Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30
POMP AND CEREMONY.
Cardinal Gibbons to Preach Next Sun
day at st. Paul's Cathedral.
PROGRAMME FOR TIE REOPENING.
The Evening Service TO be Conducted By
Archbishop Ryan.
GREAT BELLS WILL RING OUT WELCOME

Next Sunday Will be the greatest day
ever known in Catholic circles in Pitts
burg.
Cardinal Gibbons will preach the morn
ing sermon at the reopening of St. Paul's
Cathedral. It will be the first time
Cardinal ever visited Pittsburg. The
crowds will be so great that tickets OF
admission have been placed ON sale at 81 so
and 81 seat. The programme for the re-
opening will be announce d to-day, at St.
PauPs Cathedral.
The services next Sunday will commence
at 1880 A. NJ. Ponti6cal high mass will be
celebrated by the Rt Rev. Bishop O'Hara,
Of Scranton, and then Cardinal Gibbons
will preach the rededication sermon. AT 10
o'clock the procession will start from the
episcopal residence. In the evening Arch
bishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, will deliver
a sermon at 1880 o'clock.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has placed q
special car at the disposal of Cardinal Glib
bons, and he Will arrive in Pittsburg on
Friday evening or Saturday morning.
Archbishop Ryan and Bishop O'Hara will
probably accompany him. While in Pitts
burg the party will stay at the Episcopal
residence, on Grant street.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MUSIC.
The Cathedral Band will be present at the
reopening, and beside the regular choir the
Gregorian Choir, from the Holy Ghost Col
lege, will be present and give the Gregorian
chant. The great pipe organ of The Cathedral
has been rebuilt by Jardian, and the choir
of 40 voices will be under the dictatorship
of Thomas KIRK. The masses they will
sing will be the Kyrie EleisoD. Gloria,
Credo, Sanctus and Haydn's Imperial Mass.
The Gregorian Choir will give the response
to the masses.
Now, away up in the Cathedral spire is
swung little bell that is rung each morn
ing at Mathis. Its soft notes are hardly heard
beyond the Court House, and even then it
is only tinkling that is heard. But the
peal of new bells has arrived, and next Sum-
day they will for the first time ring in the
birth of new life at St. Paups. This
afternoon they will be blessed
at the Cathedral by the Rev Father Wall,
Bishop Phelan having another engagement,
which cannot be broken. Father Wall will
be assisted by the Rev. Father Molyneaux.
The largest of the great silver-toned mon
sters weighs 4,500 pounds, and was pre-
sented by Robert Briley. The other two
bells weigh 5000 and $500 pounds apiece.
BOUND TO BE A GREAT DAY.
"It will be tine greatest day ever known
among the Catholics in Pittshurg." said the
Rev. Father Molyneaux yesterday. 1t is
the first time ever a Cardinal visited this
city. Of course, the Cathedral, large as il
is, will not accommodate half the people
who will want to come, and hence an admis.
sion is charged. 1t will also be the first
time that Archbishop Ryan has ever
preached here, although he has been in
Pittsburg before.
"The repairs to the cathedral are about
finished, and will be completed next week.
Special music has been prepared and all the
best singers Of Pittsburg will be present.
Such music as we will have there has never
been heard. even in st. Paul's Cathedral"