The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-30
CENTENNIAL OF BALTIMORE,

Cd. faSe after page or the registers
| is filled with the names of archbishops,
bishops and mOnsisnors, abbotS and
| leaders of the various ecclesiastical
orders, all of whom have come to
attend Sundays celebration of the
centenary of the laying of the corner
stone OF the old Baltimore cathedral,
the seat of the primacy Of the Ameri-
can hierarchy, the great hall of legis-
lation foE the church in the United
States.
The gathering of prelates is the
most notable this country has seen
since the last plenary council. which
was held in Baltimore in 1884 While
Il large number OF the visitors have
found accommodation at the hotels.
many others are being entertained by
private families
tor more than year plans for the
celebration have been in preparation
and those who have the affair in hand
have been occupying all their spare
time in arranging the tremendous
amount of detail necessary to its sue
cessful elimination. The ceremonies
will be characterized by impressive
solemity and masnifcence that will
fittin%ly lay claim to comparison with
some of the splendid events that
have given fame TO ST. Peters at Rome
The program of the celebration will
begin an imposing procession of the
priests and prelates around the cathe-
dral block tomorrow morning. The
line of march has been extended TO al
low the thousands who will strive to
see the distinguished churchmen
plenty OF opportunity. The order of
the procession will be as follows:
Assistant Master of Ceremonies and
Censor Bearer,
Professional Cross Bearer,
Cathedral Sanctuary BOYS,
Seminarians,
Regulars in Habit OF Their Order Rev.
erend and Very Reverend Clergy.
Archiepiscopal Cross Bearer,
Attended by Acolytes.
Members Of the Faculty of the Catholic
University Monsignori Right
Reverned Abbots.
Right Reverned Auxiliary Bishops
Right Reverned Wears Apostolic
Right Reverned Bishops
Most Reverned Coadiutor Archbishons
Most Reyerned Archhishons
His Excellency
The Most Reverned Apostolic Delegate
and Attendants.
His Eminence
Cardinal James Gibbons and
Attendants.
In the sanctuary. vested in tho
cappamaena. the Cardinal will occnnv
his throne, and directly onnosite also
occupying a throne. will he the
Apostolic Delegate He will no
similarly arraved in vestments Re-
tween the two thrones and hiob .lt,r
will be the archbishops, bishnos and
abbots, while the monsisnori vii, he
seated on the sospel side in front nj
the Cardinals throne alon~ tho
sanctuary railing. Members of Tho
faculty of the Catholic university will
be placed on the epistle side near rho
sanctuary railing.
Archbishop / NJ Farley n n of
New York will s;nr tho soia,,n nn,,+;
flea, mass and after tb;s calahr pi,,
his Grace the venerable archh;shon
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preach. At the end of the ceremony
the recession will be in reverse of
the procession, but same route will be
USED.
Inc start OF the evening procession
Will be from the Cardinals residence,
and the route within the cathedral
grounds used. His Grace Most Rever-
end 5. G. Messmer, D. D., Archbishop
OF Milwaukee, will sing the solemn
pontlfcal vespers at s O'Clock, and the
sermon will be delivered by Archbishop
}. j. Glennon, D. D., of st. Louis. The
Cardinal will Oftlciate at the benedic-
ton OF the blessed sacrament.
During Monday number of inform
al receptions will be held among the
many visitors and their friends. The
main social event, however, will be
the celebration in the evening at the
Lyric theatre. All the prelates will
be in attendance. and with other dis
tinguished guests it will be most
notable event. Secretary, of the Navy
Charles J. Bonaparte has been invited
to deliver the welcoming address,
which will include a general talk on
Cardinal Gibbons, his great work, the
Cathedral and Catholicism in Balti-
more.
A Historic Ediaee.
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interest tho R,Itimore oa,hadrai stauds
second to M ed;fice ;n The no"ntrr
and tomorrow,a celehra,;nn n,;'1 ~
add r. Tho u,anv eyonts ,hat hnr ue
taken nlace there md which hare
heen NJ inmense ;narortanna te
Catholicism In the 1rnited States
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