The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-19
IN HONOR OF GIBBONS
ALI the Prelates of the Catholic
Church at Baltimore.
Celebration of the Gifted Cardinals
Jubilee COmmenced-ImpOsing Pro-
cessiOn-Letter from the Pope.

BALTIMORE, Oct 1S.-Bright, sun
shiny weather greeted the opening of the
festivities of the celebration in honor Of
the jubilee Of Cardinal Gibbons. Early this
morning the faithful Catholics began to
gather from all parts Of the city, their
Mecca being the Cathedral and the Cardi-
nails residence, both of which are gaily
decorated in honor of the occasion. The
admission was by card and only few of
the thousands were able to pass the police
Gordon around the building, but the people
stood there patiently waiting for the inter-
esting procession. and uncovered their
heads reverently as the clergy, the bishops
and archbishops, in the robes of their Of
fee. passed followed. finally, by Arch
bishop Satolli and the Cardinal himself.
The Cardinals residence the Catholic
Club. a number OF residences and stores
In the neighborhOod Of the Cathedral were
handsomely decorated. Calvert Hall and
the dining halls of st. MaryS Seminary
and of the Carrollton were also appropri-
ately adorned for the jubilee. Over the
front entrance of the Cardinals residence
Is represented canopy over cardlnaf s
throne, and from the windows float the
stars and stripes, while below is a fringe
Of the papal colors. The central bay win
dow is decorated with the coat of arms of
Maryland. while to the right and left the
windows bear the coat of arms of North
Carolina and Virginia, in recognition of
the three States In which Cardinal Glib
bons has served as bishop. The front of
the Catholic Club is decorated with the
national and papal colOrs. From each win
dow flows the stars and stripes, and the
papal cOlorS are feStooned in moss from
the upper windows. All the archbishops in
the hierarchy except Archbishops Riordan,
Of San Francisco, Kenrick, of St. Louis,
and Salponite. of Mexico, were present.
The exercises began with the high pom
tncal mass at the Cathedral at III o'clock.
Preceding this there was procession OF
the clergy. The procession was formed into
the march to the Cathedral The higher
ecclesiastics formed at the palace of the
Cardinal and the seminarians and priests
formed in Calvert 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. The bishops and archbishops
came next. The apostolic delegate, Mgr.
Satolli walked directly in front of the
cross bearer of the Cardinal, who was fol-
lowed by the lesser clergy.
The scene at the church was impressive.
As the procession approached there was a
In White surplice ana with his cross ele-
waited high, appeared marking the head
of the procession at the lower end of the
church. The orchestra burst into grand
march, by Hammericlk, and up through
the aisles came the long line'of priests. and
brothers, and seminarians, IN surplices
some OF simple linen and others OF lace
young priests and old. walking erectly and
steadily, or with white hair and lowered
heads. slowly and with tottering steps and
purple: then the bishops. Here and there
4 face was easily recognized, such as Foley
of Detroit. tall apd handsome; and OF Wat,
terson. OF Columbus. and the alert and
youthful Mcdonnell. of Brooklyn And now
came the archbishops, all in their magnih
cent attire-Redwood, OF far away New
Zealand with his noticeable beard; Chap
pelle, with his strong French features; Kain
handsome and imposing; Ireland with his
brawny, tall and muscular figure Ryan
also a giant in physique we'll in
tellectually. and the pale, collected, studious
Corrigan, of New York. There they
marched; the hierarchy OF the American
church so much gossipped about and the
objects a few months ago OF so much
curious surmiSe.
Ser, dark man, with black eyes and hair
high cheek bones. He looked down rs he