Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-19
Attends Qualification Of
Joan Of Arc at Rome.
Thirty Thousand French Pill
grIms al the Ceremony,
Practically All Of the Bishops OF
france Also In Attendance.

Rome, April 15-In the presence OF
10000 French pilgrims, practically all
the bishops of France, many cardinals
and descendants of the new martyr,
the solemn ceremonies in the beautin-
cation of Joan of Arc, were carried OUT
in st. Peters today. According to the
ruberic the Pope does not attend peat
.fications in person, but as a marx OF
special devotion he assisted this after
noon at a solemn benediction which re-
placed the ceremony of the Veneration
OF relics, none existing in this case.
Soon after daybreak, streams OF Pill
grlms began to arrive in every mag
Unable conveyance. They crowded the
great editice and at $50 o'clock the
n,vriads of electric lights burst out, the
organ Numbered and the long process
sion of cardinals took their places. In
the special galleries were the Duke of
,Alencon the sisters of the Pope and Il
hest of French and Italian notables.
The edifice presented a fairylike APP
pearance. 1t was hung with red velvet
draperies and electro lights We're ar
tistically arranged. Huge pictures rep
resenting the mirac3eS Of Joan OF Are
and her statue were placed over the
high altar but they were yelled. The
ceremony began by the reading OF the
brief. at the last word of which tn
wells fell. The statue appeared framed
with electric bulbs; the bells pealed
forth and the massed choirs intoned
the re Deum, which was taken up by
the vast throng. Many of the pilgrims,
overcome, burst into frantic cheers,
hi iaf n1x
The Bishop of Orleans then said the
first Pontifcial Mass in honor of Joan
OF Arc, which ended the first portion
OF the ceremony. In the afternoon the
ceremonials was no less impressive.
The Holy Father passed through the
ranks of kneeling pilgrims, followed by
his court and picturesque guards. to
the altar After the singing of the
Liturgical Hymn the advocates of the
Identification presented to the Pope the
traditional gifts of a basket of flowers
and the life of Joan of Arc, magnfi-
Gently bound The United States was
represented by Archbishop O'Connell of
Boston, Mgr Seton, archbishop of
Helicopolis, Mgr. Kennedy, rector of
the American College and Bishop Far
reilly, tie new bishop of Cleveland, who
for the first time appeared in his robes
Of office. The Pope will hold a special
audience for the pilgrims at ST. Peters
tomorrow.
The Anti Clerical Association as a
counter manifestation today distribut-
ed pamphlets accusing the pilgrims of
exploiting the Identification of Joan of
Arc to organize a royalist demonstra-
ton. The police ordered the editor of a
Catholic journal to withdraw from his
window banner inscribed Long live
monarchistic France
The congregation at the afternoon
ceremony is estimated to have num-
bered 10000 persons. Over 10000 We're
refused admission to the edifice. One
French pilgrimage numbering $50 per-
sons arrived at o'clock this morning
and left Immediately after the cere-
mony. Before reaching their homes
they will have spent five nights on the
train.
New York, April 1S-The Identification
of Joan of Arc was celebrated at the
French church of St. Vincent de Paul
here today with solemn high mass at
terded by Archbishop Farley. A panege
ric of the Maid of Orleans was delivered
by Rev. Father Noel