The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-02
NEW YORK'S CENTENARY.


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= To our Venerable Brother John NJ \
= Farley Archbishop of New York, y
Health and Apostolic Benediction: 4
. The recurrence of the memorable :
events In the history of any diocese \
rs al all times an occasion of joy, y
and the one hundredth anniversary y
Of the foundation of the Archdiocese \
t5f New York, whose development y
4has been extraordinary. must call for =
unusual rejoicing, because the con- =
4Eant increase in the harvests of y
+-ndred years bears ample testi- 4
4-0ny that the highest expectations =
have been abUndantly fulfilled. y
Ii seems proper. in view Of these y
c1nsOing results. that on the solemn y
= centennial celebration of the See of y
New York we should renew our fer y
: vent supplication to God that he may =
vouchsafe to it a more plentiful sup y
: ply Of his celestial gifts and more \
= c5pious resources to accomplish &
. things even more laudable. y
: For these reasons, and as q mark y
? Of special honor. it affords us great y
= pleasure to tender TO you and to 4
= your devoted flock our heartfelt con- y
= gratuiatous For assuredly you and y
2 Your loyal brethren have rendered y
+mauy distinguished services to the y
= church and to the state. and we =
cherish the hope that these. our 4
2 words, may be an incentive to per- =
*severe in the vigilance and zeal of y
= which Won have thus far given such y
signal proof, and thus bring glory =
= 10 America and stand as an exam y
: pie Tor the entire world. 4
As an aUEury Of heavenly favor y
. and an evidence OF our good will we =
most lovingly imDart TO you and TO =
your faithful people the apostolic y
= leaed.ction. =
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New York April 2S.-Not since the last
l7l2T council of Baltimore has there
es1 such gathering of the Catholic
a-'arehy as that which assembled today
a St Pauick's cathedral and offered
..oic thanksgiving for the completion
y hundred years of Catholicism in New
~. With TWO exceptions, every arch
.saop in the country was present and
s' Of the leading bishops and numerous
.5a4S o. religious orders. Monsignor Fall
.. -No, the apostolic delegate, represented
NE vatican
me thanksgiving was in the form OF
nondticsl mass, the celebrant being
r-.-.her prince OF the church. Cardinal
-.s'e % ireland. and close to 5000 per
WI We're gathered in the cathedral long
-.'9lF lAe mass began and as many more
100 100 ih Fifth avenue. There were $50
t'lgeLnen about the Gothic edifice, but
s"+E had no difficulty in keeping order
tloSn who could not get inside re-
g..--sa on Fifth avenue and the cross
800 viewing the procession 90 the
-.5's. from the college in Madison ave-
cathedral
AZ. az exactly j o'clock hundreds Of sur
rs 49, clergy filed out of the college IN
s ,e5s and were followed by fifty bishops
~ t-ar r1aplainS. then the monsignors
s, 91 -A l2H.r purple raiment These were
,,-.o"ea .N representatives. Of the nu-
T, '--yus religious orders-the Jesuits and
cans, the FTanciscans and the Pas
...Sls the Cameltes and the Bene-
d. --es and Abbott Orecht. the head Of
. iapa.sts Of Gethsemane, KY. Then
.- -..E me high ranks of the prelacy. the
-. .Hs. and finally the crowds gath
-. the Irish cardinal. robed In the
=. 1.iuoe nf the church. As soon
r- anu h.s ohaplalns had turned into
-,,. 'e iae crowds greeted him with
-Aos,aslio cheers.
Cardinal Gives Blessing.
me cardinal lifted his right hand and
=. .ale'N the cheers were hushed and
III. as Tell on their knees and he
+. |he cardinal was escorted to
M bishops throne and there vested
II, u the end of the gospel Car
,s--. ribbons walked slowly into the
h., bowed first to the representa-
n, lle pope. Mgr. Falconio. then TO
..,-,i >l cardinal a moment later Car
ieis...-1 .o3nns mounted the pulpit and
5ieo,....l mastery and comprehensive
.or,. " n which he reviewed the his
ana ~ ne Catholic church in New York
sIa beautiful tribute to the Irish
IN Pope's Name.
q 't1I,g.a.olisho2 Farley after the sermon read
Pins sage Of congratulauon from Pope
llic o., n. N which the head of the Cath |
press, ureh throughout the world ex-
Womb ms hope that the good work
that :, continue, and closed by saying |
81 Mem sent his blessing to the archbishop |
close W ork and all his people At the |
Parted ne ceremony Mgr Falconio I'm |
The GU, ne blessing in the pope's name. /
by tbo ''le congregation stood and, led |
sang n cardinals and the archbisnops, |
Lett lie Deum in English.
oI congratulatlo1. were received