The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-06
ONLY ONE MORE STEP
With Impressive Ceremony the Bir-
eta Is Conferred Upon Mgr. Satolli.
A PRINCE OF THE CHURCH
For the First Time In Its History,
Two Cardinals OF the Roman
Catholic Church Stand To-
gether on American Soil.

Francis Satolh, archbishop of Lepants
and apostolic delegate to the UNITED
states to the rank of cardinal, prince
OF the church, took place in the ven.
erable cathedral here to-day. The
ceremony consisted of comforting the
biretta, which is a cap worn by priests
on ordinary occasions, and differing
only in the case of cardinals in that
II Is red. The preceding steps have
| been the comforting of the seuchette
or red skull cap. and the administering
OF the oath. The remaining step is the
comforting of the red hat, which must
be done in Rome by the pope himself,
withing six months from Nov. 30. the
| day upon which Satolli's appointment
was made.
The old edifice in which the cere-
mony took place was packed to the
doors with an audience which num-
bered among its members many of the
most prominent ecclesiastic diplomats.
legislators, educators and journalists
in America. Archbishops, bishops and
eminent professors represented the
Catholic church in the congregation.
The vice president of the United States
and numerous congressman, senators,
II.
Eminent Catholics, outside of the
priesthood. came many miles to see the
ceremony and to lend impressiveness
and Importance 10 the occasion by
their presence. Diplomats of high de-
gree came to represent the foreign gov
ernments and to show the respect In
which they hold the church which does
honor to SatolH.
hn t,,ft
or the day took place in the palace of
Uhe cardinal shortly after O'Clock in
the morning. when Mgr Sbaretti pre-
eented his credentials to Cardinal Glib
bons. These credentials, which came
from the holy see, authorize Mgr. Sbar-
ETH to act as ablegate of the pope.
deputize Cardinal Gibbons to confer
the bfretta and announce to Mgr Sa-
TOLL his elevation to the cardinalate
They were also accompanied by the
biretta, which from that moment were
in the custody of Cardinal Gibbons. In
presenting the documents and beretta
Mgr Sbaretti said:
Your eminence: In fulfilling the
most honorable duty imposed upon me
by his holiness, I have to consign to
your emtnence these documents. The
mission which his holiness had en-
trusted to me is highly grateful to me
for more reasons than one. No one
could be found who might more worth
lily perform the high Office now entrust-
ed TO your eminence than the man
who has made himself so conspicuous
and universally beloved by his Chris
tfan Catholic work. I congratulate
your eminence, and have the honor of
consigning you these letters"
cardinal Gibbons, in receiving the
document and biretta, responded
briefly, expressing his high apprecia-
ton of the honor conferred upon him
and congratulating Mgr. Sbaretti upon
The manner DIN which he had performed |
ais duties in this country. While this
scene was in progress within the pal
ice, the procession was forming in
rom of Calvert hall, a block away.
At 10 O'Clock 1T was to start and when
ormed the participants were arranged
Is follows:
First came the professional cross
'earer with the crucifix raised high I'm
he cir. fiahked on either side by a. bov
n a cassock and surplice. Following
lin were long line of students from
'arfous Catholic colleges. after which
anne seminarians from st. Mary's.
hen the priests. then the Franciscan
monks in their garb of brown. Fol-
owing these came members of the
aculty of the Catholic university in
Washington in long robes of black.
ned with many colored silks. there
eads adorned with the shovel hat of
he scholar. After these came half a
undred bishops and a score or more
rchbishops, the purple and gold of
heir rich vestments glistening in the
Did. clear adr. their immense trains
eld up by little boys in brilliant vest
rents, too. In this formation they ,
arched through the cathedral to ,
harles street and passed the palace ,
the cardinal, where they were ,
dned by his eminence. who took his / $
ace last in the line. Upon his head Z
wore the red biretta, an exact du- !
icate of one which he was soon to :
infer upon the man who will. for :
me time at least, share his honors I'm :
us country. Upon his shoulders hung 3
beautiful cloak OF cardinal silk and \
mine. with half a dozen train bear d
5 clad in cardinal velvet and gilt d
aids following in his wake. In this I
der they swept along up Mulberry U
rect TO the cathedral again, where e
ey filed into the venerable old pile 5
rough the main entrance SatolH b
rs not in the procession. but as the d
ad of 1t reached the altar he, accom- Z
MED by Mgr. Sbaretti. Marquis Sac 4
oanti, the member of the noble guard q
10 brought the cardinalate insignia o
ne. and priests who had been depu- b
ed TO assist him in the coming cere C,
'nies entered the cathedral from the r,
ar door, leading from the palace. n
q advanced TO the front of the altar. ! =
1dents and seminarians followed TO -
right and LETT as they passed in .
mt OF the high altar. finding seats a
either sides. Others in the process cl
n advanced within the sanctuary in
TOOK places reserved for them.
Is the procession wended its way