St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-21
PALLIUM CONFERRED.
Archbishop KatZer Formally
Invested in the See
Of Milwaukee.
Cardinal Gibbons Places the
Holy Vestment Upon
His Shoulders.
Baltimore's Cardinal Priest
Delivers a Sermon
on Patriotism.
An Imposing Ecclesiastical
Ceremony Followed
by a Banquet.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 20. - Cardinal
Gibbons conferred the pallium upon
Archbishop Katzer to-day, with the
most imposing ceremonies ever held IN
st. Johns cathedral. The procession
of priests and prelates who participated
in the ceremonies was announced to
start from Bishops ball, on Van Buren,
street, at $50 o'clock, but like most
other professions, this one was late and
it was after 10 O'Clock when the clang-
ing of the cathedral bell announced
that it had started. The spectators,
however, were prompt, and crowd
that filled the cathedral and OverhOwed
upon the steps and street, and
the court house square opposite
was on hand an hour before the
procession made its appearance. When
the priests set out from the schOolhOuSe
hall, on Van Buren street, rObed in their
cassocks and suIplices, there were 315
of them in line, exclusive of the car
dinal, archbishops, bishops and other
digntaries, who joined the procession
at the clergy house on the corner of
jackson and Oneida streets, ana it was
stated to be the largest asSemblage of
Catholic clergy ever held in Wisconsin.
At the head of the procession walked
cross bearer and TWO boys bearing can
dies, and then followed the priests and
friars. Of the latter there were anumber,
Some Bearded Capuchins
from the monastery on the north side,
and others in the white cowl of the
Dominican order. The line was so long
that before the last priest had left the
school house the head of the procession
was at the cathedral door. The bishops,
clad in their rich vestmentS, marched
to the clergy house and followed the
priests into the cathedral and after
them came ArchbishOps Ireland and
ElGer, walking together, and having
their trains borne. Then followed
Archbishop KatZer, walking alone.
The archbiShop's vestments were
very elaborate, and his rich purple robe
ended in a very long train, which was
carried by two boys. Last of all i'll the
procession was Cardinal Gibbons, whom
every one distinguished by his scarlet
robes. He, like the archbishOpS who
preceded him, had his train borne.
The cardinal looked thin and worn, and
his figure seemed much more bowed
than when he was in Milwaukee year
ago. There were in the procession. be-
sides the cardinal and Archbishop Kat
Zer, sixteen bishops and two archbish-
ops. There were also two abbots. one
archabbCt. and Vicar General Preston,
of New York, who appeared as
the representative of Archbishop
Corrigan. There was nothing
in the decorations of the interior of
the cathedral to indicate that an event
of transcendant Importance was trans
piring. Around the central altar were
a few large palms and other tropical
plants, while the side affairs were decor
rated with cut flowers of various colorS,
In which
The Purple PredOminated.
The rest of the great auditorium bore
its everyday aspect. Two hours be-
fore the ceremonies begun the side
aisleS of the cathedral were filled, and
at 9 o'clock there was not seat to be
had outside of those reserved for the
priests and city officials. AT
1O:15 the first strains of "Beethoven'S
Mass" from the great organ and the
rising of the large audience to their
feet announced the arrival of the pro-
cession. The croZer bearer, with two
attendants, came first, with solemn
steps, followed by the priests. The
space reserved for the latter was the in
side sections of the center aisle, where,
like well-drilled soldiers, they filed in
without disorder of any kind. Follow
ing the rest came the bishops and arch
bishops in their purple robes. Con-
spicuOus in this division was the i'm
posing form of Archbishop Ireland, who
looked straight ahead as he slowly took
his way to the seats within the ehancel
reserved for the bishops. The
slight figure of the cardinal, as
1t moved gracefully up the aisle,
presented a striking contrast to the
vigorous and muscular figure of the
new archbishop. Entering the chancel,
the cardinal was escorted to the throne
to the north of the altar, and Arch
| bishop KatZer took the archbishOp'S
seat, directly opposite. The celebrant
of the mass was Bishop Bonicum, of
Lincoln, Neb., the assistant priests be-
ing Vicar General Brady, of the st.
Louis diocese, Deacon Father GulSki
and SubdeacOn Father Langener, of
Marquette, Mich. The ceremony was
throughout very impressive, made more
so by the fine work of the choir and
the large body of responding priests.
The presentation of the pallium by Car
dinai Gibbons to the archbishop was fol-
lowed by an address OF the former,
which was delivered from the altar.
The cardinal first dwelt on
The POIygIot Character
of the vast assembly. They had come
from almost every land on the globe.
from Great Britain, from France, Ger
many, Austria, Italy, and Poland, as
well as other countries. He saw before
him the clergy representing these peo-
pies, who, divided by difference of Ian
guage and difference of customs, had
come to this land to enjoy the blessings
| of liberty. 1t was their destiny to be
moulded into one nation, and so the
| future pointed out to them would
be one people who move hand in hand
| and who feel the impulses of one heart.
| There was a great duty for the clergy
men to perform. 1t was not only that
they see to the fulfillment of their du
ties toward the church, but it was also
| their task to see that the people fulfill
their duties toward the country.
"Where you dwell, there is your cOuD-
| try," he continued. 1t was wrong to
pursue other objects than the welfare
| of our country, upon which he invoked
the blessings of heaven. At the close
he appealed to the clergy to remain true
to their mission, which includes the
promotion of the common welfare as
| well. The cardinal then turned
to Archbishop Katzer and c0ngratu-
lated him Oh his accession. The address
| was patriotic in the extreme, and would
have been applauded had it been deliv-
cred elsewhere but in church. At the
| conclusion of the mass Bishop Waiter
| s0n, of Columbus, O., delivered an
eloquent discourse on The Papacy; 1t;