The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-08
GETS RED HAT.
Badge of Cardinal Conferred
Upon Sebastian MartineIli.
Ceremony Is Conducted by Car
dinal Gibbons.
WAS MARKED BY POMP.
Took Place in First Cathedral
Built in America.
Attended by Many Prominent
Men and Women.

Baltimore, May 8.-Sebastian Marti-
nelli, titular archbishop of Ephesus and
carGinal-elect of the church of Rome,
received at the hands of Cardinal Glib
bons the red berretta and donned the
robes which Will hereafter mark his
rank. The ceremony, which is the sec
Ond step in his elevation to his new pO-
sition, was marked by all the pomp and
br1lliancy usually attendant upon such
occasions. 1t was held in the Venerab bic
cathedral, the first edifice of its kind
erected upon American soil, and IN
which the first American priest and first
American bishop were ordained. Among
those who witnessed the ceremony were
men and women prominent in
every walk of life-diplOmatists
legislators, educators, Journalists, and
eccleSiastics, the latter including
journalists and ecclesiasts, the latter in
Guiding half a score of archbishOps, half
hundred bishops. priests monks and SEM
inarians. The initial step in the cere-
mony took place in the palace of the
cardinal Immediately prior to that held
in the cathedral and consisted of the
transmission of the berretta to Cardinal
Gibbons by Mgr Marchetti, the papal
delegate. Brief addresses were made by
both the participants in this affair. W hiIe
this was in progress, a procession was
formed in front of Calvert hall. a
block away in which were arranged in
the order named the seminarians, priests,
Franciscan and Augustinian monks, the
members of the faculty in the Catholic
university in Washington abbots, bish-
ops and finally the archbishops, the
purple and gold of their rich vestments
adding brilliancy to the scene.
At 10 O'Clock they moved through the
cathedral to Charles street, passing the
palace of the cardinal. where they were
Joined by his eminence clad in full
ecclesiastical paraphernalia, who took
his place last in line. Then the process
sion moved to the main entrance of the
cathedral. The cardinal-elect mean
while had entered the building through
a rear door and advanced to meet the
procession at the altar rail The card
inal and cardinal-elect saluted each
other profoundly and each sought the
throne provided for him. That for Car
diuaI 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
Cardinal-elect Martinelli were read as
follows:
PAPAL BRIEF TO CARDINAL GLIB
BONS.
Leo XIII, Pope to Our Beloved Son,
James Gibbons cardinal priest of the
Holy Roman church, archbishop of Bal
timore; Our Beloved Son, health and
apostolic blessing. Having this day Gre
ated cardinal of the Holy Roman
church our venerable brother, Sebastian
MartineIli titular archbishop of Ephe-
sus, we have committed to our beloved
son, Francis Marchetti, one Of our pri-
vate ehamberlains the duty of present
ing to him the red berretta, the second
mark of his new dignity. Monsignor
Marchetti faithfully and diligently assists
Cardinal Martinelli in the apostolic del
egation. He will present himself to
your eminence in the performance Of
his office and will bring you our greet
ings We commend him, entrusted with
the honorable duties of our ablegate to
your kindness and beg you to receive
him with consideration and benevolenee
as is fitting for doing which we our
selves shall feel duly grateful to you.
AS an augury of heavenly blessing and
as a sign of our good will we send you