Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-05-09
hARnNEuI is CARDINAL
Cardinal MartinelIi Formally Invested
With the Scarlet Beratta and
~ Robes at Baltimore.
The Ceremony Marked by all the Pomp
and Brilliance Attendant upon
Such Occasions. Nh.
Cardinal Gibbons ofdciates, Assisted
by the Papal Ablegate Many
i Al H.. Dignitaries Present. .s SIS.

##s Dignitaries Present. SS
Baltimore, May 9.-Sebastian Mar
tinelli, titular bishop of Ephisus and
cardinal-elect OF the Church Of Rome,
received at the hands OF Cardinal Glib
sbons the red beretta, and donned the
robes which will hereafter mark his
rank. The ceremony, which is the sec
ond step in his elevation to his new
position, was marked by all the pomp
and brilliance usually attendant upon
such occasions. 1t was held in the
cathedral, the first edifce Of its kind
erected upon American soil, and in
which the first American priest and
the first American bishop we're or
dained. Among those who witnessed
it were men and women prominent in
every walk of life, diplomats, legis-
lators, educators, journalists and &c
clesiasts, the latter including 10 arch
bishops, so bishops, priests, monks
and seminarians. The initial step in
the ceremony took place in the palace
of the cardinal Immediately prior to
that held in the cathedral and consist
ed of the transmission of the beretta
to Cardinal Gibbons by Monsignor
Marchetti, the papal ablegate. Brief
addresses were made by both the par
Elephants in this affair. While this was
in progress procession was formed
in front of Calvert hall, a block away,
in which were arranged in the order
named the seminarians, priests, Fran
ciscan and Augustin monks, the mem
bers Of the faculty In the Catholic uni
versity in Washington, abbots, bish-
ops and finally the archbishops, the
purple and gold of their rich vest
ments adding brilliancy to the scene.
At 10 o'clock they moved through
the cathedral to Charles street, pass
ing the palace Of the cardinal, where
they were Joined by his eminence,
clad in ecclesiastical paraphernalia,
who took his place last in the line
Then the procession moved to the
main entrance of the cathedral. The
cardinale1ect, meanwhile, had entered
the building through rear door and
advanced to meet the procession at the
altar rail. The cardinal and the car1i-
nal-elect sal~ted each other profoundly
and each sought the throne provided
for him. That for Cardinal Gibbons
occupied the gospel side of the altar,
while that of the cardinal-elect was
placed upon the epistle side. When
they had seated themselves the papal
briefs to Cardinal Gibbons and Car.
dinalelect Martinelli were read.
Monsfgnor Marchetti, upon the con-
clusion of the reading of the briefs,
advanced to Cardinal Gibbons throne
and delivered an address, to which
Cardinal Gibbons responded.
At its conclusion Cardinal Gibbons
descended from his throne and ad-
vanced to the front of the altar, ac-
companied by his attendants bearing
the beretta. Martinelli rose and, es-
corted by the member of the noble
guard and the papal chamberlains,
walked towards Cardinal Gibbons, be-
fore whom he knelt and bowed his
head. Slowly lifting the beretta from
the silver salver upon which it rested
Cardinal Gibbons unfolded it and held
it high in order that the congregation
ullSuC see II. 1n0u StOOpiIS auu, Will
what seemed to be softly murmured
prayer, he placed it upon the head of
the cardinal-elect, who rose, and, ad-'
vancing to the front Of the altar, made
brief address.
Having concluded the address the
newly made cardinal, who up to this
time had worn the vestments OF an
archbishop, retired to the inner sane-
tuary and in few moments returned
clad in the robes of cardinal. Almost
Immediately afterward he divested
himself of these and appeared in the
white and gold vestments Of the mass
in which he was to pontificate. AS
sisted by his priests and deacons he
conducted this amid the breathless
attention of the vast audience. The :
sermon was delivered by Archbishop
Ryan OF Philadelphia, after which Car
dinal Gibbons pronounced the bene-
diction and the ceremony was ended.