The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-05-11
A BRILLIANT FUNCTION
The Second Step in the Elevation Of
Mgr. Martinelli to the Col
lege of Cardinals.
COMFORTING OF The RED BERRETTA.
Cardinal Gibbons Oficiated, Sur
rounded by Host of Priests and
PrcIates, in the Venerable Cathe-
draI at BaItimOre-The Papnl
Briefs We're Read.

Baltimore, Nd, May 9.-Sebastian
Nartinelli, titular archbishop of
Ephesus and cardinal-elect of the
church of Rome, received, at the
hands of Cardinal Gibbons, the red
berretta, and donned the robes which
will hereafter mark his rank. The
ceremony, which is the second step in
his elevation to this new position, was
marked by all the pomp and brilliancy
usually attendant upon such occa-
sions. 1t was held in the venerable
cathedral, the first edifice of its kind
erected upon American soil, and in
which the first American priest and
first American bishop were ordained.
A Representative Gathering.
Among those who witnessed it were
men and women prominent in every
educators, journalists and ecclesiastcs,
educators journalists and ecclesiastics,
the latter including half score of
archbishops, half hundred bishops,
priests, monks and seminarians. The
initial step in the ceremony took
place in the palace of the cardinal,
prior to that held in the cathedral,
and consisted of the transmission of
the berretta to Cardinal Gibbons by
Mgr. Marchetti, the papal ALLOCATE,
when addresses were made by both
the participants in this affair.
The Procession Formed.
While this was in progress a process
sion was formed in front of Calvert
hail. block away, in which were ar
ranged, in the order named, the sem
inarians, the priests, franciscan aud
Augustinian monks, the members OF
the faculty in the Catholic university
IN Washington, abbots, bishops and,
finally, the archbshops, the purple
and gold of their rich vestments add
ing brilliancy to the scene.
At the Cathedral.
At ten o'clock they moved through
Cathedral to st. Charles street, pass
ing the palace of the cardinal, where
they were joined by his eminence,
clad in full ecclesiastical parapher-
MALTA, who took his place last in the
line. Thence the procession moved to
the main entrance to the cathedral,
The cardinal-elect, meanwhile, had
entered the building through o rc0r
door, and advanced to meet the pro-
cession at the altar rail. The cardinal
and the cardinal-elect saluted each
other profoundly, and each sought
the throne provided for him. That for
Cardinal Gibbons occupied the gospel
side of the altar, while that for the
cardinal-elect was placed on the
epistle side.
PapaI Briefs HsaJ.
When they had seated themselves
the papal briefs to Cardinal Gibbons
and Cardinal-elect Martinelli were
read;
Mgr, Marchetti, upon the conclusion
OF the reading of the briefs, advanced
TO Cardinal Gibbons throne and de-
livered an address, TO which the car
dinal made response, at the conclu-
sion of which Cardinal Gibbons de-
scended from his throne and adj
vanccd TO the front of the altar, ac-
companied by his attendants, bear
ing the berretta. Martinelli rose, es.
corted by the member OF the noble
guard and the papal chamberlains,
walked toward Cardinal Gibbons, be-
fore whom he knelt and bowed his
head.
Placing the Beretta.
Slowly lifting the bcrretta from the
silver snlver upon which It rested
Cardinal Gibbons unfolded IL and held
Il high In order that the congrega-
ton might see II. Then STOPPING ana
with what seemed TO be n softly muir
INJURED prayer, he placed IL upon the
head Of the cUrdinal-elcct, who arose
and advancing TO the front of the
altar, delivered M address of thanks
Donncd the Cnrdinaiiticai Robes.
Having concluded the address, the
newly made cardinal, who, up TO this
time, hnd worn the vcstmcnts of an
archbishop, retired TO the inner sane
tuary, and IN few moments returned
clad IN hls cardln0lltIcnl robes, Al.
most Immediately afterwnrd he di-
vested himself OF these and appeared
IN the white and gold yestmcnts OF
the mass IN which he was to particle
pate, Assisted by his priests and
dcacons he conducted this amid the
brcathlcss attention Of the vast nu.
dicncc. The sermon was delivered
by Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia,
after which Cardinal Gibbons pro-
nounccd the hcncdction and the ccrc.
mony was ended,