The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-05
SATOLLI TO RAMPOLLO.
A Cordial and kindly Letter Upon
distinguishing the Office of ApOs-
tolic DeIeEate.


tolic Delegate.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-This is the
last Sunday upon which Cardinal Sa-
TOLL will officiate in any capacity in
this country, as he will leave for Rome
on Wednesday, That distinguished OIL
cial of the Catholic church celebrated
solemn pontifical mass at St. Aloysius
church this morning. Archbishop Mar
tinelli, who was present, occupied a
sect upon the throne Which was
erected for his special use, as a seat of
honor The altar was appropriately
decorated, and several distinguished
priests assisted the cardinal in the
mass.
The day has been in some degree a
day of farewells to the departing and
welcomes to the coming great dignitar-
les of the church. The
LAST OFFICIAL WORK
of the cardinal in connection with his
late official status as direct repreSen-
tative of the pope, is shown in. the
following letter addressed today to the
papel secretary of state:
Apostolic Delegation,
UNITED States of America,
washington, II. u, OCI. 4, 1000.
your Excellency:-After the holy
father has shown his sovereign good
ness by elevating me to the dignity of
the cardinalate, naturally no great
length of time could elapse before he
should recall me and name my success
sor in the Office of apostolic delegate.
He has named to succeed me the il
lustrious prelate, his eXcellency, Mgr
Sebastian MartinelIi, who for his dis
tinguished abilities and for his endow-
ment of prudence, has rightly been
deemed we'll fitted to fill the. require
ments of this office, and to furnish the
greatest good in the spiritual govern
ment of the Catholic church in this
great country, where the most striking
and noblest characteristic is the uni
versal love Of justice, charity and
peace. Monsignor Martinelli has now
arrived, and from this date assumes,
as apostolic delegate, the high Office
which the holy father has entrusted to
him with all the accompanying faculties
and powers.
"While conveying to your excellency
this information. / most cordially full
fiji a grateful duty by thanking you
eXcellency for all the kindness you
have shown me from the time Of my
arrival up TO the present time l am
Indulgence and cooperation IL every
thing which pertained to the duties OF
my Office. 1t only remains for me to
wish you health and prosperity for
many years TO come in the exercise Of
your episcopal ministry.
with sentiments of highest esteem
and fraternal charity, !, remain, most
faithfully yours in Christ
cardinal SATOLLI."
Tonight at New Gonzaga college hail,
the cornerstone of which was laid by
Cardinal Satolli, his eminence was tell
dered a farewell reception by the stu
dents, the occasion also being the ded-
ication of the new hall. The auditorium
and gallery, which are of spacious di-
mems, ms, were crowded to their full
est extent, and when the cardinal en-
tered accompanied by Archbishop Mar
tinelli, the entire audience rose and
greeted them with applause as they
passed along the aisles on their way to
the stage, and when the curtain rose
exhibiting a garden scene, fortified
with pots of chrysanthemums, palms.
ferns and other flowers, with the car
dinal and the archbishop, clothed IN
their robes of scarlet and dazzling
jeweled insignia, surrounded by a
number of prominent Catholic clergy
men, appearing as a living center piece
there We're renewed demonstrations Of
favor from the audience at which both
the cardinal and the archbishop raised
their hats.
Grouped about them on the stage
were several prominent clergymen
/ The function, which was altogether
social in it's character, opened with adj
dresses from the students of Coinage
! college, all of which tended in the di
| rection of expressing the great regard
| felt for the cardinal and mingling re-
! grets for his departure, with praise
and welcome for his successor. AnC
! when one of the youthful orators, be
slowing his need of praise, alluded
] to greater honors in the future tina
may be awaiting the guest of the even
! ing, the cardinal opened wide his eyes
which had been half closed in media
! ton, and with a somewhat sad smile
made
A DEPRECAToRY GESTURE
at the thought.
Father Pardow, who delivered tn
address of the evening, made a speecl
which, earnest at is was in some di
I lections, was replete with brilliant Wit
ticism and entertaining to the clergy
men upon the stage, as we'll as t
those in the body of the hall.
Several illusions in his addres
called forth marked signs Of pleasure
! from the cardinal and Archbishop Mar
tinelli, and at the close, Fathe
Rocker arose and spoke for the car
dinal, who made no remarks himself
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