The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
GREAT CENTENARY
 OF CATHOLICISM All the Catholic DignitarleS
 Gather In New York RISH CARDINAL PRESENT I Cardinal Gibbons Delivers the Address of the Occasion To An Immense
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RISH CARDINAL PRESENT


 New York, April 2s.-r t since the last plenary counsel of 5sx ore has there hierarchy as that Ei assembled to- day in St. Patricssc Athedral and of fered public thaE.c sing for the com pletion of a hyNe years of Catholic ism in New NS With two exceptions every archb'c in the country and all the leading< &,ps and numerous heads of the VI religious orders were present. archbishops were Ryan of Philadelph1~ Ireland of St. Paul, Glen non of St. Louis, Keane of Dubuque, o'Connell of Boston, Blenk of New Or leans, Quigley of Chicago, Moeller of Cincinnati, Farley of New York, and Bishops Canevin of Pittsburg, Fitzmau- rice of Erie, Collon of Buffalo, OConnor of Newark, McQuaide of Rochester, Burke of Albany, Ludden of Syracuse, McFaul of Trenton and others, and at their head, America's representative in the sacred column, Cardinal Gibbons. Monsignor Falconio the apostolic delegate, repre- sented the Vatican and at the close of the ceremonies imparted the papal ben- ediction.
 The thanksgiving was in the form of a pontifical mass, the celebrant being an- other prince of the church, Cardinal Logue of Ireland, and close to GOOO per sons were gathered in tn cathedral long before the mass began and as many more stood in Fifth avenue.
 Policemen on Guard.
 There were 150 policemen about the gothic edifice, but they had no diff culty in keeping order, for those who could not get inside remained on Fifth avenue and the cross streets viewing the procession of the clergy from the college in Madison avenue to the Fifth avenue entrance of the cathedral.
 At exactt II o'clock hundreds of sur pliced clergy filed out of the college in pairs and were followed by some 50 bish- ops and their chaplains, then the mon- sgnors, clad in their purple raiment. These were followed by the representative of the numerous religious orders, the Jesuits, the Dominicans, the Franciscans, the Passionists, the Carmelites and the Benedictnes, and Abbot Abrocht, the head of the Trappists of Gethsemane, Ky. Then
 
 archbishops and finally the crowds gath cred in Fifth avenue could behold the figure of the Irish cardinal, robed in the red of prince of the church.
 As soon as the cardinal and his chap lains had turned into Fifth avenue there occurred what rarely occurs at a Catholic assemblage of that nature-the crowd greeted him with enthusiastic cheers. The cardinal lifted his right hand and mmed- q in al riph crowds fell on their knees and he blessed them, then passed into the cathedral. The cardinal was escorted to the archbishop's throne and there vested for mass
 Address By Gibbons.
 At the end of the gospel, Cardinal Gib- bons, the American cardinal, in the long flowing red robes walked slowly into the sanctuary bowed first to the represen- tatives of the Pope, Monsgnor Falcono, then to the Irish cardinal. moment later Cardinal Gibbons mounted the pull pit and delivered masterly and compre- hensive discourse in which he reviewed. the history of the Catholic church in New York and paid a beautiful tribute to the Irish immigrants.
 Archbishop Farley after the sermon read a message of congratulaton from Pope Plus X, in which the head of the Catholic church throughout the world expressed his hope that the good work would con- tinue, and closed by saying that he sent his blessing to the archbishop of New York and all of his people. At the close of the ceremony, Monsignor Falconio im- parted the blessing in the Pope's hame The entire congregation stood, and, led by the cardinals and the archbishops, sang the Te Deum m English.
 Letters of congratulations were received from numerous public officials, including President Roosevelt. After the service the clergy of the archdiocese. gave a dinner to the visiting prelates.
 of an old contract. providing for read justment at a given time, he could not say He was not, he said, informed as to the length of the contract period.
 Mr. Norris volunteered the statement that the New York Journal was not in sympathy with the present inquiry.
 Paper Delivered.
 Answering further questions MT. Nor ris said the rumored prices to MT. Hearst were for paper delivered at the news paper offices.
 you think MT. Hearst is getting about the same price as the New York Times?" s'That is right" said MT. Norris, ''our contract having been signed three years ago.
 At this point the bell rarg, indicating that there was no quorum in the House. That means" MT. Mann remarked. that your self-appointed prophet in the House and spiritual ally CWilliams) has demanded that we stop here,' he added, with some degree of sarcasm, and in doing so is to help you to hasten this hearing"
 Several times since the hearing began MT. Mann has made a similar remark. but MT. Norris did not respond until today. If our professed friends in the maiority" he said, "were to do what they avow themselves extremely anxious to do, this proposition would have passed about four weeks ago and there would not have been any roll calls on that ac- count"
 Abuse of Majority.
 q don't see how you can say you have any professed friends in the majority" MT. Mann retorted, considering the abuse you have given the majority"
 MT. Norris protested that he had given no abuse, unless he said, you talk to me as the representative of number"
 ..Oh, we'll" drawled MT. Mann, dismiss ing the subject, and declaring recess until o'clock.
 At the opening of the afternoon session