The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-05-12
An American Cardinal.

Archbishop McCloskey of New York, has
been the first to receive the title of Cardinal,
the rank next to the Pope in the Roman
Hierarchy. A deputation from the Pope
arrived in New York in April, and the 27th of
that month was set for investing the new Car
dinal with his scarlet hat and sacred vest
ments. 1t is a singular spectacle for an Am
erican clergyman to be made prince of the
Catholic Church-in country where all titles
are ignored; but the novelty of the scene
makes the record all the more interesting.
We copy the account from the San Francisco
papers:
6 Five Archbishops, sixteen Bishops and two
hundred and fifty Priests have arrived to
participate in the ceremony of presenting the
beretta to-day. Thousands of spectators
gathered at the st. Patrick's Cathedral this
morning to witness the ceremony of comforting
the beretta on Cardinal McCloskey. There
had been an enormous demand for tickets, and
numbers who had them found great difficulty
in gaining entrance through the crowd.
The streets in the immediate neighborhood
were so packed with human beings, it was an
even chance to seeing the portals of the church.
The interest manifested was so great, that
representatives from every part of the Union
were present. number of front seats were
reserved for invited guests, and among those
seated in them, were Chief Justice DAILY,
Judge DonohOe, District-Attorney Phelps,
Sinclair Towsey, Collector Arthur, Hon. Thos.
Murphy, and many other well-known citizens.
" At 1910 A. NJ. the head of the procession
emerged from the vestry, acolites leading and
bearing in the procession cross and tall tapers.
Then followed long lines of clergy, who, after
making semi-fexions before the high altar,
passed down the centre aisle, which was soon
passed. When the supplied Priests had all
taken their places, the representatives of the
various religious orders in the diocese began
to emerge from the vestry, in their pictur-
esque habits When the procession had been all
arranged in proper places, there was an inter-
val of ten minutes, during which the church |
was filled with the music of the choir. The |
procession of prelates at length emerged from |
the vestry, with slow and measured tread. |
The audience rose, and a magnificent spectacle |
began to unfold itself-a scene which New |
York will probably never again witness.
Boys, with picturesque robes and swinging |
censers, and dignitaries, in puppies, preceded |
Archbishops and Bishops. The procession
was closed by celebrants of mass. Bishop
Laughlin, of Brooklyn, Rev. DR.. McGlynn,
Assistant Rev. Father Mclean, Deacon: and
Father Kean, Sub Deacon; then Cardinal
McCloskey, Papal Envoy, DR.. Ubaldi; G. R.
Ronsetti, and lastly the tall figure of Count
Marefoschi, of the Pope's Noble Guard, in
dazzling uniform. Cardinal McCloskey, wear
ing his rochet, purple cuiserek and mateleta,
knelt at the Epistle side of the altar.
The church was a level sea of heads from
right to left, from sanctuary to door. The
right, left and center aisles were packed as
full as they could hold with people, who were
glad to get standing room. When the bell
tinkled to announce the opening of the canon
or solemn part of the ceremony, the people
standing made an attempt to kneel, but were
unable to do so, as they were massed so tight
ly together, and the very unusual spectacle
was witnessed by hundreds standing up dur
ing the conservation. Toward the end of the
mass there was introduced the curious cere-
mony of Giving the kiss of peace" 1t is I
not exactly kiss, but an inclination of heads
together, while the hands rest in the others
arms. The "Pax" was given from one to the
other until it passed along through to the right
md left, all through the crowded sanctuary.
When the mass was finished the interesting
part of the ceremony commenced. Cardinal
IcCloskey rose and knelt at the left hand side
# the altar; the Archbishop of Baltimore
tepped down from his throne and knelt at the
pistle. The audience rose with perceptible
and some with bad taste crowded
Up amongst the clergymen in the sanctuary.
Ablegate Monseignor Ronsetti stood beside
archbishop Bayley, and in a loud, clear voice
cad the message in Latin, from Plus Popa to
is venerabilis frater Archbishop of Baltimore,
citing forth the reasons which induced him
0 confer the cardinaIate on Archbishop