The record-union., 1893-10-19
CARDINAL GIBBONS.
Festivities in Honor of His Episcopal
Jubilee Begun at Baltimore.

Festivities III Honor OF HIS Episcopal
Jubilee Begun at Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Oct 1S.-The festivities in
honor of the Episcopal Jubilee of Cardi-
nal Gibbons began to-day. The cathedral
and Catholic institutions of the city were
elaborately decorated. The faithful chill
dren of the mother church gathered by
thousands early to witness the procession
Of church dignitaries, which included, be-
side the Cardinal himself and Monsignor
Satolli, every bishop in the hierarchy
except Riordan of San Francisco, Kend-
rick of ST. Louis and Salpointe of Mexico,
besides large number of bishops, priests
and seminarians.
The procession moved from the Archi-
piscopal residence to the cathedral, where
pontitcal high mass was celebrated with
most imposing ceremonies. Gibbons and
Satolli occupied the thrones. The Cardi-
nal celebrated mass. and the sermon was
delivered by Archbishop Corrigan of New
York. The ceremony closed with the
reading of q letter from the Pope resting
the apostolic benediction on the Cardinal,
| after which the procession was reformed
and marched to the Cardinals palace.
Immediately after the sermon Rev.
| Father Hooker, Vicar Vice-General of
| the American College in Rome, read the
/ Pope's letter of congratulations, as fol-
/ lows:
LEO Kill, Pope: To our beloved
| son, James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
of Baltimore, health and apostolic bene-
diction. In the month of October next
recurs the suspicious day on which five
and twenty years ago you were raised
to episcopal dignity. We, therefore,
prompted by your devoted attachment to
us, and by our affectionate regard for you
express feelings of heartiest congratula-
tions, wherewith we welcome this occa-
sion, that is no less joyous for us than it
/ is for you. And while we render thanks
to Almighty God who hitherto had you
/ in His holy keeping, we humbly beseech
Him in His goodness to grant you the
privilege which He has this year merci-
/ fully vouchsafed to US, of celebrating the
golden jubilee of our episcopate. In the
meantime we send you memorial of
this gracious anniversary, intending it
| likewise as token of our earnest good
will toward you. We. moreover, invoke
upon you every blessing for your happi-
/ ness and welfare, and lovingly innpart to
I you, your clergy and the faithful in
trusted to your care, our apostolic bene-
diction."
In presenting the letter DIR. Hooker
| made an address felicitating the Cardinal
and expressing the affection of the Amer
| lean college at Rome, and repeating cor
daily the good wishes which his holiness
/ in the letter expressed to him.
! The musical programme was the most
/ impressive feature of the occasion. Mass
was sung by very large choir, with
organ and orchestral accompaniments,
while the Gregorian chanting of the
Credo and Re Deum by Seminarians,
three hundred in number, was even
more impressive.
Immediately after mass at the Cathe-
dral the prelates and clergy went to ST.
Mary's Seminary, where they were enter
! tanned at dinner by the President. From
/ the dinner hall the Cardinal was escorted
to the Manette, where an address of con-
| graduation was presented by the vener-
! able Monsignor MeColgan. Responding
| to the toast the Cardinal spoke gratefully
of the honors rendered him. In closing
he proposed a toast to the Papal Nuneio,
and the toast was drunk standing
Archbishop Satolli responded in Latin
The See of Baltimore" was responded to
/ by Archbishop Kain of st. Louis, "Our
| Country" by Archbishop Ryan of Phila-