The record-union., 1896-01-06
CARDINAL SATOLLL.
IceNT1NUEp FROM FIRST PAaR.l


fully explained and elucidated Cath
olic truths without any equivocatfon.
Mot for the tickling of his hearers.
but In order to teach, he has shown
that the holy Roman Catholic Church is
friend of all true progress, and the
most powerful protector and guardian
OF private and public right, of individual
and social welfare of peoples and natien
by whatsoever form of Government
they be ruled that zeal for religion is
joined in most close union of love of
country. He has lacked neither sin
cerity IN speaking nor fortitude in oper-
alton.
"A defender of order and authority.
he has used the weight of his power
for the preservation among the multi
tude of obedience toward their SUPER
iors, of discipline and due respect, in
the clergy, toward Bishops. Nothing
has been dearer to him than that the
laws of the chourch should be faith
fully observed. In the exercise of his
judicial power he has been most strict.
having nothing in view except that the
rights of justice should remain inyio-
late. At the present time, it is with no
small satisfaction that we can see that
the complaints and controversies have
almost disappeared.
Most eminent sir, the honor which is
bestowed upon the most Eminent
Cardinal Satolli rebounds upon the uni
versal church and especially upon the
church in America. l beg your emf
nence to receive this insignia as the
pledge of the high esteem and high af-
fection of Leo XIII. to the American
church and people, as a weIl-deserved
reward to him who has used with such
marked success the zeal for increasing
the honor and extent of the holy Cath
Ole Church in America.
May your august benefactor be
spared some years yet to experience
your gratitude and devotion to his sa-
cred person and may your eminence's
lie be prolonged many years to adorn
the sacred college by your talents, to
enilghten it by your experience and to
edlfy it by your piety and bright exam
ple.'
AT the conclusion of his remarks Car
dinal Gibbons placed the zuchetto
upon Cardinal Satolli's head and the
latter knelt before him.
Cardinal Satolh then arose. raised
the beretta from his head and retired
TO the sacristy to change his purple
Vestments for scarlet red cassock, a
cappa magma of similar hue and the
other vestments of his new office Upon
his return to the sanctuary his emf
nence, Cardinal Satolli, ascended his
throne and turning to Cardinal Glib
bons made an address in Latin. Trans
lated the address was as follows:
mi
which l received the first notification
of the intention of his holiness to pro-
mote me to the Cardinalate and of his
determination that the insignia of that
sublime dignity should be conferred
upon me by your eminences hand.
rejoiced that it was through you that
was to receive this mark of pontifical
favor and honor. For from the time
OF my coming to this country l have re-
ceived from your eminence nothing but
the greatest Kindness and consideration
1t was with the aid of your wise coun-
sells and unfailing encouragement. not
without the continual assistance of all
the prelates of this great American
hierarchy, that my labors progressed
and were crowned with success.
This is the third occasion on which
1t has been an honor and a pleasure
to me be present in this venerable ca
thedral surrounded by the prelates. the
clergy and the most distinguished peo-
pie Of the country, and to unite with
them in celebrating a festival of ioy.
Inc day on which was commemorated
the first centenary of the existence of
the American hierarchy was the first
occasion. Then was this church filed
with gathering similar to that which
has now come together A gathering
united to thank God with ioy not IN
mixed with wonder and amazement
at the remarkable growth and progress
of the Catholic Church in one century
under this republic. The second was
the day on which we all convened here
again to do honor to your eminence.
Americas Cardinal Archbishop. on the
occasion of your silver episcopal jubi-
lee. Then did the whole country re-
Joice that God had preserved your en-
lnenee for so long a time to guide by
your wisdom and aid by your counsel
the growth of the American church
and to beg the same divine Providence
to spare you for still many years for
the good of the church and the nation.
To-day is the third time l find nv
self in the midst of this glorious assem-
blage, and it is to me most certainly an
occasion of extraordinary rejoicing. I
hope and pray that this will mark the
beginning of a new era still more brill
liant, still more prosperous for the
church and the country. May the success
which has attended the DEVELOPMENT
and growth of this great nation go on
increasing, may it's power and impor-
tance grow greater and make them
selves more and more felt throughout
the world for good of humanity. / can
promise you that throughout. all the |
rest of my life, I, who have received
from this generous people so kind and
cordial a welcome, shall never cease
daily at the altar Of God to pour forth
my most fervent prayers for their well
fare. | shall beg that God may continu-
ally be in their midst, blessing them
with His presence, guiding them with |
His counsel and filing their years with |
peace, tranquility and prosperity
At the conclusion of Cardinal Satollis |
address, he was vested for mass. which |
was rendered with himself as celebrant. |
Reethoven's mass in c was the select |
ion for the occasion, and Professor F. |
x. Hale led specially selected choir of |
voices with orchestral ac-
Following the mass a TIE |
Deum was sung. The sermon of the day |
was preached by John J. Kain of St |
Louis. He paid high tribute to the |
new Cardinal, and eulogized the Pope |
for his especial recognition of the serv-
ices which Cardinal SatoIli has rem
dered the Catholic Church in this coun- |
try. His text was from the fifth chapter,