The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-18
CARDINAL MANNING.
Taking the Title--The Cere-
monies in Rome.
The First Sermon of the English
Cardinal.
ROME. March 81, 1878.

sous, mostly English and Americans, Catholics
| and Protestants, among the latter o great
| number OF clergymen OF the Established Churcn
/ OF England witnessed the interesting s0emntties.
| II seemed, indeed as II the entire colony Of Eng
| nsh residents must have been gathered within
the sacred ednce. Among the titled persons
were Archbishop Howard, Lady Londonderry, SIR
\ Vincent and Lady Eyre, Count Kesrney, Lord
Beaumont, Marquis StacEpoole; besides a host OF
| other prominent persons and the members OF the
English, irish, Scotch ana American colleges in
/ Rome.
/ THE CHURCH OF SAN GREGoRIo.
To Eng,shmen the fact OF Carnina Manning
taking possession OF the tituIar throne OF the
! Church OF 81. Gregory has peculiar Significance.
| The church Is Intimately connected with English
| Cnrisiianty 1t was founded here on the Cehan
I'M, on the way TO the Appian Way, AZ early as
| the seventh century, the site OF the
family mansion OF st. Gregory the Great;
and from IL went forth st. Augustine,
the great English missionary, 10 convert the
| inhabitants England 10 christianity. There, on
the large steps before the church, stood St.
Gregory to give to 81. Augustine and his com
panlons MS blessing before they starred on their
| long Journey. The christianity oil The Anglo
Saxon race, therefore, went iortn from this
ancient and uni retenti0gs little euihce--a tact
! very advantageously alluded 10 By the Cardinal
| IN his sermon. / need not give you any
descriptions OF the art treasures OF the
| church. OF the GaiCos and the Domen-
1 ichinos There is monument, interesting
TO Englisnmen OF SIR Edward Carne, VINO WIS
united with Cranmer, Ia 1880, In the commission
appointed to obtain the opinion OF the foreign
universities on tue divorce OF Henry VIII. he
alterward Envoy TO the Court oil Rome; but when
the English Embassy was recalled by Elizabeth
Paul Nv. induced MIN 10 sfay In the Eternal City,
where he died in 1861. Several or The early Eng
| lisn archblshops we're educated III tine abbey to
which the church Is attached. Many years ago,
| am told, Card nal Naming, Immediately alter
his reruncati ton or Professionalism, preached IN
this very church remarkable ana able sermon
| on the future OF Catholicism IN England.
THE CEREMONIES.
| In-the morning priva'e eonsistory was held Ia
the Vatican, wnen tine solemnity OF opening the
mouths OF the newly created Cardinals was gone
through. BY SPECIAL order no person was adj
mitted thereto except the Cardinals not even the
Rector OF the English college or Cardinal Man
nngis chaplain. The Pope declared them free 70
utter sheir opinions Ia Consistory and elsewhere,
and then bestowed eacn the Cardinals
ring. Tue ceremonies In the Church OF
st. Gregory commenced at halLpast three
The Cardinal was met at the entrance by
| the monks OF the convent and conducted to the
yestry, where he was robed, being accompanied
by Mgr. Cataldi as master OF ceremonies. A pro-
| cesslon was then formed, headed by cross. IL
proceeded down the nave 70 tne great door, where
| the Cardinal was incensed. The monks then paid
| obeisance, ard the procession was reformed. The
/ Cardinal hrss proceeded 10 the Chapel Of The Holy
! sacrament where he knelt for q while In prayer.
| He then proceeded to the high altar, the MONKS
chanting in Gregorian tones tho 'Ecce
| sacerdosp and the "anuphon OF st. An
/ drew and OF ST. Gregory. The Cardinal then
| took seat upon che nrone under tue 0d tdGchtRo.
/ when Mgr. Cataldi read the mandate Tor the re-
| ceptton OF the title. This document was IN Latin
II recited tnat the title vacated BY the death
/ OF Quaglia, the last Cardinal who possessed the
tt,uar honors oil the Church. After thls the
monks were severally led up to the Cardinal
some embracing him. others kissing the ring, and
/ the lay brothers kissing the hem OF his garment
Tnen the cardinal delivered an address in ItalIan
TO tue Coniraternity Of 81. Gregory, and then,
rising from MS seat he delivered a sermon ia
English TO the audience OF whlca, thlnK, AZ VIII
interest you TO have verbatim report. Thus he
spoke;-
THE CARDINALS sERMoN
',Dear friends an bretnren-It N not my purpose
to speak to you at any great length or In studied
words, and snall addr s. you only on those inn
mediate subjeo on which know our hearts are
a. one. can never for moment forget that our
meeting IN this church here to-day has never mad
precedent and VIII never ne repeated. Never in
| the history OF the Church has one OF my race and
naiioa received possession oil The Church OF St.
I Gregory, on the Calian; and never, may be, viii
another Englshman take the utuIar posses
son OF this place. say so because
though many worthier than myself may follow
after me II ca1noE DC supposed that this church
/ win be vacant At that time. Had 10 not been VA
4 can't now should not have been speaking to you
here. Certainly IL needs but little tnougnt to soc
/ he tfupA al M.
day and the history Of our natlon From this
spot, from ths very hi, went iortn t1e nrst Arch
Disnop OF Canterbury 10 found tie Church Of Eng
land. ais name 4 inscribed ~ tao coister close
by, and the name u tue lrsI Ristup OF Rochester,
the name oi the FIRST ArchUlshoo % YORK, nGe-
wise inscribed on the walls OF tnis cioister.
at was here IN the mousse % Gordianus, the
father oil st. Gregoiy ,-tnat the idea 1rst
4 ceived OF sending MISSIONARIES 10 our ioreiathers.
we are sprung rom tnis place "a Christians; this
Is our cradle. TO TINS Church long ago my heart
yearned, In days long past wnea nothing was
further from my thoughts than that to-day 1
should be addressing you m TINS capacity.
"rhere are many here woo have come on. TO this
Church OF ". Gregory with hearts yearnlng ike
nioe, who are not here today out OF more curl
osity. do not believe, cannot believe, tnat any
fJou came here simply with the idea Of witness
ing q spectacle. II 50 such curiosity would
be disappointed. You come here, am
confident, Tor other reasona You are
either English Or you speaK The Engnsn
tongue, or Jou are sprung rom the English race
whether nom our narrow island or spread abroad
througbout the great northern continent OF Amer
tea or through our great colonies u II all ono. II
so you arc all Christians, sprung rom st. Gregory.
You are his sons, ms children, and 1 cannot think,
therefore, that you came here to-day without feel
ing those thoughts that animate me. Aud IN what
ne do we do something that - common 10 all.
1T is trne that come here invested with an
once which, II may DC. separates me from some
VINO are here; but all OF you are ChrlstIans, most
Of you Of English speech. and you are sprung from
this place. You arc all the spiritual children Of
81. Gregory; and you must snrn back win a feet
ing Of Joy and OF thankfulness to the time when