Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-29
NOTED PRELATEs ASSEMBLE
Catholic Centennial Celebration In
New York.


NEW YORK. April 29.--Not since
the last plenary council Of Baltimore
has there been such a gathering Of
the Catholic hierarchy as that which
assembled yesterday In So. Patrick's
cathedral and offered public thanks
giving for the completion OF a hun
bred years of Catholicism in New
York. With two exceptions every
rehbishop in the country was pres
ent and all OF the leading bishops and
numerous heads OF religious orders.
Mgr. Falconio, the apostolic dele
gate. represented the Vatican. The
thanksgiving was in the form of
pontifical mass. the celebrant being
another prince of the church, Cardi-
nal Logue OF Ireland, and close to
5000 persons were gathered in the
cathedral before the mass began and
as many more stood in Fifth avenue.
There were $50 policemen about the
Gothic edifice. but they had no diff
Guilty in keeping order for those who
could get inside.
On Fifth avenue and the cross
streets crowds viewed the procession
of the clergy from the college In Mad
lson avenue to the Fifth avenue en-
trance OF the cathedral. At exactly
IL O'Clock hundreds of supplied
clergy filed out Of the college in pairs
and were followed by some so bish-
ops and their chaplains, then the
monsignors, clad In their purple raj
ment. These were followed by rep
Fesentatiyes of the numerous reli-
glous orders. the Jesuits and Domini-
cans. the Franciscans and the Pas
sionists, the Carmelites and the Bene-
dictines. and Abbott oTecht. the head
of the Trappists Of Gethsemane. N. Y
Then came the high ranks OF the
, prelacy, the arehblshops, and finally
, the crowds gathered In Fifth avenue
, could behold the figure Of the Irish
cardinal. ROBBED In the red Of prince
OF the church. AS soon as he and hi
ehaplains had turned into Fifth ave
nue. the crowds greeted him enthusi
astically. The cardinal lifted hi
I, right hand and Immediately tn
cheers were hushed and the crowd
fell on their knees and he blesse,
them and then passed into the cathe
! dral. The cardinal was escorted I
the archbishop's throne and ther
! vested for mass.
4 At the end OF the gospel Cardins
n Gibbons walked slowly into the SANE
! tuary. bowed first to the represents
4 tive OF the pope. Mgr. Faiconio. the
r to the Irish cardinal. A momeT
% later Cardinal Gibbons entered IN
% pulpit and delivered a mastery an
b comprehensive discourse In which b
d reviewed the history of the CathOl
N church In New York and paid beat
tiful tribute to the Irish immigrant
y Archbishop Farley, after the Sc
. mon. read a message Of congratuli
y ton from Pope Plus X. In which Il
a head OF the Catholic church through
- out the world expressed his hope thi
- the good work would continue. an
Is closed by saying he sent his blessiI
Z. to the archbishop of New York al
m all his people. At the close of u
% ceremony Mgr. Falconio impaired Il
= blessing In the pope's name. The q
70 tire congregation stood, and. led
y the cardinals and the archbishop
- sang the Te Deum.
= Letters OF congratulatiOn were 7
y eeived from numerous public OF
- cials. including President Rooseve
y After these services the clergy of h
= archdiocese gave u dinner to the VI
itlng prelates Ia the cathedral COLES
Addresses were made by Mgr. N
Cready. Cardinal Logue, Archblsh
-, Ryan and other prelates.
!, Mgr. FaIeonio, the apostolic de-
~ gate. was eelebrant last night at 20
= tiiieal yospers and Archbishop Gle
= non. tho youngest archbishop
hs America. preached the sermon. {
nv thousand children win gather in I
"a cathedral today and give thanl
he Rev. Mr.. Burke OF Albany will
he cclehrant OF the mass.
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