Republican farmer., 1920-04-30

lveness of the Roman Catholic Church, Rt. Rev. John G. Murray, late chancellor of the diocese, now titular bishop of F'Iavius was conse- crated auxiliary bishop of the dio- cese of Hartford, in St. Joseph's church, today The assem blaze on this occasion was of large numbers, it Vertowing the capacity of the great ed1fice as was the case when Rt. Rev. John J. Milan was conse- crated tosthe bishopric ten years ago The services and ceremonies closely approximated those of the latter oc> l casion- They adhered to the order laid down in the liturgy of the Church. As the services of consecra- ton could not be held in Rome, or in the See to which Rt. Rev. Bishop Murray is credited it necessarily was 1 held in the cathedral of the diocese in which he had so long served as priest and chancellor.
 Alth ough the cathedral service at 1O:30 a. m. was a public one the great number of priests there en- bractng practically all in the diocese, the members of various orders both cleric and nuns, the visiting clergy and 1afty guests, filed a considerable portion of the seating capacity The dl1O AuIuI6uS Ol OdlnO- lies from other parishes had the re- maining seats and filled the galleries.
 A procession of the priests with the dignataries of the day preceded the services. This entered through the main doors at Huntington avenue and the priests went to their appoint ed places, either in the choir, or the sanctuary. The Consecrator Most Rev. John Boneano,- Apostolic Dele gate, Archbishop of Melitine, with his assistants were at the high altar, While the bishop-elect had a separate altar at one side. The Consecrator was assisted by the Rt. Rev. John J. Milan, the diocesan, and the Rt- Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector of the Catholic University at Washington. D. c. The assisting priests at the altar was Rev. Maurice F. McAuliffe, vice president of St. Thomas Semin- ary, Hartford, and other officers were Rev. James B. Nihi11, Bridgeport, first deacon of honor Rev.. Arthur O'Keefe, Torrington, second deacon of honor; Rev. w. J. McGurk, South Manchester, deacon of the Mass; Rev U. O. Bellerose, Taftvil1e, sub-dea- con.
 The preacher was Rt. Rev. Thomas s. Duggan, rector of the Cathedral AAAO olS11Op INIldn were Rev. M. A. Sullivan, Hartford and Rev. R. F. Shortell, Ridgefield. The chaplains to Bishop Shahan were Rev. P. H. McCIean, Milford and Rev P. J. Mccormick, Washington, D. c.
 The bishop-elec at his altar was attended by Rev. J. F. Ahern, Springfield, Mass, and Rev. W. A. Keefe, of Norwich
 The master of ceremonies was Rev. w. A. Keefe of Norwich.
 The master of scerem oniesg was Rev. w. H. Flynn, the new -chancel- Tor of the diocese, the assistant mas- ters, Revs. T. F. Brennan, F. P. Keough and Vincent McDonough, all of Hartford.
 Order of Ceremonies.
 The ceremonies were in four parts: The preludes or preliminary services the consecration proper; the presenta- tion of insignia, and the conclusions. The Mass celebrated both by the con- secrator and the consecrated, covered the period of time of the consecration. This followed the preliminaries which embraced the reading of the manda- tory, or apostolic commission, the talk ing of the oath, the examination on the seventeen questions concerning the canons and articles of Faith, the vest ing of the bishop,-e in Pontifical garm ments, the exhortation of the consecrator to the consecrated and the prostration of the bishop-elect during the chanting of the Litany of the Saints.
 The conservation proper was the placing of the evangelarium on the neck and shoulders of the bishop elect, the imposition of hands and the anointing with holy chrism of the head and hands of the bishop-elect.
 The episcopal insignia presentation included the blessing and tradition of the crozier with the accompanying ad- monition by the consecrator, the blessing of the ring and the placing of it on the third finger of the new bishops right hand, the tradition of the evange1ariun with the command to Preach the Gospel to the People entrusted to him. At the offertory the gifts of the candles, the two loaves of bread, and the two barrels of wine were made to the consecrator. The consecrator continued the Mass with the consecrator on the Epistle side of the altar until after the communion when he changed to the Gospel side. After the blessing of the Mass the mitre was blessed and the consecrator placed it on the head of the bish- op. Up till this time the consecra- tor wore his baretta. The gloves were blessed and placed on his hands
 The conclusion of the ceremony comprised the singing of the Te Deum, the blessing by the new bish- op, and the singing of the ''Ad Null tos AnnoS."
 The musical portion of the services was of special arrangement and sig ni1cance. The Sanctuary choir was directed by Rev. John J. Kelley of Stamford; Rev. Walter McCrann of Norwalk, was organist. The chants were by the Revs. J. F. Barrett, W D. Casey, Joseph c. Martin, Andrew Kelly, Harry Cassidy, James IL Grady, P. J. Dolin, all of Hartford; George Brady, of Windsor Locks; Stephen Grohol of New Britain; Paul Heating, Stamford; Charles M. Kelly, Bridgeport; William KiIcoyne, Wat erbury; Denis O'Brien, Somerville, W. F. O'Brien, Thompsonvil1e; w. F. O'De11, Elmwood; w. A. Rouvier, Putnam; Edward Shaughnessy, Bridgeport, and Matthew Brady, New Haven.