The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-17
CLOAK OF OFFICE.
Pahium Conferred Upon Arch
bishop Keane at Dubuque.
A Notable Event in the History
of Church.
CATHOLIC CHURCHMEN
In Attendance From All Parts
of the Country.
Patriotic Address Delivered by
Archbishop Ireland.
CATHOLIC CHURCHMEN


thedral and overlooked into the sur
rounding streets. Archbishop John J.
Keane was today invested with the pal
lium, the insignia of the high position ne
occupies in the Roman Catholic church
The scene was one Of great briliancy
and the ceremonies characteristic of
that splendor and magnificence for
which the Catholic church is noted
While the absence OF Mgr Martinelli was
marked, it detracted none from the
grandeur of the scene which was far be-
yond that occasion of September II, 1888.
when Mgr SatolI, now member of the
Sacred congregation. Rome. conferred
the pallium upon the late Archbishop
Hennessey in this same Cathedral. Car
dinal Gibbons was here today as he " as
then; archbishops and bishops from all
parts Of the United states were here
again and the number Of priests present
was fully double that on the other ocea-
sion. The attendance Of 1aymen from
abroad was very large and but few
states in the Union We're unrepresente5.
1t was a remarkable tribute to Arch
bishop Keane.
The ceremonies opened at 10 o'clock
with a procession of clergy and attend
ants in which the cardinal. archbishopS,
bishops and priests took part clad in full
vestrnentS of their rank. Passing from
the archiepiscopaI residence, the process
sion entered the cathedral and moved up
the main aisle to the altar. Within the
sanctuary Carnial Gibbons assembled
the throne on the left, which had been
yielded to him by Archbishop Keane, tae
latter occupying a temporary throne OH
the right which he had erected for HIM
self About these two principals were
Archbishops Kahn, st. Louis; Katzer,
Milwaukee; Elder, Cincinnati; Ireland.
St Paul and in their company were
Bishops Spalding and his Coadjutor
Reilly, Peoria, III: Els Marquette, Michi-
gan: Messmer, Green Bay. Wis; Trobsc,
St Cloud, Mimi; OfGor,nan. Sioux Fails
S D.: Tierney, Hartford. Conn; COtter,
Winona, Mimi; Hennessey, Wichita,
kan: Foley, Detroit; Macs. Covington
Ky; Schwebach. Lacrosse. Wis; Glen
non Kansas City; Burke, St Joseph,
Mo. ScanueII Omaha, Burke, Albany
N Y: Cosgrove, Davenport, Ia LEM
han, Cheyenne, EVyo.; Bonacurl, Lincoln
Neb.; McCIoslzey, Louisville, Ky; Har-
kins. Providence r. l.; Jensen, Belle
Vile III; Chatard, Indianapolis;and Ho-
bart. Scranton. Pa. Also Mgr Ryan VI
car general of the diocese of Dubuque
and nearly 400 priests.
The scene was beautiful The high al
tar almost hidden by palms. ferns and
/ flowers was dazzling with electric lights.
while the cardinals red robes, the arcn-
I bishops purple the bishops purple and
white and the priests black and white
I and the INTERVENING papal and Amerl-
was decorated made an almost perfect
/ color scheme
Archbishop Kahn of ST. Louis in full
canonfcaIs. ascended the altar at 1880
and commenced the celebration Of pom
tffcal high mass. His assistant priest
| was Very Rev. Dunn Cedar Rapids;
1 deacon. Very Rev. Mel aughlin. Clinton;
subdeacon, Very Rev O'COnnor. Carroll
/ and some 80 others. Revs. ToOmey, Doh
1 lin Berry. Fitzpatrick and Carey were
masters of ceremonies
The music was "Gounod's Masse Sol
/ emnelle,'' sung by a choir of SO persons
/ At the close Of the mass. Cardinal Glib
4 hons with imposing ceremony conferred
the palIium upon Archbishop Keane.
( The cardinals assistants were Rt Rev.
( Mgr Ryan v. c. of Dubuque and Gle
ment Johanns of Dubuque.
Following the investiture, Archbishop
Ireland Of St. Paul delivered the sermon
/ of the day.
A ccngrat uIatory address from the
! clergy of the diocese was made by the
Rev Dr. Carroll president of st. 90
/ seph's college, Dubuque, and Archbishop
Keane's reply closed the ceremonies at
the church.
At 2 o'clcck this afternoon the visit
| ing clergymen were banqueted at the
Hotel Julian where covers were laid for
/ 400 Archbishop Keane was toastmas-
| ter. Cardinal Gibbons responded to the
toast All hail the great Leo XIII. pas
tor CT the universal church. The other
toasts were God bless cur country, the
home OF civil and religious freedom by
Bishop 6paIding Of Peoria; welcome
to our cardinal to our archbishops and
/ bishops and to all cur hOnored guests.
Archbishop Elder. Cincinnati; The
church in the great northwest" Bishop
| OsGornan. Sioux Falls, s D.
| Rt Rev. Thomas j. Coaaty. having
been called to Washington. did not re-
spond to the toast Success TO the Cath
Gle uni versity Of America the gloricls
crown Of our Catholic educational svs-
/ tenn Instead, however, brief remarks
were made by distinguished ehurchmer
present.
I ARCHBISHOP IRELAND'S ADDRESS
The great feature ct the CAV was nc
installation address by Arch blshoFs ire
4 land. He regarded the installation as
enc Of the most important events in tire
/ Cat1IClic church in recent years. Artn-
bishop Keane representing the fcrwafd
movement CT the church Archbishop
I Irelar-s's subject was The church in
Amerfca-Its Yesterday and It's Tomcr
row Ffe said.
7 fear not to say that we have today
in the United States fourteen or fifteen
million Catholics I speak too. Of tne
numbers or churches colleges school Is
converts hospitals, crnnanages and 9th
er institutions Ct piety. charity. educa-
/ ticn and apostolic zeal with which The
whole country IS covered Those are not
I the creations Of the civil state
or Of rich religious corporations;
/ they are the results Of the
pennies Of the Catholic people. the
embodiment in brick and stone of the
sweat Of their brow. of their hard labor.
/ bestowed freely to God and his Christ
/ Glance down through the naves and
aisies, notice the throngirg multitudes
Of men as wei as OF women that press
around the altar rail- not merely on hlgn
festivals, but on ordinary Sundays. Ana
follow these mu1titudes into their homes.
their shops and Tnarts as they mineie
with their non Catholic fellow citizens.
/ Is there upon their lips word Of dis