The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-18
ARCHBISHOP KEANE
INVESTED WITH THE PALLIUM. AT
DUBUQUE.
A BRILLIANT CEREMONY.
THE INSIGNIA CONFERRED BY CAR
DINAL GIBBONS.

Figure of the Occasion is Held.
Ireland, Setting Forth How the
Catholic Church Has PrOspered
Under IA Free Government.
Dubuque, Iowa. April 17.-Archbishop
John J. Keane was to-day invested with
the pallium, the insignia of the high po-
sition he occupies in the Roman Catholic
Church. The ceremony occurred in St.
RaDhaers Cathedral
The scene was one of great brilliancy.
While the absence of Mgr Martinelli was
marked, it detracted none from the gran
deur of the scene, which was far beyond
that on the occasion of Sept. II, 1898 when
Mgr Satolli conferred the pallium upon
the late Archbishop Hennessy in this
same cathedral. Cardinal Gibbons was
here to-day as he was then; archbishops
and bishops from all parts of the United
States We're here again, and the number
of priests present was fully double that
on the other occasion. The attendance of
laymen from abroad was very large and
but few states in the Union were unrep-
resented. 1t was a remarkable tribute to
Archbishop Keane.
The ceremonies opened at 10 o'clock with
a procession of clergy and attendants, in
which the cardinal, archbishops, bishops
and Priests took part, clad in full vest
ments of their rank. Passing from the
archepiscopal residence the procession en-
tered the cathedral and moved up the
main aisle to the altar. Within the
sanctuary Cardinal Gibbons ascended the
throne on the left, which had been yield
ed to him by Archbishop Keane, the lat
ter occupying a temporary throne on the
right, which he had erected for himself.
About these two were Archbishops Kahn
of st. Louis, Katzer of Milwaukee, Elder
of Cincinnati, Ireland of st. Paul and in
their company were Bishop Spaulding and
many others
The high altar almost hidden by palms
ferns and flowers was dazzling with cleo
trio lights, while the cardinals red robes
the archbishops' purple, the bishops pur-
pre- and white the priests black aud
white, and the INTERVIEWING papal and
American colors with which the audto-
rum was decorated, made an almost per-
feet color scheme.
Archbishop Kain OF st. Louis, In f,fii
canonteals. ascended the altar at 1890 and
commenced the celebration of pontihcal
high mass.
The music was Gounod's "Messe Solen1-
nellie sung by choir of sixty. persons.
At the close of the mass Cardinal Glib
bons, with imposing ceremoney, conferred
the pallium upon Archbishop Keane.
The Sermon by Ireland.
Following the investiture, Archbishop
IRE pf ST pln1 dalfuaraH he m
of the day. His subject was The Church
in America-Its Yesterday and Its To-
morrow"
He said:
Il fear not to say that we have to-
day in the United States fourteen or hf-
teen million of Catholics. / speak. too,
of the number of churches, colleges,
schools. converts, hospitals. orphanages
and other Institutions of plety. charity.
education and apostolic zeal, with which
the whole country is covered. These are
not the creations of the civil state or of
rich religious corporations; they are the
results of the pennies of the Catholic peo-
pie, the embodiment in brick and stone
of the sweat of their brows, of their hard
la Dor, bestowed freely to God and His
Christ. Glance down through the naves
and aisles, notice the thronging multi
tudes of men as well as of men that press
dIOunu tue dlldT ihlls IOL Hltiely Oh HlSu
festivals, but on ordinary Sundays. And
follow these multitudes into their homes,
their shops aud marts as they mingle
with their non-CathClic fellow citizens. Is
there upon their lips a word OF disloyai-
ty to the church? | challenge the most
Catholic lands TO show me Catholics more
coura geous in the profession of their
faith more consistent in bringing its
principles into their daily manner of life.
Conditions of the Past.
"Three-quarters OF century. a half a
century ago, anti-Catholic prejudice was |
dominant in the land Our on-Catholic |
fellow citizens were not to be blamed; |
they had not known Catholics as Catho- |
lies are, and they treated them accord
ing to what they believed of them. But |
to-day in America the reign of i'll feeling |
and animosity has passed away. In Amer |
lea Catholics and non-Catholics differ |
from one another in creeds and spiritual !
allegiance but as true Americans, they |
respect one another and accord to one |
another their civil and social freedom all |
working together in peace and harmony |
for the greater veal of society and OF |
THE problem before the Church of |
America was whether the Catholic relig- |
ion could prosper I'm an atmosphere OF |
absolute freedom, without aid or prop
from state organ, or even from compact I
social or national traditions, whether
from its innate vgor, watered by the |
dews Of heaven alone, It could live and |
prosper To one who believes in divine |
origin Of Catholic faith or has read dill |
gently its story Of ages, the issue Of the |
problem should never have been doubtful.
.
The Church and Democracy.
"In America the Catholic faith was on
trial aud so was Democracy itself In It's
relations with religion. And here is the |
cause Of 80 many attacks Niade on the |
American church. These attacks covertly |
are attacks on democracy. II would have |
been most convenient for reactlOnary the /
Drists 10 be able 10 say 10 Catholics the |
world over: Your church cannot thrive /
n democracy. In the fun freedom which |
democracy insufea.'
THANK God. 20 such theorists. both /
America and the Catholic Church ana /
American democracy have given Raddest |
disappointment.
Let az be just 10 America and know,
md proclaim that nowhere ali shlnFa
considered, ~ the church freer Than in
America. that nowhere, ns in America IA
he allowed 10 live in unframmeled fros-
l0n and 20 proper a. her forces ana the
zeal of her fona permit
A conRr9tuiatory address from the
'lefHy ~ Tie diocese was MADE by Rev
Dr. Cnfr0l president ~ ef Joaenh COZ.
oEe. DeDpqpe. and ArchbiHnoD Kfansss
.eply c.0afq sbe orrcmonlea a. fbe chur.h.
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