The Washington times., 1912-01-17
CATHOLIC THRONC
GREETS RETURNING
CARDINAL FARLEY
Celebrants Line New York
Streets, Kneeling in Snow
For Blessing.


tomary vocations today to participate
In the biggest demonstration in the his
tory OF the church In the cit.y-the well
come home to join Cardinal Farley.
head of the archdiocese of New York
While they gathered, the returning
prince of the church. fresh from hi,
honors at the hands of the Pope and
the consistory. remained In his suite on
the big German liner, Berlin, which.
after being passed by the Quarantine
authorities, dropped anchor In the uppel
nay two miles south of the Battery
until the time arrived to steam to its
pisv at Hoboken.
The Berlin was escorted nv the
steamer Rosedale, on which was a re-
cepton committee OF 500 of the leading
Catholics of the country headed by Jus
lce or the Supreme Court Victor j.
Before the Berln came IN the BAY
Cardinal Farley talked at length to the
newspaper reporters. and made public
the following message from the Pope to
tne people Of the United States:
Inc rope admires your hospitable
ao welcome and ensured a well Or
oered liberty, and for the well-being of
wnom universal provision is made.
pray Tor the great future Of your coun-
such q future in the line of each man
Knowtng how to use his own liberty
with limitations with regard to hfs
neighbors. America, 1 realize knows
what real liberty is, and am fully alive
70 the future. not alone Of the church.
but OF the land as well. and my earnest
prayer is that her greatness shall go
The Pope's Condition.
Discussing the physical condition OF
HsA1S
II was marvellous" His vitality was
wonderful, and at no time during the
entire visit Of the cardinal did the
Pope have to suspend an audience.
His mind is as bright as his eye,
ana his eye is as bright as the morp-
ing," declared Cardinal Farley. He
doesn't worry, and that is a good
OF this country, as worry will segregate
many people. We in America should
adopt as our motto that Of the Pope,
Gods will be done.' -
report cabled from Rome that there was
q discussion in the Sacred College Of
the advisability Of an auxiliary Pope
being elected. He said:
Will be but one hand at the helm Of tie
Pope"
Only once before in the history Of
Of people paralleling today's demonstra-
ton, and that was when Colonel
trip.
Every Catholic society in this arch
diocese. the most populous in America,
was represented in the long double line
Of men and women. extending from the
Battery to st. Patrlck's Cathedral, to
cheer the passage Of the cardinal and
the welcoming party. Men and women
draRqp6 a arlx hn
men wearing neckties and rosettes Of
scarlet. the cardinals color, and the
women scarlet ribbons and badges.
BY direct request Of the cardinal none
Berlin until she had docked at Hoboken
As soon as the regular passengers had
disembarked the Rosedale showed her
nose against the side Of the big liner
in the shining silk hats, red neckties
and badges, went on board and were
presented to his eminence by Justice
Bowling and the auxiliary bishop. the
Wss serSsa With the s'ass hSnss
prelate seated on a raised dais in the
dining room, after which the entire
party boarded the Rosedale. which
steamed directly " pier A. at the Bat
terry. where the procession was formed
Impressive Parade.
new open carriage drawn by four
magnificent horses had been provided
for tho cardinal. Seated beside him
was Justice Bowling, and in the front
seat were Bishop Cusack and Vicar
on the trip to the cathedral were the
committeeman in LEO automobiles, while
ahead Of 1t and alongside was q troop
OF picked mounted policemen.
loo men. ranking from inspectors to
common foot patiolmen, being on duty
to keep the line open and avoid delay.
The various organizations had been
were drawn up on the right side Of the
thoroughfares against the curb, and as
his eminence passed many dropped 10
their knees on the snow-clad streets to
receive the blessing Of their beloved
leader.
Tho grounds ab9It the magnificent
cathedral on Fifth avenue. and the
street for some distance south, had
dren Of the diocese, who racked every
inch Of space behind the ropes used by
the poiiee to keep the passage open.
cathedral We're eighteen papal knights
of st. Gregory attired In dress suits
with their jeweled insignia of rank sus-
pended from their necks by scarlet rib
bon. They formed lane through which
the cardinal passed into the cathedral
and thence to the sanctuary. where he
donned his robes or state. AS he
emerged and TOOK his place before the
altar 5000 children from the various
parochial schools sang an ode Of well
come composed in his honor.
Massed in the church We're 700 priests
of the archdiocese who recited the usual
prayers. After the singing by the
children the cardinal delivered the bene-
diction of the Blessed Sacrament, and
then TIE Deum" was sung, concluding
the exercises for the day, his eminence
retiring Immediately to his residence
to rest.
The big feature tonight will be the
elaborate electrical illumination at the
cathedral from the topmost spire to the
ground.