The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
MART1NELLI FORMALLY IN
STALLED AS CARDINAL.
M%ANYD|CNITARIES PRESENT
Unusually Brilliant Spectacle Wit
messed In Historic Old Balti-
more Cathedral.

Baltimore, May S.-Sebastian Mar
tinelli, titular bisnop of Ephesus and
cardinal-elect of the church of Rome
today received at the hands of Cardi,
nal Gibbons the red beretta and
donned the robes which will hereafter
mark his rank. The ceremony, which
was the second step in his elevation
to his new position, was marked by all
the pomp and brilliancy usually atten.
dant upon such occasions. 1t was
held in the cathedral, the first eai-
flee of it's kind erected upon American
soil and in which the first American
priest and the first American bishop
were ordained. Among those who
witnessed it were men and women
prominent in every walk Of life. diplo-
mats, legislators, journalists and &C.
clesiastics, the latter including ten
archbishops, so bishops, priests, mon
and seminarians.
The initial step in the ceremony
took place in the palace Of the carui-
nal Immediately prior to that held in
the cathedral and consisted of the
transmission OF the beretta to Cardi-
nal Gibbons by Monsignor Marchetti,
the papal ablegate and brief addresses
were made by both the participants
in the affair. While this was in pro-
gress a procession was formed in Cal
vert hall, a block away, in which we're
arranged in the order named, the SEM
-arians, priests, franciscan and Aug
ustin monks, the members of the fac
ulty of the catholic university in
Washington, abbotts, bishops and fin
ally the arcnbishops, the purple ana
gold of their rich yestments adding
b%rilIlance to the scene.
At 10 o'clock they moved through
the cathedral, passing the palace of
the cardinal, where they were Joineu
by his eminence, clad in full eccles-
iastical paraphernalia, who took his
place last in the line. Then the pro-
cession moved to the main entrance
of the cathedral. The cardinal-elect
meanwhile had entered the building
through a rear door and advanced to
meet the procession at the altar. The
cardinal and the cardinal-elect saluted
each other profoundly and each sought
the .nrone provided for him. That
for Cardinal Gibbons occupied the
gospel side of the altar, while that
of the cardinal-elect was placed upon
the epistle side. When they had seat
ed themselves, the fiscal briefs to
Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal-electl
were read.
Monsignor Marcnelli, upon the con-
of the reading of the briefs,
advanced to Cardinal Gibbons throne
and delivered to him an address to
which the cardinal responded. At
the conclusion Cardinal Gibbons de-
scended from his throne and advanced
10 the front of the altar, accompanied
his attendants bearing the berretta.
rose and escorted by the
members Of the noble guard and the
oapal chamberlains, walked toward
cardinal Gibbons, before whom he
tnelJ and bowed LIS head. Slowly
fitting the beretta from the silver sal
yer upon which it rested, Cardinal
Gibbons unfolded it and held it high
n order that the congregation might
see it. Then STOPPING and, with what
to be a softly murmured
placed it upon the head of the
,ardinal-elect, who ros and advanc-
ng to the front of the altar delivered
IN address.
After he had concluded the address,
he newly made c%aralnal, who up to
his time had worn the yestments of
IN archbishop, retired to the inner
sanctuary and in a few moments re-
urned clad in his cardinalitian robes.
Almost Immediately afterward he di
rested himself of them and appeared
n the white and gold vestments of
he mass in which he was to o%fficiate. .
Assisted by his priests and deacons
lie conducted this amid the GREATNESS
attention OF the vast audience. :
The sermon was delivered by Arch
bishop Ryan of Philadelphia, after
which Cardinal Gibbons pronounced
he be%nediction and the ceremony was ,
.nded. :,