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the mitre, the insignia of episcopal au-

thority, on their heads. The gloves
were put on their hands, the episcopal
rings on their fingers and they were
enthroned before the altar facing the
people. The consecrator then placed
their crosicrs in their hands and then.
accompanied by the two assisting
bishops, the six new bishops of the
st. Paul province walked down the
main aisle of the chapel blessing the
people. They returned to the altar
again and the consecrator recited a
few short prayers. The new bishops
then, each in turn with his mitre and
pastoral staff, went before the middle
of the altar and gave their blessing to
the people, The consecrator with mi
tire and staff stood at the Gospel cor
ner. The new bishops approached him
kneeling thrice and repeating each
time in higher voice the words, For
many years." The consecrator re-
ceived them to the kiss of peace, the
assisting bishops did likewise and the
ceremony ended.
The Sermon.
Following is the eloquent sermon
delivered on the occasion by Rt. Rev.
Thomas O'Gorman, d. D., Bishop of
Sioux Falls, S. D.:
1.-THE conservation of six bishops in
one ceremony is an event without
equal in the history Of the United
States, an event rarely surpassed or
paralleled in the history of the world
for 1000 years. AS your eXcellency
has said, when accepting the invita-
ton to come here today: This is
such an unusual event that it will GER
tainly make an epoch in the eccle-
siastical history of the United States,
and consequently it deserves our
greatest consideration Your pres
ence here is confirmation of your
words. The province of st. Paul
thanks you for those words and glor-
les in the presence of him who repre-
sents the supreme pontiff, at whose
bidding this ceremony takes place,
from whose command this ceremony
has it's efficacy The majesty of Rome
overshadows these walls and firesides
over this assembly today.
Three Bishops Born in Minnesota.
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episcopal conservation, two, Bishops
O'Reilly and Wehrle, have labored in
this province sine their ordination;
one, Bishop Hcffron, has lived in Min
nesota since early boyhood, has been
ours as seminarian and priest; three,
Bishops Lawler, Corbett and Busch
We're born i'll this state. Young as is
province Of St Paul, she is furnish
ing much of her clergy from. the halls
Of this seminary and the children of
her soil. Now, behold, she is begin
ming to supply from her own borders
and children. her episcopate, the spir-
itual rulers of the future. This fea-
ture, as much as the number OF the
candidates to be consecrated, is a spe-
cial and unique characteristic Of the
days ceremony.
Ceremony a "Wonder to this Land"
"Of these six bishops, one becomes
auxiliary to the archbishop OF st.
Paul; two assume jurisdiction of new
the dioceses, Crookston and Bismarck,
three succeed to former dioceses made
vacant by the death and resignation
of their predecessors. They are con-
secrated by the archbishop of the
province, assisted by two of the older
suffragans. the bishops of Duluth and
st. Cloud, while the preacher is also
a suffragan. The whole province, ten
bishops in ALL are actively or passively
engaged this morning III ceremony
that is wonder to the land: a pride
and joy to the Catholics of three
states; a glad spectacle and an in
crease Of accidental glory to our spir-
to our departed brothers, Seidenbusch,
Marty, Cotter. Stanley. who from
above look on: nay, whose blissful
spirits hover beneath this roof in
visible participants in the glory and
triumph of the hour.
History in the Making.
History Is made here this morning,
or rather the past is evidenced and
summed up in the fact of this conse-
Grafton. The mustard seed and the
tree, that was the parable and the
prophecy of the churchs growth and
extension. The parable is realized and
the prophecy verified in the world at
large; the mustard seed, the twelve
apostles and the five hundred beliey-
ers left by Christ to their care; the
tree, the three hundred millions of
Catholics in every part of the world.
I, ii.