Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-11
BISHOP AND PRIEST.
Great Gathering of the Roman
Catholic Hierarchy
TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL

Ofher Prelates In Proc ssiou at haiti
more-A Splendid Performance of Mass
Sermons on the Church and It's OPP
portunity by Archbishops Ryan and
Irelapd.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 1.-THE centenary
of the Roman Catholic church in America
was celebrated, yesterday, in this city, in
manner be6tting the occasion. The old
cathedral that crowns the Charles street hill
had within its walls an asssmblage most
notable, and around its iron picket fence on
Charles, Mulberry, Cathedral and Franklin
streets people thronged in thousands, who
watched, some with interest, others with
PRIDE the procession Of priests and bishops,
and fingered long after the chant Of the
seminarians announced that the service had
begun. Admission to the church could be
gained only by the tender OF card OF invi-
tation, and thousands were disappointed at
not being able to gain admission.
Great Gathering of PreIates.
The gathering of preates embraced two
cardinals, seventeen archbishops, and seven
ty-tive bishops. The pope was represented
in the person of Archbishop Satolli, OF Lee
panto; Canada, by Cardinal Taschereau;
Mexico, by Bishops Montez d. Oca and E.
Antequara Gillow; England, by Bishop
John Virtue, OF Portsmouth, and Mgr. Cad,
OF London All OF tine archbishops in the
United States were in attendance, except
kenrick, OF St Louis, who is too feeble to
travel, and nearly all the bishops
The Procession of Priests.
AT lO:'O procession composed of 400
priests and $50 seminsrians started from st.
Josephs academy for the cathedral, the pre-
lates falling in line at the archispiscopal res
idence, the whole making gorgeous pageant,
with the purple robes of the prelates and the
crosses and banners carried in the line. Ar
rived at the cathedral, the route to which
was lined with thousands OF people, the pre-
lates took places in the chancel, the priests in
the asles. The poutiical mass was celebrated
with great elaboration and ceremony, Arch
bishop Williams being the celebrant At the
conclusion of the mass Archbishop Ryan
preached from Ecclesiastes chap. 50, verses
l. 2, 3, Z, IA.
Archbishop Ryan's Sermon.
The archbishop reviewed the history OF
the Roman Catholic church in this country,
and welcomed the visiting clergy, hoping
that the union would be but the beginning
Of a still more intimate one. Ii was a cele-
bration calculated to rejoice and console the
heart OF the pontif, and that should deeply
interest thinking men OF all dsnomi atoms,
or OF no denomination. He believed that
before another century thoughtful men will
see that this wonderful catholcity and unity
will prove q most powerful auxiliary for the
perpetuation OF our political union. He COM
pared Bishop Carroll in the church to
George Washington in the life Of the repub-
lie Speaking of the suppression
OF the Jesuits, of whose order Carroll
was one, Archbishop Ryan said that Carroll
knew that no society, no individual was es-
sential to the church's existence; but he
believed that it predisposed Carroll in favor
OF that great principle in the American con-
sttution which declared that the state should
not interfere with religion Ia references to
the charge that the church fears science and
Is the enemy OF education, he spoke at
length. And TO disprove it. called attention
to Georgetown college and the new Washing
ton university. The charge that the laity
were priest-riiden, every Catholic knew was
false, and he hoped that in the congress this
week the laity would speak out fearlessly
and freely.
Banquet at St. Mary's.
The services being over the clergy marched
back to the cardinals residence, where ranks
were broken. Ia the afternoon a banquet
was given at St Mary's seminary, at which
the following toasts we're responded to: "The
Roman Pontif,' Archbishop Satoli; aMex-
ico," Bishops D'Oca and G.Ilow; Ireland"
Archbishop Clearv, kingston, Canada;
America" s.chbishop Ireland Letters
were read from Cardinal Manning and
archbishop Walsh, and a number of illumi-
mated addresses were presented, one of them
accompanying marble bust of St Thomas
Aquinss, the gift of the Eaglish and Irish
Roman Catholics Of Rome
Archbishop IrsIand's Address
In the evening another brilliant service
was held at the cathedral, Archbishop Heiss
OF Milwaukee, being the celebrant, after
which Archbishop Ireland, of St Paul.
preached a ser mon on the future He said
the great work the church in the United
States was called to do within the coming
century was to make America Roman
Catholic. The Importance Of the possession
OF America to the cause of religion cannot
well be overestimated Americas influence
is wide spread among nations and the church
triumphant in America, Catholic truth
would travel on the wings OF American in
nuence and encircle the universe
America and the Church.
1t can be shown, he said, to the American
people that they need the church for the
preservation and complete development of
their national character and social order.
Whisper to liberty that religion cherishes it
and guards it alike from anarchy and des-
potism. Let labor know that religion will
ward of the oppression Of capital, and teach
capital that its rights are dependent upon its
fulfllment OF duties. He wanted Roman
Catholics to be aggressive. There was a
woful lack of Catholic public spirit We
have dreadful lesson to learn from certain
European countries, in which, from weight
OF tradition, the church olings TO thrones
and classes and loses her grasp upon the
people. Let Us not make this mistake