Savannah morning news., 1886-06-30
INSTALLING A CARDINAL.
THE TO TAKE PLACE
IN BALTIMORE TO-DAY.

IN BALTIMORE TO-DAY.
/ Venerab'e Archbishop Kenrick, OF st.
Louis, to Confer the Beretts on the
Cardinal Elect-The Parts Mgr. Stra-
Micro and Count MuccioIi will Take
The Origin of the ONCE of Cardinal
English speaking Men who Have Been
Exalted.
BALTIMORE, June 29.-The arrange
ments for investing Cardinal Gibbons
with the beretta tomorrow are COM
| pleted. Most of the ArchbishOps and
| Bishops expected to participate in the
ceremony have arrived, as well as many
of the clergy. The Cathedral has been
dressed in holiday attire and provision
has been made for as many persons as
can possibly get inside the build
ing. The procession will form
at $3.50 O'Clock and it will
be Joined by the higher dignitaries when
the palace OF the Cardinal is reached.
Many of the Catholic orders will take
part IN the procession, and it Is expected
that fully 10000 people will be within and
without the Cathedral, not one-quarter OF
whom can get place inside. AS soon as
the building is filled the doors will be
locked so that no confusion can occur
during the ceremony.
CANADA's CARDINAL.
QUEBEC, June 29.-The formal presen-
tatIOn to the Cardinal Archbishop of
Quebec of the official letters conveying
his appointment as Cardinal, sent by
special messenger from the Pope, and tn
scarlet cap indicating the wearer's hig
office, took place in the throne room of tn e
Archbishop's palace this afternoon.
TORONTO PRELATES.
TORONTO, June 29.-Archbishop Lynch
ana Vicar General Rooney left for
Baltimore to-day to be present at the cere-
mOny of comforting the beretta upon Car
dinal Gibbons.
To-day in the Cathedral Of the city OF
Baltimore, Md, the ceremony Of confer
ring the beretta on James Gibbons, the
newIy-elected Cardinal Archbishop, will
take place. Mgr. Straniero, Ablegate
Apostolic, and Count Stanislas Muccioli,
OF the Noble Guard, who arrived from
Rome last Monday with the beretta, will,
says the New York World, assist Arch
bishop 2. Il. Kenrick, of St. Louis, in
the ceremonies.
The beretta, for the safe conveyance of
which two special ambassadors have
journeyed from the Holy City, is one of
many hats Cardinals are entitled to wear.
caps ordinarily worn by priests, differing
from these only in the color, when is red,
and in having four projecting corners or
legs instead of three. The crown is en-
circled by gold cord, terminating in a
gold tassel on top. 1t is worn on Occa-
sions of ceremony until such time g. Une
Cardinal can visit Rome and receive the
POntifcal hat, which musS be conferred
by the Pope in person "a solemn cOnsis-
tory. The last hat is OF red cloth, lined
with sill. "a .ne same color, and has a red
siiken cord encircling the crown. From
the under side hang the fiscchi or tassels
OF red silk in four or five rows. 1twas for
merly used during caValcades, worn over
the hood OF the cappa covering the head,
as is represented in ancient paintings.
At the death OF the Cardinal it is placed
at his feet upon his couch of state. The
day Ofthe funeral it is attached to the end
of the catafalque, and after burial 1t is
suspended from the vault of the church
above the tomb of the deceased, as typi.
cal of his eminent dignity.
The presentation of the beretta con-
firms the newly appointed Cardinal as a
prince OF the church, but he must travel
TO Rome within year and receive the
POntitical hat at the hands of the Pope.
With the arrival of the Ablegates the
beretta was brought to America
for an American Cardinal for the
second tine. The former occasion
was in 1915, when the late Cardinal
McCloskey was the recipient. The pre-
sehtatiOn OF the beretta is marked with
the most imposing ceremonies.
AT THE APPROACHING CELEBRATION OF
THE EVENT,
tyenty-seven ArchbishOps and Bishops
have accepted invitations to be
present, among them Archbishops
RYAN of Philadelphia, Williams
of Boston, and Keane Of Rich
mond, Va, who will take active part in
the exercises. and the Archbishop OF Mon
terey, Mexico. Hosts of priests, secular
and religious, will take part in the pro-
cession. The opening form of procedure
is the Master OF Ceremonies ushering in
the bearer of the beIetta. The latter,
after adOring the Most Holy at the high
altar, passes to gilded table set near
the gospel horn of the high altar, where,
upon busta or raised receptacle, he de-
pOsits the beretta, covering it with veil
of scarlet silk velvet. The Noble Guard,
Count Muccioli, will then enter, clad in
full uniform, and station himself, with
drawn sword at rest, in rear of the table.
The officiating priests, Bishops and
Archbishops will then enter in procession
from the sacristy. Last Will come Cardi-
nal Gibbons. TIE Bishops and Archbish-
ops raise their mitres for briet interval
in recognition OF his rank as he passes 10
the throne, richly draPed in scarlet silk
hangings, on the gospel side of the high
altar. A throne on the opposite side,
hung with purple, is set apart for Arch
bishop Kenrlck, oil st. Louis, who will
confer the beretta. Pontitcal high mass
will be lebrated by Archbishop John j .
williams, OF Boston. who will occupy a
sodium in front of the epistle side OF the
| altar.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MASS
the celebrant removes the vestments oi
the Holy Sacrifice and assumes his cape
! and mitre. rne Cardinal. led by the mas
! ters OF ceremonies. leaves his throne, and,
after adoring the Holy Sacrament, takes
| his position at the altar. Archbishop
henrick assumes a position opposite,
where he receives from the Noble Guard
the briet of the Pope. This document,
which IS in Latin, is read aloud by the
LectOr. Mgr. Stranler0 after customary
salutatiOns removes the beretta from the
busta ana resigns II 10 Archbishop Ken
| rick. delivering meanwhile an address In
/ Latin, witch is replied to by the Arch.
bishop, who then addresses the Cardinal,
and upon his head, which is reyerently
bowed, he places the beretta. Alter an
oration by the Cardinal he intOnes the Tie
Deum, IN which the choir and congrega-
ton join standing. The Cardinal then re-
tires TO Tue sacr.sty attended by the Vi
cars General and masters OF ceremonies,
where he is arrayed In the scarlet robes
OF the CardInalate, IN which be returns 10
the altar aud blesses the multitude. The