The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-06

orchestra and a chorus of 90 voice
rendered the triumphal march. whe
Cardinal Gibbons reached the altar h
bowed low to Satolr. who returned tn
salutation, and each. accompanied b,
his assistant priest and deacons o
honor. sought the throne upon whicl
he was to rest during the greater par
of the ceremony. That of Cardina
Gibbons was on the gospel, or lef
side of the altar; that of Satolli upor
the epistle, or right side. Deacons ans
assistant priests were as follows: As
sistant priest to Cardinal Gibbons
Very Rev. DIR. A. l.. Magnien, superior
of st. Marys seminary; deacons OF
honor to Cardinal Gibbons, Very Rev
DR.. William O'Brden Pardow. provin.
cial of Jesuits. and Very Rev. DIR. w
II. O'Connell, rector OF the American
college ait Rome. Assistant priest to
Cardinal Satolh, Rev. DIR. Kennedy of
Philadelphia; deacons of honor to Car
dinal Satolh. Rev. Edward ]. McColick
of st. Cecilia's church, Brooklyn, N. Y.
and Rev. Edward ]. Hanna of st. Ber-
nard's seminary. Rochester, ". Y.
Deacons of mass, Rev. NJ. j. Riordan of
st. Mary's church, GAINESVILLE, Mont
gomery county. Md. Sub-deacon of
the mass, Rev. George 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 Sa-
tolI, when he gave instructions in dog
matte theology at the propaganda in
| Rome
when the two persons most promi-
nent In the ceremonies of the day had
taken their places. Marquis Sacripanti.
clad in the scarlet, gold and white uni
| form of the noble guard, wearing high
top boots and sword and helmet ON.
advanced from his post near the CEN
ter of the aisle and deposited on the
table at the left of Cardinal Gibbons
the cardinalate documents and biretta
Then he crossed the altar and stood
dn front of the throne occupied by Sa-
TOLL, lifted his helmet and falling back
took up a position on the right of Sa-
TOLL. On the same side stood Eugene
Kelly of New York and on the oppo-
site side stood Charles Astor Bristaed
also of New York, chamberlains to the
pope. Both were clad in the reg,,la-
tion black cloth swallowtail coat and
aow-cut vest of the evening dress.
AS soon as all the principal actors in
the spectacle had assumed their posi-
tions, DIR. Rocker, of the university at
Washington advanced, and in Latin
read the following document of the
pope: Our beloved son, health and
apostolic benediction: Although nm
worthy. being constituted by divine
mercy in the sublimity of the apostolic
see and by virtue of our Office. having
the care OF the welfare of the Catholic
church, among our chief solicitudes is
that the college of our venerable
brothers, cardinal of the holy Roman
church, should be kept brilliantly. most
distinguished men, as the dignity that
most splendid order demands. For this
reason we have determined to inscribe
you in their number; for your great
piety, your zeal for the Catholic faith.
your prudence and most admirabIe
qualities and gifts of mind lead us m
hope your ministry will be of great use
TO and benefit of the church of God To
you, therefore, created by us cardinal
or the Holy Roman church. we send
one OF the insignia of this sublime dig
nity-the biretta-by our beloved son |
Donalus Sharetti. one of our private
chamberlains, in order that when n |
snail have been conferred upon Won.
you may understand, by the mark OF /
brilliant purple that you, having been
raised to cardinalitial dignity. must
ever stand fearless and invincihla
against all dangers for the church of
God, even to the shedding of vour
blood. precious in the sight of the Lord
We sincerely hope you will receive
kindly and treat with all consideration
the person whom we send to you, both
because of the mission he is fulfilling
ana for our sake. We desire, however.
hat before you receive the biretta Won
should by all means take the oath
which will be presented to you by the
satd Donalus Sbaretti, and return n
'igned by your own hand, to us either
'y the same or by some other person.
Given at st. Peters. Rome. under the
zeal of Fisherman, on the 29th dav Of
November. 1895. in the eighteenth year
Il our pontif1cate.
tSigned) &C. Card De Fuggerio"
He then crossed the throne occupied
" Cardinal Gibbons, handed him an
ther papal brief which was read aloud
y Father Magnien. 1t is as follows:
our beloved son, health and apoe- {
Ole benediction: Following I'm the !
ootsteps of our predecessors of the
soman pontifice. we have always been
esirous that the senate of cardinals !
hould abound with men whose religion
nd virtue and brilliant gifts should c
bound with men whose religion and I
irtue and brilliant gifts of mind /
mould correspond with the great spIen- I
or and dignity of that college. We
ave. therefore. thought well 10 create
cardinal Of the holy Roman church.
nr venerable brother. Francis Satolu
tuiar archbishop of Lepanto. and del
sate of the apostolic see in the repub-
2 Of the United States. whose piety. v
svotion to the Roman see. zeal and in v
lstry in cultivating the field of the d
ord. have been so plainly manifest 10 v
), have deemed him worthy Of so h
eat an honor Nnu ho..a..e q