Evening star., 1928-03-28
CATHOLIC PASTOR
EXALTED IN RANK
Rev. John M. MCNamara to
Receive High Honor at Bal
timore Tomorrow.

ST GahrlplS Cathohc CnOCCn III EStT
worth. will be conSeCrated auxiliary OF
the Archbishop Of Baltimore and
titular Bishop Of Eumenia tomorrow
r,orninr in the Baltimore Cathedral.
The bishop-elect who has been prepar-
ms himself for his new honor by
Observing period Of retreat and silence
since Friday. left his home al st.
Cabriel'S rectory. $500 Grant circle. Tor
Baltimore today.
A special train. carrying a contingent
Of his pariShionerS estimated at o00
reop}e. will leave Union Station at s 10
o'clock tomorrow morning for Balu-
more for the ceremony. which will start
Al 10 O'Clock The train, railroad onl-
cialS said today. will arrive at Camden
Station, BSH ~n~"e. al 9 o'clock, ana
buses viii convey passengers TO the
cathedral The special train VIII leave
the same station IN Baltimore at SOU
washington clergy will take proui-
nent part III the services and hlgh oIll-
cials Of the church will participate,
Archbishop to Ofiiciate.
Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Arch
bishop OF Baltimore, will be the con"
secrating prelate. He will be assisted
bv Right Rev, William J. Hafey, Bishop
OF Raleiah. as senior consecrating
bishop. and Right Rev. Thomas j.
Toolen. Bishop OF Mobile, as junior
couSecratlng bishop Present at the
conservation will be Right Rev. Thomas
] Shanan, rector Of Catholic Univer-
sitv. RIGHT Rev John J. Swint Bishop
oi Wheeling. Right Rev. Edward +
Hoban. Bishop OF Rockford ILL.,: Right
Rev. Edmund B. FitzMaurice, Bishop
OF Wilmington; Right Rev. Emmett M
Walsh. Bishop Of Savannah, Right Rev.
Thomas c. O'Reilly. Bishop OF Scran-
ton. and Right Rev Vincent Taylor
abbot Of Belmont Abbey, North Caro-
Lima.
Chaplains 20 the archbishop will be
Very Rev John F. Fenlon, provincial
OF the SulpicIan Fathers in the United
States, ana Rev Michael A PuTteN.
Jesuit father OF Loyols High School III
Baltimore. who was Father McNamara'S
first teacher 81 years ago. ChaplainS 70
Bishop Hafey viii be: Rev. George B.
Harrington. pastor OF ST. Stephens
Church. Washington. and Rev. John J.
Russell Of ST Martins Church, Balti-
more Chaplains 70 Bishop Toolen viii
be. Rev. Terence F. Beehan Of the
Church ot the Little Flower, Baltimore,
snd Rev. William J. Sweeney. assistant
to Father Mcnamara at ST. Gabriel's
Father Beehan was the first paTishioner
Of ST. Gabriel's TO be ordained TO the
priesthood
Other Assistants Listed.
Chaplains TO the new bishop viii be:
Rev. Robert J. Acastetter, pastor OF
Our Lady OF Good Counsel Church,
~ a
Master Of ST. Edwards Church, Balti-
more Both clergymen were classmates
Of Father Mcnamara
Papal bulls appointing Father NC
Ksraara 70 be Auxiliary Bishop Of Balti-
more. viii be read by Rev. John M. Nell
isgan. assistant pastor at st. GabrieFS-
Rev. Eugene J. Connolly. pastor OF st.
Peters Church, Washington, viii deliver
the conservation sermon He was
clsssnste of Father McNamara. Very
Rev. Brother Paul, provincial OF the
xayeyian order. who taught Father NC
EaYnars when he was q pupil at St.
Joseph's Parochial School in Baltimore,
w4ll be 3 guest Of honor al the eere-
mo1v.
The services win open with a process
sion of the clergy from Calvert Han
College TO the Baltimore Cathedral, IN
which the bashop-elect. wearing ms
episcopal cassock, rochet, mantelleta
and btretta. viii occupy q prominent
u5ace. During the ceremony he VIII re-
ce.ve these marks OF his new ONCE, the
rlnR, psctoral cross, T1iter and crozier-
March is was originally set Tor the
conservation, but as Archbishop Curlev
had 10 be IN Florida on that date the
ceremony was postponed until tonnor-
row
WIN Remain at ST. GabrieFs.
II Is considered likely that the new
bishop VIII continue 70 ofAciate At 81
Gsbrlel's Church, which he founded
With MS conservation. the archdiocese
Of Baltimore. the premier see In the
United States. viii have FIVE members
o. the Catholic hierarchy a distinction
sald 70 be enjoyed only In italy and
France. With Bi2hop-elect McHamara,
the ether members Of the hierarchy
are Archbishop Curley. Most Rev PleEro
FumaGonl Blond. apostolic delegate q
the United States: Bishop shahsn and
Right Rev. Q. 2. Corrigan, BiSnop o;
Macr2.
Father Mcnamara has had an un-
usual ecclesiastical career and Is con-
sloered one of the outstanding preach
cry IN the whole archdiocese He was
born IL Baltimore, August IS. 1878. In
1891 after completing his grammar
Gc.1ool education al s.. Joseph'E Paro-
chlzi School. then under the xaperiah
Brothers. he entered Loyola College ira
Baltimore and gOn the highest honor
81 elocut.on and public debate
he entered 81 Mary's Eeminary, Ba!~
tirneYe. in 1897. and wss ordained ~
the late Cardinal Gibbons IN June. 1902
81 tne Ealti1aCre Cathedral After his
ordination. he served ia the Diocese os
Wilmington, OD duty ~ CnestertoWn
sY4o Eock Hall In bis native Maryland
be served 81 Benedict and SolorD0lls
IEizne from 1903 % 1903. and later at
Bradshaw ard Abingdon. He Ea6 later
assistant pastor ~ the church 0f -
John ne Evangelist in Baltimore.
Hla Career In Washington
Father AcEamarss career ln Wash
tnzDon beasn wtgn his coming 10 y.
Pa1TlckS, tse downtown church, ag
Tenth and q streets There he served
fof n3ne years, and was assistant pabtDF
III 1870 he wa named FIRST pastor of
tie newly established Church u 81.
Gznr1el a. Petwoftn, and was commits
Eiog4ea - build the parish
lis first cilgFcg there WaG Knights
" Columbus hug used In welfare WORK
during TIE W0Fid War IN the vicinity u
Washington. IN the interim Father Nc
AagHsEa f.sk Dnlt paEDcniai ecia0ol, a
c1HYent agd a YectoFy, a. well g.
cg0rch. All q stone. IN Keeping with
thai growing sectlon of Washington
IIa8t June Father MctsaKnaFa cele-
Drs1eo ire silver 340!lee u ala ofoina,
tion W me priesthood ard bis parish
s9Eers oQliectAo a purse u so 900 and
presented il " him Father McEaHafa
u known fCE h3s ability ak = speaker ard
tcf hia cfVCEiDn ~ tne par and sick
FGt4eg Mchau4sFa ls the third bishop
~ come o3gt u the parish n Benedict
sDc Gol9IaouE Island The other Dls4gpf
wisg sefgeo there we're the late Eig1t
fteY kgffeG f. Curtis Bishop ~ VII
halngDgE syae ne late Right Hey JOqn
H. Gum. Bishop ~ HEbcheZ.