The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-10
CHURCH HONORS
noted CARDINAL
Ten Days Ceremonial Marking
Cardinal McCloskey's Gen.
tennial Starts.
FIRST AMERICAN OF HIS RANK
Solemn PontificaI Mass Observed This
Morning to Honor Memory of
Great Churchman-One Million
Catholics to Join.

New York, March 1O.-With many
eminent prelates Of the Roman Catho-
lie church in America as active par
ticipants or interested spectators in
the impressive ceremonials of a sol
omn pontiflcal mass. of which Arch
bishop Farley was the celebrant the
ten days observance oe the .centen-
NAL anniversary of the birth of Car
dinal McCloskey, the first American
member of the Sacred College, was be-
gun in st. Patrick's Cathedral this
morning. The big cathedral, which
had been appropriately decorated for
the occasion, was crowded when the
services began. Archbishops, bishops
and other digntaries occupied seats
in the sanctuary during the mass. Be
sides the church dignitaries there
were also present many laymen of
note.
The celebration of the centenary will
continue over period of ten days and
will be participated i'm by more than
100000 Catholics of the archdiocese.
In addition to the church services the
numerous Catholic societies will hold
memorial meetings at which address
es will be delivered by prominent
speakers.
Cardinal McCloskey, in honor of
whose memory the celebration is held,
was born in Brooklyn. March 20, 1910.
II has been said that the history of
his life is the history of the progress
of the Roman Catholic church in
New York. He was the first Ameri-
can cardinal. and was invested with
the insignia. of that high office before
the very altar at which he had been
ordained a priest and consecrated
bishop.
When he was ten years old his fa-
thcr died. His mother was a woman
of ample means and gave her son a
good education. He was prepared for
college I'm New York city, and then was
graduated from Mt st. Marys, at
Emmetsburg Md. After completing
his theological studies he was ordain
ed a priest, Jan. Q, 1884. in the old
street, this city. For three years
thereafter he Travelled i'm Europe. Re-
turning TO New York he was appoint
ed pastor Of st. Joseph's church, where
he remained for seven years. In 1S41
he was appointed president of st.
Johns college at Fordham Three
years later he was consecrated bishop
and became coadjutor to Bishop
Hughes with the right Of succession.
In 1S47, when the sees of Albany
and Buffalo were created Bishop Nc
Closkey was transferred to the form
er. He remained bishop of Albany for
seventeen years. during which time
the growth of the church in the new
diocese was very rapid He built the
cathedral Of the Immaculate Concep-
tion i'm Albany and founded the theo-
logical seminary at Troy.
When Archbishop Hug died,
Bishop McCloskey became hbishop
of New York and was installed Aug.
81. 1864. During the twenty years OF
his administration he introduced COM
munities of various religious orders,
built many fine churches. and such in
stitutlons as the founding asylum, the
institute for deaf mutes at Fordham.
homes for destitute boys and girls, and
for aged men and women. and orphan
asylums.
Archbishop McCloskey went abroad
several times. and was received with
distinction in Rome. In 1879 he was
c,eated the first American cardinal
and on April % of that year received
the palium from the hands of Arch
bishop Bayley of Baltimore. Five
years before his death Cardinal Nc
Closkey requested that Bishop Corri-
gan of Newark be appointed his cVad-
jutor with the right of succession us
archbishop. and Bishop Corrigan sub
soquently succeeded him.
Cardinal McCloskey was a profound
scholar, and had the gift of eloquence
His health was always poor. but
through immense sacrifice of comfort
he was able to perform the most re-
markablc labor. His death occurred
In this city oct. 10. 1885.