The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-09
THE IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
TOOK PLACE IN BALTIMORE
YESTERDAY.
HIGH CHURCH D|GNTAR|ES PRESENT
For the First Time in History There Are
Now Two Cardinals On American
Soil-Speeches by Several of the
Notables Present.

anu apoStOllc delegate TO the united
States, to the rank of cardinal prince of
the church, took place in the. venerable
& cathedral here today. The ceremony con-
81 sisted of comforting the beretta, which is
w the cap worn by priests on ordinary oc-
cassions and differing only in the case of
Az cardinals in that it is red. The preceding
M steps have been the comforting of the
Zuchetta, or red skull cap, and the admin
n istering of the oath. The remaining step
4 is the comforting of the red hat, which
must be done in Rome by the pope him
& self, within six months of November 30,
n the day on which Satoli's appointment
NJ was made.
I'M The old edifce in which the ceremony
ytOok place and in which the first American
n bishop was ordained and the first Ameri-
n can priest ordained, and which is presid-
ed over by the only American born mem
II Der of the college of cardinals, was pack
ed to the doors with an audience which
numbered among it's members many of
the most prominent ecclesiastics diplo-
Il mats, legislators, educators and journal
lists in America.
4 Archbishops, bishops and eminent pro-
fessors represented the Catholic church
in the congregation. The vice president
of the United States and numerous con-
a gressmen, judges and minor officials were
N present. Eminent Catholics outside the
priesthood came many miles to see the
Il ceremony and lend to the impressiveness
of the occasion by their presence.
Baltimore, Jan. 5.-The initial step in
A the ceremonies of the day took place in
the palace of the cardinal shortly after 8
"a o'clock in the morning, when Mgr Sbar-
rati presented his credentials, which
came from the holy see, authorizing Mgr
n Sbaretti to act as the ALLOCATE of the pope
4 deputize Cardinal Gibbons to confer the
bereta and announce to Mgr. Satolli his
Y elevation to the cardinalate. They were
also accompanied by the beretta, which.
from that moment, were in the custody of
Cardinal Gibbons. In presenting the doe
uments and the beretta Mgr. Sbaretti
said in part:
Your eminence: In fulfilling the most
honored duty imposed upon me by his
holiness, l have to consign to your wise
care these documents. The mission
d which his holiness entrusted to me is
mighty grateful to me for more reasons
a than one
No one could be found who might more
worthily perform the high office now en-
trusted to your eminence than the
one who has made himself so conspicuous
and universally beloved for his Christian
Catholic work. l congratulate your
" eminence and have the honor of consign-
br<S- T to you these letters"
Cardinal Gibbons. in receiving the docu-
ments and the beretta, responded briefly,
expressing his high appreciation of the
honor conferred upon him and congratu-
lated the Mgr. Sbaretti upon the maner in
which he had performed his duties i'll this
lOuntry.
While this'scene was in progress within
The palace, the procession was forming i'll
front of Calvert Hall, Il block away. AT
10 o'clock it was ready to start and when
formed the participants were arranged as
follows:
First came the professional cross bear
or with the crucifix raised high in the air
and flanked on either side by boy in cas-
cock and surplice, following them were a
long line of students from the various
Catholic colleges, after which came
seminaries from ST. Alary's, then priests:
then Franciscan monks in their garb OF
brown. Following these came the mem
bers of the faculty of the Catholic uni
yersity in Washington in long robes of
black, lined with many colored silks, their
heads adorned with the shovel board hat
Df the scholas. After these came half q
jozen bishops and score or more OF
nrchbishops, the purple and gold OF their
rich yestments glistening in the cold,
IA
a by little boys in brilliant vestments. In
q this formation they marched through the
"A cathedral to Charles street and passed
a the palace of the cardinal, where they
n we're Joined by his eminence, who took
his place last in the line. Upon his head
he wore the red bereta, an exact duplicate
NJ of the one which he was soon to CONFER
upon the man who Will, ior some o,,irt ~
least, share his honors in tins country;
Upon his shoulders hung the beautiful
cloak of cardinal silk and ermine with
half n dozen train bearers, clad In cardln-
81 nj velvet and gilt braid, following in his
wake. In this order they swept along up
Mulberry street to the cathedral again;
where they filed into the venerable OLD
structure through the nam entrance way.
Satolli was not in the procession, pul as
the head of it reached the altar, accom-
nanied by Monsignor Sbaretti, MARQUIS
Sacripanti. the members OF the none
yuord who brought the cardinalate III
S;onio here. and the priests who had Deeh
denutised to assist him i'll the coming
ceremony, entered the cathedral rom =
rear door, leading from the palace i Ti,u
advanced to the front of the altar. liz
'tudonts and seminarans followed to the
r;cbt and to the left as they passed III
front of the high alter, finding seats on
a;tbnr side The others in the procession
oSvonced within the sanctuary ana TOOK
tbo MIA ces reserved for them.
the procession wended its way uoWh
tho aisle. the organ, a full orchestra ana
cborus of 80 voices rendered VI
mmnhant march. When Cardinal ZIP
hons reached the altar he bowed low 10
Sotolli. who returned the salutatlon, anu
Zach. accompanied by his assistant priese
and deacons of honor. sought the tnro oi
mon which he was to rest during 'ne
greoter part of the ceremony. Ihai on
Cardinal Gibbons was on the Gospel or
Loft side of the altar That OF Satoil
nnon the epistle or right side.
The deacons and assistant priests were
Assistant priests to Cardinal Gibbons
Rev. DR.. A. L. Magnien, superior Oh ~,
Mary's seminary; deacons OF hoho W., 10
Cardinal Gibbons, Very Rev. Or. WIN;
0'Brien, provincial of the Jesuits, anu
Very Rev DR.. w. II. OConneli, rec ;at
of the American college at Rome; ASSIST R,
ant priest to Cardinal Satolll, kev. Drc
Kennedy of Philadelphia; deac1 On ,u0 r Oh
honor to Cardinal Satolli, Rev. EDWARD
T McGolrick of st. Cecelia,s churc4'
Brooklyn, n. Y, and Rey. Edward D.
Hanna of st. Bernards seminary
Rochester, n. Y. ,, D.o
~, oono of the mass Rev. Nj. j. Rl0r-