The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
CATHEDRAL SCENE
UNPRECEDENTED
Gothic Arches Fairly Trenble
With Great Volume of Sound
Which Rises to Give Greet
ing to New and Beloved
Prince of the
Church.
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with $4,000 electric lights strung to
the very tips or the TWO great spires,
ended Il memorable day or ovation for
John Carulnai Farley on his return u
America us newly created prince OF
the church. 1t Is estimated that seven
hundred and fifty thousand people
saw his eminencc driven from the
Battery. where he landed. up BROAD
way and Fifth Avenue TO the Cathe-
draL So unbounded vas the Cnthus-
lasm uf MANY who sought to Kiss his
ring that mounted police were obliged
TO charge the throngs repeatedly.
Dressed in his scarlet robes. the
cardinal rode in an open carriage
through lane OF p. 'p!e and friends
for more than four miles.
Delivers PoPc's blessing.
At the Cathedral it was only by
force that way was made for him
through the crowd. Six thousand
children's voices were heard III the
TIE Deum" as he entered AS thanks
for the welcome his eminence spoke
with great feeling, and delive. cd the
blessings of Pope Plus y.
Coming now from his sacred pres
encc." he said. and after several pri-
vate audiences, in which he opened his
fatherly heart as to loving son. and
after hearing that voice which seemed
to speak In tones of Inspiration In
public conslstory proclaiming to the
world fearless Pronunciation ri the
schemcs OF the church's enemies. 1
have returned with 4 confidence more
full than ever before that Goa has
placed in the chair OF Peter a man at
ter Chr!sts own heart, to meet the
needs OF time.
Not only is that feeble old man
calm and untroubled. but one sees
that nis placid !nsistencc is founded
on the profound faith OF the saints.
strong as adamant IN the belicf that
God is with him and his church as he
had promised he would ever be-"
Cardinal Farley. after spending the
night down the bay and then break
fasting with twenty-five guests at Hp-
bol5en aboard the North German LLOYD
liner Berlin. stepped onto Manhattan at
1920 o'clock at the Battery from a spe-
clal boat, and rode TO his cathedral be-
tween two ranks of people Catholic.
Protestant and Jew. which damned the
sidewalk. and up Broadway and then
up Fifth Avenue for about i've miles.
quite as big as that which greeted Col
onel Roosevclt's Homecoming from At
rica. and when the cardinal entered his
cathedral he was greeted with scenes
such as never before. according to
white haired priests with memories.
have been witnessed IN an American
Catholic church.
Thousands Shout Welcome.
Up the main aisle of the cathedral.
the gray stone walls frightened with
holiday greens. iiuttering ribbons and
electric lights, the white haired, rcd
clad hgurc walked through lane
ianked by thousands of people, who
cheered until the gothic arches trem-
bled with the great volume of sound
Up in the pulpit Rev. Father Lane was
directing a chorus of more than 5000
boys and girls. bat even this great vol
ume OF welcoming song and tho deep
tones of the big organ were all lat
lost. while men and women. great
groups OF sisters of charity. hundreds
and hundreds of Shite-surpliced priests.
monks In white cowls or brown. women
and girls in gay gowns and plumes
small boys and girls. everybody, told
the cardinal that they were glad to see
him home.
The outburst was expected, and SO
the blessed sacrament had been re-
moved from the tabernacle of the high
altar for the moment. And so the
great crowd. estimated as high rs
10000 persons (there were 1000 chill
dren banked back OF the main altar
in the Lady Chapel alone). stood up
on the pews and shouted their well
come. If you stood very close TO a
small boy or small girl chorister you
would know that the 5000 little ones
were singing a chorus, which rang:
"Wscome. welcome. welcome;
Greet ye, the honored and dear;
Welcome, welcome. welcome,
All that we love and revere,
All that we love and revere"
But amid tho great volume Of cheers
from the thousands standing on the
seats. one had to be close to the small
singers to know what they ware say
ing. And through 1t all walked the
red clad little figure with the acolytes.
holding the gold baldachino or canopy
above his white head, and he walked
slowly looking straight ahead. his
lips trembling bit as the roars Of
cheers beat down upon him.
But most significant OF all was the
thousands standing on the pews and
cheering and waving the Stars and
Stripes and tiny papal flags Of white
and yellow. cheering In Catholic
church.
Follows Crowded Day.
The biggest moment in tho cath
edral followed q crowded day for the
cardinal, which began early In the
morning aboard ship. when the cardt-
nal met the earliest Of the reporters,
thirty strong, coming from quarantine
TO 1.-The Hoboken pier. The cardinal
%s.s the first of the hrst-cabin voya sera
to! arise this morning. When the Bsr-
lin locked about IL o'clock. at Ho-
boken, Bishop Cusack. Monsignor
Mooney, Justice Victor Bowling. Major
John f. o'Rourke. thirteen papal
knights and the chairmen OF 1--WE COM
initteeg boarded the ship to greet the
cardinal, and to partake Of the break-
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