The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-28

D0S1Q0 the COnSGCTdLOT, nad HIS palms anointed-s Then delivering to the elect his Crozier and sprinlz1ing the ring with holy water, the latter was placed upon Bishop Ni1an's finger the consecrator saying: Take this ring as a token of fidelity, SO that being adorned with inviolate faith thou mayest without stain guard the house of God, to wit, his Holy Church.
 The remainder of the consecration was brief. The consecrator tookgfrom and gave it to the elect, he delivered the kiss of peace as did each of the assistant Bishops. The consecrator being seated before the altar, the elect presented himself and offered two lighted tapers, two ornamented loaves of bread and kissed the con secrator's hands.
 The kiss of peace was again given to the elect, the consecrator blessed and sprinkled the Bishops gloves and the ring being placed over the gloves the elect took the seat of the conSe- orator where the Crozier was placed in his left hand. As the magnificent voices from all parts of Connecticut. began a ''Te Deum", the Bishop led the new Bishop through the church and the people kneeling, received his blessing. Returning to the altar and singing Bishop Milan gave his bless ing. Then advancing to the feet of the consecrator he again received the kiss of peace. Then, retiring to his own chapel accompanied by the assist ants, he repeated the beginning of St. Johns gospel which the consecrator recited at the altar. and the impress sive ceremonies concluded
 The Right Rev. M. J. Lavelle. " G., rector of St. Patricl5's Cathedral. New York city, delivered the consecratfon sermon, taking his text as follows:
 For child is born to us. and son Is given to ls--,And the government it shall be called Wonderful. Counsel Tor, the Father of the World to Come, the Prince Of Peace; His Empire no end of peace He shall sit upon the Throne of David, and upon his Kingdom; to establish and strengthen from henceforth and forever. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform this.'' Isaias, ix., 617
 In the course of his powerful ser mon the preacher said:
 If it be true, and it is true. that the simplest priest is another Christ. these words in which the Prince of the Prophets foretold the coming of Our Lord may, with due reverence, be said and happy function we are attending this blessed day. A pious, brave. suc-= ceSsfuI pastor. whose thoughts during the whole period of his sacred minis as were those of David while tending his fathers flock from the Throne of marks of honor and confidence that can be conferred upon human being. He comes to you with the simplicity of a, child.
 You have been longing and praying for his advent ever since the day of your great loss, when Our Father in ideal of the episcopate, the great. in defatigable. warm-hearted. saintly Bishop Tierney. From this day for ward, the Right Reverend John J. Milan is Bishop of Hartford. And you are his loving, devoted priests and peo- pie. gladly ready to follow his leader CT Church's work, and in the practice of those deeds of virtue and of heroism for which it is noble to live. and sweet to die.
 I may be permitted as one of the countless friends of his early days, and also of his maturer years, to sketch in Sth of September 1874, one of the brightest days that ever shone, forty York and New England entered for the first time the Sanctuary of the Lord in the famous Old Seminary of St. Jo- seph at Troy. They were young, earn est, enthusiastic. They soon formed a close attachment for one another. an affection which has ripened with the years. and has grown stronger as their ranks were decimated, and their numbers reduced to little more than a dozen. One of these students was John J. Milan. He was distinguished fidelity to the rule. and especially for a mind that worked reasonably and easily. He waSsalways in good huInor, entirely void of leyfty, and equally free from ponderosity; an optimist, ever full of blissful hope, and incap- able of regarding things Or people, and especially himself from too seri- ous a point of view. Everybody was his friend In due course of time he was ordained to the holy priesthood. He served in various churches in his native Diocese of Boston, loved by his people, a comfort to his Pastors, and a delight to the heart of his Bishop. Tn 1893 he was made Pastor and Ire movable Rector of Amesbury. There he has 1abored ever since, preaching baptizing, confessing, offering the Holy Sacrifice caring for the sick and the poor, administering finances, dry ing tears, renewing the vigor of blighted lives, and healing broken hearts. One of his old associates in the ministry declared the other day in a public speech that he has the reputation of being the most priestly priest in the whole Diocese of Boston. His people part from him with stream ing eyes and broken hearts.
 He will be the same devoted father to you, although the family is so much larger, he was to them. You, with love him as tenderly and cooperate with him as affectionately as they. Thus the joy and the blessing of this day will sing melodiously in your hearts long after the thrill of this first meeting shall have passed. One and all, we hope and pray and con- fdently believe, that it will last as
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