The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-29
LEADERSOF CHURCH IN
NOTABLE PROCESSION
Two Cardinals, the Papal Dele
gate and Almost the Entire
Hierarchy in America APP
pear in the Ceremonial.
Sermon by Cardinal
Gibbons.
Ew YORK Anri, osNot s,noa

L
j gathering OF Catholic hierarchy
as that which assembled to-
day in st. Patrick's Cathedral and Of
fered public Thanksgiving for the COM
pletion OF a hundred years Of Catho-
licism In New York.
With two exceptions, every arch
bishop in the country was present, and
all OF the leading bishops and numerous
heads of the various religious orders.
The archbIshops were Ryan. OF Phila-
delphia: Ireland. OF st. Paul; Glennon,
OF st. Louis; Keane. Of Dubudue;
O'connell, OF Boston, Blenk. OF New
Orleans; Quigley, OF Chicago, and
Moeller, OF Cincinnati. and Farley, OF
New York. and at their head, Americas
representative in the Sacred College,
Cardinal Gibbons.
delegate, represented the Vatican, and
lat the close OF the ceremonies impaired
the papal benediction.
Cardinal LoRue, the Cclebrsnt.
The thanksgiving was in the form OF
,a pontif.cal mass, the celebrant being;
another prince OF the church, Cardinai
iLogue. OF Ireland. and close to 6,ooo
persons were gathered in the catnedral
long before the mass began ana as
many more stood in Fifth Avenue.
At exactly II o'clock hundreds O..
.surpliced clergy filed out OF Inc coilese
in pairs and were followed oy some
fifty bishops and their chaplains: then
the n1onsignori clad in purple raiment.
iTheae wera followed by the represen-
.4atives OF the numerous religious oro-
ers the Jesuits and Dominicans, Rie
Franciscans and the Passionists, the
C-armelites and the Benedictlnes ana
Ahho, obrecht. the head of the trap
nists. OF Gethsemane. Ky.
Then came the higher ranks OF the
pre,acv the arch bishops and hhails .he
Irfsh cardinal robed in the req Oh d
nr,nce Of the church. AS soon as ,s,.a,7
md, his chaplainR had turned INTO l,.,'
Avenue the crowds greeted him Win
sn+husjast,c cheers. hescardinal lift
ed his hand and Immediately the cheers
were hushed and the crowds tell on
their knees and he blessed them. tnen3
nassed into the cathedral. The cardi-
nal was escorted to the archbishop
throne and there vested for mass. AZ
the end OF the gospel. Cardinal Glp-
hons. the American cardinal, IN the
long flowing red robes. walked Slowly
into the sanctuary. bowed first to the
OF the Pope. Mgr fai-
COMO, then to the Irish cardinal
sermon by Cardinal Gibbons.
Z "A moment later Cardinal Gibbons
mounted the pulpit and delivered a
ma sterly and comprehensive discourse.
Cardinal Gibbons based his sermon
lon the sixtieth Psalm. After re,
'1erring to the presence OF Cardlna,
Logue, successor to st. Patrick. ana
telling OF the men who had contrloutea
to the establishment and eevelopment
OF the Diocese OF New York. he said
IN part: ~
gigantic strides which this aTchalocese mas
r ade during the century ,nat r.ans mas ann con.
.trssts that we can form an adequate estl-
mate Of this growth and expansion
preserved rstiiIs IN Ii the Baltimore Cathedral ar
chives, published in 1913. there were six
PRIESTS mnistering in this diocese, winch
Of New York and a part OF New Jersey.
There was only one Catholic Church in the
city. old st. Peters, and few modest houses
Immense area. The Catholic population
numbered about 10000 souls. As for coll
leses and academies. hospitals and asylums,
there were none of Which any record is pre-
served.
what is the situation to-day? In the
same territory there are one archbishop and
1.uxillary bishop, e.5ss priests. upwards Of
1900 churches and a Catholic population OF
about 100000. The whole region, is now
schools. protectories asylums and hospitals.
and with all the appliances that religion
and benevolence can devise for the allevia-
ton OF suffering humanity. New York Is
tc day the most important see in the United
States and lis second to few, If indeed
te e !. any, an. In the whole Catholic world
enrich this metropolitan see. there Is one
structure which the hierarchy and faithful
contemplate with peculiar pride and exul-
tation: there is one ediice which is your Joy
and your crown. and that is the majestic
&C csthedrai IN which we are now assembled.
IN contributins to the erection OF this
church You have done honor to yourselves,
II 1t Is a glory for a citizen to raise a mon
hment to the father OF his country how
much greater is the privilege Of erecting a
monument to our Saviour and Father in
Henven! q.
so great. indeed, is the distinction at
worship, that when there was question in
the old Law Of building a temple to God the
project was conceived by one king,S 1t was
temple was repaired BY third. King David
conceived the plan; King Solomon carried out
his fathers design. and King Jehoaah reno
va ted the house Of prayer.
And as three kings took part in the
erecting Jerusa lem's temple, so have three
princes OF the church united IN the eonstrue
tughes secured the ground and projected
the idea; Cardinal McCloskey erected the
b., Dn'lding, and Archbishop corrlgan. re-enforc-
ed by his successor brought the work to a
happy consummatlon 3I
The Cathedral Sermon.
"And even In the Christian dispense ton.
from the days of Constantine down to the
slstsenth century kings and emperots. In
church, usually exercised the exclusive honor
81 raising up in their respective dominons
day. to attest the piety and munifcence Of
their royal founders. The Constantinos Of
new Rome. the Edwards OF England. thu
Mursarets q I, Scotland the LouIses
plens of Hungary. the Canutes OF Denmark,
made the!rreigns conspicuous by the monu-
their Kingdoms. But the times have chang
ada privilege that had been of .yore exer-
cised chiefly by crowned heads Is now ree-
princely prerogntivc And though YOU
hnve not royal titles nor kingly wealth. YOU
and your fathers have proved byiyour houn-
tiful offerings that you possess royal hearts,