Evening star., 1901-04-17
Imposing Ceremony in the Cathedral
at Dubuque, Iowa.
4 SCENE OF GREAT BRILLIANCY
The Most Distinguished of the
Catholic Clergy Present.
BANQUET IN AFT e NOON

ence of princes and high priests of his
church, and before an audience that occu-
pied every foot of space in ST. Raphaels
Cathedral and overflowed into the sur
rounding streets Archbishop John j.
Keane was today invested with the pal
Hum. the insignia of the high position he
occupies in the Roman Catholic Church.
The scene was one of great brilliancy. and
the ceremonies characteristic of that splen-
dor and magnifcence for which the Cath
elic Church is noted. While the absence of
Mgr Martinei was marked. it detracted
none from the grandeur of the scene. which
was far beyond that occasion of September
II. 1898. when Mgr. SatolIi. now member
OF the sacred congregation at Rome. con-
ferred the pallium upon the late Archbishop
Hennessey in this same cathedral. Car
dinaI Gibbons was here today. he
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 occasion. The at
tendance of laymen from abroad was very
large. and but few states in the Union were
unrepresented 1t was a remarkable trib-
ute to Archbishop Keane.
Ceremonies Began at 10 O'clock.
The ceremonies opened at 10 o'clock with
procession OF clergy and attendants. in
which the cardinal, archbishaps, bishops
and priests took part. clad in full vestments
of their rank. Passing from the archepis-
copal residence, the procession entered 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 yielded to him by Arch
bishop keane, the latter occupying a tenn
pOrary throne on the right which he had
erected for himself. About these two prin-
cipals were Archbishops Kane, st. Louis
Katzer. Milwaukee: Elder, Cincinnati; Ire
land. st. Paul. and in their company were
IG ST.q.r firy h
OReilly Peoria. Ill: Els. Marquette Mich;
AIesSmer, Green Bay. Wis; Trobe, ST.
Cloud, Mimi: O'Gorman. Sioux Falls s. D.;
Tterney. Hartford Conn; Cotter, Winona
MINI: Hennessey. wichita. Kans.; Foley,
Detroit, Mich: Macs. Covingron, Ky
Schwebach. La Crosse, Wis; Glennon,
Kansas City; Burke. st Joseph, Mo; Scan
nell. Omaha; Burke. Albany, n. Y; Cos
grove Davenport, Iowa; Linehan, Chey-
enne. Wyo-: Bonacum, Lincoln, Neb.: Nc
Closkey. Louisville. Ky: Harkins, Provi-
ard. Indianapolis Ind. and Hobart. Scran-
ton, Pa; Mgr Ryan. vicar general of the
diocese Of Dubuque. and nearly four hun
dred I-t-sts.
The scene was beautiful. The high altar
almost hidden by palms. ferns and flowers
was dazzling with electric lights, while the
cardinals red robes. the archbishops pur-
pie, the bishops purple and white, the
priests black and white and the intertwin-
ing papal and American colors with which
the auditorium was decorated, made an
almost perfect color SCheme.
PontifcaI High Mass Celebrated
Archbishop Kain of st. Louis, in full
Canonicals. ascended the altar at 1880 and
commenced the celebration of pontifical
high mass. His assistant priest was Very
Rev. Gum. Cedar Rapids; deacon, Very
Rev. Mclaughlin, Clinton; subdeacon, Very
Rev. O'Connor, Carroll. and some thirty
others. Revs. Toomey. DonIon, Barry,
fTifzr1rripl- md
ceremonies.
The music was Gounod's "A1esse Solemn
elle. sung by choir of sixty persons. At
the close of the mass Cardinal Gibbons
with imposing ceremony. conferred the pal
Eum upon Archbishop keane. The car
diuaIs assistants Were Rt. Rev. Mgr. Ryan,
'. c.. Dubuque, and Rev. Clement johann
nes. Dubuque.
Following the investiture Archbishop Ire
land of st. Paul delivered the sermon of
the day. congratulatory address from
the clergy of the diocese was made by the
Rev. DIR. Carroll. president of St. Joseph
College. Dubuque, and Archbishop Keane's
reply closed the ceremonies at the church.
Archbishop IreIand's Address.
The feature of the day was the installa-
ton address by Archbishop Ireland. His
subject was THE Church in Arnerica-Its
Yesterday ana Its Tomorrow He ssid:
Il fear not to say that we have today
IL the United States fourteen or fifteen
number OF churches. colleges. schools, con-
vents. hospitals orphanages and other in
stituttons of piety. charity, education and
apostolic zeal. with which the whole coun-
t-y is covered Those are not the creations
OF the civil state or of rich religious cor
TOratlous; they are the results of the pen
MES OF the Catholic people. the embodiment
II br!ck and stone Of the sweat of their
Drow. of their hard labor. bestowed freely
to God and His Christ Glance down
through the nayes and aisles notice the
thrOnging m"ltitudes of men, as well as
OF women, that press around the altar rail.
not merely OF high festivals. but on or
dinary Sundays. And follow these multi
tudes into their homes, their shops and
marts as they rningle with their
Catholic fellow-citizens.
rs there upon their lips a word of dis
loyalty to the church? challenge the most
Catholic lands to show me Catholics more
courageous In the profession of their faith.
more consistent in bringing its principles
into their daily manner OF life, and IT, from
its exterior manifestations. you pass to an
examination of their faith itself 1t is to
the smallest iota, the faith of Peter the
supreme shepherd OF the whole flock TO
whom they are united in love and obedience
as never were more SO Catholics of any
country Of Christendom.
Prejudice Dying Out.
Three quarters of a century a half a
century ago. anti-Catholic perjudice was
dominant in the land. Our non-Catholic
fellow-citizens were not TO be blamed they
had not known Catholics as Catholics are
and they treated them according TO what
they believed of them But today in Amer
lea the reign of ill-feeling and animosity
has passed away. In America Catholics and
non-CathOltcs 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 country.
The problem before thu church of Amer
lea was whether the Catholic religion
could prosper in an atmosphere of absolut e
freedom, without aid prop from the
state, or even from compact social or ma
tional traditions: whether from its innate
yigor. watered by the dews of heaven alone
II could live and prosper. To one who be-
Neyes in the divine origin of Catholic faith
or has read diligently it's story of ages the
issue of the problem should never have
been doubtful.
in America the Catholic faith was on
trial, and SO was democracy itself in its
relations with religion And here Is the
Of ,,.I-..