St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-06
GIVEN 4 BERRETTA
sATOLLI THE RECIPIENT OF FUR
THEIR HONORs IN CONNECTION
WITH HIS ELEVATION.
ELABORATE AND BRILLIANT
WE'RE THE CEREMONIES ATTEND
ING THE EVENT IN THE OLD
BALTIMORE CATHEDRAL.
DIPLOMATS AND STATESMEN,
AS Well as Noted Church Dignftar-
les, In Attendance-Gibbo
ELABORATE AND BRILLIANT
DIPLOMATS AND sTATEsM
AS Well as Noted Church Di~uitnr-
les, In Attendance-Gibbon
Officiating.

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 5.-The sec
ond step in the elaborate ceremony Of
elevating Francis Satolli, archbishop
OF Lepanto, and apostolic delegate to
the United States, to the rank Of car
dlnal, prince of the church, took place
In the venerable cathedral here today
The ceremony consisted Of conferring
the berretta, which is the cap worn by
priests on ordinary occasions and diff
ferfng only in the case Of cardinals in
that it is red. The preceding steps
have been the comforting Of the zuch-
etto, or red skull cap, and the admin
istering Of the oath. The remaining
step is the comforting of the red hat.
which must be done in Rome, by the
pope himself, within six months from
Nov. 80, the day upon which Satolli's
appointment was made The old edi-
flee 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 mem
ber Of the college of cardinals, was
packed to the doors with an audience
which numbered among it's members
many Of the most prominent ecclesi-
asts, diplomats, legislators, educators
and journalists in America. Arch
bishops, bishops and eminent profess
sors 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 rep
resent foreign governments and show
the respect in which they hold the
church which does honor to Satolli
,.. THE INITIAL STEP
in the ceremonies of the day took place
In. the palace Of the cardinal, shortly
after 9 o'clock in the morning, when
Mgr. Sbarretti presented his creden-
tials to Cardinal Gibbons. The creden-
tialS, which came from the Holy See,
authorize Mgr Sbarretti to act as the
ablegate of the pope, deputiZe Cardinal
Gibbons to confer the berretta, and an
nounce to Mgr. SatoIli his elevation to
the cardinalate. They were also ac-
COMMANDED by the berretta, which from
that moment was in the custody of
Cardinal Gibbons. In presenting the
documents and the berretta, Mgr Sbar-
retu said:
Your EmineIce: In fulfilling the most
honorable duty imposed upon me by his holf-
ness, l have to consign to your eminence
these documents. The mission which his
holiness has entrusted to me is highly CRATE
full to me for more reasons than one.
"No could be found who might more
worthily perform the high Office now entrust-
ed to your eminence than the one who has
made himself so conspicuous and universally
beloved for his Christian Catholic work. I
congratulate your eminence, and have the
honor of consigning to you these letters
Cardinal Gibbons in receiving the
documents and the berretta, respond
ed briefly, expressing his high appreci-
alton. of the honor conferred upon him,
and congratulating Mgr. Sbarretti
upon the manner in which he had per-
formed his duties in this country.
While this scene was in progress
within the palace, the procession was