Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-17
TN oAsDIsaL,s Speech.
onrdinn, Gibbons Classic Discour

by the Christian KeIigion-.A Hiss
toric Resnute OF Has Efgect Upon
AncicnI and Modern Races.
The address of Gar inal Gibbons at the
Opera House on Sunday afternoon was
listened to by an audience that filed the
building to ovelfl wing.
II was announced in the Catholic churches
Sunday that the hour Of the lecture bad
been changed from to 4 O'clock. AT about
8 80 p. III. delegations from the various
societies paraded ut sixth and West streets
In front OF Bishop Curtis residence. Shortly
before O'Clock the card nal ald Biahop
Curtis with the attending prelates and dig
nitRries entered thult carriages. The pro
cession to the Opera House was as follows:
A guard OF honor OF the Knights OF st.
Lawrence, 80 men under command OF
Charles O'CounOr; tho Cardinals carriage
occupied by CardiHal Gibbons and BlshOp
Curtis Both atiifed IN thelr cnnonieal vest
msnts, Tho neGt carriage contained Arch-
bishop hyGn, Father ADrnlln, president OF
LaSal College, Philadelphia, and several
| OF the pHrnchinl clergy, Next came ~
Mary's 7. A. 49,, 70 tlDn, nlarshAied by J. r.
! Gottingham 1t. plul's beneficial Society,
| 50 men, under @ mmnud ut Oven j. He's.
sion. The Bfowusou Library Association,
| 6l members, mnrshrled by MichHsl j. Con-
| way, tho 4. o. IL, 100 men, commanded by
| FrAnk Kane; the SulBlds Library AssorlB
! clo3pd tho procession.
Az hs Opera House the stage was ocou
| pied by most d-in yuished company.
| The cardinal aud the bishop Of Wilmington
occupied the central setters. Both digni-
| tarles were aftired In their scarlet aud
| purple vest eats, which ggva d remark
| aOe Effdct TO tho scene. Among the others
upon the platform weru Archbishop Itya
| OF Philaiaphig, thG RAvs. N. X Falon,
| Kelly, Bradford, Birmingham, DOilArd,
Farley aui DOnaghy, Father Brady OF New
Castle, Hrasid aut Alb ain, Tlmmin5 Of
| Chester, Gareg Of Eki ID, Hon. o. b. Lore,
Hon. George u D ties, Lew o. Bird, Ed,
Ii. Il. Ward, Il a. The Knights OF s.. /. ~
renee occupied leo rear of the stage. The
ghfious uniformed soaietles had seats ia
the gallery. L hop Curtis Introduced the
| af eHEer as follow:
Al high noon t-ni under a eloud,ess sky
II so.ae on1 T.tH 10 approach you with a
blinking, afluttariHg ctndla and say II
| with lly candle VIII 4spw you tn sun" you
would immediate a6usids n suua a persou
out OF his W,is. Yet MOI Dit mote Witleat
w1u the bishop 81 Wilmington bn did h6
attempt 70 Introduce ~ you tho cardinal
| archbishop. lie Is known TO you all and to
every one al oyer thr country. | haze
therefore tho hdnor. w!thpu fuftnar woris,
OF Introducing bis N lelrs who Will al
dfesh yJG congratulate sou On this oppof-
tuEity You hHvs OF iist4AIGs 10 him
Ihe applause which followed Bishop
Curtis latted IGory words grew louder
az tho clritnRl arose, Ihera was
m air OF simple dignity and ap.
prshensiOH Of classic culture ia the
prsseGGe OF the distinguished parsonage Us
ha qulatlg advanced a step or two nearer
his audi5rcs. No doubt something Of the
feeling + Gt.fl ui.Iis 70 the striking,
SCHOLARLY, almost aecgtlc type OF feature,
~ historic, ron attire OF lre cGrdlualgte,
tho peculiar zlGhtt,a, the l3ging scarlet
robts, Ruli Chain nra pocturai COOS With
olhpi lu-lsnil { h gbtit sccle Hstlc rank
--RnL there Hts shll mpfs. TIE alileAue
bai hcfcta lien 4 ?rltgs Hnd speaker Of
the Foremost laUk IN the VOLTS literature
aud Without doubt an active tHGt IN ita
d 1Siln'es. III Wls tree OF gesliinla,i5n
graceful, einHr, Ani wita sympathetic
voice modulAtGd Iii volume exactly to the
acoustic needs Of the Operg II Jlss.
ms cardinal spoke IN substance as fol-
lows: Had l kap wn that the Bishop OF
wilmington Intended 70 pr face NY r.,
MAKE With surh ulgome cump!,m lut,
would have gladly AGRat him 10 dispense
Win The fJtmailtle5 VI an Introduction t.
You.
Lstu'thls afternoon, laios mud gentls.
met, transport Ourselves N cOntsn platlol
to the lines of the dawn OF Christianity
ana ntrnd Ia imagination upon oue OF tue
seven hits Of .Aclaht pagan Rome. W.
aee that Immense city tesmiuR WI b u pOpu.
latlon Of not less than 3 1901, OUl lnhhbitaats.
Lying at our iUet, dotted here aud Their
with temples dedicated 10 false gods: n
the cotuatr u the straets We liscsrn ii0l
!, IN alteration OF fll1 d!ytl!tigs; "a 500 on
every hgld his whole city glvsu up 20 the
spirit OF Id Ilatry. The inuabiIqnts gorsnlE
the sun, moon and stars, mGun ains. hill,
and STREAMS. Livery striRlg BET o.
nature held liz lutilary u WITTY. Trey
worship al but God 10 whom MI honor L
due--in tn W tda oil tho apostle to The
Gshtlles they change the image OF tho i'm.
: mor a God 70 one Of creeping thlugs.
> What s said OF Home 4 true ALTO OF tn,
. wholc RDman empits. What | say OF the
/ liomnn empife Is H--srtai Of tho whole civ.
y He 4 yoili vita I'll execution OF ths llttiC
portion OF Asia called Pa estiue Ths EN-,
pira OF Rom. wa. eoexteLsiys with the civ
lllzad weird o; That Hme-rrthaps Ia erten
hot a. large ~ tbs present BFlti4h empire
4 but Ito domain in1.ui'i AL recorded IL
= hlsSotic auuHls. IL Europe its nlrtusri
c0nbues Yves the DlAule III Africa II,
= southern boundary was MauritsDia. 1
: Asia th7 Tisris and Euphrn'as comprise,
. It's eHstsrn linilA--'M TACT Rome MAS til,
u mistress Of that anGlenL civlizatiou.
Z Burl IN tiplairy, walking ia darkness
/ and III the shadow OF dBa n, such wa
] society %ngn our Saviour appeared nm,
Il called around him twelve illliail's mon
Q 4, tlnsncs, ipatItnts az pnv nHoiia,,,,',''
!. .n.n M Ara NO c1nslasrad n.c.s.r,' +.
!. ,hesrmcs~.fni Observation-Disclosures IA, 80
Y inr.rescGlnv M i,nt IA c,I,s ~" ~ ~ 49,
;. simple men Tor taH purposes OF the stu
tiGnnt ttnI,try N n. .,nItnIstIa,, T. ,, ~ \,
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II h ina worsbin 81 mo q 4, Trn. n "a a,,'
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d rsi',n X M, IInris,t.n ohnrnS '4' P''''oiu