Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-09
SATOLLPS ELEVATION.
Formally Invested with the Insignia of
the Cardinalate.

the Caruinalates
Baltimore, Nd, Jan. 5.-Ona thing
alone interfered with the brillancy of
the ceremonies at the Cathedral this
morning, and that was the weather,
which was bitterly cold. There was,
consequently, an absence OF the great
crowd that would have otherwise
thronged the exterior of the Cathedral
though The procession and entrance of |
the prelates clergy and seminarians
was witnessed by large number of
spectators on the outside.
1t was really double ceremony to-
day-first, that of comforting the |
bcretta upon Cardinal Satolli, and
secondly, solemn pontilical mass, of
which he was tine celebrant. 1t is un-
usual under the circumstances for the
cardinal who is the recipient to also
sing the mass that follows; but as it
! was within his province to do so, he
chose to be the celebrant.
The first function was one of sim
| plicity in itself, but imposing by
reason of environment Cardinal Glib
bons, who was specially commissioned
by the Pope to represent him in con-
ferring the beretta, occupied his throne
on the gospel side Of the sanctuary,
robed in the full canonical .vestments OF
his office, with Cardinal Satolli near
at hand. On small table rested tho
beretta TO BIO conferred and the docu
ments that accompanied it, all in
charge of Marquis Sacripanti; the
noble guard. who was sent to this
country with them, and whose scarlet
and white uniform made him con
spicupus figure in the sanctuary, es-
pecially as he remained standing just
within the altar rail, while nearly all
others in the enclosure were seated.
1t was while everything was in readi-
ness for the imposition of the beretta
that the main portals of the Cathedral
were thrown open and to the strains of
Hamerik's March Soennele, in which
great chorus was accompanied by the
organ and large orchestra, the clergy
and dignataries entered in procession,
preceded by more than 300 seminarians
in cassock and surplice.
The ceremony that took place in the
sanctuary when the members of this
august assemblage of the prelacy and
clergy of the American church had
taken the seats assigned to them-the
seminarians being provided with camp
chairs in the aisles-was the third step
in the formalities connected with the
elevation of Cardinal Satolli, the first
being the delivery to him of the
zucchetto (red skull cap by Marquis
; sacripanti, at the Legation in Wash,
ington on the 10Th of last month, and
the second on Friday last, when he
took the oath of his Office as cardinal.
] Prior tc their entrance to the Cathe-
| dral, Mgr. Sbaretti, bearer of the car
dinalitial documents and insignia,
consigned them 10 Cardinal Gibbons,
| in the latter's house, and in doing so
} delivered an address in which he spoke
Of the pleasure ii gave him personally
) to participate in the conferment of a
| new dignity upon Cardinal Satolli and
/ especially of his qualification that it
was through Cardinal Gibbons the dig
nifty was to be conferred.
] The scene of the simple ceremony
, which ensued borrowed the impressive
ness of the surroundings, unusual in
} some respects even 10 Roman Catholics.
To the grandeur of the music and the
brilliancy of the altar decorations
) was added the magnificent pictorial
effect of the great assemblage of church
dignitaries, some richly vested for the
ceremonies and others in the varied
hues pertaining to their respective
| offices and orders.
{ At the conclusion of his remarks
: AEINiluul AliDbbhb DiuNCo lhp ShNSA'NtNN
Q upon Cardinal Satolli's head as the
: latter knelt before him. Cardina
: Satolli then arose, raised the berettt
' from his head and retired TO The
t sacristy to change his purple vestmenti
Y for scarlet red cassock, caph5
magma Of slnilar hue, and the othei
' vestments OF his new office. Upon his
return to the sanctuary his eminence,
Cardinal Satolli. assembled his throne
{ and turning to Cardinal Gibbons, madt
r an address in Latin.
+ The solemn pontifica mass that fol
@ lowed was the same as others of thu
! kind. except that cablegram of con
r graduation received by Cardinal Satoll
9 from the Pope was read by the Rev
DIR. Rocker, The officers of the mas
& were mostly pupils OF tho cardinal cele
t brant.
The sermon was preached by Arch
t bishop John j. Kain of st. Louis.
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