Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-16
CARDINAL

ate-Iist of the High Church Dignitarics
who witnessed the Imposing Ceremony
The Presidents congratulations.
BALTIMORE, Nd. July 1.--For the sec.
ond time in the history OF the Catholic
faith IN America a prince OF the church was
invested with the exalted dignities OF his
n~os;tion Yesterday. Cardinal James Glib
bo1s, Archbishop OF Baltimore, with all
thu pamp and splendor OF the Roman
C.tho!ic ritual, received the beretta from
tie hands OF the Papal ablegate and be-
came even more fully thar he rad been be-
io1e the representative in America OF the
Catholic Church.
As carly as eight o'clock yesterday morn
irg crowds OF people could be seen i'll all
p.rts of Baltimore, vending their way to
tie cathedral. Tie sanctuary OF the
cthcdrql and the alta weredecorated mag
Efficiently. BY the time the hands @
THE clock in the beliry OF the cathe-
lraal pointed to the hour OF nine the streets
lin the vicinity OF the church were literally
packed. At 1915 the procession lett the
latter point and proceeded to the cathe-
dral, those who had assembled at the
Cardinals residence joining the line as it
passed that point. The procession was
led by a cross bearer, and was followed by
two students OF st. Charles college,
the seminarics OF st. Mary's, the regu-
lar and secular clergy, the monsignori,
the mitred Abbots. the Bishops and the
A~rchbishops, in the order named. The
Apostolic Delegate archbishop Kenrick)
/ came next, with assistant priests and
chplains; then the noble guard Count
M1cioli) with the ablegAte's secre-
tan, and last Cardinal Gibbons with the
Paul ALLOCATE, and the Cardinals assis-
tar4 priest, deacons OF honor. and train
beatrs.
AAthe head OF the procession entered
the cathedral street entrance OF the edifice
the Dealing OF the organ broke upon the
still,ess OF the satred place and the choir
sangl the procession anthem 'Ecce Sacer-
dos Magnus'' with full chorus. Shortly
before the procession entered the sanctua-
ry Mgr. Straniero, his secretary, and
Father McCallen, master OF ceremonies,
entered within the ratings and placed the
papal documents and scarlet beretta
on u gilt table. When the rear OF the
procession reached the sanctuary Cardinal
Gibbons occupied his throne, the Bishops
and Archbishops finding seats on either
side OF the altar. The Apostolic Delegate
sat upon IL special throne opposite the
Cardinal. The noble guard stood upon
Ablegate to the left of the guard. The
following members OF the hierarchy occu-
pied seats within the chancel-rail: Arch
Bishops kenrick, OF st. Louis; Williams,
ofBoston; Ryan, of Philadelphia; Heiss, OF
Milwaukee; Leroy, of New Orleans; Fabre,
Of Montreal; Lynch. OF Toronto; Feeha1,
OF Chicago; Corrigan, OF New York; Elder,
OF Cincinnati. and Gross. OF Portland, Ore;
Bishop O;Hara, OF Scranton; Phelan, oi
Pittsburgh; Northrop, OF Charleston; Kahn,
OF Wheeling; Keane, OF Richmond; O'Sulli.
van, of Mobile; O'Reily, of Springfield;
De Goesbriand, of Burlington; Moore, OF
st. Augustine; Bradley, of Manchester;
Becker, OF Savannah; Ryan, OF Buffalo;
Dwenser, OF Fort Wayne; Janssens, OF
Natchez; Waterson, OF Columbus; Wig.
Laughlin, OF Brooklyn; Mcouaid, oi
Rochester; Wadhams, OF Ogdens.
burg; Fitzgerald, OF Little Rock;
C%osgrove, of Davenport; Mentcs de Oca, OF
San Luis Potosi, Mexico; Spalding, of Pc
oria, ILL.,; O'Connor, OF Omaha; Rogers, oil
Chatham, N. b. Among the prominent
people in public life present were Governor
Henry Lloyd, United States Senator
Arthur p. German, and General John A.
Gibbons, U. S. A., brother of the Cardinal,
Pontifcal high mass was celebrated by
Archbishop Williams, of Boston. During
Its celebration the most magnificent Gre
gorian music was discoursed by the choir,
with frequent solos interspersed. During
| %hip fip,a Ia dipol G;bLon, ,,,,n:. AZ
throne in the center. At the conclusion o1
high mass, Cardinal Gibbons arose from ths
throne and knelt at the gospel side OF ths
altar. Archbishop kenrick, tile Apostolic
Legate, took Il position on the cpistle side
OF the altar. Mgr. Straniero, the Ablerate.
standing by the side of Archbishop Ken.
rick, then read in Latin the letter from
Pope Leo Kill, setting forth the reason
which led his Holiness to elevate Arch.
bishop Gibbons to the Cardinalate. At
its conclusion he handed to Archbishop
kenrick the brief authorizing him to
confer the beretta. After replying in
Latin Archbishop kenrick handed the briei
to the deacon OF the mass who read it
aloud In English to the congregation.
The ablegate handed the berett;l to Arch
bishop kenrick, with the words: "II,ner-
entia u The choir then broke in with
the joyful Tc Deunl, during the singing OF
which Cardinal Gibbons returned to the
sacristy to don the insignia Of his new dig.
nifty.
Onreturning, Cardinal Gibbons addressed
the assembled clergy and laity in his ac-
customed simple but impressive style. The
entire ceremony was concluded with the
papul benediction.
Yesterday wastixed for the celebration OF
this impressive because it is the
twenty-tifth anniversary of the ordination
OF Cardinal Gibbons to the priesthood.
in the afternoon the Cardinal payc a
banquet at st. Mary's Seminary, at which
there were plates for 600. Governor Lloyd
and Mayor Hodges were present. Last
night the Archbishops and Bishops we're
given a reception by Miss Emily Harper.
which eclipsed in %brilliancy any thing OF
the kind ever given in this city. At nine
o'clock the Marine Band, of Washington,
rendered the Cardinal and other p~relates a
grand serenade. All the Catholic ~ipstitu.
lions were iilumined tonight, and all tile
associations paraded the streets in honor
OF the event.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Secretary Lamar
represented the Cabinet at the of
imposing the beretta upon Cardinal Glib
bOnS, at Baltimore Yesterday pre.;1an+