Evening journal., 1889-11-11
THE CHURCH IN AMERICA.
A Century of Catholicism in the
New World.
RELIGIOUS POMPAND ELOQUENCE

Opening OF the Great Centennial OF tho
American Catholic Hierarchy at Baiti-
mors--sermons OF Archbishops Ryan
and ireland.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 11.--''A century closes;
a century opensn A hundred years have
come and gone since first bishop of the
Catholic church was given 10 America. A
century OF time has been added TO the past
since the creation Of the See Of Baltimore
The centenary Of the church was celebrated
Sunday IN manner beftting the occasion
Admission 70 the cathedral could be gained
only by the tender OF "a card Of invitation.
Every available bit OF space within was
utilized, yet thousands Of people had 10 be
shut out The gathering OF prelates om-
braoed two cardinals, seventeen arohbishops
and seventy five bishops The pope was repre-
sented in tho person OF Archbishop Satolli,
OF lie Panto; Canada, by Cardinal Tascher-
eau; Mexico by Bishops Monies d0ca and
r. Antequara Gillow; England, by Bishop
John Virtue, of Portsmouth, and Monsignor
OF London. All OF the archbishops in the
United States were in attendance except
Kenrick, OF St Louis, who Is too feeble TO
travel, and nearly all the bishops
An Imposing Procession.
The students Of ST. Marys seminary and
the priests local and visiting, collected at
St Josephs academy ON Saratoga street,
and the bishops assembled at the archicpis-
copal residence on Charles street, where they
donnod their purple vestments The process
sion Of $50 seminaries and 4, 600 priests in the
order named, two abreast, started from tho
rendezvous at 1890, Iaarching down Sara
toga 20 Charles 10 the archiepiscopal house,
where the prelates fell in line In this order:
Gross bearer, Abbots monsignori, bishops,
archbishops, the papal legato and Cardinals
! Gibbons and Taschereau The procession
then continued up Charles to Franklin, TO
Cathedral street and into the cathedral
. The seminarians and priests occupied camp
chairs in the aisles. The archbshops and
bishops were seated within the chancel. Car
dinal Gibbons, Cardinal Taschereau and
Archbishop Satolli occupied thrones. That
. of the latter was drapod with the papal col
4 ors of yellow and white. The solemn pom
!, tiflcal mass was begun at ll:l5 with the fol
lowing osdciatings Celebrant, Archbishop
| Williams, Of Boston; assistant priest. Rev
y DIR. Magnien, Of Baltimore; deacon, Fathe
Bartlett, Of Baltimore, sub-deacon, Fathe
Duffy, Of Brooklyn; master Of ceremonies
Rev J. T. McCallen, of Montreal; assist
I, ants, Fathers Whelan and Riordan, Of Balti
more. The musical programme Of the mns
= was as heretofore published.
Archbishop nyan's Sermon.
\ II was i245 p. m. when the "lte missi
r estn was said. Then Archbishop Ryan, q
/ Philadelphia, assembled tho pulpit ant
! preached the sermon, taking his text from
Ecclesasticus |, 1, ., z a. The sermon
was one OF retrospection. The archbishop
welcomed the representatives from thl
holy see, from Canada, Mexico and Eng
r land. This was as religious union o
< all the Americas, and he trusted it would b
= but the beginning of a still more intimat,
# union in tine future. Ireland. Germany
4 France and other European countries wer'
4 well represented in their children anC
o descendants among priests, prelates and peo
A pie. It was in truth great historic Catho
a lie celebration, calculated TO gladden. th
heart of the present successor Of the founde
Of the American hierarchy and the heart
Of his brother bishops and priests, and 10 re
al ioice and console the pontiif himself II wa
IS celebration that ought TO deeply interes
ID the thinking men Of all denominations or o
!. no denomination. Al the beginning Of th
s. present century the church's unity ant
.s catholicity was adapted 20 a state of society
l. new in the history Of the world.
d Great Political catholieity.
y Up to that time men legislated for a singl
40 people Of the same race. The fathers Of thi
republic bad TO form a constitution 70
every race. They had 20 combine politica
y catholicity with political unity. So also
10 before the establishment OF the Catholi
n in their organizations and adapted 10 peopl
: Of the same race. But the church was des
r, tined to embrace within her government tn
u peoples Of every nation and hold them there
n And in no country had she to exercise thi
power as here for nowhere else were the
found together The organization Of thi
government and Of the church were, there
fore, striking and suggestive condolences
,, He believed that before another centur
\ thoughtful men will see that this wonderful
n catholicity and unity will prove a most pow
&. erful auxiliary for the perpetuation Of ou
) political union. Ho compared Bishop Cal
y roll in the church TO George Washington /
" the life OF the republic.
NJ Archbishop Ryan paid glowing tribut
Il TO the first bishop and gave a sketch Of h
life.
Speaking of the suppression Of the Jesuit
OF WHOSE oi1tI 0hihOil was one AEbhDlhnN
Of Ryan said Carroll knew that no society, u
n individual was essential to the church's el
lg istenee; but he believed that It predispose
es Carroll in favor Of that great principle ]
es the American constitution which declare
n. that the state should not interfere with r.
a. hgion.
ne The Church Not Edueation's Enemy.
In reference to the charges that the churc
fears science and is the enemy Of educato
he spoke at length. He said the last TO fel
OF intellectual progress was the Catholic. 4
IN knew that truth is one-that God oann'
OF contradict in the revelation Of the Scriptul
Is what He exhibits in the revelation Of SC
en- ence Hence the Catholic church new
u feared the progress Of science and education
ne Carroll acted in harmony with the spirit
ne the church, therefore, when he founde
Georgetown college, and the Catholic bis
ops were now acting in the same spirit
"a founding the Washington university. III
Il, charge that tho laity were priest ridds
an every Catholic knew was false, and he hop,
"a that in the congress this week the laii
80 would speak out fearlessly and freely
All was time they took and expressed an intere
In in the great questions OF the day affectiI
the church and society He closed with
prayer for the continued success of Il
church in the new century.
90 Archbishop IreIand's Sermon.
he In the evening, at vespers, Archbishi
th Helss, Of Milwaukee, was the celebrar
A-okf.f.Lo.. T~.In,d Of Paul ,,,.aaol.