The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-08-09
CARDINAL GIBBONS.
HIS EMINENCE IN ASHEVILLE.
An Interesting Sketch of His Life and
Labors.
fAslleville Sun.l

and guests of the hotel several of our
city pastors were also present. The
Cardinals theme was the Fatherhood
OF God and the Brotherhood Of Jesus
Christ. The audience was treated to
an othodox sermon of nearly an hours
length, such as all true men and
women love to hear. The preacher
plead for the sanctity of the Christian
Sabbath as one of mans best heritagas
from a good Father; admonished his
hearers that the nearest approach to
divinity was by those who help their
brother up and are filled with charity.
He closed his talk with the words of
Scripture, "Pure religion and unde-
filed before God is this: To visit
the widow and the fatherless and to
keep himself unspotted from the
world"
His Eminence, Cardinal James
Gibbons, was born in Baltimore IN
1884; he was educated partly in this
country and in Europe, receiving his
classical education at St. Ch>rles Col
lege, Maryland, and his theological
course at St. Mary's University, Bal
tlmore, under the Sulpitian fathers.
As a student he was distinguished
above his fellows. After a pastorate
of seven years he was appointed bishop
and vicar-apostolic of the State of
North Carolina in 1868. He made
Wilmington his home where he ex-
pended 100000 in the work Of the
church in founding schools, etc. Pos
sessed Of great power of oratory, he
preached successfully all over the
State. His lectures being Of the high
est merit, he was prevailed upon to
embody them in book form and they
were published as "The Faith Of OuI
| Fathers" The book has had the un-
preCedented sale of over 200, 900 vol
umes, It's merit causing it to be pub
lished in all the languages of Europe
His eminenCe, Notwithstanding hi:
epistolary labors, arch-episcopal du
ties and the business in connection
with the Cardinalate, still finds time
to write, and is now in the midst o
an authors labor in composing {
work that promises great merit. HI
is man Of the people, beloved 0
them, and will be remembered as tht
defender of the Knights of Labor a
Rome He belongs to the College 0
Cardinals which at present number
sixty. That body is the electoral col
lege of the Pope who is chosen from
it The College of Cardinals form
the cabinet of the Pope. His Eml
nence, Cardinal James Gibbons, l
thus within the papal circle and has
chance out Of the sixty of being chosel
head and president of church c
$50, 900, 900 of people of all nation
and tongues. Cardinal Gibbons wa
first appointed President of the Ma
tional Council, held in Baltimore tw
years ago and invested with the dig
nifty of apostolic delegate at the clos
of the Council which he conduCtet
with skill, wisdom and satisfaction t
all. The Holy Father, Pope Le
XIII, then advanced him to the high
est dignity at his command. He va
invested with the beretta, which form
a distinctive part Of the regalia wor
in office by Cardinal, two years age
the robes Of his eminence in hiCh h
| officlates in solemn service are of Grim
son red silk and are of a magnificer
order.
AS citizen of the United States h
Is 4 devoted admlrer and upholder {
the liberties and free institutions {
this country. His speech at Rome .
, the admirable liberty of this country
, and its grand institutions; on the It
: spect paid here On every side to rel
glon, elected from abroad the praise
OF every one, and engaged the pre-
found attention Of the courts OF FL
rope. :
He is the archbishop of Baltimor
Y his diocese the State of Marvlant
His dignity as Cardinal is purely pc
sonal and dies with him. 1t does M
and will not descend to his successC
IN the archepiscopal service.
His manners are most urbane, CO
dial and simple, yet dignifed; mo
easy OF approach, and though a primo
IN the Catholic Church, has ali Il
simplicity of manner of an America
citizen.
His visit to Asheville is taken for
:, rest from his arduous Guties. II b
archdiocese he has 22o, 900 Catholic
and is constantly engaged in visitr
/; the many churches, preaching Il
; Word of Cod, confirming and in {
eTcls!ns the duties OF his high and T
sponsible position. He has a speoi
: Fredllectlon for North Carolina, nev
3 tires of talking about it, loves 20 vi:
= x and meet his many friends = e