Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-08
cardinal Gibbons Says He Would ClYs
His Lite for II.
.oys FOLD UNDER one SHEPHERD"
,.oc,,ion Of Church Discipline Ia Suit
,he Ciccumst"nces-Con'irmation
Services at ~. John's.
(Raltlmore SUM

.,,ticuiariy manifested in the
..,..aking world. IL IL manifested
.....ri and ia the United States.
have received several letters
..a..ntlal Protestant ministers ex-
fb. hope Of n reunion and In
Isl TO the probable basis Of a re-
.o is the great desire OF my
have lonred and prayed for IT
.. tle years OF my ministry.
,.l that as we are bound TO
nr.. by social and family and
......l ana commercial ties. so may
united with them in the bonds Of
f,th.
..-t.u Sc arrangement: union Is
...y would l give my life for
nation.
conditions Of reunion are easier
generally imagined. OF course.
..n De- no compromise on faith or
Tno doctrine and moral code
...-.f has left us must remain I'M
.... fut the Church can modify
.ae % suit the circumstances
II there are any within the
.y voice who would wish 10
Che Unable blessings or
.u ] would a0cctionately speak
81, the losses and gains which
n would cause.
.. nothing that f. worth pos
Yal do not surrender your
.r Irlrlcn1cnce or moral free
THO only restraint imposed upon
bio 90 irllnt Of the moral law.
yoke put upon you is the yoke
80. 70 this yoke no reasonable
.- object. You do not give up
aide Of the positive truths OF
,.I already possess.
-, wuICH ARE SCATTERED.
..r.. hack To the Church you are
.....1 g. strange place. You are
n your fathers house. me iur-
.rm Ola 20 you, but 1t Is just
.lr father left 80 years ago.
whore your fathers wor-
.. krccl before the altar AT
..r lfet. YOU receive the sacra-
they received. You listen 10
It.r.. Elcieon which excited
,,..Uftn.,. You listen 70 the
.,.. anthem. Gloria in EXcelsiS
. -.. .i-tDn Is the same unchango-
everlasting creed. You come baCh
,r...l % your Fathers house
.. eminent az JOY IL placed upon
. l.r.utt 81 love IS set before YOU
., receive the kiss OF peace as Il
r..I.r.ff.r
.,. a.v be- hastcncd when the
..... hosts of Christendom will be
Tt.u. indeed. they would ioiHl
... which iuiiielity and atheism can
.st. and they would soon carry
.f ana faith Of Christian clNiIlza-
. '.c most remote ana bcnish''h
..r tr. globe. May the day soon come
. MI. profess the name OF Chrl7t
t.e. one Lord, one faith. ana one
.. when AN shnll BE- in one 10ld'
.r- shepherd"
..tNs or THE REFORMATION
cardinal also alluded 10 the Feast
Charles Borromco. and told or 'ne
.. OF So Charles for moral reiorfha-
r tle sixteenth century
t ohould always distinguish" he
between the infalllbility Of the
WHOM che teaches faith anu
.tv and the personality of her tcach-
lv The Church has always claimei
tufauille I'm her doctrine and mofai
.ne-. bat no teaching member or inc
. "a ,x,mpt from tho liability or
tr.m grace. Every member 81 IN"
., matter how exalted his Official
no matter how irreprcachahle
,. been his former lie. is liable
.rnot be denied that lamentable
.. t.l cr,pt into the Church in the
-t century. The age was sadly IN
..s moral reformation. Great abuses
.rit into hirh places and low
ana priests were relaxed In mo-
.. and discipline WAS disregarded. I6-
a.. prevailed among IN" clergy ara
-. waXed cold in faith. Tor as
.-. l4 8, ere the people.
-. charles took a leading part IA t'"
.. i,turmltiou Of the Church. lie
..f upon the clergy the importance
.. .re the Gospel every Sunday
..... ana ~ instructing the children
.....ii.s II the Christian religion.
several syn0ds. in which judiciOus
.... rl-,cd for the maintenance Of
.. ,NarD1 discipline.
rIDpS or REFORM.
r.a desire 60 reform our political
.t. what methods do they adopt?
..pl government Of Baltimore
minist.rcd. the reformers do
.- t. uork 20 abolish the mayoralty
s council II there is corrup-
o ,lr state Government, they do
..'....r % abolish the Office of Gov
.f fhr LEGISLATURE. II there is
sflfion in the General Govern
U.f r, rot try TO abolish the presi-
... Irt uu end to both houses Of
They would not attempt 10 pun
' .t fabric Of our government.
try TO turn the, rascals out
r- -0i men IN their places.
...rrs ~ the Reformation sought
s tH. papaCY which had existed
.....G INJURIES. They attempted 10
u- ~ the organic laws Of the
D.rch. Instead Of lahorlng 10
s.r- II the withercd branches.
t.- ft work T. cut down at the roots
fr.- that had sheltered their
tr centuries ana had nOurlshel
'1 i,s spiritual fruit"
'FENATION At ST. JOHNS.
- nnireI and fifty children were
..i ay the Cardinal IN the evening
Johns church, Eager and Valley
'HrlIulFs carriage was met on
'rt Nv the combined societies
r ,.sch and escorted amid much
rully thirty-flve hundred per
N.te assembled IN and around the
James NcDcvitt was celebrant OF
'- sung by 0n0 voices. At the
OH. N,spers Father DeVine. the
, 'he church. made an address TO
rl I'm the name OF the conBre-
..i alluded % the fact that the
parochial schools. which are
rr ~ over nine hundred children
.fy-eix teachers. represent an IN
e $4,000 The Cardinal replied
ST. Johns schools. he said.
10 % Baltimore. He urged the
60 become good citizens. ana
good citizenship Is inseparable
'r religion. lie also commended
'.nal singing.
'firnad0n solemn benedlcuon
.t.a with Rev. pr. Farreliy, assist
% of the American College AT
e.iehsant. Father Mari. OF Cal
c,tcon. and Rev. John Gaynor
deacon.
tlousors al confirmation were
L'o kosenstcel and Frank Kelly
Clara Mitchellu and Mary
I-'. CARDINAL GOES SOUTH.
Cardinal left Baltimore at II l.. NJ.
.rN orleans 20 visit his brother. He
0.fn .aniel 10y Rev. ". a. Rear
. frrel'0r OF the archdiocese. ana
-ln 10. Boland. The Cardinal viii
rt about ten days. lie will leave
'.- 'ar,y IN December to visit the