New-York tribune., 1885-10-21
THE NEXT AMERICAN CARDINAL
CLAIMS foR ARCHBISHOP GIBBoSs-A RAPID AND
BRILLIANT RISE.


To The Edifor ~ me TrtbuHc
SIR: By the death of Cardinal McClOskcy,
Archbishop Corrigan becomes the Archbishop-cect OF
New York but II does not ther.b, follow that he Will bs
tho re,t American CARDINAL The red bat IL an honur
conferred by tho Pope mark Of personal favor or rs
reward conspicuous services rendered by tho
cc,lcsastic 80 h,uor, Cardinal Manning succeeded to
tho Sec of Westminster immediately after tho death OF
Cardinal wi.caD bat it not until he wrote his able
defence of Vatican dccrres Of PuI TX that hs was
raised TO the dignity OF Cardinal The red hat was con
fsrrcd upon Carlinn! Newman az recognition OF the
service rendered to the church by hs poomda wriDgs
There nrr four ogrees of rank the College OF Cari-
mails: ClrduIldeacous cardinal priests, cardinal
bishop. ,ni cArdtu,l-archbi.hops Newman is csrli-
nal pric.t and holds Manning Is carnaarcn-
bishop.
Tho vatican Is proverbaliy slow in ts actions. Two
ycas ago when Archbishop Gibbons. Of Baltimore, ana
the other American archhl,h)ps were summoned to
Rpms confer npor tho AFFAIRS of the church Tn the
Uaitci states ho vas tho recipient of sovera marked
favor, from Leo Kill 1t currently rumorsi NJ that
tmo in Rom- where tho present writer then was tst
Archbishop Gibbons would be thon"It American pre!ate
raised 10 tho oariius!thlp. When the third Pienary
Council WAS called 10 meet In Baltimore last Novombc
the Pope constituted Archbi'hop Gibbons Apostolic
L~gt- 20 preside the iArrest and most 4poriAn
rcc~siaicIi body that nal ever assembled IN TIE Ne"
Wurl. Tue oi this colnc, wA' rrcaty due to
Tho untirirg Ic1l ana prhctch Wisdom ol luo NTch
bishop Of alusOr". aud, - reward Tor MS great ser
the Pope determined 10 cicF atc
INN TO the rank OF Cardinal. the dignity 10 dste
from the when the docrcss OF tho council should
h, approval by the Holy Although more thaa N
months have elapsed tho acts and decrces N"re
Transmitted Rome notice ~ ther formal approval
has received IN thtt country.
Baltimore D., ths oldest aud therefore thc primary
ser OF the GuiieI states. To Il brJnss the highest
dignity In the church. Tho Archbisiops Of BltimOro
have always been men OF dl-tn sul-hed ability Tho
Immediate predecessor Of Archbishop GuO0us was
James Roosevelt Bailey. member ~ promir"nt New
Yorh family He VA a nephew Of Muthcr seton, tile
FOUNDER OF Oldcr ~ sisters Of Chattr IN the Unted
states. Ills pr-cses.Or was tho learned SpAdlng whoNs
eloquent voice conspicuous In the great Couhc oi
the Vatican. 49,.
The Most Reverend J4mos Gibbons was born IN BIitl-
more. In 1886, OF iri-h parents. Mncn boy ho was
taken Ia Ireland. And remained several years Al tho
age II seventeen he rtur1cd to America aud soon aer
entered th. IT. Charles Collage. Nd, to commence Ma
stuiie. Tor the priesthood. ncTo he rrmatnoi four
wears and was then transferred 10 - Narys seminary
HUtinore 10 pursue th- study of theology and pho'o-
rhy lie was ordained IN 500 aud hS 1rat mission was
inc obscure parish of ST. Brhtgrts. ArchDiNhop
Shading soon discovered his metits aad made hlin us
secretary. HIS RIO nov rapid and brilliant. In
lsI- he WAS made VIcsr-ApOstolic ot Norh CArollnp
10 thc Sce Of Richmond when Archbishop Bailey dlea
I'm 1879 Dr. GUbous Appointed hH successor IN th1
SEQ of Bttlmors Thus. he early 'ge ol tory ne n"
attained the highest tccclesatcs position In tue Cnlted
States Tie conierring Of tho Cardinal at upoh AIch
b-h,u Gibbons usrd not exclude Archhshop Corrleah
from a similar honor IrelaAd, with Cathoiic nePhl'
ton Of sS. than Hge millions has two Cardinals ana
England scarcely one million Cathoic'' Ehs a.so
two. Certainly the United StAtes. which numbers
t. !, M ,"ur ECGENE L. DiDfER.
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