▁j ub ilation ▁among ▁the ▁towns folk . ▁Early ▁the ▁next ▁morning , ▁a ▁solemn ▁High ▁Mass ▁was ▁celebrated ▁with ▁a ▁huge ▁number ▁of ▁pil gr ims ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁B icol and ia ▁in ▁attend ance . ▁Also ▁present ▁were ▁the ▁Vic ar ▁For ane ; ▁the ▁past ors ▁of ▁Ti wi , ▁Tab aco , ▁and ▁N ab ua ; ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Alb ay ; ▁the ▁board ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Government ; ▁the ▁Municipal ▁President ; ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Council ; ▁and ▁other ▁prominent ▁people . ▁ ▁Epis cop al ▁Dec ree ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Among ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁agreement ▁made ▁when ▁J oro an ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁parish ▁was ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Dec ree ▁Con stand oon os ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁dec ree ▁states ▁that : ▁ ▁Although ▁already ▁a ▁parish ▁by ▁now , ▁J oro an ▁still ▁had ▁several ▁issues . ▁The ▁Dec ree ▁was ▁no ▁guarantee ▁that ▁the ▁image ▁was ▁now ▁fully ▁in ▁J oro an ' s ▁possession , ▁so ▁a ▁committee ▁was ▁organ ised ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁appe aling ▁to ▁Bishop ▁McG in ley ▁for ▁the ▁Dec ree ' s ▁revision ▁and ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁clause ▁“ except ▁for ▁a ▁span ▁of ▁fifteen ▁days ”. ▁McG in ley ▁rejected ▁the ▁request ▁by ▁further ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁Dec ree ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁agreement ▁for ▁the ▁elev ation ▁of ▁J oro an ▁to ▁the