The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-13
MARTINELLI AS CELEBRANT
The Prelate's First Solemn Mass
Since His Elevation.
Crowds ThronE st. AIoysius Church
= TO See the New Cardinal Oficinte-
Father Pardow breaches the Ser
mon-Mnny Priests in Attic

i to See the New Cardinal Oufcthte-
Father Pardow breaches the Ser
mon-Mnny Priests in Attendance.
Amid scenes of pomp and splendor and
| surrounded by Church diguitaries and no.
bles of the Papal household, his Eminence
| Cardinal Martinelli celebrated solemn pom
tifical high mass at St. Aloysius Church
yesterday morning at 1880 O'Clock. it be
| ing the first high mass celebrated by him
| since his elevation to the cardinalate.
| When the church bells rang out the
hour for the beginning of the services
procession. headed by Father Tierney, as
cross bearer. and followed by white robed
acoiytes and altar boys and Father Fink,
Father Caughey. and Father Boniface,
came out of the sacristy. Marching down
the aisles of the church. they awaited the
| arrival of the Cardinal at the front en-
! trance of the church.
Shortly afterward his Eminence, accom-
| panied by Count Colacicchi, of the Papal
| Guard, and a number of priests, ascended
the broad flight of stairs leading into the
| church. where he took his place in the
| procession.
To the music Of the organ and the or
chestra the procession solemnly moved up
the centre aisle to the sanctuary, when
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| throne under a canopy of red silken cloth.
| He was in black. the conventional habit
| of the Augustinian order. This caused
| his figure to stand out in sharp accentua-
| ton to the brilliant assemblage about him.
| Suspended from his neck by slender
| chain of gold rested the archiepiscopal
| cross against the black cassock- On his
\ head the red zuchetta contrasted strongly
with the Cardinals intensely black hair
| Cardinal Martinelli at once prepared to
| don the magnificent pontifical vestments,
| being assisted in this ceremony by Father
| Caughey. pastor of st. Joseph's. and
Father BonifaCe of the Papal delegation,
the deacons OF honor.
Count Colacicchi, who was in full dress
| uniform, with sword. took position at
! the right of the Cardinals throne, where
he remained standing throughout the
services. Re-. E. ii. Fink, S. j., was as
sistant priest; Father Joseph Smith.
deacon of mass; Father Singleton. sub
deacon, and Father Walter Drum, mas
ter of ceremonies. After the mass Cardi-
nal Martinelli divfsted himself of the
| pontifical vestments, being assisted by
Fathers Caughey, Boniface, and Fink,
Rev. William O'Brien Pardow, s. j., de-
liyered the sermon, which was founded
on the fourth chapter of Acts of the
Apostles, and dealt mainly with the be-
ginning of the Church, the fearless stand
taken by St Peter and his fellow-fsher-
men in preaching the doctrine and teach
| ings of Jesus Christ, irrespective OF the
| demands of the Roman tribunals to de-
sfst therefrom. Father Pardow, in pow
| erful language, described the battles these
ignorant fishermen had to fight against
mighty pagan Rome and the world, with
/, final triumphing.
Father Pardow said. in part: II can
well understand how these poor fisher
men must have felt when Jesus told them
that he must leave them No wonder
| they asked him TO stay, recognizing, as
they did, that they would have TO fight
all battles alone and face the world alone.
| Peter preached his teachings. and he was
| brought before the Roman tribunal, where
he was requested not to preach of Jesus
| any more But Peter arose in his dig
nifty, and with grandeur said: is 1t bet
| ter to obey men than IL is to obey God?
| Peter was filled with the soirit OF the
| Holy Ghost
And who was ST. Peter but a poor
| fisherman? Mighty Rome was struggling
| with fishermen, and Rome was beaten.
| When tie battle was over pagan Rome
was no more; the fishermen had con-
| quered The cross sped away from the
place OF execution at Calvary to the dia-
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OF the fishermen against paganism. 1t was
clumsy way of eXterminating thought,
doctrine, religion, by hanging It's ex-
ponents; il was an unrefined way. But
the battle will go on until the cross is
all triumphant"
Father Pardow paid a glowing tribute
to the order of the AuEustines, who had
done so much for the Church and made
SO many sacrifices in blood and efforts.
He said that his Eminence Cardinal Mar
tinelli was member of that order ana
/. l.rlgN
ing his short stay here. At the conclu-
! sion of the sermon, Father Pardow ap-
pealed TO ell to unite on this great solemn
occasion into one great and true Church.
Cardinal Martinelli wore the magnificent
new silver and gold Vestments, worn for
| the first time in this country by Father
Fink on Easter. They are elaborate vest
ments, the foundation being OF superb
corded clcth of silver with delicate en-
| broidery, done in threads of pure gold.
| forming one of the celebrated Romanini's
| richest creations. All of the attending
| clergy were robed in white and gold vest
ments, while the acolytes and altar boys
wore red sashes and bows of red over
| cassocks and surplices OF white.
The church had been fittingly decorated
| for the service. The sanctuary was
| banked with palms and blooming flowers,
| and the affairs were adorned with hun
| dreds of red roses. among which beamed
a thousand electric lights Near the tab
ernacle were rows OF innumerable wax
candles. Two massive brass candelabra.
supporting pyramids or lights ten feet
| high, also adorned the sanctuary. The
| choir was assisted by n full orchestra.
and rendered the following elaborate pro-
gramme: professional March" "Rhein-
berger's Mass in c. ''Ecce Sacordos
Magnum," "Glorza." for bass chorus, and
| a ''Recessional March," by Eckert. The
orchestra was led by S. Minister; Eric
Rath offciated at the organ, and s. J.
| Kubel, the organb't of the church, di-
rected the choruses. The soloists were
| Miss Cecilia V. Murphy, soprano; Mrs.
! Margaret Nolan-Martin. alto: Mr.. T. Il.
| Turpin, tenor, and James T. Nolan bass.
| The members of the chorus are: Sopranos.
| Misses Mary Sweeney, Josephine Phillips,
| Cora f. Noyes. Dana Heron. Kate Heron,
| Jennie Lynch, Bertha Bieber, and Mrs.
| Noordzy; altos. Mrs. A. G. Taylor, Misses
| Clara Kubel, Mary O'Dea. Mrs NJ. Shea,
| Miss A. Kenealy. and NJ. TripIett; tenors,
| Messrs Thomas w. Davis. Thomas II.
| Dooley, George Lansdale, George Q.
| Houehan, and Carl Xanten; basses,
! Messrs. Daniel Millrick. Arthur Gardner.
| John L. Dwyer, Aloysius J. Neff, w. II.
| Bornholdt. and II. l. Smith.
| Father Gillespie. S. j., rector Of the
Church of the Gesu. Philippines; Father
| Timothy Brosnan. S. j., of Woodstock;
| Father Richley. S. j.. of Leonardtown,
and Father Daily, of Waltham Mass,
| we're guests at the rectory.
THE PROBLEMS OF CHARITY.