Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-06

| Il, one of our private chamberlainS, in or
der that, when it shall have been conferred
on you, you may understand, by the mark
| OF the brilliant purple that you, having
| been raised to the cardinalitial dignity,
must ever stand fearless and invincible
against all dangers for the church of God,
| even to the shedding of your blood, precious
in the sight of the Lord. We sincerely hope
| that you will receive kindly and treat with
all consideration the person whom We send
| to you, both because of the mission he is
fulfilling and for our sake. We desire,
| how ever, that before you receive the berret-
| ia you should by all means take the oath
which will be presented to you by the said
| Donatus Sbarretti and return it signed by
| your own hand to us either by the same or
| by soma other person.
Given at ST. Peters, Rome, under the seal
| OF the Fisherman, on the 18th day of No
vember, 1885. in the 18th year of our pom
| tificate. c. CARD DE RUGGIERO.
| Mgr. Sbarrettfs Address.
| Another papal brief, addressed to Car
| Ginal Gibbons, was read by Father Mag
men, after which Mgr. Sbarreti advanced
to point in front of Cardinal Gibbons
| throne and delivered an address in Latin,
1 saying in conclusion:
| Il beg your eminence to receive these in
sigma as pledge of the high esteem and
| affection of Leo XIII toward the American
| church and people, and as well-deserved
| reward to him who has used, with such
marked success all his zeal for increasing
| the honor and extent Of the holy Catholic
Church in America
| When Mgr. Sbarretti had finished speak
| ing Cardinal Gibbons responded briefly in
| Latin, and then, turning toward the throne
| occupied by Satolli, spoke in English, and
| raid high tribute to the work of Mgr
| Satolli in this country. During his address
| ne said:
| 1T must be source of special gratifica-
tion to your eminence to contemplate
| around you on this suspicious occasion SO
| lalge number of the leading prelates and
| clergy of the country. who cherish a high
| admiration for your talents and learning,
| and venerate you for your apostolic virtues,
| and who have gathered here from various
| ortions Of the United States and from
| Canada to testify by their presence their
joy and satisfaction at the eminent dignity
| to which you have been raised by our
| holy father, Leo XIII.
May your august benefactor be spared
| some years yet to experience your gratitude
| and devotion to his sacred person; and may
your emjnence's life be prolonged for many
years to adorn the Sacred College by your
talents; to enlighten 1t by your experience
and to edify it by piety and bright ex-
ample
Comforting the Berrettn.
The vast congregation became all atten-
tion as it neared the most interesting point
in all the ceremony. that Of comforting the
berretta. Cardinal Gibbons descended from
his throne and advanced to the front of the
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Father Magnien bearing the berretta. As
| Cardinal Gibbons reached the altar and
turned to face the audience Mgr. Satolli
| rose, and, escorted by Sacripanti and
Chamberlains Kelly and Bristead, walked
| toward Cardinal Gibbons and knelt. Car
| dinal Gibbons took the berretta from the sill
yer salver on which 1T rested and slowly
| unfolding 1T held it high up so that the
| audience could see it. Then STOPPING, and
| with what seemed to be a softly murmured
| prayer, he placed it upon the head of the
| new cardinal Cardinal Satolli rose, and
for the first time in its history there We're
| two cardinals upon Americas soil.
Cardinal SatollI's Address.
Cardinal Satolli then delivered the follow
| ing address:
Your eminence: From the day in which
| I received the first notification of the in
tention of his holiness to promote me to the
| cardinalate, and Of his determination that
| the insignia of that sublime dignity should
| be conferred upon me by your enminence's
| hands, rejoiced that it was through YOU
that l was to receive this token Of pontifi-
cal favor and honor. For from the time of
my coming to this country / have received
| from your eminence nothing but the great
| est kindness and consideration, and this
Solemn act Of today is but a fitting crown
| to those relations which have so happily
| existed between US.
| It was you who received me at my coming
and who Immediately became my friend
| the aid OF your wise counsel and comfort
| ing encouragement, and with the continued
assistance of all the prelates of this great
American hierarchy, that my labors pro-
gresSed and were crowned with success
He reviewed his life in this country and
continued:
1 hope and pray that this will mark the
| beginning Of ap era still more brilliant and
| still more prosperous for the church. and
| for the country. May the success which
has attended the development and growth of
| this great nation go on increasing; may its
power and Importance grow greater and
make themselves more and more felt
| throughout the world for the good of hu-
nantty. 1 can promise you that through
out all the rest of my life i, who have re-
ceived from this generous people SO kind
ard cordial a welcome, shall never cease
daily at the altar of God to pour forth my
| most fervent prayers for their welfare.
In Cardinals Robes.
At this point in the ceremony the newly
made cardinal, who had worn the robes
| Of an archbishop, retired to the inner sane
! tuary and in a few minutes returned clad
| In the gorgeous apparel Of a cardinal. He
was seen in this but a few moments.
| however, as he was almost Immediately
! robed In the white and gold vestments of
| the mass, which he was to celebrate. As
sisted by his priests and deaoons he pro-
| ceeded with the mass. When the gospel
was reached movable pulpit was pushed
W Inc center OF tne auQltorium and Arch
| bishop Kahn of ST. Louis, ascending it, de-
| livered the sermon.
Archbishop Kafn's Sermon.
He chose for his text Tiln., VII: LET
the priests. that rule well. be esteemed
| worthy Of double honor; especially they
| who labor in the word and doctrine"
Archbishop Kahn compared the govern
ments Of the United States and Of the
| church, saying that the Office of chief ruler
| in the United States, as in tho Roman Cath
Ollie Church. is elective, yet not by popular
suffrage, but by an electoral college in the
one case and by the college of cardinals in
| the other. He said also that the college of
! carz1in Us 10 in the church what the Senate