Yesterday morning Mons: Baptiste Simon was' consi Cathedral of Tungkadoo as Bishop of Kian; nan, with all the pomp and ceremony of the' Roman Catholic ritual, The service had been fixed to begin at eight o'clock, but long before then a considerable pro: portion of the invited guests, both foreign and native, had taken their seats in the church, whilst the crowds of natives outside were s0 enormous that even with the best_ intentions to be orderly some of the barriers wore forced down and had to be hastily: rep rod. The service began punetually" at cig it, and lasted a little over three hours, "Apart from its impro: sivaness, the hent wade it a try all taking part in it.
The procession of the clergy as it entered the church with the nominee, two assistants, (Monseigneur Raynaud' and Monseigneur Os and the ennsecxating Bishop, our Bulté) was a large one. The service then began The nominee having been conducted to the side chapel, where he put on the amer, alli, cingulum, stole and cope, was led before the consecrator, who Ind dressed for Mass and had taken up his positi Jofore the altar and facing the eonzrezation, The first assistant then asked the consecrator to raise the priest before him to the charge of a Bishop.
The conseerator then demanded the apostolic mandate, whereupon the 's Bull was road. After this the nominee, kneeling, took the auth of fealty and obedience to the Pope, promising to go to the Councils when called, to give an account of his ministrations at the regular times, and also not to alienate any property of the Church without the consent of the Pope. Next hw was examined on his belief and conduct, and then the celebration of the Mass beam. Whilst the Litany was being sung, the candidate prostrate himself on the ground, after which the book of the Gospels imposed on his head and shoulders. Then came the Tinposition of Hands, and dur the singing of the Meni, Creu: Spiritus his head was anointed and then his hands. Pho consecrator ten blessed and presented the crozier and the ring, and presented the Look of the Gospels, After the kiss of peace, the candidate and his assistants went to the side chapel where Mass was proceeded with, Returning before the consecrator the nominee offered two wax caudles, two leaves of bread, two vessels of wine, after whic couseeratur urnd nominee went on in th celebration of Mass at the same altar. the en the blessing, the nex Bishop's mitre and gloves" were blessed, and wearing these he was conduetud to his throne. The Te Dewin was then sung, and as it was proceeding the new Prelate went through the church giving the blessing, and soon after the ceremony ended.
A special effort had been made to render the musical portion of the service appropriate to the occasion. Gounod's. Mass of the Sucred Heart was sung by the ented choir of St. Joseph's, as well 5 Rousseau's O Subitaris, the solo being finely sung by Mr. E, Kell After the ceremony Bishop Simon rethe congratulations of a number sand br sip of champ: sandwich.
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