The Forrest City times., 1901-05-10
A BRILLIANT FUNCTION.
The Second Step in the Elevation of
Mgr. Martinelli to the Col
lege of Cardinals.
coNFERRlNG OF THE RED BERRETTA.
Cardinal Gibbons Omciatcd, Sur
rounded by "a Host of Priests and
PreIates, in the Venerable Cathe-
draI at BaItimorc--Tbe Papal
Briefs Were Read.

Baltimore, Nd, May Sebastian
Martinelli, titular archbishop of
Ephesus and cardinal-elect of the
church of Rome, received, at the
hands of Cardinal Gibbons, the red
berretta, and donned the robes which
will hereafter mark his rank. The
ceremony, which is the second-step in
his elevation to this new position, was
marked by all the pomp and brilliancy
usually attendant upon such occa-
sions. 1t was held in the venerable
cathedral, the first edifice of its kind
erected upon American soil, and il
which the first American priest and
first American bishop were ordained
Representative Gathering.
Among those who witnessed it were
men and women prominent in every
educators, journalists and ecclesiastics
educators, journalists and ecclesiastics
the latter including half score OF
archbishops, half hundred bishops
priests, monks and seminarians. The
initial step in the ceremony took
place in the palace of the cardinal
prior to that held in the cathedral
and consisted of the transmission oil
the berretta to Cardinal Gibbons BY
Mgr. Marchetti, the papal ALLOCATE
when addresses were made by both
the participants in this affair.
The Procession Formed.
While this was in progress process
sion was formed in front of Calvert
hall, a block away, in which were ar.
ranged, in the order named, the sem
inarians, the priests, Franciscan and
Augustinian monks, the members o.
the faculty in the Catholic university
in Washington, abbots, bishops and
finally, the archbishops, the purple
and gold of their rich vestments add
ing brilliancy to the scene.
At the Cathedral.
At ten O'Clock they moved through
Cathedral to st. Charles street. pass
ing the palace of the cardinal, where
they were joined by his eminence
clad in full ecclesiastical parapher
MALTA, who took his place last in the
line. Thence the procession moved te
the main entrance to the cathedral
The cardinal-elect, meanwhile, hat
entered the building through real
door, and advanced to meet the pro
cession at the altar rail. The cardina'
and the cardinal-elect saluted eacl
other profoundly, and each sought
the throne provided for him. That fol-
Cardinal Gibbons occupied the gospe
side of the altar, while that for tn,
cardinal-elect was placed on the
epistle side.
PapaI Briefs Read.
When they had seated themselves
the papal briefs to Cardinal Gibbons
and Cardinal-elect Martinelli were
read:
Mgr. Marchetti, upon the conclusion
of the reading of the briefs, advanced
to Cardinal Gibbons throne and de
hvered an address, to which the ear
dinal made response, at the conclu
sion of which Cardinal Gibbons de
scended from his throne and adj
vanced to the front of the altar, ac
companied by his attendants, bear
ing the berretta. Martinelli rose. es
corted by the member of the noble
guard and the papal chamberlains
walked toward Cardinal Gibbons, be
fore whom he knelt and bowed hi.
head.
Placing the Beretta
Slowly lifting the berretta from tn,
silver salyer upon which it rested
Cardinal Gibbons unfolded it and hel,
il high in order that the congrega
ton might see it Then STOPPING ant
with what seemed to be softly muir
INJURED prayer, he placed it upon tn,
head of the cardinal-elect, who ARCS,
and advancing to the front of the
altar, delivered an address of thanks
Donned the CardinaIiticaI Robes.
Having concluded the address. tn,
newly made cardinal, who, up to thi.
time. had worn the vestments of an
archbishop. retired to the inner sane
tuary, and in a few moments returned
clad in his cardinalitical robes. Al
most Immediately afterward he di
vested himself of these and appeare,
in the white and gold yestments O
the mass i'm which ne was to partici
pate. Assisted by his priests ant
deacons he conducted this amid thu
GREATNESS attention of the vast au
dience. The sermon was delivered
by Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia
after which Cardinal Gibbons pro
nounced the benediction and the cere
mony was ended.