The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-16
THE CEREMONY
WAS IMPRESSIVE
Cathedral Draped in
Purple, Yellow and
White.
ADDRESS BY CARDINAL GIBBONS
ONE OF STRONGEST EVER DE.
LIVERE0 ON A SIMILAR occA.
SIoN-ARcH6lsHoP is A Ma,
TIVE OF CINCINNATI.

Cincinnati, Feb. 15.-With the i'm
, pTessiVe service of the Roman Catho-
lie church provided for the occasion
the full powers of an archbishop in
the church were conferred on Henry
! Moeller, a native Of Cincinnati, who
for over ten years was cOadjutor for
this archdiocese. at the cathedral here
To-Day. Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
/ GlenDOn, of st. Louis, and a number of
! bishops were in attendance, several
! participating in the ceremony. The
interior of the cathedral was draped
I in purple and yellow, scarlet surround
ed the cardinals throne and the seat
for Archbishop MOeller was draped in
white.
! The service opened with the mass,
the sermon being preached by Cardi-
/ nal Gibbons after the reading of the
I gospel.
{ AT the conclusion of the mass the
cardinal took his place at the high al
| tar and Archbishop MOeller, attired
/ in the full robes of his office, except
/ ing his mitre and gloves, advanced
and kneehng before the cardinal,
made his profession of faith ana VOW
of loyalty 10 the supreme pOntif. Ia
, the name of the pope the cardinal
| then placed the pallium on the shout
/ ders of the archbishop who. after the
| prayer. faced the congregation and
! bestowed the pontifcal DenedictiOn.
| In the name of the clergy Rev. John
| NJ. Mackey addressed the archbishop
! and handied over to him the keys Of
/ the cathedral. the archbishop respond
/ ing briefly. The clergy made their
/ act of obedience 10 their new shep-
/ herd and the service was brought to
/ a conclusion with the tie Deum."
Cardinal Gibbons's Address.
/ Cardinal Gibbons delivered one OF
/ the strongest sermons ever heard on
a similar occasion. He said, in part:
| Isaiah TX. 10 Arise, be enlighten-
ed. o Jerusalem for thy light has
come. and the glory of the lord is
risen upon thee For, darkness shall
| cover the earth. and a mist the people;
but the Lord shall arise upon thee,
and His glory shall be seen upon thee
| And the Gentiles shall walk IN thy
flight. and kings in the brightness OF
| thy rising. Lift up thy eyes round
about. and see: all these are gathered
together. they are come to thee; thy
! sons shall come from afar, and thy
daughters shall rise up at thy side.
| Then shalt thou see. and abound, and
| thv heart shall wonder, and be en-
larged when the multitude of the sea
shall be converted to thee, the strength
/ of the Gentiles shall come to thee
Isaiah's Prophesy.
/ In these words the great Prophet
| Isaiah foreshadows the future expan-
sion and glory of the Christian church
Let us briefly sketch the history OF
+ this marvellous development. Let us
( transport ourselves III spirit TO the
dawn of the Christian era. and let us
| stand in imagination on one of ROme'5
! Seven Hills We see at our feet that
] immense city teeming with popula-
ton OF about three Millions of inhabi-
I tants. We observe that metropolis
dotted here and there with idolatrOus
/ temples. and inches TO false gods
erected in the corners of the streets.
( These people are given up 10 every
species of idolatry. They worship the
sun and moon and stars OF heaven.
The seas and rivers, mountains and
I groves, have their tutelaTy divinities.
! They worship every striking object in
nature. They worship every being ex-
cept God alone, to whom alone divine
homage is due. In the words of the
/ Apostle OF the Gentiles: They chang
i ed the glory OF the incOrruptible God
into the image and likeness Of corrup-
tible men, and of birds and beasts and
4 creeping things. They worshipPsd
the creature instead Of the Creator,
who is blessed for ever more.
Rome was the focus Of the idolatry
of the Empire Every divinity that
was adored throughout The vast domin-
ions of Rome. had this temple or
shrine in the imperial city.
! What | say of Rome, 1 might affirm
! of the Roman Empire and what | say
n of the Roman Empire. | could assert
of the civilized world, for Rome. was
d mistress of the world. Her empire ex-
] tended into Europe as far as the
: River Danube. II extended into Asa
| as far as the Tigris and Euphrates,
and into Africa as far as Mauritania.
The whole world with the exception o.
Palestine was buried in idolatry.
The Twelve Apostles.
: Such was the condition Of society
4 when our Lord appeared in the thea
i ire OF public life He called around
Him twelve poor, insignificant men.
men without wealth or human leara-