Roman Catholic church is noted during
important events, the six new bishops
recently appointed by the pope to fill
vacant dioceses in the province of ST
Paul, of which Archbishop Ireland is
metropolitan, were consecratsd to-
day.
The ceremony took place on the
grounds and in tho chapel Of st. rauYa
seminary on she high bluff at the west
ern limits Of St. Esaul. overlooking the
mississippi river. The bishops conse-
Grated were:
+ Rev. James O'Reilly, Of Minneapolis
bishop of Fargo. N. D.
Rev. John j. Lawler, cathedral of st
Paul. auxiliary bishop Of the arch
diocese of st. Paul +.
Rev. Patrick r. Heffron, rector of St
Paurs seminary, bishop Of Winona
MINI.
Rev. Timothy corbett. Of Duluth
bishopj Of Crookston, Minn
Rev. Vincent Wehrle. Of the Ben
edictine order and abbott of the mon
astery at Richardton, N. D., bishop OF
Bismarck, N. D.
Rev. Joseph F. Busch. head Of the
missionary band in the archdiocese OF
ST. Paul. bishop Of Lead. S. D.
Archbishop Ireland was the conse-
orator. and was assisted by Bishop
James McGolrick. of Duluth. and Rt
Rev. James Trobec Of ST. Cloud, MINI
Rev. Francis Schaefer was master OF
ceremonies.
Great Event in Church.
AS an event Of great moment in the
Catholic church, it is said by ecclesi-
astics to have been overshadowed but
once iii modern times when the pope
himself consecrated fourteen new
French bishops, and in the United
States, the only ceremony which ap-
proximated it in significance was wher
Archbishop ireland consecrated Bishops
Shanley, McGolrick and Cotter at the
same time.
Under the direction of Rev Father
Schaefer the procession of about 500
priests and $50 seminarians, formed on
the southern side of the spacious
grounds, presented Il striking appear
ance as it wended its way underneath
the great oak trees to st. Mary's chap
ell, where the conservation ceremonies
We're held.
Following the priests. came the bish-
OPS, then the bishops-elect, and last
the archbishop all in the robes of their
office.
An immense gathering of the 1aity
witnessed the procession, but owing to
the fact that the chapel had seating
capacity for only the priests. the public
was not admitted to witness the conse-
Grafton.
The conservation ceremony, which
began at 10 a. M, and lasted about
three hours. started with the reading
of the apostolic commission. followed
by the taking of the oath and the ex-
animation, the latter made almost in
the same language prescribed by the
council OF Carthage. During the ex-
animation the bishops-elect professed
categorically their belief in the diff
ferent matters Of faith which have been
particularly attacked by heretics, es-
pecially the doctrine Of Incarnation.
These preliminaries having been duly
observed, the solemn intonng of the
mass was begun. the consecrator and
bishop ELECT simultaneously betokening
their faith During the ceremony. the
plain chant was intoned by the SEM
inarians. At the conclusion OF the con-
secration ceremony proper. the new
bishops were invested with the crosier
and ring necessary to the episcopal or
der, accompanied with prayers and ad-
monitions.
Mass Celebrated in Unison.
The mass then proceeded with the
consecrator and new bishop celebrating
it in unison at the same altar Then
came the pii I,ninH oi SoiI- -..::..SS:::, ..S::
which was followed by the .hvestiture
Of the mitre and gloves previously
blessed by the consecrator with much
pomp. While the Te Deum was in
toned the new bishop was enthroned