The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-21

Seaman, one of his old favoriteS,
Home, Sweet Home"
AT the rear of the new cathedral the
dedication procession, headed by cross
bearer and two acolytes, was formed.
Then came the white-robed little girls.
singing Haydn's "Te Deum." Following
them came the lace-surplicel acolytes,
some in scarlet and the rest in purple
cassocks. After the acolytes marched
the censor bearers and all the ecclesi-
asts of the church at the dedication,
save Cardinal Gibbons. Each prelate
wore the robes of his order in the dis
! tinguished colors of his rank in the
church.
Dedication PreIate.
At the rear of the procession came the
Right Rev. James ]. O'Donnell, coad-
jutor archbishop of San Francisco, vest
ed in the gorgeous robes of the dedica-
ton prelate. He wore the golden cope
and the great mitre and carried the
bishops crook.
AS the distinguished ecclesiast pro-
nounced the dedication blessing on each
portion of the cathedral the answering
choir of Catholic prelates chanted the
responses. The nuns of the Sisterhood
Of the Holy Cross joined the process
sion as it passed into the cathedral
er parts of the interior were dedicated
with prayers and psalms and blessings.
From the dedication service within the
church the public was excluded.
On the ompletion of the formal ded-
ication of the church the doors of the
cathedral were thrown open and nearly
1000 people filled the church. To many
it was the first interior view of the
completed new cathedral. Before them
in the sheen of nlyriads of great can
dies the beautiful marble affairs were
seen. The rest of the cathedral was
seen in the softening twilight of the
sun pouring its rays through the stained
glass of the beautiful memorial win
dows.
Massive pillars throughout the great
auditorium formed a colonnade of i'm
pressive grandeur. About the walls of
story of the crucifixion Above in the
choir loft the pillars of the great cathe-
dral organ formed beautiful frame for
the pretty st. Cecilia window.
AS the people entered the cathedral
the Symphony orchestra under the
leadership of ]. ]. Mcclellan, played
softly. A little later the first of the
pontifical procession entered the cathe-
dral The procession formed at the
episcopal residence and marched into
the cathedral through the main en-
trance.
First came the cross bearer with two
acolytes, then the little girls, then the
acolytes, the clergy, with Bishop Scan
Ian in the robes of the celebrant of the
pontifical high mass, and finally Cardi-
nal Gibbons with a scarlet biretta and
a flowing scarlet robe, the train of
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acolytes
The procession moved down the main
aisle of the church to the high altar.
There the little girls took seats at the
communion rail The acolytes knelt at
the altar step, the clergy went to the
sanctuary and the cardinal was taken
to the great throne to the right of the
altar Above this throne was draped
the coat-of-arns Of the cardinal.
Bishop and Prelate.
Bishop Laurance Seaman in flowing
robes of gold and white, wearing his
great mitre and carrying the shepherds
crook, was conducted to the foot of
the altar. With him, also attired in
great gold and white copes, were the
Very Rev. ]. ]. Guinan, president of
All Hallows college, sub-deacon; Very
Rev. Denis Kelly, vicar general of the
diocese of Salt Lake, deacon: Rev
Father George T. Mccarthy, master of
ceremonies, and Monsignor Harnett of
Los Angeles, assistant, and Very Rev.
Dean Harris, arch-priest.
Other prelates assisting in the cere-
mony of the mass were Archbishop j.
!. Glennon, who preached the dedica-
ton sermon; Archbishop j. Doppenwill
of Vancouver, Archbishop ]. S. Foley
of Detroit Bishop Scanned of Omaha,
Bishop Glorieux of Idaho, Bishop Keane
of Cheyenne, Bishop Carol of Helena
and Rev. Fathers Sullivan of Butte,
O'Ryan Of Denver, McCabe of Idaho
Springs. Colo, McGovern of Emmets-
burg. Md. Barron of Los Angeles, Shean
of ELY. Butler of Tonopah, Cushnahan
of ogden. Ryan of Ogden and Rev.
Fathers Brennan, A. j. Ryan, w. K.
Ryan, Collins and Curran of Salt Lake.
Music Is Feature.
To many of those at the service of
the pontifical high mass the music was
the principal feature, the impressive
meaning of the ceremony of the mass
being understood in its fullness only
by the Catholics. To everyone, how
ever, the singing of the great choir and
the music of the cathedral organ was
a great factor in the solemnity of the
impress of the occasion.
At the beginning Of the mass the
choir of seventy voices, accompanied
bv the great organ and the Symphony
sang Gounod's "Kyrie."
Miss Nora Gleason, director Of st.
ATary's choir. led both the choir and the
orchestra. To her belongs the credit for
the organization of the dedication choir,
composed Of the best vocalists in the
west. the selection of the music for the
occasion. and the triumphant success
scored by the choir in singing the dedi- |
cation music.
n 7. Mcclellan at the organ was al
wavs in perfect sympathy with the
members Of the choir in the difficult ac-
compartment OF the music Of the Cath
bic service.
. One of the most impressive hymns Of |