The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-23

| ARCHBISHOP SPALDISG, of Baltimore,
returned from his six months visit to
Europe, a few days ago, and there were
imposing ceremonies in his honor, at
the Cathedral in Baltimore, on Sunday
last. From the report ofthe proceedings,
furnished by the Sun newspaper, we
take the following extract:
At the close of the gospel, the most
reverend Arch bishop arose, and at some
length gave an account OF the grand
celebration in which he participated in
Rome. on the 2eth Of June last. He
said that on his departure from the
archdiocese, some six months ago, II
had pleased God to place him in such a
condition OF weakness, as prevented
him from explaining the object oil the
celebration. Ii WAS subject 50 vast
that he would be compelled to limit
himself to a single standpoint in
speaking of 1t. He meant 10 show that
the eighteenth centenary celebration,
which took place in Rome on the 29th
of June last, was sublime in Its lncep-
ton and conception, in its object and in
It's execution. There are two kinds of
sublimity, human and divine. This
celebration Partook Of both
Under what circumstances was it con-
templated2 Who did II? Plus TX, at
the most critical period of his pontih.
cate-the weakest pOtentate in Europe,
bereft of -four-fifths of his dominions
and threatened with expulsion from
the poor remainder.
The object OF the celebration was the
canoniIatiOn of some twenty-five or
twenty-siX servants of God. Among
them were nineteen martyrs of the
sixteenth century. A shepherd girl of
France, one or two religious women,
the founder OF the Passionist order, and
the noble missionary, Leonard, OF Port
Maurice. made up the list.
The second object Of the celebration,
which might be regarded as the prl-
mary one, was that on that occasion the
hierarchy and faithful might rally
around the 262d successor OF St. Peter
The celebration was sublime in its
execution. When the invitation was
issued by the Holy Father, how did the
bishops respond? They were not COM
manded-simply invited. AT that
gathering were nearly i've hundred
bishops, from all parts OF the world,
eight thousand of whom were from
France.
The Archbishop then referred to the
various nations and countries which
were represented, also to the procession,
which commenced at o'clock in the
morning aud took two hours to pass
over the route. The various customs,
colors, styles OF apparel and figures
were of their kind sublime. No
\ language can portray the grandeur OF
the scene at st. Peters. Within that
magnificent temple were from 75, 600 to
100, 900 people, and even then it WAS not
/ full. The beautiful Examinations of
the building approached the sublime,
| ten thousand brilliant lights, arranged
| in 9Lorids, hundreds OF illuminated
| figures and coats of arms in living
| light, presented a scene OF brilliancy
seldom equaled.
But far greater and higher than all
| in sublimity, was the catholicity and
unity of the multitude. No confusion
| of tongues there-from the highest TO
the lowest points OF revelation, entire
| accord. Were the question asked in
that gathering, Do you believe in the
extreme JUNCTION? one resounding aye
would answer. No discord there, but
unity in neutrality-suspicious. all human
philosophy beyond human calculation.
Within that holy temple WAS one
heart, one soul, one mind, one feeling
of admiration for the glorious saints.
one feeling OF flial love through life TO
death, TO the chair of st. Peter.
THE New York courts have been &C.
cupied lately with another OF those
pleasant little controversies known as
breaches of promise. An elderly mat
ron-forty or forty-fve-sued II man
still older. claiming that he had DANA
ged her by not fulfilling his promise to
marry her. Probably the damages
were actually less than they would
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