The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-29
ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST
CATHEDR DEDIC ATED WITH
IMPOSING CEREMONIES.
PAGEANT OF The PRELATES.
sioNs. MAurINELLI rHE CENTRAL
FIGURE.

messed ~ lhronE 90 feopir-A
Noble Enort by Dr. Pnrdow, the
Grand Music by the choir, the
neaut, Of thc Hitunl. the Array Of
Preintcs and clergy IN handsome
Ncstm~nts and the Lovciine-- o.
the Day All Contributed to MAKE
the Occasion one 90 nc nemem-
bered.
The new Roman Catholic Cathedral In
nouor OF So. John tho Haptst Was drdi-
Gated yesterday. The dcdlcltory service
wac conducted with AN the detail ara
ceremonial which marks such events iu
the Catholic church ana with all the fen-
lures which add 70 the auu.tveusss.
solemnity and imprefsivoness % these
scenes
Meg. Martlneli. Archbishop and papai
delegate 20 this country from Rome. NJ
tended by ten bishops uud With numerous
prelates ana ciersl and their aitrnauuts.
clad ia their vostmcnt- ara robes OF
once conducted tuc dedication The
Archbishop wos atrrcd in the simple uut
tasteful robes OF his office during inc ded-
scatlon. ana 10 those were later added The
the celebration II tie solemn uonuncal
mass.
over 100 people. the majority OF them
members Of the Catholic faith. witnessed
the solemn ceremony. which lasted nearly
thrse hours. while hundreds OF others
watched the procession To the Cathedral.
this being in itself one of the most in-
teresting features Of the ceremony. Tho
sanctuary had been very tastcfuly deco.
rated FOR the occasion with palms ana
potted plants. roses and cnrysluthemums
being Included in the decorations on The
altar The candles on tho affairs were
lighted. but the church wa not dark.
light and The baimy sunlight 20 which
Father pardow alluded later IN hts aer-
mon as so appropriate to the day seemed
TO peumeate every nook and corner az tno
beautiful building bringing out IN hne ef-
feet hs handsome arches and tasteful.
decorations
The crowds began arriving early. as
there was some fear that there might be-
rush FOR seats before the opening Of the
services. All corners were received az the
main entrance hy "a committee consisting
of Messrs ~ A O'Byrnr y. +. Gleason
and Jonn " Colder. VINO rece we'd the ti-kes
holders and turned them over to the ush-
ers who escorted them 20 the seats as
signed them. The ushers were. Messrs.
Arthur j. OHara John Mclaughlin. +.
Brennan. " j. Harry. J J. Powers. Hen
~ Blum. Jr.. W. Hsfcrnan. J. y Nc
Carthy r H. 'ponot an. J. J. GLEASON and
W J. kehoe Most Of the seats were oc-
cupied before the beginning ~ the service
though number OF the %, iSet holders. re-
manned outside in order TO get better
view OF the procession LEI the choir loft.
hesldcs the large choir. were the Sistrrs
from the convent S. Joseph luhrmary.
the girls orphautEc and other Catholic
institutions Of the city
The Procession.
The clerical procession moved on time
Al II O'Clock the head OF the procession
emerged from the basement and moved
along Harris street To the front 81 che
Cathedral. First came the crossbearer
Rev. John u Carey. accompanied by the
acolytes, Masters Daniel Mccarthy and
james Houlihan. Next came number Of
altar boys. about thirty in an. attIrcd as
for the altar service Many OF them were
very small and The little fellows with their
clasped hands upllfted made "a pleasing
picture. Follow the altar boys We're
from the Savannah diocess. Next came
the ton bishops. including Bishop Kelley
Of Savannah who came last. Each hishop
was attended hy two chnp,aius. one o.
the right and tho other on Tho left. and
followed hy train bearer. Rev Robert
T. Kennedy. the master ~ ceremonies.
came next followed hy Rev. Father james
Hennessey. the sub-deacon 81 thc mass.
The procession being an escort 20 the
Archbishop. he came last. Mousiguor Mar
tineui was accompanied hy his deacons o.
honor Rev Or. Brauu OF New York and
Rev Or Rocker % Washington. The
insignia bearers with she mlter. crosl,r
and other insignia attaching Go the arch
bishops Office followed.
Few OF those In the large crowd SUR
rounding the Cathedral had ever witness
ed a procession OF che kind The effect
was pleasing as well as impressive. En-
terinR the gates the procession halted az
the middle door Of the edialy. the bishops
and the delegate standing upon the Steps
with the clergy remaining upon the lawn.
The procession was not intcTfered with
by the large ana some hat curious crowd
which gathered outside the gates the two
policemen stationed there Keeping enc
crowd out and preserving excellent order.
Win the arrival ~ the procession at
the main entrance the ceremony Of dedl-
cation bcgan. The most reverend dedica-
tor began the service, resting the prayer
commencing "Acflones uostras." "Dlrect
we beseech Thee. o Lord our actions. by
Thy inspiration ard further them with
Thy continual help that every prayer aud
work Of ours may always begin with Thee
and by Thee happily ended Then fol-
lowed the antiphon. "Asperges me-" etc.
g. G.. Thou shalt sprinkle me. O Lord
with hyssop and shah be- cleansed: Thou
shalt wash me and 4 shall be made whittier
than snow" The Psalm 5Jih. "AIisorere
Mel Deus etc, 4. a.. Have mercy upon
me o God. according 60 Thy great mercy. %
etc, was then taken up aud rccitod al.
ternately b. the reverend ciergy
sprinkIed the walls.
During the saying OF This Psalm tho
Archbishop sprinkled with holy water The
foundations and upper walls. repeating
the antphon "Asperges me Domino" Re
turning TO his position before the main
door o. tho church. the Archbishop read
The prayer "ncsnln- Deus" that ia 20
Lord God, Whom the heavens and earth
cannot contain. but yet deignst 10 have a
habitatlon hers on earth whore Thy name
may be psrpetually invoked. gruciously
hear our prayers ond through the inter
csdinE mertte Of the Blessed Mary. ever
virgin, Of -. John the BAPTIST and OF an
the saints. grant according 70 THY mercy
and clcmency to look down favorably upon
and dcgn 20 visit this place purity Sc