The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-04-30
Ar,,erica,s Cardinal.
ARCHBISHOP HsoLosKEY RECEIVES THE
BERRETTA.

day A. NJ. to witness the ceremony OF con-
ferring the Berretta on Cardinal McCios-
key There had been an enormous demand
for tickets and a number of those who had
them found difficulty in gaining entrance
through the crowd. The streets In the inn
mediate neighborhoOf were packed with
human beings all anxious To even get =
chance of seeing the portals Of the church.
Great interest was manifested.
Representatives from every part of the
Union were present a number OF front
seats were reserved for the invited guests.
and among those seated in them were
( Chief Justice DAILY, Judge Dopohue, Dis
! trict- Attorney Phelps, Sinclair Tousey, Col
lector Arthur, Hon. Thos. Murphy, and
many other well known citizens At twen-
ty minutes to eleven O'Clock the bead ot
the procession emerged from the vestry. the
/ acolytes leading, bearing in the procession
! the cross and tall tapers; then followed
long lines of clergymen, who, after making
genuhuxons before the high altar, passed
down the centre aisle, which was soon
/ packed.
When the surpliced priests had all
taken their places the representatives of
/ the various religious orders in the diocese
began to emerge from the vestry in their
/ picturesque habits When the procession
! had all been arranged in proper place, there
was an interval of ten minutes, during
which the church was filed with joyous
music from the choir. The procession of
preIates at length emerged from the vestry
} with slow, measured tread. The audience
rose as the magnificent spectacle began to
unfold itself. The scene was one which
New York will probably never again wit
ness. Boys with pictures, robe and swing
ing censors, and dignitaries in dark purple
preceded the Archbishops and Bishops.
The procession was closed by the cele-
brants ofmass, Bishop Laughin, of Brook
lyn. Rev. DIR. McGIynn. assistant Rev.
Father McGan. deacon, and Father hean,
sub deacon, then Cardinal McCloskey. the
PapaI ENJOYS, DIR. Ubal6i, Monsignor
Toncett, and lastly the tall figure of Count
Marafacai, of the Pope's noble guard, in
his dazzling uniform. Cardinal McCioshey
wearing his rochet, purple cassock ana
i mantelletta, knelt at the epistlo side of the
altar.
The Archbishop of Baltimore sat on his
throne on the same side. / he officiating
bishop and clergynren stood at the altar
steps, and mass WAS commenced at the
confiteor. Tie Cardinal stood up and pro-
ceeded to his throne at the gospel side, he
alone of all the preiates present. having a
pastorial.staff, which was carried by an ass
sistant officiating Bishop. After incens>
ing the altar three times he sat down with
the deacon and sub deacon.
Bishop Laughln read the IIttr0it, recited
the hurie. and iutoned the Gloria in E.C-
ceisis which was afterward sung by the
choir. Collects were read by the celebrant
and the Epistle bySthe sub-deacon, while
Bishop LauChlin read the Gospel, the en-
tire congregation Using to their feet. He
! then chanted the words "Credo iR UnuDs
Deunt' in 4 low voice, aud recited the re-
maindeT of the Nicene Greed. When it
was concluded the celcbrant, together with
the assistant deacon aud sub-deacon, sat
down until the choir had finished. Bishop
I4auehiin returned to the altar, where,
after the customary D0DaiHus VoJtscum
and Oremus, he proceeded to read the
prayers at thG otlcrtOTy.
The deacon and sub deacon, then pre-
pared the sacred vessels and bread aud
wine. RercnndGHts Guam Dilesta was
sung during this period, the aculytes again
I advanced with censors and the altar was
incensed by the celebrant, the Archbishops
and Bishops rising and removing their
mitres: the priests and the entire congre~
CATION also rising. At this time the church
was n level sea of heads from right and
left, from the sanctury to the doors. The
right, left aud centre aisles of the church
were packed as full they could hold with
people who were glad to have standing
room.
When the bell tingled to announce the
! opening of the canon or solemn part of the
CelGinbIN. the i'tpBtc Si'itihS ih0'uO on
attempt to kneel, but were unable to do so,
being massed so tightly together, and
very unusual spectacle was witnessed of
hundreds standing up during the corsecra
tion. Towards the end of the mass was in
/ troduccd the curious ceremony of giving
the pax or kiss of peace. 1t is not
exactly kiss. but an inclination of the
heads together, with hands resting on each
others arms. The pax was given from
I Il, oil, until n1SSpl alDnO tn
the right aud left all through the crowded
sanctuary When mass was finished, the
! interesting part of the ceremonies COM
menced Cardinal McCloskey rose and
| knclt al the lcft-hand side of the altar.
| The Archbishop of Baltimore stepped
down from his throne and knelt at the
/ epistle side. The audience rose with per-
] ceptible excitement, and some had the bad
taste to crowd up amongst the clergymen
! in the sanctury.
Allocate Ronctta stood beside Arch
/ bishop Baylcy, and in loud, clear voice,
read the message in Latin from Plus Papa
! to his TenerdbList FrGter, rchbishop Of
/ Baltimore, giving the reasons which in
duced him to confer the Cardinalate on
| Archbishop McCloskey, and at the close
/ handed him the brief authorizing him to
/ confer the Berretta on this newly appointed
/ prince of the church.
The Archbishop, having replied in Latin,
passed the brief over to Father Mclean,
/ deacon of the Mass, who then read it.
! Copnt Marafacai then surrendered the Ber
retta to MonsIgpor Ronetta, who handed it
/ to Archbishop Bayley, who then walked
/ over to the Cardinal and placed the cap on
his head, at the same time addressing him
| in Latin as Emenentia Iua.
! The Cardinal made also suitable reply
! in Latin, aud, after intoning the 1e Deuna,
retired to The vestry and put on the crim>
/ son robes of his office, and returned to the
altar while the choir sang the Ie Deun
! At the close of the hymn the Cardinal
/ gave the pontifical benediction, the cere-
/ monies were ended, and the vast congrega-
/ ton passed out Of the Cathedral.
THE LETTER Boss GRANT SHOULD
! wRIrE.-Loud calls for remarks from
4 Grant on the Third Term subject are be-
ginning to come from unexpected quarters.