Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-14
CATHOLIC ANNIVERSARY.
A Notable Celebration In Baltimore-Mag' =
nificent Services at the Cathedral-Cler'
ical Magnates Present.

nihcent Services at the CathedraS-CIer-
ical Nagnates Present.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 1.-THE most
important group of events in the his
tory of the Catholic Church in America
began here yesterday morning. Itwas
the commencement of triple uelebra-
tiOn-the hundredth anniversary of
the appointment of the first American
Catholic Bishop; the Inauguration of
the first congress of Catholic laymen
held in the United States, and the ded-
ication of the new National University
for Catholics.
Ten thousand strangers were in
Baltimore to witness the spectacle
four times as many people not count
ing local Catholics as could possibly be
accommodated in the Cathedral where
the initial scenes were to be witnessed.
So great was the pressure for seats that
persons known to have travelled across
the continent from California expressly
to be present were among those diSap-
pointed in not securing admission. The
old Cathedral that crowns the Charles
street hill had within its walls an as
semblage 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 a card of invitation. Every
available bit of space within was util-
lied, yet thousands of people, visitors
as well as BaltimOreans, had to be shut
out. .
The gathering of prelates embraced
two Cardinals, seventeen ATchbishOps
and seventy-five Bishops. The Pope
was represented in the person of Arch
bishop Satolli of LepantO, Canada by
Cardinal Taschereau, Mexico by
Bishops Monies d'Oca and E. Ante
quara GillOw, England by Bishop John
Virtue, of Portsmouth, and Mgr. Cad,
of London. All of the ArchbishOps in
the United States were in attendance
except Kenrick, of st. Louis, who was
too feeble to travel.
The hall in which the priests assem-
bled was elabOrately decorated. Above
the doors were the Papal cOlOrs, yellow
and white-and above these stretching
upward to the caves were great stream
erS of red, white and blue. When all
was ready, 900 clergy, walking two and
two, emerged clad in white Surplices
and black cassocks and berettas.
Presently, while the white surpliced
priests were opening ranks mass OF
purple envelOped figures were seen in
the Cardinals doorway. 1t was the
gathering of nearly all the Catholic
Bishops and Archbishops of the United
States, with representatives from Mex
leo, Canada, England and Rome.
Within the Cathedral, ten minutes
later, the scene was simply magnificent,
The pews throughout the church were
crowded to the utmost with laity.
The solemn pOntifcal mass was be-
gun at Ills with the following Off
ciating: Celebrant, Archbishop Will
liamS, of Boston; assistant priest, Rev.
Dr.. Magan, of Baltimore; deacon,
Father Bartlett, of Baltimore; sub
deacon, Father Duffy, of Brooklyn;
master of ceremonies, Rev. j. S. Nc
Callen, of Montreal, and assistants,
Fathers Whelan and Riordar. of Balti-
more.
Probably the most impressive part OF
the mass, next to the conservation, was
the comforting of the Papal blessing.
The venerable Archbishop at the altar
seemed to feel it dOubly solemn mo-
ment when, turning to the cOngrega-
ton, he paused an instant and while
the people in the church knelt he raised
his hand and slowly made the sign OF
the cross.
The mass ended with special inter
cessiOn for the Pope chanted by all the
clergy. 1t was las p. m. when the
'sIte MisSa EST was said. The first
grafton of the centennial ceremonies
began. 1t was delivered by Archbishop
Ryan, of Philadelphia, whose fine pres
ence and magnetic elOquence, in spite
of the long ceremonial preceding,
held his hearers for an hour
and a half. The patriotic spirit of the
Archbishop's address and his tribute
to the recent devOtee of the cOlOred
people and Indians seemed to awaken
general enthusiasm, but the most tell
ing effect was aroused when he vindi-
Gated the rights of Catholic editors, if
need be, to freely comment on the fail
ings of the clergy.
After this the benedictiOn was given
and the procession of clergy moved out
down Cathedral street to Mulberry, to
the Cardinals residence, where ranks
were broken.
In the evening the scene at the Ca
thedral was a re-enactment Of the
morning with a substitution, of course,
of vespers. Archbishop Hess, OF Mil
waukee. was the ceiebrant. Arch
bishop Ireland, of st. Paul, preached
the sermon, which dealt entirely with
the future.
The Catholic editors attending the
Congress held a meeting last night.
Father F. W. Graham presided, with
Con DePallen, of st. Louis, as secre-
tary. They decided to hold cOnven-
ton of editors at Cincinnati on the first
Wednesday of May, 1890. The officers
of this meeting were instructed to make
the necessary arrangements for the
convention.
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