The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-30
SOLEMN MASS FOR THE POPE.
THE CATHEDRAL CROWDED WITH
CLERGY AND LAYMEN.
Archbishop Farley Preddes and Vicar
General Mooney Delivers tho Eulosy
More Than 600 Priests In tho Pro-
cession--MayOr Low Is Present.

cession--MayOr Low Is Present.
The solemn pontifical mass of requiem
celebrated in st. Patrick's Cathedral yes
terday by Archbishop Farley, assisted by
the most distinguished clergy Of this prov
incc, was the elimination Of the nine days
mourning for Leo XIII.
When the tolling Of the Cathedral chimes
announced at 1890 that the mass was about
to begin, the darkened Cathedral WIS Allied
to the doors. At that hour the procession
Of the clergy started frcm the diocesan
house, Fifty-frst street and Madison ave-
nue.. The $40 priests in line wore black
robes Of mourning, while Archbishop
Farley, his suRragan Bishops, and the
visiting prelates wore their purple gowns.
Heading the solemn procession were
six veterans OF the Papal Army, in their
faded gold embroidered, green-cloth uni
forms, preceded by two zouaves who
served in the Papal bodyguard. One Of
the zouaves carried the Papal flag. while
the other bore the Stars and Stripes. both
banners topped with crepe.
Marching slowly down the main aisle,
the Papal guard, under Capt. Kirwin. sta
toned themselves around the catafalque.
The muffled roll Of drums echoed through
the great Cathedral.
Following the Papal guard, several
hundred little acolytes and altar boys
preceded the Franciscan monks. the
Dominican friars, the Carmelites and
Paulst and secular priests Then followed
a long line Of distinguished Jesuits, sue
officers OF the mass. Mgr. Edwards and
Dean Burtsell OF Rondout; then the dea-
cons Of honor, the Rev. Thomas Mclaughlin
nephew OF Cardinal Sutolli. Fathers P. J.
Hayes and Lewis, the masters Of ceremony,
closed the procession.
Archbishop Farley entered. wearing his
oappa magma, but In the sanctuary he
donned the black velvet chasuble and cope
Kelley of Savannah wore like vestments.
Then the sanctus bell was answered from
the rear Of the catafalque by three long
rolls from muffled drum.
Following the chanting OK the Bene-
dictus by Archbishop Farley and the rs-
Spouse from the choir, Mgr. Mooney NcaT-
General Of the archdiocese, in his purple
mourning robes, entered the crepe-draped
pulpit and delivered the eulogy on Leo
XIII. In part he said;
The blow long foreseen has fallen. and our
man of men has followed the call Of the Most
n.
his own.-a century that ushered In . new
order of things, that marked an upheavai
falling Kingdoms and vanishing empires:
He was to 500 the spirit OF change work itself
out, u.,,
startling changes In the code OF the world 0
moral and eligious life, Not always. Indeed.
was it's trend along the lines OF destruction
not always It's fevertsh activity away from
progress-but its whole aim and tendency
was TO divorce itself from former centuries
Some one was needed to solve the problem
was one ions-continued protest against the
mutabe OF an earthly environment. 1t was
for him to give his NE to the rseonstrgction
Ct a sSSs ts s I'D Ss sen n R
forever linked with the Church whom he
served.
his yet open grave. we cannot say all We
would OF him who filed the highest post
BIT s@r nf ss v1 1ns oh Ss
faith Hi Is and ad bis truth. even as we do
From the days when p, 10 PLAYED as so child
man. Selling on the tendency, OF his age
and by complete understanding Of con,
dtions, no settled the angry disputes OF
When the present ages have been long
buried In the sepulohre OF the past, when
TO the furthermost limits from on high,
the name OF Leo Kill, will be symbolical OF
faith. symbolical Of virtue and symoolical
OF truth.
The catafalque which stood as a re-
hinder Of the purpose Of the mass, was
draped with the same pail which was used
at the requiem service for Pope Plus TX,
for Cardinal McCloskey and for Archbishop
Corrigan.
The service Yesterday was attended by
many prominent New Workers., Catholics
and Professionals. Mayor Low, wearing a
blue sack coat, was present, as were Re-
corder GofY, Justices O'Brien and Giegerich.
and almost the entire membership OF the
Board Of Aldermen. The Consuls OF all
the Catholic countries represented In this
port we're present. most OF them In official
dress.