Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-08
MARTINELLrS
RED BERETTA.
He Received It at the Hands OF
Carolina Gibbons.
CEREMONY IN CATHEDRAL,
MARKED by All the Pomp ana brh-
Ilancy Usually Attendant Upon such
Occasions In the Roman Church

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Baltimore. Md, May S,-Sebastiar
Martinelli. titular archbishop OF Ephe-
sus and cardinal ELECT of the church OF
Tome today received at the hands OF
Cardinal Gibbons. the red beretta 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 brllinncy usually at
| tendant upon such occasions IL was
| held In the venerable cathedral, the first
| edillce OF It's kind erected upon Amer-
| can soil ana In which the first Amcrl-
| can priest and the first American
| bishop we're ordained. Among those
who witnessed II were men and women
prominent in every walk OF life. diplo-
| mats legislators, educators. journal
ISIS and eccleslasts, the latter including
hall a score OF archbishops. hall 4
hundred bishops, priests, monks and
seminarians.
Inc initial step In the ceremony took
| place IN the palace OF the cardinal and
consisted In the transmission OF the
beTetta TO Cardinal Gibbona By Mgr
| Marchetti, the papal ALLOCATE. Brief
| addresses were made by both the par
| uelpants IN this affair. While this
| was IN progress, procession was
FORMED IN front OF Calvert hall a blocl,
away IN which were arranged in the
oroer named the seminarians, priests
FRANCISCAN and Augustinlan monks.
the members of the faculty of thp
| Catholic university in Washington. alb
bots, bishops and finally the arch
| bishops, the purple and gold OF their
| rich vestments adding brilliancy TO the
scene. At 10 o'clock they moved
through Cathedral 10 Charles street,
passing the palace OF the cardinal.
where they were Joined by his eminence
clad In full official paraphernalia, who
took his place last in the line. Thence
the procession moved to the main en-
trance OF the cathedral The cardinal
elect meanwhile had entered the build
ing through a rear door and advanced
to meet the procession at the altar rail.
The cardinal and the cardinal-elect sa-
luted each other profoundly and
each sought the throne provided for
him. That for Cardinal Gibbons oc-
cupied the gospel side Of the altar, while
thss Of the cardlnal-elect was placed
buh the epistlc side. When they liad
seated themselves the pnpal brief TO
Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal-elect
Martinell were read as follows:
PAPAL BRIEF TO CARDINAL. Glib
BONS.
Leo XIII, pope, to our beloved son.
James Gibbons. cardinal priest OF the
Baltimore: our beloved son health and
apostolic blessing:
Having this day created cardinal Of
the holy Roman church our venerable
brother, Sebastian Martinelli titular
archbishop of Ephesus, we have COM
mitted to our beloved son, Francis
Marchetti, one Of our private cham
pertains, the duty Of presenting 10 him
the red berretta, the second mark Of
his new dignity. Monsigneur Mar
chetti faithfully and diligently assists
Cardinal Maitlnelli In the apostolic
delegation. He win present himself 10
your eminence in the performance OF
MS oiiice and VIII bring you our greet.
llgs, we commend him, entrusted
win the honorable duties OF our able
gate 10 your kindness and beg Won
10 receive him with consideration and
benevolence as Is fitting. for doing
winch we ourselves shall feel dulv
grateful TO you. As an auplirv ~
heavenly blessing and as a sign on o,Ir
good VIII we send you most lovingly
IN the Lord the apostolic benediction
Given AT 81. Peters. Rome, under The
Flshmerman's seal on the fifteenth dav
OF April. A. d. 1901. and In the twenty
fourth year OF our pontificate
tSigned) ALEXANDER yOI,pTNr
PAPAL BRIEF TO MONsIGNEIR
MARTINELLI.
Our beloved son health and aro,to,,.
benedlction.
Although unworthy, being constituted
ny ulNlhe mercy In the sublimity OF
the apostolic see, and by virtue ~ o,,.
office having care OF the welfare ~ H.
catholic church, among our chief solIci.
tudes is that the college of our yenern.
bic brothers, the cardinals OF the Uolv
Roman church. should be kent brillinnt
by most distinguished men as the digni,
~ OF that most splendid order denar ,da
For this reason we have determined IN
lnscribe you in their number for vo,r
piety, your learning. your zeal for The
catholic faith and your other qualities
and gifts Of mind which leads ms 20
hope that your ministry will be of greo,
use ana benefit to the church OF God
since, however. our beloved son Reg
mad Pius de Raymond, TO whom we
had committed the honorable duty OF
apostollc delegate, has declined H. we
accepted his refusal and resolved IN
commit II TO Francis Marchetti auditor
Oh tne apostolic delegation In the United
states OF North America, who will pre-
sent 10 you created By us n cardinal
OF tne Holy Roman church, one OF tho
insignia OF this sublime dignity. tho red
berretta, so that when Il shall have
peeh conferred on you. having heen
raised 20 the cardnalate dignity must
ever stand fearless and invInciJla
against all dangers 10 the church %,
God even 10 the shedding OF your HOOD
precious In the sight OF the Lord We
wish, however. that before Won 20
celYe the berretta you viii by ali nneans
take the oath 10 be given 10 Won nv tho
SAID Francis Marchetti. and that signed
Dy you, you send II TO us either Through
him or through some other person.
Given AT ST. Peters, Rome, under tho
flsnermans seal on the Fifteenth ay on
April, 1901. In the twenty.fo fourth wear
of our pontiacate. ,sIgned -"
AbofSluS, CARDINAL MACCUT
Mgr Marchet,l upon the conclusion
or inc reading Of the briefs, advanced
10 Cardinal Gibbons throne ana a.
iiYered to him an address Informing him
mat the supreme pontlff had committed
To MIN the Office OF investing with the
req berretta Cardinal MartinelN on
whom Mgr Marchetti said:
MS obedience overcame his humility
ana brought him unwilling TO this ab. |
lime dignity. Of which | viii saw moth.
lne AT present, as another moro worthy !
man ! VIII more clearly and more
gracefully speak OF IT," "'V'e
CARDINAL GIBBONS RESPONSE
Cardinal Gibbons responded as FOL.
Most Eminent Father Ia.