The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-19
CARDINAL GIBBONS.

and the cardinal himself. The cardi-
nails residence, the Catholic club and a
number OF residences and stores in the
neighborhood OF the cathedral were
handsomely decorated. All OF the arch
bishops in the hierarchy, except Arch
bishops Riordan, of San Francisco,
Kenrick, OF st. Louis, and Salponite, OF
Mexico, were present.
The exercises began with the high
pontifcal mass at the cathedral at II
o'clock. Preceding this was process
sion OF the clergy. The procession was
formed into two sections which after
ward Joined in the march to the cathe-
dral. Tho higher ecclesiastics formed
at the palace OF the cardinal and the
seminarians and priests formed in Cal
vert hall. two squares away. The latter
body marched to the palace, where the
two bodies joined, and then started
through an immense throng to the
cathedral.
Arriving at the massive cathedral the
clergy and seminariGns at once sepa-
rated and occupied the places assigned
them. His eminenCe, tho cardinal and
Monsignor Satolli occupied their res
pective thrones. The entire ceremony
was OF the most imposing description.
The solemn pontiHcal mass was cele-
brated BY the cardinal. Mgr. Corrgan,
of New York, preached the sermon,
which was in part rs follows:
THE ARcHBIsHoP's ADDRESS.
"For every high priest taken from among men
is ordained for men in the things that appertaln
to GOd."-Eptstle 10 the HebretrS, W.
Your EMINENCE-Some twenty odd
years ago your immediate predecessor
in this most ancient see oil the United
States reached the silver jubilee of his
priesthood. When asked day or two
later how he had celebrated the event,
he answered.: "By an act of thanks
giving gduring my mass, and by an act
Of contrition." In the same spirit,
your eminence would gladly have al
lowed the twenty-tfth anniversary OF
your episcopal conservation to pass
unnoticed by men and marked only
by silent communion with the Supreme
Giyer Of every good. But the affection
of your devoted flock craved some pub.
lie expression of their gratitude to God,
and their holy joy on SO notable an
anniversary; and they urged that If
your modesty alone were consulted they
might not seem to appreciate the ties
that bind them TO their chief pastor,
nor to honor, as they ought, so memora-
BILE an epoch in his life. With your &C.
customed gentleness, and your desire TO
contribute to the happiness OF others,
sacrificing your own wishes to theirs,
you have yielded to their pious impor-
tunity, stipulating only when you did
me the great honor to invite mo to say
few words on this occasion, that the
address should be brief and not assume
the character OF a panegyric.
VENERABLE Fathers, REVEREND BRETH-
REN OF THE CLERGY, DEAR BRETHREN OF
THE LAITY:-lf we analyze the joyous
feelings which pervade our souls to-day
| think we may trace them back to two
leading thoughts, namely, the dignity
al the episcopal Office and the shining
merits OF him whose jubilee we cele-
brate. OF the latter point, although it
is foremost in our minds, l may not
speak, and yet, dear brethren, what
need OF words, when all that one would
wish to say is already engraved on your
faithful memory and recorded on
the tablets Of the heart? What
need Of feeble words, when a
most eloquent eulogy is silently
spoken, not only by the presence Of the
yenerated representative of the holy
father, but also by the attendance of SO
many other bishops and archbishops
that their number calls to mind the last
plenary council, over which your chief
pastor presided with so much grace,
with so much tact and wisdom. What
need Of words, when his fruitful labors
in the episcopate have been already
crowned BY the seal Of eminent appro.
val, the sovereign pontift having made
him member OF senate to which the
Roman senate OF old was insignificant in
comparison.
According to tho gracious purpose oi
our Lord, the bishop is indeed true