Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-14

whose labors In the eplscopaoy, as well AZ per-
sonal qualities, have won our esteem and alice
tion. hope, therefore, that whatever errors
have committed IN performing tho dIty In
posed upon me will be paTdOued.
have no counsel or admunitlon to civ. Our
relative positions make this unnecessary and
supeTfiuOus. | may be allowed, howWer, TO
call your Graces attention 70 the simple renec-
tiOn that the palllum that am about b place .
upon your shoulders, while u constltute YOU In
and guide Of the American Church, al places
you In the position Of one who Il entitA "a 10 It's
esteem, TO the post Of honor and precedence be
fore all the bishops and AtohbishOps Of these
United stateL expresses a deeper, WIDER, and
more precious slgnlhcance:
deliver to you the pNllium taken from the
S SS p 81 ~ II AZ gSvep 10 YOU
10 the name and for the honor Of the Hoy Roman
Church, as an emblem Of perfect unity OF
perfect faith, humility, charity, aud sbmission,
In this sense, then, most reverend ptolato, re.
ceive this pallium, and let mo address you In
the words 6f the prayer used at the oo1ieoratlon
and blessing Of the palllum.
THE PRAYER.
ITO tho honor Of Almlghty god, Of tn Blessed
Virgin Mary, ever virgin, and u theApostles
Peter aud Paul Of our Lord, Pope Plus the
tho Church Of baltimore, committed 10 thee
we give this pallium taken from III, body OF
blessed Peter. In II Is the pleniitaie Of the
pOntlhcal Office With the title Of the trchepisoO-
pal name. 1t Is given thee to use u ~ thy
church In certain days set forth IN the privileges
cuncoled hy. tho Apostolic See. In thu name OF
the Father aud the Son aud the Hoy Ghost.
The palIlum was thsn placed on the shoulders
Of the archbishop, and tile bishop retired TO the
gospel side Of the altar, tho archbishop arose,
the golden cross OF tho diocese was brought IN
front Of tho altar, and the congregation and
priests arising, no solomuly rtclted hc pontih.
cal blessing,
power granted by tho Holy Father, Pus1X, the
Most Reverend james Roosevelt Bayey by the
| gruco Of God Archbishop OF Baltimore, In the
name Of the Holy Father granted /, all here
| present an indulgence Of one hundred days who
| prayed to Almighty God for tho prosperity Of
our most Holy Father, tho Pope, and for our
most Holy Mother, tho Church.
REMARKS or THE ARCHBISHOP.
Tho blessing over, the congregation was seat.
cd, and the archbishop, ascending tho throne,
addressed them, saying 10 had pondored long on
many that suggested themselves TO him. lie
might properly spoak for himself, and his inten-
ton 10 the new othce he had been called TO MI
no might speak Of his lAmentcd predecessor,
! Archbishop Spaldlng, whom they had known
aud loved 90 WE'LL and whose good works and
| piety were 80 provotbial; he might tell them Of
the council recently held within the walls OF the
Cathedral attended as II was by all leading pre-.
| lates Of the Church In the United states. There
| were many subjects on which he could talk 70
| them, but the peculiarly Of bis position, and
| the thoughts and feelings which were crowding
| fast upon him, led him TO simply say few words
about his and their duty and responsibility. by
the providence OF NfOl no nNu Decu lntIo,
and the relations between them were similar to
| those OF q newly married compile, who take each
other for better or Tor worse, hoping II would be
what he meant by their duty and rcspOnsl.
| blllty was In relation alike 10 their tiod and
| this country, for In this age and day, when ma
terlalism and all us accompanying evils are
spreading their baneful Influences throughout
| this and other lands II behOOycd them to unite
as Catholics and use their best endeavors "a
stem the tide. He dwelt At great length on thi,
| subject saying that no Catholic could DO found
| in an International society. No Catholics
voice was ever heard raised IL woman's rights
meeting, or 10 any such place where the new:
tangled isms were promulgated. He referred
to the condition Of France to-day, and said that
| the people Of that country were almost lost 10
| patriotism In their mad adhesion TO what they
| ca lied reason, but which was love OF self He
urged upon his hearers the necessity Of re
| malning true 10 the Church, which, Il they did,
| they must be true TO their country, tor next Il
| love OF God Ia love OF country.
| Al the conclusion Of his remarks the congrega
tlOn was dismissed.
THE FALLtUM.
| The pallium Is part Of the p0ntlhoal dress
| worn only by the Pope arohblshops aud patrl'
| archs. II Is \ white WOOlen band Of about three
fingers breadth, made round, aud worn over the
| shoulder, crossed front, with one end hanging
down over the breast; the other end, behind, Il
Ornamented with purple crosses, anil fastened
| by three golden needles or pins. II is made
| Of the wool Of perfectly white sheep, which are
| yearly, on the festival of st. Agnes, offered and
blessed at tho celebration Of the holy eucharist
| In the church dedicated TO her In the Momentum
| way 10 Rome. Tho pallla arc always made o
this wool, and when made arc brought TO tn
church OF Sta. Peter aud Paul, and are placed
| upon tho altar over their tomb on the eve o
their festival, and arc lef there the whole night
| and the following day delivered to tho sub-dea-
cons, whose office II Is to take charge Of them
Tho Pope alone always wears the pallium, and
whenever no Officiates, but archbishOps anC
patriarchs receive II from him, and cannot veal
| II, except, nrst, In tho churches OF their owl
| diocese: second, only while celebrating mass
third, only upon days named BY the Pope
| when an archbishop dies the palllum Is buried
| with him, and his successor asks OF the Pope
new one. II the dead archbishop Is buried i
his own diocese the palllum Is placed over bill
shoulders as II Is worn during life; but u he b
buried outside Of the diocese It Is placed undo
bis head. when not In use II Is kept carefully
wrapped In silk, and plaocd 10 box eovere'
with silk and deliberately embroidered.
ARCHBISHOP BATLEY
sRs"Y az sSGU' AT va! SH saddccaeol fof The
Episcopal ministry, and for some time, as
clergyman OF that Church, was stationed IL
Western New York, and during the latter par
Of his career was stationed at HagerstOWn, Md,
where he was very popular He then went I,
| New York, tho time being about thirty year,
ago, where he soon after became a convert to thu
Roman Catholic Church. Amer being ordaine'
o Catholic priest he was for some time secrotar!
to Archbishop Hughes Of Now York.
He was the first bishop Of Newark, and wa
cOnsecrated In New York by Archbishop Bedlni
Apostolic Nunolo from Rome, together will
several others who were raised TO the eplscOpa
dignity at tho shmo time. Just before the np
pCintmont Of Archbishop Spalding, then BlshOl
Of Louisville, to the archdiocese OF baltimore
Bishop BayleyS appointment and he Rppeare'
to be almost the universal choice Of tho elerg!
and laily Of the archdiocese.
He Is said to DO an excellent executive oiheer
and Ia an accomplished writer having published
some years ago history Of the Catholic Churol
In tho State OF New York.