The Van Buren press., 1901-04-20
RECEIVED TIE PALUUN.
Imposing Ceremonial in the Catholic
Cathedral of St. Raphael
at Dubuque, la.
METROPOLITAN OF DUBUQUE INVESTED.
A Great Gathering of PreIates. Head.
ed by Cardinal GibbOns-A Scene
of Rare Bcnuty and SOlemnity-
visiting Clergy Banqueted at Ho.
Tel Julien.

dubuque, Ia, April 1s.-In the pres.
ence of prices and high priests of his
church, and before an audience that
occupied every foot of space in st.
Raphael cathedral and overhowed
into the surrounding streets, Arch
bishop John j. keane was invested
with the pallium, the insignia of the
high position he occupies in the Ro-
man Catholic church.
A brilliant Scene.
The scene was one of great bril-
liancy, and the ceremonies character.
jstic of that splendor and magnif-
cence for which the Catholic church
is noted. While the absence of Mgr.
Martinelli was marked. it detracted
none from the grandeur of the scene,
which was far beyond that occasion
Of September II, 1893, when Mgr. Sa-
TOLL, now member of the sacred
congregation, Rome, conferred the
pallum upon the late Archbishop
Henressey in this same cathedral.
A Prince of the Church.
Cardinal Gibbons was here, as he
was then; archbishops and bishops
from all parts of the United States
were here again, and the number of
priests present was fully double that
on the other occasion. The attendance
Of laymen from abroad was very
large and but few states in the Tn
ion were unrepresented. II was
remarkable tribute to Archbishop
Beane.
The Ceremonial.
The ceremonies opened at ten
o'clock with procession of clergy
and attendants, In which the cardinal,
archbishops, bishops and priests took
part, clad in full yestments of their
rank
The scene was beautiful. The high
altar, almost hidden by palms, ferns.
and flowers, was dazzling with electric
lights, while the cardinals red robes,
the archbishops' purple, the bishops
purple and white, and the priests
black and white, and the INTERVIEWING
popol and American colors, with
which the auditorium was decorated,
made an almost perfect color scheme.
The Pontincni Mass.
Archbishop Kahn of st. Louis, in
full canonicnls, assembled the altar at
1880 and commenced the celebration
OF pontifcal high mass.
The music was Gounod's "Mcsse
Solemnclle," sung by choir of 60
persons. At the close of the mass
Cardinal Gibbons, with imposing cerc,
monN conferred the palium upon
Archbishop Eeane.
Following the investurc Arch.
bishop Ireland OF st. Paul deliv.
cred the sermon of the day, A con
gratulatory address from the clergy
OF the diocese was made by Rev. DR..
Carroll, president OF st, Joseph's col
lege, Dubuque, and Archbishop
keane's reply closed the ceremonies
Of the church,
"""VWc' ~ NUc NicVHS'
At two o'clock In the afternoon the
visiting clcrgymen were banqucied at
the Hotel Julien, where covers were
laid for 400, Archbishop Kcane was
toastmaster. Cardinal Gibbons re-
sponded TO the toast "All Hail to the
Great Leo KILL, Pastor Of the Uni
versal Church."
The other tonsts were
God Bless Our Country, the Home
OF Civil and Religious Freedom Bish'
op Spoulding of Peoria,
welcome TO Our Cardinal, TO Oui
Archbishops and Bishops, and to All
onr llonorcd Guests" Archbishop
Elder Cincinnati.
THE Church in the Great North
west" Bishop O'Gorman, Sioux Falls
+. d.
It, Rev, Thomas j. Connty, having
bcen called to Washington, did not re-
spond TO the toast Success TO the
Natholic University Of America, the
olorious Crown of our Catholic Edu'
cotional System" Instead, however
brief remarks on the subject were
made by distinguished churchmcn
present.