The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-31
MGR. PRENDERGAST
RECEIVES PALLIUM
PHILADELPHIA ARCHBISHOP IS
HoNoREo sy DISTINGUISH
Ep GATHERING.

Philadelphia. Pa. Jan. 31.-Before q
distinguished portion OF the Roman
Catholic hierarchy of the United
States, including the three American
cardinals and numerous arehbishops
and bishops, the Most Rev. Edmund +
Prendergast. archbishop of Philadel-
phia. was today invested with the sa-
cred pallium. This insignia Is the Of
ficial recognition by the church of the
archbishop's power To succeed to the
functions of the hate Archbishop Ryan,
who died February ~ last.
The ceremony took place In the Ca
thedral OF ST Peter and Paul The
structure was deoked in the papal col
ors yellow and white. imerspersed
with the American colors and the
archblshop's purple. The rarity and
significance of the occasion and the
presence of so many dignltaries OF the
church attracted a large crowd The
vicinity Of the cathedral was roped off
tiftHtiy an noui Deipit tho tcitniohico
began.
Cardinal Gibbons Assists.
Shortly after 10 o'clock a solemn
procession of 15O of the clergy wended
It's way To the cathedral and throng
of other persons crowded the edifice.
Following the pontifical inass. which
vas sung BY bishop John Il. Fitz-
maurice. head of the Erie diocese. the
pallium was placed upon the altar.
Cardinal Gibbons presided at the
ceremony. Mgr. John J. McCort, vicar
general of the archdiocese, officiated as
assistant priest. Bishop Canevin OF
Pittsburg delivered the sermon, and
the students of St. Charles Borromeo
Seminary furnished the music.
When the new archbishop had re-
newed his oath of allegiance and
fidelity to the holy see, Cardinal Glib
bons rose from his seat. and. lifting the
pallium from the altar. laid II upon
the shoulders of the archbishop. As
soon as the declaration of the Cardinal
was made investing the pallium. Arch
bishop Prendergast assembled to the
altar and pronounced the papal bene-
diction.
Ceremony an Old One.
The confei1'lng of the scored pal
lium was Instituted in the fourth GEN.
tury. ard to "a new archbishop IL is
the insignia OF power and authority
from Rome al well as allegiance to the
head of the church. The vestment is a
band OF white wool with two pendants
of the same material. while inserted In
IL are six purple crosses. the whole
being worn about the shoulders and
fastened with three jewels. an ame-
thyst. topaz and a ruby The PAL
llum is made of the wool of two white
lambs offered at the feast of st.
Agnes, the virgin and martyr. IL Is wo-
ven by the nuns of the convent of
Terre di Specchi
The Most Rev. Edmund r. Prender-
east, the new archbishop of Philadel-
phla, was born In Ireland sixty-nine
years ago lie came to America In
1853, and six years later. in the very
cathedral where he today was invest
ted with the pallium. he was ordained
a priest. He served in various charges
In eastern Pennsylvania. and In 1874
ne was made rector OF St Malachy's
church. in this city. of which he is
still nominaily the rector. Fourteen
years ago he was made auxiliary bis
hop OF Philadelphia. and eleven years
ago Archbishop RYAN appointed him
administrator OF the archdiocese. to
take effect at the death OF the arch
bishop
Cardinal o'conns.. Welcomed.
Boston. Jan. 3i.--Cardinal O'Connell
today turned from Rome and was
welcomed by thousands of Catholics