Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-08


the ceremony taking place on April p,
1875. in st. Patrick's Cathedral. on Mott
street, New York.
The making OF cardinal is one OF the
most elaborate and interesting ceremo-
mails In the Catholic church. and Is one
of the greatest moment. for cardinal
may one day be Pope Mgr. Satolli has
earned the great distinction by his work
In this country, In smoothing OUT trou-
bles OF the Church. and restoring har-
mony In several quarters which Tor
years have been disturbed by Internal
disagreements.
A NOTABLE GATHERING.
Mgr. Satoln has sent invitations to all
the prelates OF the country with whom
he has come in contact since his frst
arrival here. Many OF them will not be
alb e TO accept, by reason Of the great dis
tances to be traversed, but II they did,
the great Cathedral OF Baltimore would
not be large enough to hold them all.
There will be other especially invited
guests, including the high government ON
cials at Washington. whom Mgr. Satolli
has met during his residence at the capt.
tai Laymen prominent In Catholic az
fairs will also attend the services. and
altogether It will be one OF the most
notable gatherings the nation has ever
seen.
Archbishop Kahn, Of st. Louis. a per-
sonal friend OF Mgr. Satoli, Will take an
important part In the ceremony, that or
preaching the sermon AS the leading
Catholic dlgnitary Of the country, Cardi-
nal Gibbons will have the task OF honor.
that Of comforting the berretta upon the
new cardinal Mgr. Satolli VIII say me
mass. The services at the Cathedral VIII
begin at 1890 a. NJ. and practically VIII
not be concluded until next summer, when
the new Cardinal will 90 to Rome for the
purpose Of receiving the Red Hat from
the hands Of the Pope. AT the same time
q church at Rome will be bestowed upon
him, a benefit which every cardinal en-
joys.
The belief has been expressed that Leo
XIII. will not live long enough to Invest
Satolli with the Red Hat, and then the
ceremony would devolve upon his sue
cessor. Pope Plus TX. appointed Cardinal
Gibbons to the cardlnate, but he died
before the Red Hat had been bestowed,
and the Office was performed by Leo
XIII.
The berretta is now on the way here
from Rome In charge OF a member or
the Noble Guard. Upon its arrival II Will
be turned over by Mgr. Satolli to Cardinal
Gibbons, and retained by him until the
ceremony is performed.
THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS.
II Is so seldom that cardinal is ere
ated in this country that comparatively
little, outside of church circles. is known
about the office.
In the first place, the College OF Car
dinals consists Of seventy members, d.
yided into three ranks-cardlnal bishops.
cardinal priests and cardinal deacons.
OF the former there are six. each or
whom has charge of one Of the suburb
an sees OF Rome. There are nifty
priests, each of whom holds title or
parish IN Rome. and fourteen deacons.
The latter mold no titles. and may be
laymen. Cardinal Antonelli was lay
nan, and was created a cardinal long te-
ore his ordination.
The words CARDINALS cardinare. and In
cardinare are found In ante-Nicene &c
clesiastcal writers. and are used 20 de-
sfgnate the fixed permanent clergy Of
any church-those who are so built In
1t and necessary to It's being that
might be said to revolve around them as
2 door round its hinge. They are thus
distinguished from those bishops or
priests or deacons whose connection
With a church was loose or temporary.
THE FIRST CARDINALS.
Parish churches. or titles. were first
instituted in the me OF Pope MARCEL IS
l30i-30e A. d.. and the priests TO whose
charge they were permanently committed