The daily critic., 1890-10-29
PRIEST AND PRELATE
JOIN In CELEBRATION OF ARCH
BISHOP FEEHAN'S JUBILEE
The Graudest Religions Pageant Ever
Ueld tn the West Grand Torch
light Procession TO He
Held To- sight.

Cur.hc0 Oct 29.-The crlu3est re-
Hrious celebration and pageant ever
held in the West. or perhaps In the
whole country. with the exception of
the exercises incidental % the best)wal
upon Archbishop Gibbons Of the hat
and ring Of a Cardinal, commenced here
to-day Twenty five years ago on
Saturday next young st. Louis priest
was c0usccrattd at Nashville, Tenn. as
Bishop of That diocese. Fifteen years
later that same priest and Bishop.
having filled that popular and in-
roiiant see for that length Of time
was raised to the ecclesiastical dignity
of Archbishop Of Chicago with an arch
diocese which, In material and spiritual
Importance. is among the first 10 the
world The celebration which opens
to-day. therefore, Is in honor of the
silver Jubilee of Most Rev. Patrick
Augustus FCehau. and is the result OF a
spontaneous desire not OnlytO recognize
the anniversary uf a most important
event IN the history OF the Roman
Catholic Church. but as a tribute 20 the
popularity OF the Archbishop himself
Never In the history Of Chicago has
there been such procession Of prelatys
aud prit sts as weutltd its way this morn
ing down Chicago avenue 20 the Cathe.
dial of the Holy Name First came
the aColytes and cross bearer, T sllowe1
hy over 500 priests from this aud neigh
boring dioCeses. All were vested in
surplice and cassock. halt was made
at the parochial residence. Here the
procession was Joined by Archbishop
Feehan, Archbishop Ryan Of Philadel.
phia, Bishops Hennessy of Dubuque,
Chatard of NinCennes, Ind. Cosgruve
of Davenport Richter Of Grand Rapids,
Flasch Of La Crosse, McCloskey OF
Louisville, Ryan Of Alton. Jansson Of
Belleville, Spauldiug Of Peoria: Mon.
sipnor Ziniuger. administrator Of the
arch. diocese of Milwaukee, Nicrar
General Gleason Of Nashville, Father
kavanagh president Of nj igara College.
Father Walsh, president Of No're
Dame University and Father Veil Of
Memphis The visiting prelatcs were
vested In purple mantles, surplicc aud
cassoCk and each was accompanied by
two Chaplains Preceding them was a
censor. bearer and boat bearer The
procession was nearly 600 strong aud
presented a magnificent spectacle, and
as Il entered through the portals Of the
Cathedral the great organ aud 40 or
chestra Of thirty six pieces rem Tered
Meyerbget grand march OF ia
Prophet
Solemn pouuical high mass wa
then celebrated, the Archbishop him
self being the celehrant. At the rud pf
the mass 40 eloquent sermon Wa
preached by Archbishop Ryan OF
Philadelphia. The Episcopal bneiir
tiOu, pronounced by Archbishop Fee
han. brought the elaborate service, fn
close This afternoon the Atrl
bishop will be banqueted in the grand
hall Of the Auditorium. covers being
laid for 400 guests. This will he fJl.
lowed by a reception In the public par
lors Of The hotel.
Between 80. 600 and $4,000 people are
expected TO participate 20 the grand
torChlight procession to night Tue
FoIesiers alone will put 600 men In
line. The procession will be divided
into four sections, the first being con-
posed Of Italians, military colored peo
pie and French; the second Of Germans
the third Of Poles and Bohemians, and
the fourth Of English speaking citizens.
Behind these will come the organized
societies Every man will carry a
torch or lantern, and must wear a
miniature United States flag 10 the
button hole Of his coat. There will be
sixty bands 10 line. and thousands Of
dollars worth of fireworks will be sent
up. The Archbishop and his guests
will review the procession from the
balcony Of the auditorium.