The morning times., 1896-01-05

waking under crimson canopy and ioi-
! lowed by the noble guard bearing the
| be-cuta Oh a golden saiver.
OLD WORLD MAGNIFICENCE.
| The scene will be one OF old world mag
Iitice1tr, ana viii doLbicss be witnessed
| by inoasands OF spectators. About o,OOO
invitations we're issued for the event, and
! Us. the catpedral cannot accommodate Il
! third OF that number, many Will have TO
bc, content with u glimpse Of the street
/ pa gelnt.
! - Ilf tue church the services begin with a
! short. Latin address, made by Cardinal
SalolI, after which he will be invested
! wtIh the red beretta. This will be followed
by The grand poniirical high mass, with
ihe cardinal-e.ect as celebrant and Car
dinal Gibbons occupying throne in the
/ sanctuary. Hundreds of surpliced priests
: wili take y more or less active part III this
/ brilliant ceremonial.
| Not the least attractive figure Will be
ing could happen without his being ini-
the MARQUIS SacripanIi. who, clad in his
! Gorgeous uniform, VIII stand on guard
! Guring the long ceremony.
/ Wasuingto toni.ins had an opportunity to
admire the soiGier:y bearing or the noble
. gard on the occasion of the rendition OF
Francuil4fs mass on Christmas Day. Today
the services wili be at least an hodr longer,
and the marquis Will have fine oppor-
I
l.. NOT a NECESSARY RITE.
After all this lavish display of pontifical
robes. light, flowers and heavedly strains, 1T
| is disappointing to learn from the Roman
ritual that it is not at all necessary for
the creation OF 2 cardinal. II Is simply an
| aiInnct. Mgr. SatOni was praCtIcdIIy
mcInser OF the sacE,al college on the day
the recent copsistory was held III R~nc
November -. The carlinalate is not, ike
rntI tIf..y
I character and requiring saCramcnthl mat
ter AID forms, Ii is simply Il title be
Stpwiug higher rank and privileges On Il
! bisuap orpTlest CT the church.
! On January 20, 1871, Pope Plus issued
u the folio wing -Ui;imatum in regard tc
| the creation of caTdiual: The opening
y OF the mouth. that is ;hc cath of 5,lirginnce,
ami the conferring OF the insignia are
! ccresIlurics or SC!,nuities which do not
affect the substance or the perfection or
ti.r dCt wncn CIcdtes a cdIdIndl- S!"ce IL
I-has been doubted whether cardinal WHOSE
| mouth has not yet been opened 10 swear
his fcaltv To the Holy See would. il the
sec became vacant, have vote in the
eicction OF the supreme pontiff. we. Plus ',
| in the first year OF our pcntiiicale, 90
| so!emnly decree that since the cllicr fac
nltvof the cardinals consists IN electing the
Roman po1t!ff. which surely should not be
taken away because OF any defect in the
way of insignia orccremony.
For lhIs reason we Cecrec that after
INV one has bccn crcai ed by the word and
vii! of the ponliff of the Holy Roman
Sh!rcil and has accepted the honor and
gwen his consent, he shall Immediately
i-have a voice and right in eicCtlng the
Roman puntiff. even though ihe insignia
of the ,;irdinalate has not Yet been given
HIM. OF his mouth been opened to swear
the oath"
ALREADY A CARDINAL.
So, Mgr Sa;ulii has been To all prac-
teal purposes a cardinal Tor the ast
month. Ii the handsome marquis, his
official papers, gorgeous Uniforms aud
! numerous specimens OF sacerdoial MILL
/; merry, had found waIery grave On the
massage over, Cardinal Satoli would
never helcss be a prince OF the Church and
eligible for a vote or election to the
Papal See.
The new cardinal has an Interesting per
sonal history, ina smuch as It's lie lines
are frequently parallel to those of his
CHIEF, Leo XIII. ln many ways his char
nc. cristicS are similar 10 those of the
) eminent head of the Roman Church.
Francesca Saiolli comes from the
"lower orders,'' as Italians are wont 10
call such families as are not noble. He was
born in July, 1899. at the picturesque
village of Marciago, IN Umbria. AT the age
} of twelve he was admitted 10 the diocesan
seminary, and it was not long before Leo.
l then the Archbishop of Perugia. was at
r tracied by the bright-raced, serious student
who was So profoundly devoted TO his
books
The young Satolli soon distlnSui shed
himself in literary studies under his Owl
brother John Baptist SatOlli, and in phil
osopbicaI studies under the direction ol
that iliustrious' philosopher, Father tiui
, seppe PeCci, brother of the Cardinal Arch
bishop who, when elevated TO the Pnntif
lea, throne, created his brother, Giuseppe
| cardinal
, EARLY ILLUSTRATIONS.
When Francesca ,SatolI had finished BIZ
theological studies, for the time beng-h'
actually never has finished them-dnd wa!
Ordained priest, lie ruled three diffcren
parishes of the vast diocese of Perugis
e TO the great edificltiol ftEepeople and witt
the praise OF his Superiors. But all th
: time lie never failed TO apply his leisure
moments to the most intense study OF
Thninistic philosophy
@ Wien Cardinal Pccci had been eiectet
to the puntifical throne as Leo Mi. HI
called the parish priest Francesca Sdioll
: to Rome In order to turn to account hi
Intelligence and learning and entrusted
to him the Chair of Philosophy and The
, o,osy in the Urban College Of Propa
gaDda and in the Roman Pontiiical Sem
( mary of S. ApEollinare. Afterwards tb
r,on.. nominated him rector of the Greek
=. Ruthenian College, position from whicl
he pa ssed TO that of president of The
9 Academia of Noble Ecclesiastic sat til
Minerva.
: When the sovereign pontiff, after pro
found consideration, deemed 1t fitting L
5 institute an apostolic delegation for til
United States, lie selected MonSIgn ol
4 Satoili To undertake that most importan
charge.
e Eyenamongthe most rigid disciplinarian
some spicy reasons are assigned for Leo
action in sending a delegate here. Whi
I, the American church can never be said
have been Irregular in any particular, thel
was Il certain element that seemed posses
e cd of absolute power.
The time had come when the necessi1
of good government required that it shou
!, be directed, If not entirely curbed.
A DELICATE MISSION.
Mgr. Satolli has performed this delica
mission with an unsual degree of success
L The element which was at first moi
violently opposed TO bis coming, is no
l. among his ardent admirers. Notable anon
these is the archbishop of New York.
Is whep Mgr. SatoIli arrived in this counti
:, all the rules and regulations of ecclesiasl
cal procedure required that the Aetropo
tan Of New York should have PERSONAL