Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-11-16

bishops and Bishops were seated within
the chancel. Cardinal Gibbons, Cardi-
nal T~aschereau and Archbishop Satollt
occupied thrones. That of the latter
was draped with the papal colors of yell
low and white. The solemn Pontltical
Mass was begun at 11:15 with the follow
inr officiating: Celehrant, Archbishop
Williams, Of Boston; assistant priest,
Rev. DR.. Magnien, of Baltimore; deacon
Father Bartlett. of Baltimore; sub-dea-
con. Father Duffy, of Brooklyn; master
of ceremonies. Rev. j. ;. McCalien, OF
Montreal; assistants, Fathers Whelan
and Riordan, of Baltimore.
1t was 12:45 p. m when the Ute Missa
Est" was said. Then Archbishop Ryan,
of Philadelphia, assembled the pulpit
and preached the ermon Ihe sermon
was one of ~retrospection. The Arch
bishop welcomed the representatives
from the Holy See, Canada, Mexico and
England. This was a religious union of
all the Americas, and he stated 1t would
be but the beginning of a more intimate
union in the future. Ireland, Germany,
France and other European countries
were well represented in their children
and descendant among priests, p%relates
and people. 1t was in truth a great his
torical celebration, calculated to glad
den the heart of the present successor
of the founder of the American HER
archy. and the hearts of all his brother
Bishops and priests; and to rejoice and
console the Pontiff himself. 1t was a
celebration that ought todeeply interest
thinking men Of all denominations, or
Of no denomination.
He compared Bishop Carroll in the
church to George Washington in the life
of the Republic. Archbishop Ryan paid
a glowing tribute to the first Bishop and
gave a sketch of his life. Speaking of
the suppression of the Jesuits, of which
order Carroll was one, Archbishop Ryan
said that Carroll knew that no society,
no individual was essential to the
church's existence; but he believed that
it predisposed Carroll in favor of that
great principle in the American ConSti.
} tuition which declared that the State
/ should not interfere with religion. In
/, reference to the charges that the church
fears science and is the enemy OF educa'
a ton, he spoke at length. He said the
last to fear intellectual progress was the
Catholic. lie knew that truth is one
that God can not contradict in the reve
lation of the Scripture what he exhib
1 tied in the revelation of science. Henc,
the Catholic church never feared thu
1 progress of science and education.
!, The charge that the laity were priest
: ridden every Catholic knew was false
= and he hoped that in the congress thi
: week the laity would speak out fear
lessly and freely. 1t was time the
s take and express an interest in tn
great questions OF the day affecting tn
/, church. He closed with a prayer fo
the continued success of the church i
the new century. Then the benedictio
Is was given and the procession of clerg
% moved out. down Cathedral street I
d Mulberry, t Charles, to the Cardinal
L. residence, where ranks were broken.
In the afternoon the Bishops an
a others of the clergy dined at St. Mary
!, Seminary. Cardinal Gibbons preside,
= with Cardinal Taschereau on his rigl
N and Archbishop Satolli on the lief
Is Last evening the scene at the cath,
W dral was q re-enactment of that of ii
ID morning, with the substitution Of We
70 pers. Archbishop Heiss, of Milwaukee
a. was the celebrant. Archbishop Irelan
- Of st. Paul. preached the sermon, viii,
dealt entirely with the future. He sa
70 the great work the Catholics of Il
IN United States are called to do within Il
10 coming century was to make Ameri
ri Catholic. II they love America and the
church, to mention the work sufices'