Morris tribune., 1891-12-02

ARCHBISHOP kENR1CK. CoAAeSo VI @oy
nooth, young Kenrick was ordained
priest in 1882. One year later he came
to the United States and filed the Office
of vicar general of tie diocese of Phila-
delphia On Nov. 20, 1S41, he was Gre
ated bishop of Drasa. The crozier of
his rank vas placed in his hand by
Bishop Rosati, of st. Louis, and when
that prelate died in his native city of
ed to the mitre of st. Louis, trust
which he has increasingly guarded for
fifty years. bearing without faltering
the cares of the episcopal state and
zealously fulfilling the most minute
duties in its interest.
Prominent Participants.
The celebration is in keeping with the
noble character of the venerable prelate.
From the far northern State of Oregon
to the everglades of florida, and from
distant Maine to remote Mexico, and
even from the Vatican at Rome, princes
of the church. prelate and priest have
the evening of his successful and glori-
Gus career. The list of clerical partici-
pants in the jubilee services embraces q
cardinal, twelve archbishops, sixty-five
bishops, five mitred abbots, nearly three
hundred priests and many dignitaries
of the different religious orders of the
faith.
The solemn pontifcal high mass in
honor of the occasion was celebrated in
the old cathedral on Walnut street. The
interior of the church was handsomely
decorated. Above the cardinals throne
was suspended his coat of arms, consist
ing of two horizontal stripes, yellow and
white. bearing a medallion, with the
crossed keys and pie crown. Over
the archbishops throne was his coat of
arms.
Procession to the Cathedral.
Early in the morning Archbishop
Kenrick said mass privately in the
chapel of his residence on Lindell
avenue, and at $3.50 o'clock he entered a
carriage drawn by iron gray horses, COW
cred with purple trappings and led by
footmen. His eminence, Cardinal Glib
bons, had similar equippage, drawn by
black horses covered with red drapery.
Both carriages and their distinguished
occupants were escorted by a mounted
platoon of Catholic gentlemen wearing
appropriate sashes and badges. The
procession moved slowly in the clear
and crisp morning air, from the resi-
dence to the school house adjoining the
cathedral, and reached the end of the
Journey shortly before 9 o'clock. The
most reverend and right revered prel-
ates and the officers of the mass donned
their vestments in the sacristies and
few minutes after o'clock the process
sion from the school house to the main
entrance to the church began. The pro-
cession passed into the church and down
the main aisle and entered the sanctuary.
High pontifcal mass was then proceeded
with, Cardinal Gibbons being the cele-
brant.
Archbishop's Ryan's Address.
At the end of mass chbishop Ryan
ascended the pulpit and prefaced his adj
dress by reading an extract from the
pastoral letter of the Rt. Rev. Joseph
Rosatti, first bishop of st. Louis, to his
clergy and people on the occasion of the
conservation of his coadjutor. the pres
ent archbishop of st. Louis, dated Phil
adelphia, Dec. 1, 1S41. The letter an
nounced the appointment of Father
Kenrick to the Office of bishop of Drosa,
and the consequent rejoicing of the
faithful. The archbishop then reviewed
the life tArchbishop Kenrick, and in a
touching and eloquent manner depicted
the mans devotion to his church and
his affection for his people.
At the conclusion of Archbishop
Ryans address the procession reformed
and returned to the school house in the
same manner as it entered the church.
The scene inside the church during the
celebration of the mass was beautiful
and inspiring. The gorgeous decorations
and brilliant hued vestments, the twink
ling and flashing of the altar lights, the
delicate perfume of incense, and the
sweet music blending with the voices of
the carefully trained choir, combined to
captiyate the senses and make the occa-
sion memorable to those who were pres
ent. In the afternoon at the Lindell
hotel a grand jubilee banquet was given
m honor of Archbishop Kenrick and the
visiting clergy. In the evening grand
torchlight parade took place, with fully
$4,000 in line,