The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-21
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF THE Archbishop
OF CINCINNATI.
fCincInnati Teleeraph.l

this portion of the flock of Christ for NOR
than forty years with unsurpassed zeal, abil
1ty and success, are making active prepare
tons to celebrate in a most fitting name
dinatiOn. Such an event is OF rare occur
renee in the Church-unprecedent in tn,
lives of the prelates of the United States
IA few Of them have seen the days o
Peter" befoEe they were gathered to the glo
rlned fold of the Great High Priest in
Archbishop of Cincinnati, could look back
IN humble Thanksgiving to God npon fifty
years Of episcopal life, filed as his life has
been, to overlooking, with incessant LAHORE
that have yielded an abundant, golden
harvest. On May Goth, 1926, the Most
rev. rev: AIch bishop was one of band Of three
hundred who knelt before the grand altar
OF Notre Dame, Paris, to receive the unc-
ton of Christ's priesthood from the hands of
the meek and sanity Quelen, who copied
IN his life the great characteristic virtues
OF st. Vincent de Paul. The only one of
t mat army OF Leyites, known to be living
besides the Archbishop of Cincinnati, is
the venerable Bishop of Chatres. From
MIN the Archbishop recently received an
invitation to visit him on the fiftieth au-
niversary of their ordination, that they
might renew together the memory of so
happy an event, which no matter how dis
tant in time, is ever fresh, in spite of
years, in the minds of all who have received
the measureless honor of priestly vocation.
1t would be out of place for US to touch
upon the great life of fifty years, which
the Catholics of this diocese propose to
crown in their enthusiastic devotion, with
the celebration of joyous, public festival
Inc unfadlng, eternal record of it's works
Is on high, in the memory of Divine Mas
Ter who never forgets, and who never fails
to the reward the faithful husbandman.
The pleasing duty of perpetuatipg for the
edlhcation of the faithful, the life of the
worthy companion of Dubois, a Brute,
and Flaget, life that will furnish one of
the brightest pages in the history of the
Catholic. American Church, remains to the
future historian, when the oldest member of
the American hierarchy shall be called
may it be many years hence) to his place
before the eternal altar of the Lamb of
God.
The Catholics of the diocese have resolved
On double celebration of the Jubilee. On
sunday, May 2lst, it is now intended to
have public procession, in which not only |
The congregations and societies of the city |
will be represented but large delegations |
rom the towns of the State and the neigh |
boring dioceses, which in earlier years, |
we're under the spiritual Jurisdiction of the |
Arch bishop of Cincinnati. 1t promises to
ival in length and grandeur the public de-
n onstration made in this city 10 honor of
he Silver j jubilee of the Holy Father.
A Committee selected from the Catholic
Congregations, have been preparing for
ration of the clergy on Tuesday the 23d
# May. At o'clock the Archbishop will
Celebrate Pontifcal Mass in presence of
he united Bishops, the clergy of the do
ese, and the laity, who will doubtless
rowd the large Cathedral, to share in the
nonials of esteem and affection will be
resented both by the clergy and laity.
'ome of the offerings of the latter have
lready been made known, such 80 the pro-
essional cross, studded with gems, and
be supurb chalice, magnificently jeweled.
In the evening the festival will close with
grand concert at Exposition Hall, in
ocieties of the city will participate. "That
light will be filled with music '-the music
thousands of grateful hearts, flooded
nth the joy that the golden memories of
fly years will bring TO both the good
hepherd and his deeply attached flock.
The Boston Pilot thus describes one of
le presents:
The Catholic laity of the archdiocese
yer which the distinguished prelate pre-
des, have arranged to present him on that
ay with costly and magnificent token of
1eir esteem-a $4,000 chalice of pure eigh-
zen carat gold, studded with diamonds
ad amethysts. 1t stands ten and half
lches high, the diameter of the bowl being
'ur inches. The latter is orpamented
18th a circle of thirty quarter carat dia.
londs. The swell of the stem contains
~elve very beautiful amethysts, of rich
ark purple hue. The base, which curves
ut gracefully, is engraved with au arch
ishcp's crest, over which is a plain cross
n with six diamond briliante, each three
usr'ar carats. There are also three ex-
uisitely eEgravec portraits, one of St.
:ster, another of st. Edward, and another
St; John the Baptist. Here, again, are
attributed four splendid amethys SITS, each
Ding incrustated with diamond crosses.
round the moulded edge of the base is the
blowing inscription:
I" Presented to Most Rev. Archbishop j.
Purcell, May 81, 1876, on the fftieth an
lversary of his priesthood, by the Cath
ic Laity of the Archdiocise of Cincin-
ati."
Accompanying the chalice, which weighs
NJ pennyweights, is a golden paten,
eighipg eight pennyweigits. Like the
iaIice, this, too, is exquisitely engraved
together, the present is considered one
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