The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
George Dougherty of st. Augustine
church, Washington.


were students of Cardinal Satolli when
he gave instructions in dogmatic theolo-
gy at the propaganda in Rome.
| when the two persons most prominent
in the ceremonies of the day had taken
their places, Marquis Sacripanti clad in
the scarlet gold and white uniform of
the, noble guard, wearing high top boots
and sword and helmet ON, advanced from
his post near the center of the altar and
deposited on a table at the left hand of
Cardinal Gibbons the cardnaltial docu.
ments and the bereta. Then he crossed
the altar and stood in front of the throne
occupied by Satolli, lifted his helmet and
falling back took up a position to the
right of Satoll. On the same side stood
Eugene Kelley of New York, and on the
opposite side of Satolli's throne stood
Chas. Aston Brislead, also of New York,
chamberlains to the pope. Both were
clad in the regulation black cloth swal-
lowtail coat and the low cut vest of even
ing dress: As soon as all the principal ac-
tors in the spectacle had assumed their
positions, DR.. Rocker of the University
of Washington, advanced and in Latin
read the following document to Satolli
from the pope:
Our beloved son, health and apostolic
benediction: Although unworthy, being
constituted by divine mercy in the sub
Unity of the apostolic see, and be virtue
| OF our office, having care of the welfare
of the Catholic church, among our chief
solicitudes is that the college of our ven
eral brothers, the cardinal of the holy
Roman church, should be kept brilliant
by most distinguished men, as the dignity
of that most splendid order demands.
For this reason we have decided to in
scribe you in their number; for your
great piety, zeal for the Catholic faith,
your learning, prudence and other most
admirable qualities and gifts of mind lead
us to hope that your ministry will be of
great use and benefit to the church of God.
To you, therefore, we send one of the
insignia of this sublime design-the red
beretta by our beloved son, Donatus
Sberrati one of our private chamberlains.
in order that when it shall be conferred
upon you, you may understand, by the
mark of brilliant purple, that you, having
been raised to the cardinalistic dignity,
must ever stand fearless and invincible
against all dangers for the church of
God, even to the shedding of your blood,
precious in the sight of the Lord We
sincerely hope that you will receive him
kindly and treat with all consideration
the person whom we send to you. both be-
cause of the mission he is fulfilling and
for our sake. We desire, however, that
before you receive the beretta you should
by all means take the oath which will be
presented to You by the said DOnatus
Sberrati and return it to us signed, either
by the same or by some other person.
'Given at st. Peters, Rome, under the
seal of the fishermen, on the Doth day of
November, 1895, in the eighteenth year
of our pOntiticate.
&c. CARD. DE RUGGIERO."
lie then crossed to the throne occupied
Inv n rIi nj md In InI
other papal brief, which was read aloud
by Father Magnien. 1t is as follows:
Our beloved son, health and apostolic
benediction. Following in the footsteps
of our predecessors, the Roman pontiffs
we have ALWAYS been DESTROYS that the
senate of cardinals should abound with
men whose religion and brilliant gifts of
mind should correspond with the great
splendor and dignity of that college We
have, therefore, thought well to create
cardinal of the holy Roman church
our venerable brother, Francis Satolli
titular archbishop of Lepanto and dele
gate of the church apostolic see in the
republic of the United States of Amer
lea, whose piety, learning, devotion to the
Roman see, zeal and industry in cultiva-
ting the field have been so plainly mani
fest to us that we have deemed him worthy
of so great an honor.
Now, therefore, someone must be
chosen to confer the beretta, one of the i'll
sigma of his new dignity. We have de-
termined to commit that Office to you. be-
loved son, wherefore by our apostolic all-
thority, by these presents, we commit to
you the Office of comforting in our name
on our beloved son, Francis Satolli. crea-
ted cardinal of the holy Roman church.
the red beretta, which we have sent him
by our beloved son, Donatus Sbarctt one
of our private chamberlains, observing all
and singly the laws which are prescribed
by the rites of the church, and we, there
fore, concede and impart to you, by the
same apostolic authority and by these
presents all the faculties which may be
necessary or opportune; all apostolic CON
situations and ordinances, even though
they might need special and individual
mention, and derogation to the contrary,
notwithstanding.
"Given at st. Peters, Rome, under the
seal of the fishermen, on the Doth day of
November, 1895, in the eighteenth wear
of our pontificate.
&c. CARD. DE RUGGIERO."
To our beloved son, James. cardinal
priest of the Holy Roman church. Glib
bons, by apostolic dispensation archbish-
op of Baltimore.
The reading of the papal briefs having
been finished. Mgr. Sbarrti advanced to
n point in front of Cardinal Gibbons
throne and delivered an address in Latin,
of which the following is translation.
1.-THE honorable Office which the SUI
preme pontiff, Leo XIII, has deigned to
confer upon me is most grateful and ac-
ceptable to me, because it is a testimonial
of pontifcal consideration, for by me are
being carried the insignia of so exalted Il
dignity, to Il man whom | have ever been
bound by ties of the greatest generation
and respect, and because it is, as it was,
the supreme seal of authority upon all
that has been accomplished"
The speaker then paid high tribute to
the character of SatOlli and reviewed the
work accomplished by him since his COM
ing to this country. In conclusion he
said:
1.-THE honor which is bestowed upon the
most eminent Cardinal Satoli rebounds
upon the universal church. and especially
upon the church in America 1t proves
that the Catholic church under that eQui-
ty of laws with which this nation is bless
cd can freely exert its activity and bear
rich fruit. Deservedly the supreme pom
tiff highly esteems and dearly loves this
young and valiant American people. De
servedly he has given to them this signal
of honor today; it is most rare not to say
unique, that an apostolic delegate should
be raised to the dignity and decorated
with the insignia of cardinal in the place
where he has fulfilled his mission, but il