Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
To The Catholic Ce|ebra-
ton In New York City.
Thousands Attend and Ser
vices Are Most Impressive.
Some Of the Best-knoWn Catholic
Workers Are Present.

New York, April 28.-Not since the
last plenary council Of Baltimore has
there been such a gathering OF the
Catholic hierarchy as that which as
sembled today in ST. Patrick's cathed-
raj and offered public Thanksgiving for
tho completion of a hundred years OF
Catholcity in New York. With two
exceptions, every archbishop in the
country was present and all of the lead
ing bishops and numerous heads of the
various religious orders. The archbish-
ops were Ryan Of Philadelphia; Ireland
of st. Paul: Glennon Of St Louis;
Keane of Dubuque; O'Connell OF Bos-
ton; Blenk Of New Orleans;
Quigley Of Chicago and MOeller
of Cincinnati; Farley of New
York and Bishops Canevln
Of Pittsburg; FitZmaurice Of Erie; Col
ton Of Buffalo; O'Connor of Newark,
McQuaid of Rochester: Burke of AL
bany; Ludden Of Syracuse; McFaul OF
Trenton and others and at their head
Americas representative in the Sacred
College, Cardinal Gibbons. Monsignor
Falconi the Apostolic delegate, repre-
scented the Vatican and at the close of
the ceremonies impaired the Papal
benediction.
The thanksgiving was in the form Of
a Pontifical mass, the celebrant being
another prince of the church. Cardi-
raj Logue of Ireland. Nearly 5000 peo-
pie were gathered in the cathedral
long before the mass began and as
many more stood in Fifth avenue view
ing the procession of the clergy from
the college in Madison avenue TO the
Fifth avenue entrance of the cathed-
raj
AS soon as Cardinal Logue and his
chaplains had turned into Fifth av-
enue there occurred what rarely &C
ours at a Catholic assemblage OF that
nature-the crowds greeted him with
enthusiastic cheers. The cardinal lifted
his right hand and Immediately the
cheers were hushed and the crowds fell
on their knees and he blessed them.
then passed into the cathedral.
The cardinal was escorted to the
archb3hop's throne and there vested
at Mass At the end of the Gospel Car
dinal Gibbons, the American cardinal.
walked slowly into the sanctuary.
mounted the pulpit and delivered a
mastery discourse in which he review
tu tIlS IIStOIy VI Tic 1dlIloilC tIIuI Cli
in New York and paid tribute to the
Irish immigrants.
Archbishop Farley after the sermon
road q message of congratulation from
Pope Pius X. in which he, head of the
Catholic church throughout the world,
expressed his hope that the good work
would continue and closed by saying
that he sent his blessing to the arch
bishop of New York and all his peo-
pie. At the close of the ceremony Mon
signor Falconi impaired the blessing
In the Pope's name
Later congratulations were received
from numerous public officials. IN
Guiding President Roosevelt. After the
services the clergy of the archdiocese
gave a dinner to the visiting prelates
in the Cathedral College Addresses
were made by Mgr. McCready. Cardi-
ma, Logue, Archbishop Ryan and other
prelates
Mgr. Falconio. the Apostolic dele
gate, was celebrant tonight at Pontifi-
cal vespers and Archbishop Glennon,
the youngest archbishop in America.
preached the sermon. Six thousand
children will gather tomorrow in the
cathedral and give thanks. Bishop
Burke Of Albany will be celebrant of
the mass.
A message was received from
Pope Plus X. congratulating Arch
bishop Farley and the Catholics OF
New York. The Pores message fol-
lows:
"To our Venerable Brother. John NJ
Isar lf Nnrl
Venerable Brother: Health and
apostolic benediction.
"The recurrence of the memorable
events In the history of any diocese
is at all times an occasion for JOY and
the Tooth anniversary of the foundation
of the archdiocese of New York,
whose development has been eX-
traordinary. must call forth unusual
rejoicing because the constant increase
in the harvest of 100 years bears ample