Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-01
MCR SATOLu PROMOTED He Will Soon Be Created a Car
 dinaI. CABLE TO CARDINAL GIBBONS Says He Will Confer the Beretta Upon the
 :A Delegate IT wI ssE A BRILLIANT AFFAIR The ,S ation of Monsignor Satolli Will S Effect His Present Relations. He Will Continue to Live JsI in America.
CABLE TO CARDINAL GIBBONS
IT mlf ss5E A BRILLIANT AFFAIR

WaShinSt ton, oct. 31-Ine reports that Monsignor Satolli, apostolic delegate to the United States, was to receive addi- tional honor at the hands of Pope Leo XIII were verified at the legation today when Dr. Rocker, the delegates secre- tary, officially announced that Monsignor Satolli would be created a cardinal at the consistory to be held in Rome about the middle of November. The date of the convocation has not yet been promul- gated, but Monsignor Satolli will not go to Rome for the purpose of being in- vested with the new insignia of his new office. Cardinal Gibbons will act for the pope, and Monsignor Sharretti, auditor of the papal legation, will act as papal ablegate on the occasion. The beretta will be brought from Rome by a mem Der of the noble guard and delivered to Monsignor Sbarrettl, who will consign it to Cardinal Gibbons at the time of the ceremony. The messenger carrying the beretta will leave Rome the day after the conslstory shall be adjourned, and the ceremony of comforting 1t upon the new cardinal will be held probably early in December at Baltimore. The informa- tion of the popes intention was conveyed to Monsignor Satolli in a confidential let ter from his holiness, which was received at the legation on Monday last. This mornng Cardinal Gibbons received the following cablegram from Rome:
 'To His Most Eminent Cardinal Gibbons,
 Archbishop of Baltimore. U. s. A:
 'I am happy to inform you that the holy father, having decided to confer the cardnalate on the apostolic delegate, Monsignor Satolli, your eminence will be delegated to impose the cardinalate be- retta, his holiness intending in this way to perform. an act gratifying to your eni- hence. RAMPOLLA,
 Cardinal Secretary of Sate."
 Immediately upon its receipt the cardi- nal, accompanied by Father Magnion, rector of St. Marys seminary, left Balti- more to go to Washington to congratu- late Mins.gnor Satolli upon his promo tion. They remained for a short time dining with the monsignor at the lega- tion and returned to Baltimore early in the afternoon. s.g.
 The elevation of Mgr. .satolIi to the cardinalate, 1t is stated at the legation, will not affect his present relations. He will remain in America, but after the im- position of the beretta he will take the title of pro-delegate, the practice of the church not warranting a cardinal in oc- cupying the position of delegate. The honor comes to Mgr. Satoli almost CO., incident with the anniversary of his ar- rival in the United States and his enter ing upon the duties of papal delegate. While the same advancement in rank Is usually given to representatives of the pope at the various courts in Europe, holding similar positions with Mgr. Sa- tolli, his comes at a period somewhat in advance of the usual time and is recog- nized as a mark of approbation and ap- preciation by the holy father of his ser vices in this country. The ceremony of conferring the beretta, owing to the dis tance from Rome at which the new car dina1 is located will differ in detail some- what from those used In this connection. The ordinary method is for the pope to send an ablegate from Rome to carry the beretta accompanied by a clerical secretary and a member of the noble guard. In this case Mgr Sharretti, be- ing on the ground and of sufficient rank. is named as papal ablegate, and if 1t is necessary only to send a member of the noble guard to convey the emblem of of- flee. It will be a repetition of the form followed in Cardinal Rapollas' own case. when he was elevated to the cardinate while acting es papal delegate at Madrid.
 The ceremony to be held in Baltimore will be attended by a large number of ec- clesiastics of the church, especially in this part of the country, and will doubt less be very brilliant affair