The times., 1901-05-13
MARTINELLI AS CELEBRANT
The Prelate's First Solemn Mass
Since His Elevation.
Crowds Throng st. AIoysius Church
= TO See the New Cardinal 0ficinte-
Father Pardov breaches the Ser
mOn-Mnny Priests i'm Attendance.


Father Pnrdow breaches the Ser
mon-Mnny Priests in Attendance.
Amid scenes of pomp and splendor and
surrounded by Church dignitaries and no
| bles of the PapaI household, his Eminence
! Cardinal Martineli celebrated solemn pom
! tificai high mass at st. AlOysius Church
| yesterday morning at 1880 o'clock, it be
| ing the first high mass celebrated by him
since his elevation to the cardinalate.
When the church bells rang out the
! hour for the beginning of the services a
| procession, headed by Father Tierney. as
| cross bearer, and followed by white robed
acolytes and altar boys and Father Fink,
! Father Caughey, and Father Bomface
! came out of the sacristy. Marching down
the aisles of the church. they awaited the
arrival of the Cardinal at the front en-
! trance OF the church.
| Shortly afterward his Eminence, accom-
! panied by Count Colacicchi, of the Papal
| Guard, and a number of priests, ascended
| the broad fight of stairs leading into the
| church, where he took his place in the
| procession.
To the music of the organ and the or
chestra the procession solemnly moved up
| the centre aisle to the sanctuary, when
| Cardinal Martinelii seated himself upon
| throne under a canopy of red silken cloth
| He was in black. the conventional habit
| of the Augustinian order. This caused
his figure to stand out in sharp accentua-
! ton to the brilliant assemblage about him.
| Suspended from his neck by slender
| chain of gold rested the archiepiscopal
! cross against the black cassock. On his
! head the red zuchetta contrasted strongly
with the Cardinals intensely black hair
Cardinal Martinelli at once prepared to
don the magnificent pontifical vestments,
being assisted in this ceremony by Father
Caughey, pastor of st. Joseph's. and
Father Boniface, of the Papal delegation,
the deacons of honor.
Count Colacicchi, who was in full dress
uniform, with sword. took position sst
the right of the Cardinals throne, where
he remained standing throughout the
services Rev E. il. Fink, S. j., was as
sistant priest; Father Joseph Smith,
deacon of mass; Father Singleton. sub
deacon, and Father Walter Drum, mas
ter of ceremonies. After the mass Cardi-
nal MartineIli divested himself Of the
pontifical vestments, being assisted by
Fathers Caughey, Boniface, and Fink.
Rev William O'Brien Pardow, s. j., de-
livered the sermon, which was founded
on the fourth chapter of Acts of the
Apostles, and dealt mainly with the be-
ginning of the Church, the fearless stand
taken by St Peter and his fellow-fsher-
men in preaching the doctrine and teach
ings of Jesus Christ, irrespective of the
demands of the Roman tribunals to de-
sfst therefrom. Father Pardow, in pow
erful language, described the battles these
ignorant fishermen had to fight against
mighty pagan Rome and the world, with
| final triumphing.
Father Pardow said. in part: Il can
well understand how these poor fisher
men must have felt when Jesus told them
that he must leave them. No wonder
they asked him TO stay, recognizing. as
they did, that they would have TO fight
all battles alone and face the world alone.
Peter preached his teachings, and he was
brought before the Roman tribunal, where
he was requested not to preach OF Jesus
any more. But Peter arose in his dig
nifty, and with grandeur said: is 1t bet
ter to obey men than 1t is to obey God?
Peter was filed with the spirit OF the
Holy Ghost.
And who was St Peter but a poor
fisherman? Mighty Rome was struggling
with fishermen, and Rome was beaten.
When the battle was over pagan Rome
was no more; the fishermen had con-
quered The cross sped away from the
place of execution at Calvary to the dia-
dem OF the Caesars. 1t was hard hight
of the fishermen against paganism. 1t was
a clumsy way Of eXterminating thought,
doctrine, a religion, by hanging its ex-
pOnents; il was an unrefined way But
the battle VIII go on until the cross is
all triumphant
Father Pardow paid a glowing tribute
TO the order of the AuRustines, who had
done so much for the Church and made
50 many sacrifices in blood and efforts.
! He said that his Eminence Cardinal Mar
tineili was u member of that order and
had made himself universally beloved dur
ing his short stay here. At the conclu-
sion of the sermon, Father PardoW ap-
pealed to ell to unite on this great solemn
I occasion into one great and true Church.
Cardinal Martinelli wore the magnificent
new silver and gold vestments, worn for
the first time in this country by Father
Fink on Easter. They are elaborate vest
ments. the foundation being of superb
corded cloth Of silver with delicate en-
| broidery, done in threads of pure gold,
| forming one of the celebrated Romanini 5
richest creations. All of the attending
clergy We're robed in white and gold vest
ments, while the acolytes and altar boys
| wore red sashes and bows of red over
| cassocks and surplices of white.
The church had been fittingly decorated
| for the service. The sanctuary was
! banked with palms and blooming flowers,
and the affairs were adorned with hun
dredS of red roses, among which beamed
a thousand electric lights. Near the tab
ernacle We're rows of innumerable wax
candles. Two massive brass candelabra,
supporting pyramids of lights ten feet
high also adorned the sanctuary. The
choir was assisted by a full orchestra,
and rendered the following elaborate pro
gramme: professional March" ''Rhein-
berger's Mass in c., "Ecce Sacordos
Masnum. aGiorza." for bass chorus, and
| ''Recessional March" by Eckert. The
| orchestra was led by s. Minister; Eric
| Rath offciated at the organ, and S. j.
| Kubel, the organist of the church, di-
| rected the choruses. The sOloists were
| Miss Cecilia V. Murphy, soprano; Mrs.
! Margaret Nolan Martin, alto; Mr.. T. Il.
| Turpin, tenor. and James T. Nolan, bass.
| The members of the chorus are Sopranos
| Misses Mary Sweeney, Josephine Phillips,
Cora T.. Noyes, Dana Heron, Kate Heron,
| Jennie Lynch, Bertha Bieber and Mrs.
| Noordzy; altos, Mrs. A. G. Taylor. Misses
| Clara Kubel, Mary O'Dea. Mrs. NJ. Shea,
| Miss a KeneaIy, and NJ Triplett; tenors,
! Messrs. Thomas w. Davis, Thomas II.
/ Dooley, George Lansdale George Q.
| Houehan, and Carl Xanteu; basses,
! Messrs Daniel Miilrick. Arthur Gardner
| John l.. Dwyer, AlOysius j. Neff, w. II.
| Bornholdt and II. l. Smith.
| Father Gillespie S. j., rector Of the
| Church Of the Gesu, Philippines; Father
! Timothy Brosnan. S. J., of Woodstock;
| Father Richley S. j., of Leonardtown,
| and Father Daily. Of Waltham, Mass,
we're guests at the rectory.
THE PROBLEMS OF CHARITY.