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Show (By Vf. V. Teletraph.J ISS1ALLATIOX CERCnOMEM. Baltimore,!-!. The ceremony of the installation of the new archbishop Bagley at the cathedral yesterday, was the most brilliant religions pageant ever witnessed in Baltimore. None were admitted but those having tickets, notwithstanding wh'ch at least five thousand people were orowded within the building while fully aa many were assembled in the streets iround the church, aJl "anxious to see tho new pielutc and witness the imposing ceremonies. Arrangement' wrre all made under the direction ot the" Young Catholic Friends" society who were present to t he number of several hundred. hun-dred. All bishops of prominence, except ex-cept those of V heeling aod St. Au-cu?tino, Au-cu?tino, were in the procession. Archbishop Arch-bishop McCloskey, of N. Y., came next to them in religious slate, and was followed by the new arch-bithop liaifk-y, and Fathers MoManus and Lee, as deacons of honor. Tho in- tnrinrnftbrt cntrn-Hral w grand bo- yond di.-cription. Tho steps of the main altnr witc adorned with massive vaes of tlowers and tho taberonolo was surrounded sur-rounded with wreaths of fiSwers nod evergreens and lighted up brilliantly by wax tapers. The inside altars were also beautified in a similar manner. man-ner. Tho great feature, though, was the areh-bir-bop's throne, tho canopy being nearly all of beautiful flowers, while within the covering was moss ropes. Among the floral decorations was a crown and a cross composed of rare ilowcrc, and presented by President Presi-dent Grant for the occasion. Bishop ir..j : -L - .1 i senior bishop, delivered the bolium, with brief and meroly formal remarks, and after receiving it, tho areh-bishop delivered bis sermon which was in a mtmliar and paternal tone. The archbishop arch-bishop mode&tly deprecating his fitness for the office, and expressing the wish that the houor might have 'alien upon one more worthy, at tho same time expressed ex-pressed his pressing sense of tho new and responsible duties ooofcrred upon him. R'-fening to the responsibilities of Catholics, be said: "It cannot be denied that a terrible tempest has been borno on the Sco of Po:or. A violent storm has assailed it and beat against it.s strong walls with furious menace and lierrc blown, but, like Him in tho sea of Galiileo, wo must bo firm in all that enntx-rns the protection of the Holy See. The old vewel has stood out the blast of too manv storms to go down in this ago of the Christian world. Nothing oun take away our obligation to tho church, it is a K'uda tons in every thinn. Catholics Cath-olics alwnvs avoid wroDg. Who over saw good Catholics join tho Internationals Internation-als or become Mormons or make wo-men'srij.'ht wo-men'srij.'ht speeches?" At tho close of the discourne the arch-bishop took the prc'cribt'd oath of office.atior which tho Tc Deum was sung and the ceremonies cere-monies wero over. |