Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-08
THE RED BERETTA
Was Bestowed on Sebastian
 Martinelli To-Day.
CARDINAL GIBBONS oFFIcIATED
Papal Brief to Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal Martinelli Were Read-Fit- ting Addresses Were Made By Car dinals Gibbons and MartinellL


 ting Addresses Were Made By Car
 dinals Gibbons and Martinelli,
 Baltimore. May S.-Sebastian Martin elli, titular archbishop of Ephesus and cardinalelect of the Church of Rome, today received at the hands of Car dinal 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 brilliancy usually attend ant upon such occasions. It took place in the cathedral. Among those who witnessed it were men and women prominent in every walk of life. The initial step in the ceremony took place in the palace of the cardinal and con- sisted of the transmission Of the beret- ta to Cardinal Gibbons by Monsignor AIarchetti, the papal ablegate. While this was in progress a procession was formed in front of Calvert hall, a block, away, In which were seminarians, priests, Franciscan and Augustine monks. members or the faculty in the Catholic university in Washington, ab- bots, bishops and archbishops. At ID o'clock they moved through Cathedral to Charles streets, passing the palace of the cardinal, where they were joined by his eminenee, who took his place last in the line. Thence the pro- cession moved to the main entrance of the cathedral. The cardinal-elect, meanwhile, had entered the building through q rear door and advanced to meet the procession at the altar rail. she cardinal and the cardinal-elect sa- luted- each other profoundly; and when they had seated themselves the. papal rlefs to Cardinal Gibbons and Car inal-elect Martinelli were read, as fol rows:
 Papal Brief to Cardinal Gibbons:
 Leo XIII. Pope. to Our Beloved Son..
 James Gibbons. Cardinal Priest of
 the Holy RcMan Church. Archbishop
 of Ealtiia0re:
 Our beloved spn. health and apostolic blessing iasiaE this day created cardinal of tha Holy Roman church. our venerSbie llr1i.ieT. Sebastian Mar tlnelll. t.TUiar al%I.6Ishop of Ephesus, we have committed t5 our beloved son, Francis Siarchetti, oae Of our private cAnmbcrlains. the duty of presenting 10 him the red beretta, the second mark of his new dignity. Aonslgnor Marchetti faithfully and diligently as- sists Cardinal Martinelli In tue apos- tollc delegation. He will present him. self to your eminence in the perform anee of his office and will bring you our greetings. We commend him, en- trusted with the honorable duties of our delegate, to your Kindness and beg you to receive him with consideration and benevolence IS befittfng. for doing which we ourselves shall feel duly grateful to you. As an augury of heavenly blessing and as a sign of our good win we send you most lovingly @1,. <.ssI
 Given at St Peter's, Rome, under the Fisherman's seal on the 10th day of April. A. ID. 1901. and in the twen- ty-fourth year of our pontificate
 (Signedl ALEXANDER VOLPINI.
 Papal brief to Cardinal Martinelli:
 Our beloved son, health and apostol- ic benediction. Although unworthy, being constituted by divine mercy in the sublimity of the apostolic see, and by virtue of our office, having care of the welfare of the Catholic church, among our chief solicltudes is that the college of our venerable brothers the cafdinals of the Holy Roman church, should be kept brilliant by most dis dnguished men as the dignity Of that most splendid order demands. For this reason We have determined to inscribe you in their number for your piety, your learning. your zeal for the Cath- olic faith and your other qualities and gifts of mind, which lead us to hope that your ministry will be of great use and benefit to the church of God Since, however, our beloved son, Reg inald Plus de Raymond, to whom we had committed the honorable duty of apostolic delegate. has declined 1t, We accepted his refusal and resolved to commit 1t to Francis Marchetti, audi tor of the apostolic delegation in the United States of North America, who will present to you, created by us a cardinal of the Holy Roman Catholic church one of the insignia of this sub lime dignity, the red beretta, so that when it shall have been conferred upon you. having been raised to the car dinalitial dignity. must ever stand fear less and inyincible against all dangers to the church of God, even to the she'd ding of your blood. precious in the sight of the Lord. We wish, however. that before you receive the beretta sOu by all means take the oath to be given to you by the said Francis Mar chetti, and that, signed by you, you send it to us either through him or through some other person.
 Given at St Peters, Rome, under the seal of the Fisherman, on the 10th day Of April, 1901, in the twenty-fourth year of our pOntihcate.
 tSignedD
 ALOYSIUS CARDINAL AIACCHI.
 Afonsignor Marchetti, upon the con clusion of the reading of the briefs, advanced to Cardinal Gibbons's throne and delivered him q brief address. to which Cardinal Gibbons responded.
 Cardinal MartineIlfs reply to the ad- dress of Cardinal Gibbons:
 Most Eminent and Most Reverend Sir: Having been by the Kindness of the supreme pontlff made a member of the sublime college of cardinals of .fhe Holy Roman church. nothing could have pleased me more than to receive from your eminence, surrounded by this crown of bishops and illustrious per- s0nages, the insignia of this honor and high dignity. It rejoices me to receive these signs of pontifical favor in this metropolitan see in which the exam pie of you apostolic seal and pastoral care have been so bright and have done so much for the promotion of Catholic interests as well as for the furtherance of all things which aid in the progress of haHanity and tAe glory of the nation. But you will permit me 10 add another reason for my happi- ness. I find 1t in your continuous and untlring kindness toward me from the moment in which. by the command of