Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-22
NO. 25.

| idly along the inside of The altar rail, press
ing the last link TO the lips and foreheads
of the people as they came up, knclt and
passed on in continued succession. While
this was still in progress, the Cardinal with
his attendant clergy passed in procession
through the crowd, and returned with four
men bearing on their shoulders a velvet
stand on which was a large urn-llke vase,
with great wax torches blezing around It.
This contained the relics of the Maccabees
which were being conveyed to their resting
place in the new altar prepared for them.
Outside the church, in the meantime,
kind Of holy fair was going on. objects of
devotion, of infinite variety ana ingenious
contrvances, were sold TO the faithful pill
grims by eager venders. One large table
was devoted entirely TO the sale of mlnla-
ture copies Of st. Peters chains; other
merchants bad bronze models of st. Peter
on his throne, while others sold rosaries,
photographs, etc. One Of the most SUCCESS
ful pictures represented the Pope looking
up to 81. Peter, who extends TO him the
keys of heaven, while a number of saints
look on approvngly. Several fgnres OF
boy angels are about the Pope the dome
of st. Peters rises in the background, and
blazoned around it are the words "Infalli-
bility," "Sylabus," and "Vatcan Ecu
menical Council" In these and other arti-
cles of holy merchandise lively traffic
was carried on, and the spectacle is descrlb-
ed as something very curious and interest
ing.
AT the ceremonies on the day following
Cardinal Borromoo "pontificsted" in place
of the Pope, being deputzed for that work
and permitted the use of Il high altar by
special Bull. No special arrangements
were made, and the service was nothing
more than The ordinary high-mass. The
attendance was not notably large, although
at the 7e Deum in the evening some Ten
thousand persons were present. Concern
ing the general programme for the Jubilee
and its success, the Times correspondent
writes:
Upon the whole the authors of the pro-
gramme drawn up year ago for the cele-
bralion of Plus MS episcopal jubilee eu-
joy the satisfaction of seeing it we'll carried
out. II was divided into six articles. The
first Two prescribed ardent and united pray
er for the preservation of his life, and 10
prayer were 10 be added 'alms for the Vicar
Of Christ reduced TO poverty and made
prisoner by the revolution These 'alms
we see flowing in day by day in hundreds,
in thousands, and even in millions of
francs at time. Next, the loving children
of Plus TX, 'in addition TO aims in mon
ey,' were TO send gifts, the product of their
talents or their trades 10 be arranged to-
gelher TO form Vatican Exhibition. Prin-
ces, .potentates and deputations have pre-
sented costly chalices, splendid tapestries,
rare vases, statuettes of solid silver, thrones
and affairs; poor woman has taken her
one ring from her finger TO console the pow
erty of the august prisoner, and the rail-
ways have brought hundreds of cases, un-
Ill the long galleries of the Maps and of the
Raphael tapestries are filled, and, but for
that inevitable difficulty connected with
International Exhibitions of getting every
thing prepared in time, the Vatican Expo
sition would have been opened by the Pope
yesterday. The fourth article of the pro-
gramme proclaimed pilgrimage to be
made by the faithful In Rome to the church
of 81. Peter in Chains, where Plus TX. was
consecrated a Bishop half century ago,
and this was officially accomplished on
Sunday. The fifth called deputatious to
make their way 10 the footstool of the Pa
pal throne, and render homage aud ex-
press the congratulations and good wishes
Of the Catholics of all nations; and they
have come from all parts of Europe and
America, each attended by hundreds OF fol-
lowers. As TO The sixth and last, accord
ing TO which every nation, kingdom, prov
ince, city, and parish throughout the world
was TO celebrate with especial demonstra-
tions of exultation the Episcopal Jubilee of
the common father of the great family Of
the redeemed,' l suppose the promoters
will consider it as fulfilled by implication
in the accomplishment of the preceding
five"