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Show PHILADELPHIA'S CATHEDRAL. It Wai Recently Consecrated With Im-premlT Im-premlT Ceremonies Amid a scene of solemn splendor and Imposing ceremonies, and graced by the presence of many high church dignitaries, dignita-ries, the Roman Catholic cathedral of CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL OP ST. PETER A5D ST. PAUL. Saints Peter and Paul, on Logan square, Philadelphia, was consecrated a few days ago. The consecration ceremony proper began be-gan at a quarter past 5 in the morning, when Archbishop Ryan headed a procession pro-cession which slowly wended its way three times around the imposing Corinthian Cor-inthian edifice, sprinkling it at intervals each time witu holy water. Then the archbishop ascended the steps, and with the golden crozier he carried deliberately delib-erately knocked three times for admission. admis-sion. Father McQuade responded 4 to the summons and opened the massive doors. The procession then entered and passed around the inside of the church three times, the archbishop sprinkling it at intervals in-tervals with holy water, as on the outside. out-side. ' A multitude of priests in waiting were now admitted, and the celebration of the first mass of the day commenced. During Dur-ing the services the relics were brought to the .main altar, and the archbishop deposited them in the altar. The various vari-ous other parts of the chnrch were then sprinkled and blessed, and the consecration consecra-tion services ended. Then followed a solemn pontifical high mass, the Bcene being impressive in the extreme. The mass sung was the grana creation of Beethoven in "C," and the sermon, in which the significance of the pomp and ceremonies of the church were fully explained, was by the venerable vener-able Cardinal Gibbons. |