The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09

| MIN NOW THESE ana the successful dis
| charge of his mission in America are, as
am well aware, the reasons which have
induced our holy father to confer upon
him the high hOnors into which he is to-
day, amidst this glorious pageant, induct-
| ed"
| Archbishop Kahn further said that Car
dinal Satolli's promotion was not only n
recognition of his learning, but of the use
he had made of it, a fact which had not
escaped the notice of pope who has had
| few equals and no superiors as a pontiff
| of vast and varied erudition and n patron
| of letters.
1T is no secret" continued the arch
| bishop, that at the outset the first apos-
tolic delegate to our country had to en-
counter and overcome some most perplex-
| ing difficulties. Suddenly transferred
| from his study and lecture room and
clothed with the judicial ermine, called
| on without previous experience to pass
on intricate cases of ecclesiastical juris-
prudence, required to inaugurate an en-
tirely new tribunal, with no precedents
to guide him, among people with whose
| language and customs and traditions he
was unacquainted, and to exercise the
plenipotentiary powers of an ambassador
from the holy see to the most flourish
ing and progressive church ON the face
of the globe, he had intrusted to him
a mission demanding abilities of the high
est order. The difficulties of his posi-
ton were enough to dishearten less
courageous soul. But, far from being
discouraged, he seemed to draw inspira-
| ton and courage from the very magni-
tude of the task which had been assigned
| him. Bravely he set to work to discharge
the Onerous and perpleXing duties of his
Office and to master the difficulties which
doomed up so ominously before him. The
eyes of the nation were upon him, and
his every act was chronicled from ocean
to ocean. Catholics and non Catholics
watched with ill-disguised feelings of
| misgiving his every movement, ready,
the former as well as the latter, to crit
icise and condemn any seeming misstep.
Any serious mistake committed by the
personal representative of the holy see
might have resulted in disastrous conse-
quences to the church in the United
States. No one was more conscious of
the delicate position in which he had
been placed than the apostolic delegate
himself, and no one could have passed
through the trying ordeal with such Won
derful prudence and consummate sue
cess. The church of America owes Il
debt of lasting gratitude to the new car
dinal and to Leo XIII for intrusting to
one so well qualified the establishment
of the apostolic delegation in these
States. The benificent influence of the
delegation is already felt and recognized,
and this happy influence will be con
,tinued and be multiplied if the successor
of Mgr. Satolli inherits his admirable
| tact in the administration of the Office.
! Whilst we rejoice in the elevation to the
cardinalate of one so every way deserv-
ing of that exalted dignity, we deeply re-
greet his prospective departure from our
midst. Not only has he justly endeared
himself to the Catholics of this country
as the worthy representative of our Holy
Father, but he has also won the respect
and admiration of our non-Catholic
brethren by his pronounced love of our
| American Institutions and his interest
in the continued welfare of this great
republic"
In conclusion he said: "There can not
but be some element of self-interest in
our rendering to him our congratulations
| on his elevation to the cardinalate, and
in the heartfelt wish and prayer that
God may bless him with many years of
life for the good of the church at large,
and more especially for the good of the
church in the United States, to which he
has enjoyed the distinguished honor of
| being the first delegate apostolic-an
honor which we Americans, with pardon
able pride in the importance of our coun-
try among the Christian nations, are
willing to believe may, in the case of his
Successors rs in his case, prove step
ping stone to still higher honOrs."
| At the close of the mass, Cardinal Glib
| bons rose and said that he had the inter-
esting announcement to make that the
holy father had cabled his congratua-
| tons and that he had authorized the
/ speaker to pronounce the apostolic bene-
diction upon all those present
At his request Dr. Rocker read the
cablegram which Cardinal Gibbons said
he wished particularly to say was spon-
| taneous and not evoked by any sugges-
ton from this side of the Atlantic.
| 1t is as follows:
$40 His Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons,
| Archbishop of Baltimore:
"The extraordinary splendor accompa-
| nying the comforting of the beretta upon
| Cardinal Satolli, gratifies the holy father
| beyond measure and he asks your emf
hence to express his satisfaction. Fur
! thermorc, as token of his deep appreci-
| alton, he empowers your eminence to i'm
| part to all present at the ceremony the
| apostolic benediction."
| The cardinal pronounced the bencdic-
/ ton and the ceremony was ended.
HOW CARDINALS ARE MADE.
All cardinals are appointed by the pope,
who, as rule, announces such appoint
ments to secret consistory of the eX-
listing holders of that Office. The names
are made public at the open consistory
next following. Their number is limited
| to 20. and they compose what is known
as the Sacred College. Twenty-nine of
| the members of that body as at present
constituted have been appointed by the
reigning pontiff. If the appointee is a
resident of Rome he is invested with