The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-19
SOLEMN CHURCH
SERVICE TODAY.
Archbishop ireland ConsecrateS
Six New Bishops for St.
Paul Province
AN EVENT OF GREAT MOMENT
200 Priests and $50 Seminarians Join
in Procession-Consecrator and
New Bishops Celebrate Mass in
Unison at Same Altar

St Paul. May 19-With great sol
emnity and splendor ror winch the |
Roman Catholic chhurch is noted dur
ing important events, the six new
bishops recently appointed by the Pope
TO fill vacant dioceses i'm the Province
Of st. Paul of which Archbishop Ire
land is metropolitan, were consecrated
today.
The ceremony took place on the
grounds and in the chapel of st. Paurs
seminary on the high bluff at the west
ern limits of st. Paul, overlooking the
Mississippi River. The bishops conse- !
Grated were:
Rev. James O'Reillv. of Minneapolis,
Bishop of Fargo, n. ID.
Rev. John ]. Lawler, cathedral of st.
Paul, auxiliary bishop of the archdi-
ocese of st. Paul.
Rev. Patrick r.. Heffron, rector of st.
Paurs seminary, Bishop of Winona,
Minn.
Rev. Timothy Corbett, of Duluth,
Bishop of Crookston, MINI.
Rev. Vincent wehrle, of the Bene-
dlctine order and abbott of the mon
astery at Richardton, N. ID. Bishop of
Bismark. n. ID.
Rev. Joseph f. Busch, head of the
missionary band in the archdiocese of
st. Paul, Bishop of Lead. S. ID.
Archbishop Ireland was the conse-
orator, and was assisted by Bishop
James McGolrick, of Duluth, and ri.
Rev. James Trobec, OF st. Cloud. MINI.
Rov. Francis Schaefer was master of
ceremonies.
AS an event of great moment in the
Catholic Church. IL is said by ecclesi-
asicg to have been overshadowed but
once i'm modern times when the pope
himself consecrated fourteen new
French Bishops and in the United
States, the only ceremony which APP
proxlmated It I'm significance was when
Archbishop Ireland consecrated BIZ
shops Stanley, 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 a striking appear-
ance as il wended its way underneath
the great oak trees to st Mary's chap
el, where the conservation ceremon-
les were held.
Following the priests, came the bl-
shops, then the bishops elect, and last
the archbishop. all i'm the robes of
their office.
An immense gathering of the laiy
witnessed the procession. hut owing 70
the fact that the chapel had seating
capacity for only the priests the pun
lie was not admitted to v mess the
conservation.
The conservation ceremo~ whicf
began at 10 A. NJ, and lasted about
three hours, started with the readlnf
Of the apostolic commission FOLLOWED
by the taking of the oath and the ex'
animation, the latter made almost II
the same language prescribed ny th'
council of Carthage. During thhe ex
animation the bishops elect prcfesse'
categorically their belief I'm the diner
ent matters OF faith which have beei
particularly attacked by heretics. es
These preliminarics having bee
duly observed. the solemn intoning o
the mass was begun. the consecrato
and bishop elect simultaneously betok
council of Carthage. During the ex
mory. the plain chant was intoned %
the seminarlans. At the conclusion 9
the conservation ceremony proper IN
new bishops were invested with tn
croser and ring necessary to the epis
copal order, accompanied with praye
andf admonitions.
The mass then proceeded with tr
consccrator and new bishop celcbra'
in~ II i'm unison at the same alta
Then came tho partaking of ccmmr
rion which was followed by invcsutu'
Of the mitre gloves previously bless'
bv the consecrator with much pom
While the TIE Deum was intoned u
new bishop was enthroned In the epi'
copal seat. Later he was led betwe'
the two assistant bishops around Il
church. blessing the congregation
he nassed along
The final act OF the function was u
hestowal OF the kiss of peace by Il
consecrator. The sermon during 4
conservation was delivered by Bish'
OCorman, of Siouz Falls s. ID. Aft
the ceremony. the archoishop. Z
bishors and all the priests were serv
with dinner under the trees on I
seminary grounds. a public recepti
was arranged for tonight permitt
f"cnds &C thee ea.w hishocs ~ e
portunity to offer CONGRATULATIONS.