Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-29
Great Gathering Of Cardinals and
APGhbish|Ds 10 Attend The Cen.
lennlaI Celebration.
TWO PRINCES OF The CHURCH THERE
Cardinal Lousc, of lrclana, Who at.
tended Services IN Order to Give the
Papal ncncdIotion. Given an ova.
ton by Crowd Outside OF tho Cath.
cdral-An Archblshops There.
(ny AesocIatcd press.l

my Associated Prcss)
NEW YORK, April 2S-tNot since
the last plcnary council of Baltimore
has there hecn such gathering nt
Roman Catholic hierarchy as that
which assembled today In st. Pat
rlck's cathedral and offered public
Thanksgiving for the continuation 81
100 years of R0maniHm In New York.
Without exception every archbishop
In Tie country WIS present. and So
were all OF the leading bishops and
heads of the various rclig-
ious orders.
The archblshops were: Ryan. al
Pl|lndclpha; Ireland. OF ST. Paul;
Glcnnon, of ST. Louis: Kcnnc. of Du-
huquo; O'Connoll. OF Boston: Blenk. of
New Orleans; Quiglcy. OF Chicago:
Moellcr. of Cincinnati. ana Farley. OF
New York, and at their head Amcri-
cas- Representative in Tho Sacred Col
lego. Cardinal Gibbons. Monsignor
Nalconi the apostolic delegate repre-
scented the Vatican, and at the lose of
tho ceremonies impaired The papai
bcncdlction.
Tho thanksgiving was In the form
OF a pontiflcal mass, the cclobrant he
Ing another prince of the church., Car.
dinal Loguo of Ireland, anu close to
5000 persons were gathered IN the
cathedral long before the mass begun
aud ms many more stood In Fifth ave
nue..
At II O'Clock hundreds OF supplied
clergy filed from tho college, in pairs
and were followed by some so chap
lains, then the monsignors. clad In
their purple raiment. These were fol-
lowed by the representatives of the
numerous religious orders, tho jcsu-
its. and Domlnicans, the Francscans.
and the rassionists. tho Carmclitcs
ana The Boncdlctines, and Abnoi. the
head of the rrappist. OF Gethesamnae
Ky.
Cardinal Greeted by Cheers.
Then came the higher ranks of Tic
prclacy. the archbIshops and flnall;.
the Irish cardinal, robed in the rcd
of prince of tho church. Az soon
as he and his chaplains had turned
into Fifth avenue the crowds greeted
him with enthusiastic cheers.
The cardinal lifted his hand and
Immediately the crowds fell on their
knees and he blessed them. He then
pissed into the cathedral.
Tho cardinal was escorted to the
archbishop's throne and there vested
for mass. All the end of the gospel,
Cardinal Gibbons. the American cardi :
nal in the long flowing red robes walk
cd slowly into tho sanctuary, bowed
first to the representative OF the pope,
Monsigneur FalconI. then to the Irish
cardinal. a moment later Cardinal
Gibbons mounted the pulpit and dc
livcrcd a mastery and comprehens-
i've discourse.
Archbishop Farley after the sermon.
read IA message from Pope Plus, In
whivii the mead oi the Roman Cath
Ole church throughout the world. ex.
pressed the 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 Mgr.
Falconi impaired tho blessing in the
pope's name. The entire congrega-
ton stood. ana led by the cardinals
and the archbishops, sang the re
Denm i'll English.
Letters Of congraiilaton were re-
ceived from numerous public officials
including President Roosevelt.
Six thousand children will gather In
the cathedral aud give thanks tomor-
row.
Bishop Burke. of Albany, will he
cclebrant of The maTa.
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