The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
SATOLLrS FAREWELL MASS.
1t Was, Celebrated in Washington Yes

teruay-Martinelli i'll Attendance.
Washington, Oct. 4.-The last public
mass in this country conducted by Car
dinal Satolli and the farewell reception
to him took place here today, the mass
being celebrated at ST. Aloysius church,
and the reception being given at Gonzaga
| college. AT the mass also was the first
| appearance of the new apostolic delegate,
| Mgr. Martinelli, Cardinal Satolls sue
cessor 80.
Rev. William Pardow of Baltimore
preached the sermon In speaking to
Cardinal Satolli Mt the reception, his Ian
guage was very complimentary. The
high pontitical mass at st. Aloysius was
| one of the most impressive that has ever
| taken place in Il church here When the
| information was received here yesterday
that Mgr. Martinelli had consented to
be present. a throne had been erected
for him opposite to that of Cardinal
Satoll C"n
Father Gillespie told the monsigneur
of the arrangements and the delegate
| demurred, as he thought it was not fit
ting he should sit on throne which put
him on an equality with the cardinal,
and he at first declined to come. The
throne. was hastily removed, and then
Mgr. Martinelli proceeded to the priests
home, where. Cardinal Satolli and others
| were assembled.
A company of acolytes escorted Car
dinal Satoli through the house and into
| the sactuary, followed by his honorary
deacons, Rev. Charles Nj. Driscoll and
Rev. Father Fedigan.
Rev. Father Harrigan of Brooklyn sat
on the right side of the sanctuary with
the cardinal The vestments of the lat
ter. were particularly remarkable for
| their splendor. Around his neck fell the
| chain with the pastoral cross and he
wore white shoe aud gloves. The wear
| ing of white shoes at this form of mass
| is custom among Europeans. but sell
| dom seen in America. On his head was
the red skull cap, and at different times
he wore the jeweled mitre of the bishop.
The music incidental to the mass was
in his sermon, called attention to the
fact that Leo NIII has illustrated very
important doctrines from the beginning
of his regn-that of the Bible and its
inspiration, labor and capital and many
points of philosophy, but that ne consid-
cred the most important lesson taught
this age by the reigning pontiff was the
absolute necessity of prayer. The pope
had sent to this country two men who
are ,eminently men of prayer-Cardinal
Satolli and Mgr. Martinell .att
IN relinquishing the office, Cardinal
Satolli sent the following letter to the
bishops throughout the United States:
washington, Oct. 4, 1S96.-Your Ex-
cellency.--After the holy father had
shown his sovereign goodness by elevat-
ing me to the dignity of the cardnalate,
elapse before he should recall me and
name my successor in the office of this
apostolic delegation. He has named to
| succeed me the llustrious prelate, his
| excellency, Mgr. Sebastian Martinelli,
who; for his distinguished qualities of
mind and for his endowment of prudence
has rightly been deemed well fitted to
NIL the requirements of this Office and
to further the greatest good in the spirit
nal government of the Catholic church
in this great country, where the most
striking and noblest characteristic is the
universal love of justice, charity and
peace.
Mgr. Martinelli has now arrived, and
from this day assumes, as apostolic del
eegate, the high Office which the holy
father has intrusted to him with all the
accompanying faculties and powers ''''
while conveying to your excellency
this information, l most cordially fulfil
a grateful duty by thanking your excel
lency for all the kindness you hayt
shown me from the time of my arrival
in this country up to today. | am sin
cerely gratful for all your good, indul,
gence and cooperation in everything
NhiNh pNi W tHt uutleS IDy or
flee. IT only remains for me to wish
you health and prosperity for many
years to come in the exercise of your
episcopal ministry. Il
with sentiments of highest esteem
and fraternal charity, ] remain most
faithfully yours in Christ,
"FR. CARDINAL SATOLLI!"
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND TALKS.
st. Paul, MIMI, Oct AIN an inter
view tonight regarding the resignation Of
Bishop Keane, as announced by the AS
ISOLATED Press from New York, Arch
bishop Ireland said the telegram was
misleading that the Pope's letter simply
establishes for the Washington UNIVERSE
ty the rule which generally obtains in
other Catholic universities, that the term
of rector be fixed to a certain number of
years. The reasons for rule of this
kind are obvious. A university Is too
important an institution to be at any
time constrained under plea of person
al rights or personal equity to retain as
its rector a man who would be no longer
the best to be found. The present con-
sttution of the Washington university
specifies no limit of time for the holding
Of Office of rector. This defect will be
remedied at the next meeting Of the d.
rectors, October u. At the same meet
ing Bishop Keane will be, beyond all
doubt. chosen to be his own successor,
and the election will be, without doubt,
ratified by the Rome authorities.
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