The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-09

by all, Catholics, but by others. II wifi be
remembered that the Archdiocese of Balti-
more includes the States of Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia, the Caroinas,
Georgia, and Florida. The great Cathedral
In Baltimore is the seat of the Archbishop,
and that ediiice has been styled 81 ..,%e
THE MOTHER SHRINE OF A.1ERIcAN G ,r,,or frcStTy
No other church edi6ce on This contii,snt
has witnessed so many scenes OF impressive
religious ceremonial. The first council Of
bishops that was ever held In The United
States occurred within its walls nearly half
| a century ago, and when General Letnpctte,
| the bosom friend of Washington. was visit
ing Baltimore, he assisted at mass ut the ca
| thedral. Here it was that the 1frss eminent
| Bishop of Charleston, Right Rev. John Eng
| land, d. d.. conceded to be one OF the most
eloquent orators who ever appeared in this
country, defended thn Catholic religion and
explained its dort;iapS. Within its sha-
dowcd sanctuary line of archbishops, no
| less illustri0us for the piety OF their lives
| than for their profound learning, have sat
alternately. and as the years >!oTlS glitled
away they also passed surcessivcy to the
tomb. their bodies being laid 10 rest in the
| SuDleTluIltIlt TeCtSStS vi tut lllC.
FOUNDATION OF THE DIOCESE.
Eightr-tlmpe years, with their innumera.
bic changes, have vanished since the city OF
| Baltimore became All Episcopal Sre of the
| Catholic Church. The diocese was founded
| by Pope Plus VI, on November 6, 1889. and
| the Very Rev. John Carroll, s. D.. ID. d., then
| the superior of the Catholic clergy i'll Ameri-
c:l, was appointed first bishop. Dr. Carroll
| was a native OF Maryland, and possessed
talents of aIligh order. Hc enjoyed the close
| intimacy Of President Washington. and was
Il relative Of Charles Carroll Of CarrolltoD,
| who, it will be remembered. w;is The last
survivor Of the signers of the Declaration of
independence. AT the period referred TO
the Catholic Church OF the whole United
States was under the jurisdiction OF
the Vicar-Apostoiic Of London, and con-
sequently, when the Pupal bnlI ar
rived prcconizing Father Carroll the first
Bishop Of Baltimore, ne was compelled to
visit England to receive conSecIatlon. On
August 10Th, 1890, the sacred rite was con-
ierred upon him hy the Right Rev. Richard
Wornl>ley. d. D.. and Immediately after its
reception the new prelate sailed for this city,
reaching here in the latter part of The above
year. He Vas installed in old ST. Peters
church, Saratoga street, on the Sunday after
his arrival, and al once began the govern
meut of his extensive diocese.
When the see was established there were
not twenty Catholic churches in all Mary
land baltimore contained only three edi.
fees, and these were small, incOn,rnicnt
structures. 81, Peters, the oldest, WAS To-
cIl ed on Saratoga street short distance from
Cha. les st. Johns (German) stood on the
southeast corner OF Saratoga and Park
| streets. and st. Patrick, WAS situated OH
| Felfs Point.
THE NEW CATHEDRAL.
One Of the first steps taken 10y Dr.. Carroll
| after obtaining i'm assistant WAS t" publish
projects for the erection Of Il new cathedral.
So jealous were his efforts in this direction
that sufficient ground was soon secured for
| the praiseworthy purpose, aid Cn The 1th Of
July, 1906, the foundation stone was de-
| posted in its place by the bishop himself, in
| the presence of several thousand spectators.
The biiilding was commenced without de-
| Law, and its construction vas c:llried on until
| the year 1912, at which time the work wa'
discontinued, owing to the British war. In
| 1916 work was again resumed, and thence
| forth proceeded uminterruptedlr The build
I
| of porphyriic granite, which was brought
from near Ellicott City on wagons drawn by
oxen. Benjamin Fl, B. Latrobc was the
architect. The building cost 1929 900. The
| first sales of pewS, which was by auction,
and which disposed of not quite half The
pews. realized $4,000. During the fifteen
years of its erection several important
changes transpired in Baltimore. In 1903
the see was created an archdiocese, and DR..
Carroll was raised to the dignity of metro
pollian. At the same period four suIiragsn
dioccses were founded-viz., New York.
Philadelphia, Boston, and Bard.town, the
bishops Of the latter three sees being ronse-
Grated in this city.
| On December sd, 1915, Archbishop Car
roll expired. after short illness, which lie
bore with true Christian resignation. His
funeral Oisequies were celebrated in 81.
Peters church, and the body was Temporal
rily placed in the chapel of st. hlary's Semi
pary, PENNSYLVANIA avenue below Franklin
street. The coadjutor bishop, Most Rev.
| Leonard Neale, succeeded to the vacant chair.
| Although in extremely delicate health at this
time. he nevertheless labored increasingly for
those contided to his charge. The cathedral
progressed rapidly during bis administra-
| ttlon. and he always took great interest in the
| work. On June 10th, 1917, he breathed his
| Inst at the Visitation Convent, Georgetown,
u, c.. where he resided, and in conformity
with his dying request the body was There
inferred. -s-
| ARCHBISHOP MARECHAL.
| A learned Sulptian priest Of Maryland
was destined to succeed the late pious pre-
late. The Rev. Ambrose Marechal, ID: ~,
native of France, and the rector OF st. re.
ter's. Baltimore, was appointed the third
archbishop in December 1917. HIS conse
Grafton occurred in The same church on the
14th of December, the Right Rev. DR.. Che'
yerus, Bishop Of Boston, officiating. No
choice could be more acceptable 10 the
Catholics of this city, as the new prelate, by
reason Of his virtues, talents, and long Iesl'
dence among them, had desetTedly won
their re- pect and affection. The most memo
rable event that happened duling his reign
was the dedication OF the cathedral. troul
the period of his cnLsecration he pushed the
work forward US rapidly as possible, and al
length, owing to his indnmitable exertions
the ediice was so far completed as to allow
the dedicatory services to he performed. TIE
ltime selected for this solemn ceremony was
| AsceDsion.Thursdak, May 81, 1921. Active
arrangements were niade to render the eNer,
cises of the OCCASION particularly grand and
imposing. Invitations were extended to
many prominent ec.ilesiistics in all parts OF
the country, and the church was beautifully
premireci by experienced persons. The long.
rxnacted day finally arrived when the tenn.
nle begun by the Iamented Carroll in 1906
shouid be, soiemnly blessed by his successor
Long before the service commenced ihe
building and It's vicinity was crowded win
an expectant multitude, At 10 A. NJ. Areh
bishop Marechal and tue clergy entered Tue