New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-11
THE CATHOLIC CENTENARY.
PoNTIFICAL MASS AT THE CATHEDRAL IN
BALTIMORE
HISTORICAL DISCOURSE BY ARCHBISHOP
RYAN-THE PROCESSION OF PRIESTS
AND PRELATEs FROM THE
CARDINALS HOUSE

RYAN-THE PROCESSION OF PRIESTS
AND PRELATEs FROM THE
CARDINALS HOUSE.
oar rnlEcnArH THE TRrBUSE.I
| Balt1more Nov lOy-One hundred prelsaes OF
the Roman Catholic Church took part In the opcnns
! ceremonies of the centennial jubilee mere 'o-ua'
| One hundred years ago the Pope coisutu'o' -.
| more the first episcopal see In me Chi'cu 0'"oS'
| with John Carroll the first pishop' imS
| the event commcmorated to-day with gred. P0'P
| and rituastic splendor In the ola ca1hou "
| which ALL the important councils OF the American
| h,er.rcbv have been held during the century Inc
| weather was perfect The sun shone as warm a.
! on q June day, and Il is estimated mat INC oio"u
! NJ people that packed the streets ABOUT INC oano
and the Cardinals house numbered from io'oo "a
| "a ooo The balmy air, the display OF the fap6i
| coors from churches and residences, INC cleIeS
| md nrelates appearing on the streets In thcr
| cassocks and surplices impaired TO Baltimore the
appearance of a Catholic city In southern FRANCE
or Italy It fitting that this, the sIcalcs'
event in the history of the Catholic Church IN thls
country. should be celebrated in the home Oh 'he
first American bishop. 1t was Archbishop CaiIoi'
vbo laid The cornerstone Of the Baltimore Cathedral
eighty three years ago, and who then said that II
would be the home of the Church in America
At the ceremonies this morning. upon three thTohos
in the chancel Cardinal Archbishop Gibbons inc
primate of the Church in America, Cardinal Arch-
bishop Tascbereau, Of Canada, and Archbishop
satoll special representative Of the Vatican and
emissary of Pope Leo. The thrones OF the cardinals
we're canopied in crimson plush, with silker cur
tans Of the same color. The chairs and footstools
uere similarly covered The Papal representative
scat of honor was that Of the Canadian Carhai
and was dlaped with white and yellow SILK ana
velvet the coors of the Supreme Ponfif.
Twenty archbshops, eighty bishops, twelve mon
signors and nearly six hundred priests were grouped
nd tod I'm
several hundred of the more prominent deiega'es
ard visitors 10 the Congress occupied the 'front.'
pews. 1910. =,
Preceding the pontlfcal mass was procession OF
the priests and prclates from the Cardlnais house
20 the main entrance of the cathedral. Inc plIcs''
IN their black cassocks and white supplies assenioo
at calvert Hall, two blocks from the church, ana
marched up Char.esave. to the Oafuihai
house in front Of which they ior,neu
In line 20 receive the bishops Inc
procession moved from the Cardinals mousse
In the following order: Cioss-bealers' acoE"s
swinging censers of incense. the one hundred semi
narians of ST. sulpce, and then the American, cana
dian and Mexican Bishops, followed by the Aich-
bishops The prelaes walked IN pails each ATTENDED
nv a chaplain. Last Of the Arhbishops came
satolli the Papa representative, attended by Mon
sicnor Gadd OF England, and his secretary, Dr.
Hewlett of Rome The procession closed win tho
Cardinals and their attendants. Cardinal GIBBONS
walked with Cardinal Taschereau on his right, the
former attended by Monslgnor O'Connen' OF kome'
and Mons'gnor McCollgan OF Baltimore ana 'ne
latter BIZ Monsgnor Labfle, OF Quebec The Car
dinals we,c vested in cappa magma. Cardinal Glib
bons alone wearing the white cImine cope and the
insignia of his rank as Prlmaie The attention OF
the crowds on the sidewalks and in the Cathedral was
directed toward the Cardinals and the Papal repre-
sentative 1t had been expected that they
would appear IN full vestments, put II
is only in the councils or at the meetings OF 'nc
sacred College, that these are worn The monks
and frlars of the Franciscan, Benedictine and Do
mlnican orders in their peculiar cowls and cassocks
many OF them with long boards attracted much
attention. The Catholic KnighthOod, with swords
and banners and the papal and American hags' we're
drawn up In line along the route OF the procession.
As the procession entered tho cathedral ard moved
10 the chanccl, the large orchestra with organ
accompaniment, played Asger Hamerlk's march
written In honor OF Pope Leo MIL The
sanctuary presented magnificent scene thou
sand tapers on the three affairs and the swinging
cbancel lamps shed a soft light upon the banks OF
roses and lilies from which rose the polishcd can
delabra Festoons of flowers and green entwined
the great pillars supporting the sanctuary dome
and hung from the lofty arches over the affairs The
crimson canopies of the Cardinals thrones made a
rich contrast to the purple and while and gold
embroidered vestments of the bishops The fra
grant vapor rising from burning incense at times
formed curtain Of mist, which as 1t
rolled away made the effect moro brilliant.
Every seat and foot Of standing room in the cathedral
was occupied and the thousands of the faithful
crowded about the grounds were content with view
ing the procession and hearing what little they could
OF the music
The choir OF sixty selected voices from all the Cath
Ole chors of the city under the direction Of F. "
Hole The Gregoran Proper Of the mass was sung
by the suplcan Seminary choir of forty voices under
,bo Dex,E Fat
in Excelsis sanctus Bencdictus and Agnus
Del were from Hummel's masses. The
solo parts were sung by leading local soloists
Handcps Glory to GodH and Halleluiah Chorus az
the conclusion of the mass were magnifcently ron
dered Archbishop Williams, in full pontical vest !
ments Of white and gold, celebrated the centennial
mass lie was assisted by the Rev. DR.. Magnicn,
president of St. Mary's Seminary, deacon the Rev
Father Bartlett. of this city, and the Rev Father
Duffy of Brooklyn subdeacons: tho Rev. James S. |
McCallen Of Montreal, who was master Of ceremonies
at the opening OF the third Pl"nary Council, OBLIGATED
In the same capacity to-day. He was assisted by
the Rev. Fathers Reardon and Whaen. Archbishop |
Ryan, OF Philadelphia, preached the sermon, which |
was review Of the work of the Church during the
century and patriotic tribute to the American Con
stitution and Government for the protection Of re-
ligious liberty. Archbishop Ryan Is noted lead |
ing orator in the Church. and the discourse was an
admirable one. The service lasted three hours, con
cluding Win tnc Itpdl nSIeH'llpn, pronounced W |
Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop SatOlh
Archbishop Ireland. OF ST. Paul the leading ten |
perancc worker in the Church I'm America preached |
10 congregation that packed the cathe |
dral this evening. Pontlfcal vespTs were |
celebrated both Cardinals and many OF the bishops |
being I'm the sanctuary. Archbishop licss. OF MI. |
waukce, the celebrant. Bishop Icland's sub
icct was The New Century" and in eloquent language
he anticipated the progress to be made by the Church
during the next hundred years. The Church had |
prospcred in this land of religious liberty. and wOud
continue to advance, keeping pace with this the |
greatest Nation upon earth. in It's wonderful progress
lie predicted that within half century the Catholic
Church In this country would be twice its present
SIZE doubling not only the number of It's hierarchy and
priesthood, but the millions Of its adhernts.
Tomorrow morning the Catholic Congress viii be |
formally opened by the celebration of pontcal al