Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-08
Mgr. Martinelli Invested With the
Red Hat Today.
At THE CATHEDRAL In BALTIMORE
Brilliant Ceremony in Which Car
dinaI Gibbons Took Part.
LETTERS FROM THE POPE

| uty leCelNeu DIT lHe lldIluS O1 SdTulldl NTlD-
bons the red biretta and donned the robes
| which will hereafter mark his rank. The
| ceremony, which is the second step in his
| elevation to his new position, was marked
| by all the pomp and brlliancy usually at
| tendant upon such occasions. 1t was held
| in the venerable cathedral, the first edifice
| of it's kind erected upon American soil, and
in which the first American priest and the
| first American bishop were ordained
| Among those who Witnessed it We're men
| and women prominent in every walk of
| life, diplomats, legislators. educators, jour
| nalists and ecclesiasts, the latter including
| half a score of archbishops, half a hundred
| bishops, priests monks and seminarians.
| The initial step in the ceremony took place
| In the palace of the cardinal Immediately
| prior to that held in the cathedral and con-
| sisted of the transmission of the biretta to
| Cardinal Gibbons by Monsignor Marchatti,
! the papal ablegate. Brief addresses we're
| made by both the participants in this af-
| fair
Procession to the Cathedral.
While this was in progress a procession
was formed in front of Calvert Hall, a block
away, in which We're ranged in the order
| named the seminarians, priests, Francis
| can and Augustnian monks. the members
| of the faculty in the Catholic University in
| Washington, abbots, bishops and finally
| the archbishops, the purple and gold of
| their rich vestments adding brill fancy to
| the scene.
AT 10 o'clock they moved through cathe-
| dral to Charles street, passing the palace
| of the cardinal, where they We're joined
| by his eminence clad in full ecclesiastical
paraphernalia, who took his place last in
| the line Thence the procession moved to
| the main entrance Of the cathedral. The
cardinal-elect meanwhile had entered the
| building through a rear door and advanced
tn In
| cardinal and the cardinal-eIect saluted each
| other profoundly and each sought the
| throne provided for. him. That for Cardinal
| Gibbons occupied the gospel side of the
! altar, while that of the cardinal-elect was
| placed upon the epistle side. When they
| mad seated themselves, the papal briefs to
| Cardinal Gibbons and Cardnal-elect Mar
! tinelli were read, follows:
! The Pope to Cardinal Gibbons.
| Leo XIII, pope. to our beloved son. James
Gibbons, cardinal priest Of the Holy Roman
! Church, archbishop OF Baltimore; our be-
loved son, health and apostolic blessing.
Having this day created cardinal of the
Holy Roman Church our venerable brother,
| Sebastian Martinell titular archbishop OF
| Ephesus, we have committed to our be-
| loved son, Francis Marchetti, one Of our
| private chamberlains, the duty of present
ing to him the red biretta, the second mark
| of his new dignity. Monsignor Marchetti
| faithfully and diligently assists Cardinal
| Martinelli In the apostolic delegation. He
| VIII present himself to your eminence in
| the performance Of his office and will bring
! you our greetings. We commend him, en-
| trusted with the honorable duties of our
| ablegate, to your kindness and beg YOU to
| receive him with consideration and benevo-
| lence as is fitting; for doing which we our
| selves shall feel duly grateful to you. AS
| an augury of heavenly blessing and as
| sign Of our good WILL We send you most
| lovingly in the Lord the apostolic bene-
| dicton.
Given at St. Peters Rome, under the fish
erman's seal, on the fifteenth day of April.
A. D. 1901, and in the twenty fourth year
| of our pontiflcate.
| {Signed) ALEXANDER VOLPlNI.
| The Pope to Cardinal MartfnelI.
| Our beloved son, health and apostolic
| benediction: Although unworthy, being
| constituted by divine mercy in the sublimi
| ty of the apostolic see, and by virtue of
| our office, having care Of the welfare of
| the Catholic Church. among our chief So
| licitudes is that the college Of our vener-
| able brothers the cardinals of the Holy Ro-
man Church should be kept brilliant by
| most distinguished men as the dignity Of
| that most splendid order demands. For
| this reason we have determined to inscrbe
! you in their number for your piety, your
| learning, your zeal for the Catholic faith
! and your other qualities and gifts of mind
| which lead us to hope that your ministry
| will be of great use and benefit to the
church of God.
| Since. however. our beloved son. Reginald
| Plus de Raymond, to whom had COM
mitted the honorable duty of apostolic dele
| gate. has declined it, We accepted his re-
| fusal and resolved to commit it to Francis
| Marchetti, auditor Of the apostolic delega-
| tion in the United States of North Ameri-
ca, who will present to you created by us
| a cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, one
| Of the insignia of this sublime dignity, the
red biretta, so that when 1t shall have been
| conferred 6aV6np heen raised n he
| cardinalitial dignity, must ever stand fear
less and invincible against all dangers to
the church of Cod even to the shedding of
your blood, precious In the sight of the
| Lord. We wish, however, that before you
| receive the biretta you, by all means, take
the oath to be given to you by the said
| Francis Marchetu. and that, signed by you
| you send it to either through him or
| through some other person.
| Given at St. Peters, Rome, under the
seal of the fisherman, on the 18th day Of
| April, 1901, in the tWenty-fourth year of
| our pontificate.
| (Signed)
| ALOYSIUS CARDINAL MACCHI
Monsignor Marchetti, upon the conclu-
sion of the reading of the briefs, advanced
to Cardinal Gibbons throne and delivered
| to him the following address,:
! Marchetti to Cardinal Gibbons.
Most Eminent and Most Reverend Sir:
The supreme pontiff, Leo XIII, who has
more than once shown signs of his love
for you, most eminent sir, today commits
to you the honorable office of investing
with the red biretta him whom he has re-
Gently elected to be his brother and coun-
sellor. Wherefore, most eminent father,
deign to accept my congratulations and
| rejoice in the new glory which today adorns
this temple. Here you have presided over
the bishops and council united to legislate
for the church in these states. Here, a
few years ago. you decorated another In
| solemn function with the Roman purple.
Here, then, today under your lead all once
| more rejoice because one is raised to the
| supreme dignity of the cardinalate whom
all unite in honoring a most upright,
| religious, diligent head Of his order, the
| assiduous consultor of the sacred congre-
| CATION, the most prudent ap )stolic delegate
in these United States. These and other
| virtues, which are best kB OWN by those
| who have lived in close and familiar inter-
| course with him. have not escaped the no
tice Of the chief bishop to whom it be-
! longs to rule the universal church, and to