New-York tribune., 1903-03-04
THE CELEBRATION HERE
-Archbishops, Bishops, an Abbot Priest
and Nuns attend.

With a solemn pontihcaI mass Of Thanksgiving
and the singing Of Gregorian Te Deum. the COM
pletion of the tventy-hfth year Of the reign OF
Pope Leo XIII was celebrated yesterday at St.
Patrick's Cathedral These imposing ceremonies
unusual In Roman Catholic churches in the Lenten
season-closed the silver Jubilee year Of the aged
Pontiff. who proclaimed and enthroncd IN
the sistine Chapel at Rome quarter of century
ago
Save for the absence of the Pope and cardinals
the praisegivfng services in the Cathedral here.
which were attended by great number of wor-
shippers, identical with those held In the
Vatican Rasilica-
The anniversary mass was sung by Archbishop
Diomede Falconio Apostolic Delegate TO the United
States and occupying the throne in the sanctuary
with him Archbishop Farley ArchbishoP-elect
Quigiey. Of Chicago. still as the Bishop of Buff
faIo sat with six other bishops. grouped at each
side OF the altar. There also in the sanctuary
hundreds Of priests. mitred abbot, monks IN
hoods and gowns Of different colors. seminartans
from Dunwoodie. members of the various religious
orders Of the Diocese of New-York and Sew-Jersey
and in the part of the church set apart for them
were nuns belonging to different societies.
The sermon. a eulogy of the Pope. was delivered
by the Rev. Thomas j Campbell. Jesuit orator
formerly provincial of that society. and in part
follows
Twenty-Five years are but brief space even in
the life of an individual; they are like a moment in
that Of and s as Of me IN nsons the a
rhe world: and yet: brief though they be: in the
triumph and the tu6aton Of fo-day nsy make Us
and disnay which ushered in the career whose
ma gnihcent elimination and crown we are now
gathered 70 celebrate and extol . -
Upon this man. unexpectedly and in spite Of
speculation to the contrary fell the suffrage Of the
scarlet robed princes of the Church asked Joachim
in reply one which shall be immortal in the
history of the Church and the world Leo XIII
ps as oqs had st RS
ar 5s iS Dossbi nct teebncag dogma h eear
ton Of immaculate conception and the doctrine
81 Ca and aronsin~ the World into fierce denuncis
tions the secora! declaring oy the glory with
soul is not a clod nor mere matter Of MECHANISM
5lighteo save in one instance with curse: and
the third prcvidentialy preparing the world BY the
with which all utterances of Leo his
dogma The worid Eould rot hear II ana I'd vas
rality ana not religion for morality without it, il
that were possible And so, with sublime acqui-
tHry. in letters of light that can never fade the
most magnificent and authoritative code OF ethics
In those marvellous and uauItitudinous encycii-
VidIaIity and OF no other. exquisite as they
with that attractive literary grace which Is re-
amazing in burdened With oyeEpowsE5ng POliti-
eai as wea as sGEiaf ~ atsa soctai dornes
tic and Individual ethics treated IN the most ex-
oS haniSs ana aEef and 80 SSseris sDHst for that
I4sy scarcely dry on the paper before they are
Il is his words thaf have eostrGed d. the =. elsmcss
Of s 4 s e s tR caoc adf a
that are left fer the last rampant Of Christian CIV
~ hs Iarveoasy strong personality that has ds
armed che hitherto unnEdlsd tyranay az q asic f %
vail And ali that without arHiea, without asete.
withoat riches without Kingdom ana %'1no0' :
What has teen achieved by a sai.1 'o, When n,I; re
NhsE 8 hOwiing mob surrounded ina essnonoFso