Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-13
FIFTY YEARS A PRIEST.
CARDINAL MCLOSKEY'S ORDI-
NATION AGAIN CELEBRATED.

Bishops. Priests, the Christian Brothers,
and the City of New York Unite in
Congratulating the Eminent PreIate-
LaudatOry Addresses and q Charac-
tsristIcally Modest Reply.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-The fiftieth an
niversary of the ordination of Cardinal
McCloskey was celebrated to-day at the
Cathedral with all the pomp and magnifi-
cence tn at can characterize the most joy-
GUS festivals of the Catholic Church. The
great building was thronged with clergy
and laity. Within the chancel were
Archbishop Corrigan, Cardinal Coadjutor,
Bishops Loughlin, Conr0y, Bpaulding. Nc
Quaid, Regain, Wiggin, OFarrell, McNier-
ney and Wadhams, and about l50
priests. In the body of the
church were some 200 cIergymen
with very many prominent citizens.
POntifcial high mass was celebrated bv
Bishop LOughlin. The Cardinal did not
appear within the sanctuary until after
the communion, when he entered in COM
pany with MOnsignors Quinn and Pres
ton, and attended by his Prelate Secre-
tary, Father Farley. He showed marked
signs of feebleness in his gait, but pro-
nOunced the benedictiOn in clear tones
lie was attired in the cappa magma of red
silk and white ermine.
The procession was led by Father DON
oVan, who carried the Episcopal cross,
and the end was brought up by acOlytes
carrying the Cardinals official Vestments
and crOsier. When the mass was con-
cluaed, Bishop Loughlin stepped to the
Cardinals chair and read an address pre-
pared by the Bishops of the Province for
the occasion. The Bishops congratulated
His Eminence on the festival of his
golden jubilee, the fiftieth anniversary of
his promotion to the holy dignity of the
priesthood of the church of God.
They congratulated him on the
continued success of the works
OF his life rather than OH the len 9Th OF
time by which, by the disposition of an
allwise Providence, he had been able to
exercise the holy ministry Of the church.
This address was followed by another.
which was read by MonsignOr Quinn on
behalf OF the clergy of the diocese. The
clergy say that it is a matter of cOnsO-
lation for His Eminence to recall the great
and singular progress of the Holy Churc b
which, during this period of fifty years,
his eyes had witnessed III this country.
Brother Justin, Provincial Of the Order of
Christian Brothers, as speaker for that
society, made the next address. He was
followed by John E. DevlhI, who spoke
for the city. He expressed the warmest
affection and respect on the part of the
people and wished long life to His Emin-
ence. The Cardinal. IN reply to the ex-
pressions of respect and affection
0t the Bishops, priests, Christian
Brothers and the city, referred to
tue time when he was ordained
priest, at which time he was in feeble
health, and remarked upon the unusual
length of time that Providence had per-
mitted him to work in the fold. He said
that what success had attended his efforts
must be attributed to the goodwill, zeal,
and generous cooperation Of the clergy
and city. In conclusion he invoked a
blessing on them all, and this brought the
services to a close.
After the services the Cardinal attend
ed a banquet given at the Roman Catholic
Orphan Asylum to the Bishops and clergy.
At the Bishops table sat the Cardinal
Archbishop COrrigan, Bishops McNierny OF
Albany. LOughlin of Brooklyn, McQuade
of Rochester, Ryan of Buffalo, Wadhams
of o Ogdenburg, Wiggin of Newark, and
O'FarreH of Trenton. The Cardi-
naPs health was drunk, and the Cardinal
proposed long life and health to
Pope Leo KILL, which was drunk by all
standing. No other tOasts were offered.
Later the Cardinal was waited upon by
a committee of the st. Johns College
Alumni AssOciatiOe, OF which he was the
first President. They presented him with
an appropriate address, to which he made
"A suitable response. The Cardinal was
the recipient of numerous gifts during the
day, among which was crucitix 10 feet
high, made Of olive wood grown IN the
garden of Gethsemane.