The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-06

BALTIMORE, Jan. 5-The second
step in the elaborate ceremony Of
elevating Francis Satoli, archbishop Of
Lepanto, and apostolic delegate to
the United States, to the rank of cardi-
nal prince of the church, took place in
the venerable cathedral here today
The ceremony consisted of comforting
the beretta, which is the cap worn by
priests on ordinary occasions. and diff
fering only in the case of cardinals in
that it is red. The preceding steps
have been the comforting of the
zuchette or red skull cap, and the ad-
ministering of the oath. The remain
ing step in the comforting of the red
hat, which must be done in Rome, by
the pope himself within six months
from November 80, the day upon which
SatOlHs appointment was made. The
old edifce in which the ceremony took
place, and in which the first American
bishop was ordained and the first
American priest ordained and which
is presided over by the only American
born member of the college of cardi-
nails, was packed to the doors with an
audience which numbered among it's
members many of the most prominent
GCCICSldSIICdl, OlpIUIldlS- lGSlSldlOI5,
educators and journalists in America.
Archbishops. bishops and eminent pro-
feSSOrS represented the Catholic church
in the congregation The Vice-presi-
dent of the United States and nUmer-
Gus congressman, senators, judges and
minor officials were present Eminent
Catholics, outside the priesthood, came
many miles to see the ceremony and
to lend impressiveness and Importance
to the occasion by their presence.
Diplomats of high degree came to
represent foreign governments and
show the respect in which they hold
the church which does honor to
Satolh
The initial steps in the ceremonies
/ of the day took place in the palace OF
T the cardinal shortly after o'clock in
! the morning. when Mgr. Sbaretti pre-
sented his credentials to Cardinal Glib
/ bons. These credentials. which came
| from the holy sea- and authorized Mgr.
! SbaretH to act as the ALLOCATE of the
pope. deputiZed Cardinal Gibbons to
I confer the beretta and announce to
/ Mgr Satolli his elevation to the car
/ dinalafe. They were also accompanied
4 by the beretta. which from that mo
ment were in the custody of Cardinal
I Gibbons. In presenting the documents
! and the beretta, Mgr Sbareth said, in
/ part:
Your EminenCe-In fulfilling the
most honorable duty imposed upon me
! by his holiness. have to consign to
/ your eIninence these documents. The
mission which his holiness has en-
( trusted to me is highly grateful to me
for more reasons than one.
mo one could be found who might
more WOrthily perform the high office
I now entrusted to your eminence than
the man who has made himself so
! conspicuous and universally beloved
( for his Christian, Catholic work [
/ congratulate your emfnence and have
the honor Of consigning to you these
| letters"
Cardinal Gibbons in receiving the
documents and the beretta responded
briefly. expressing his high apprecia-
ton of the honor conferred upon him
and congratuIating Mgr. Sbaretd
I upon the manner in which he had per-
formed his duties in this country.
THE PROCESSION
While this scene was IN progress
within the palace. the procession was
forming in front of Calvert hall, a
block away.
As the procession wendell its way
down the center aisle, the organ, full
orchestra and a chorus Of fifty voices
rendered a triumphal march. When
Cardinal Gibbons reached the altar he
/ bowed low to SatOlli who returned the
salutation, and each, accompanied by
his assistant priest and deacOns Of hon
or. sought the throne upon
which he was to rest during
the greater part of the GER
emony. That of Cardinal Gibbons was
on the gospel, or left side Of the altar
that of Satolli upon the epistle, or
right side The deaconS and assistant
priests were as follows:
Assistant priet to Cardinal Gibbons,
Very Rev. DR.. A. L. Magnien, superior
of st. Mary's seminary; deacons OF hon
or to Cardinal Gibbons. Very Rev. DR..
William O'Buiem Pardow, provincial
of the Jesuits, and Very Rev DIR. w H
4 O'Conneu, rector of the American col
Iege at Rome. Assistant priests to
Cardinal Satolli, Rev. DR. Kennedy. Of
Philadelphia; deacOns Of honor to Car
dfnal Satolli, Rev. Edward j. McGohck,
of st. Cecilia'S church, Brooklyn. n.
Y. and Rev. Edward J. Hanna, OF St
Rernard's seminary, Rochester, n. Y
Deacon of the mass. Rev. NJ. J. Rior-
dan. of ST. Mary's church. Barnesv1lIe,
Montgomery county. Maryland. Sub
deacon of the mass. Rev. Georges
Dougherty, of St Augustine church.
washington. With the exception Of
Drs. Magnien and Pardow all OF those
serving in the mass were students OF
Cardinal SatoIli. when he gave m
! structions in dogmatic theOlogy atdlne
Propaganda in Rome.
THE BERETTA.
When the two persons most promin--
ent in the ceremonies Of the day had
taken their places, Marquis Saerlpanu'
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
centre Of the aisle and deposited on a
table at the left hand OF Cardlnal
Gibbons the cardinalate documents
and the beretta. Then he crossed the
altar and stood in front of the throne
occupied by satolh. lifted his helmet
and falling back. took up position
on the right of Satolli. On the same
side stood Eugene Kelly, of New York.
and on. the opposite side stood Charles
Actor Bristead. also of New York.
cha.nberlains to the pope Both were
clad in the regulation black cloth swal-