The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-11
THE pAGEaNTRY OF THE VATICAN
Reproduced at the Centennial Ser
vices In Baltimore.
The PapaI coIors and the stars ana
Stripes InternIngled.
The Triple Celebration Begins with
Impressive Ceremonies.

BALTIMORE, November 10.-The triple
celebration began here this morning OF the
Tooth anniversary Of the appointment OF the
first American Catholic bishop, the inaugur-
alton Of the first congress OF Catholic laymen
held In the United States, and the dedication
Of the new National University for Catholics.
Fully 10000 strangers are in Baltimore to
witness the promised spectacle, four times
as many people, not counting local Catholics
as could possibly be accommodated in the
Cathedral, where the initial scenes were wit
messed. Promptly at the appointed hour the
priests. seminarians and theological students
were marshalled In Calvett Hall. Six hun
dred clergy, walking two and two, emerged
clad In white surplices and black cassocks
| and berettas, and marched down the street
TO the residence Of Cardinal Gibbons, wholly
unaccompanied by music. One oil the feat-
ures Of the Sunday proceedings was tne To-
tai absence Of any band playing on the
streets At the doorway Of the Cardinals
house leading up the broad steps, with
sabres and polished hemlets glittering In the
bright sunlight, were two double lines OF
guards, the papal colors and the stars and
stripes being intermingled. In all directions
the streets seemed filed with people. When
the white surpliced priests opened their
ranks, mass Of purple envelOped ngures
were seen In the Cardinals doorway. Inc
groups contained nearly all the Catholic
bishops and archbishops OF the United
States, and representatives from Mexico,
Canada, England and Rome. The prelates
came forth In pairs and as each two stepped
into the street their costly robes were caught
up by dimiDutiye altar boys in waiting
Through the long lines OF priests, the pre-
lates threaded their way around tie square 70
the main entrance OF the Cathedral. "a tne
rear Of the procession were Cardinsis SlO-
bons Of Baltimore, and nTaschereaH OF Que
bee. Surrounding them were tneir non
signors with Papal Delegates VConneii ana
Satollio of Rome
high mass at the cathedral Probably the
most Impressive part Of the mass, next to
the Conservation, was the comforting OF the
Papal blessing The mass ended with
special intereession for the Pope chanted by
all the clergy The first oratiOn Of Gne
centennary followed, delivered By Arch-
bishop Ryap Of Philadelphia. HIS text was
| from Ecclesiasticus. Chap. 30; verses l, =,
and a. The sermon was one OF retrospect
tion and closed with prayer Tor the con-
| ,inued success of the Church In the new
century. The benediction was then given
and the procession OF clergy moved out TO
the Cardinals residence, where the ranks
were broken. The church dignitaries dined
at Sc. Mary's Seminary In the afternoon.
Various tOasts were responded 10 anu
letter from Cardinal Manning and addresses
from several Roman Catholic institutions
abroad presented. This evening Archbishop
Heiss Of Milwaukee celebrated vespers IN
the cathedral. Archbishop Ireland OF 81.
Paul. preached the sermon.