The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-08

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the heart Of the Roman Pontif. who
highly estecms and loves the young ana
vigorous American nation.
And vel. indeed. may you glory also
in the presence of SO many faithful pas
tors Of souls, men Of prudence. wisdom
Venerable because of their years ana Ia
bOrs. men filled with zeal Who day and
night never cease to watch over the
flock committed to them But among
these see some who more particularly
rejoice and riEhtfuIly So because they
are united to the new Cardinal by Spe-
ciaI ties: they have listened to the same
divine call he listened TO, they profess
the same rule, they have come together
with US today TO add their COnETatuls}-
tons to ours while we greet nm the
glory Of the distinguished AuEuStlElan or
der whom before they esteemed as 4
kind brother and loving father And the
members of other religious orders rejoice
also with them because in this promotion
they see a new pledge OF the ieI1eF oIehce
of the Sovereign POntiff. who very re
Gently did not hesitate to say that the
religious orders are an ornament ana
sul-u,Ior of the Universal Church.
Allow me. therefore most eminent sir,
To read the Apostolic brief, by which the
Holy Father Leo NH elevateS him to the
College CT Cardinals but before doing 50.
permit ne publicly and most humbly
L. thank the Supreme Pastor Of the
Church of God. who by a special mark
] be. as Ablegate on this occasion and
finally. most eminent sir. again receive
my sense of devotion and my conSratula-
tons. May your life be long and happy
and may God preserve You for many
years for the honor and glory OF His
Church"
Upon the completion of this address,
Cardinal Gibbons arose from the seat
upon his throne. briefly thanked the
AbIegaJe for his feHcitous remarks and
then addressed himself to the new Car
dinaI in warm and complimentary
terms
THE BiRETTA PRESENTED
Upon completing his address, Cardi-
nal Gibbons proceeded to the main al
tar. bearing in his hands the biretia,
and Mgr 8IartineIH followed Upon
reaching the altar, the latter kneeled
while. amid a scene Of the greatest sol
emnity. Cardinal Gibbons conferred the
insignia of his rank upon him.
Cardinal Gibbons and the new Prince
OF the Church then returned to their
respective thrones and Cardinal Mar
tinelH then stood and made the follow
ing reply:
Most eminent and most reverend sir:
Having been by the kindness of the
Supreme POntiff, made a member Of the
Sublime College o. Cardinals of the RO-
man Church, nothing could have pleased
me more than TO receive from your emf
uenCe, surrounded by this crown of bish-
ops and IluStTioUS peTSonageS. this l1Sig-
mum of honor and high dignity. Il rejOiceS
me to receive these signs OF POntihcai IA
Eor IN this Metropolitan See in which the
example Of your apostolic zeal and paste
raj care has been so bright and has done
50 much Tor the promotion OF Catholic in
teTests as well as for the furtherance Of
all things which are in the progress Of
humanity and the glory of the nation But
You viii permit me TO add another reason
for my happiness, and ! find II in your
continuous and untiTing kindness iowa Td
me from the moment in which. by the
command of the supreme POnTlm- l was
- placed at the head Of the Apostolic Dele
cation These and other considerations
awaken in me d spirit of gratitude to
ward your enlinenCe- / beg you there
fore. to accept the thanks which l cor
daily offer you, and not only to you, but
10 all the illustrious Drelates and others
VINO nave come TO honor TINS occasion by
their presence do / offer the expression Of
my sincere gratitude.
Meanwhile. most eminent sir. I pray
the great and good God ever TO preserve
and bless you
Upon the conclusion Of his address.
the new Cardinal was escorted to the
sacristy, where he donned the scarlet
robes Of his Office He then returned to
his throne and the celebration OF the
mass followed. At the time of his ele-
walton Cardinal SatolH was himself the
ceIebrant OF the mass and today the
new Cardinal performed that ecclesias-
teal office Very Rev John J Fedigan,
the Provincial of the Augustinian Order
n the United States. was assistant
priest at the mass.
The elaborate ceremonies We're
brought to d close by the comforting of
the PapaI benediction. similar to that
given on the occasion Of the elevation
Of Cardinal SatoIi. which was given by
Cardinal Gibbons. on the authority Of q
eabIegram from Rome, and follows:
The - raordinary spIendor accompa-
uylng ~ comforting Of the biTetTa upon
Cardinal SatOlH gratifies the Holy Father
beyond measure, and he asks your emf
nence to express his satisfaction Fur
theTJnOTe, dS a token Of his deep appTeCid-
ton, he empowers your entnence to i'm
part to ali present his apostolic beuedic-
ton"
THE MAKING OF A CARDINAL
The elevation Of preIate to the Car
dinaIate when the candidate does not
live in Rome proceeds by three distinct
steps First there is the delivery of the
c0nsistoriaI letter. the presentation of
the red silk skull cap, or zuchetto, and
the taking Of the oath The next fea-
ture Of the ceremony IS the comforting
Of the red biretta, and last Of all is the
placing upon the head OF the newly
made Cardinal Of the red hat. which is
done by the Pope alone and can only
be performed in Rome
Just when Cardinal MartineIu Will
return 10 Rome is not yet definitely
known, but It Is not believed that he
VIII remain in this country very much
longer
The ceremony performed by the Pope
at the Vatican Is attended with great
spIendor- It takes place at a public
consistory in the Sala Regia, one Of the
most magnificent apartments Of the
Vatican. The Pope makes his entry
seated in the gestatoriaI chair, borne
shoulder high, and wears for the occa-
sion, not the familiar triple crown but
e mitre Of white satin, richly ornament
ed with gold the bifurcation Of which
is lined with crimson damask. The