St. Paul daily globe., 1893-10-19

pleasure in Offering to you our heartfelt
congratulations Oh this memorable oc-
casion-the silver jubilee OF your epiS-
copate. Your labors during these
twenty-five years will be a lasting re-
membrance of your zeal for the glory of
God and love for your country. Your
valuable services for the church and
state have earned for you the venera-
ton and respect of the highest digni-
tarleS of America"
After Sketching the career of the car
dinal from the early days of his episco-
pate in North Carolina to the present,
Mgr. McCOlgan continued enumerating
the special measures OF the church with
which Cardinal Gibbons has been spe-
cially identified.
Like the ilustrious Carroll" he said.
''your life and laborS are a standing ex-
ample of the fidelity Of the Catholic peu-
pie for the constitution of the United
States.
Mgr. McColgan said, in closing: "We
pray God that the records of your
future life may be as the past. full of
merits. that yon may be blessed with
years beyond your golden jubilee, and
when you depart from this life that the
members of your flock who have gone
before you may unite in proclaiming in
the heavenly court, Here comes nigh
pllcoG NHo III MS udES pledSeu GOu,
whom the Lord has found just.''
In replying to it, Cardinal Gibbons
said he was much fatigued by the laborS
OF the day and had not formulated any,
thing to say. He could not help, how
ever, expressing his gratitude at receiv-
ihg SUCH ali address.
Il am pleased" lie said, "With these
words of affection and JOY. l will hold
them as my jewels and Will bear them
close i'll mind. | will do everything in
power to attest my love and devotion to
each and every one of them"
The cardinal then spoke in reference
to the proposal Of the clergy to prese Mt
him with a purse and said:
But while lreject the money look
with affection on the donors. L will say
in all truthfulneSS that during my ad-
minlStratinn of the diocese l have had
the earnest support of all the clergy,
What has been accomplished is due to
to their sincerity, and l make no claim
for the work."
The cardinal in conclusion, paid a
high tribute to his alma mater, the ST.
Mary'S seminary.
The company then repaired to the
dining room, where covers We're laid for
800. Cardinal Gibbons occupied the
seat of honor, with Archbishop Satolli
OH his right and Archbishop Williams
on his left.
After dinner the first speaker was the
cardinal in response to a toast to him.
lie spoke gratefully of the honors ten
dered him. 1t was not his intention to
have any celebration on his jubilee, but
the pope had Indicated his wishes that
the event be held on fitting scale, and
his wishes were law. In closing he
proposed toast to the papal nuncio,
and the toast was drunk standing.
Archbishop SatOlli responded in
Latin. He said number of compli-
nentary things about the cardinal, say
ing that in 1870, at their first meeting,
he was stricken with the appearance of
the young American bishop very ia
| vorably, and expected great things of
| him.
1.-The See of Baltimore" was re-
| Sponded to by Archbishop Kahn, of ST.
LOUIS, and Our Country was re-
sponded to by Archbishop Ryan, of
| Philadelphia.
Our Hierarchy" was responded to by
Bishop Hennessy. of Kansas. Then
| followed an interesting feature. DIR.
McCarty brought out the phOnOgraph,
| and those who were near enough could
hear the following message, which those
who had heard Pope Leo declared to be
an exact reproduction of his well-modu-
| lated tones:
From the city of Rome Leo XIII.
sends to the people of America cordial
| greetings and his best wishes. Most
! heart lily do we congratulate the country
| hourishing in civilization and wealth,
| and the glory of growing Industries.
| We take pleasure in the joy and hon
| orS fittingly rendered 10 Cardinal Glib
bons. We wish you, through the bless
| ingS of heaven, copiouS increase of hap
pinesS and pleasure. The pilgrims of
| the Catholic church we embrace with
| you, and especially we bestow upon
them the apostolic benedlction."
This concluded the exercises.
In the evening pontifical vesperS
were celebrated at the cathedral. Arch
bishop ireland delivered the sermon.
| Archbishop Ireland spoke as follows:
1.-The record of the cardinal arch
bishop of Baltimore IS read with pride
and eXultation. 1t is the record | should
have traced for my ideal bishop. leader
of men, in the solemn times through
which the church is passing.
1.-The times are solemn. At no time
since the establishing Of the Christian
era did changes so profound and so far
reaching occur. Intellectual ambition,
urged by wOndrous successes in
many fields, puts on most daring wings
and challenges all limitations of know
edge. Let things be known, is the watch
word of present humanity, and lie
things be new, is its strong resolve, and
it has pledged its most fierce activities.
In the midst of these times the Catholic
church processes, as her charter COM
pelS her, the salvation of the hearts and
souls OF society. Her mission is what
for long centuries it has been do
ing. There should be new move
ments, and the helm of the ship of
state has new unfurlingS and sails
from her mast. Now is the time for
good work Oh the seas of Gods church.
There Is diSeOrd between the church.
| We read the fact with sorrow. l am
not afraid TO say that men in the church
during the century whose sun is now
setting have made the mistake of being
too slow to understand the new age.
The church in her doctrines is un-
changeable, supremely conservative" "
1.-The archbishop continued in strain
of ecomium of the church, ride uling the
idea that she was not ready to cope
with all changes of the world.
1.-The church desires the spread of
intellectual light among all men and
over all regions of truth. The age in
its tireless studying of nature does the
work of the church. The discoveries OF
the age, whether in minutest animal,
cules or in vastest fiery orbs, demon
strate God; they show forth through all
the laws OF the universe an absolute
cause, all-wise, all-powerful, eternal,
and this cause is God.
The Catholic church universal has no
fear of the democracy, this Towering of
her most sacred principle OF equality,
fraternity and liberty of all men in
Christ and through Christ.
THE church lives under all forms OF
government; when ratified by the pope
all forms are legal. But the govern
ment which is more than any other,
that of the people, for the people and
| by the people. rs the one ulsSer the