St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-24
CARDINAL GIBBONS FOUND HIS
HOLINESS CARRYING HIS
YEARS LIGHTLY.
HIS INTEREST IN AMERICA.
FREQUENT EXPRESSION OF AD-
MIRATION FOR OUR INsTI-
TUTIONS.
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
The Pope Very Hopeful of It's Flu
ture-CathOIic Friction in
France.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-After an
absence of fifteen weeks Cardinal
Gibbons returned from Europe to-
day on the Campania. When the
boarding officers reached the Cam
pania Cardinal Gibbons was seen on
the upper deck talking to Bishop
Foley, of Detroit, and Archbishop
Riordan, of San Francisco, and sew
eral other clerical men who were
in the party. When seen by a rep
resentatiVe of the Associated Press
Cardinal Gibbons said: MY visit
to Rome had no special significance,
as it is customary to visit the holy
father every eight or ten years, or
perhaps oftener. I had several audi
ences with Pope Leo, the last one
being on June 20. The holy father,
although little more stopped, looked
much better and stronger than when
l saw him last, eight years ago. He
is a most remarkable man for his
age, which is eighty-six years. His
faculties are unimpaired, and he is
wonderfully bright. He generally
ian, but he speaks very little Eng
lish.
He takes deep interest in Amer
lea and Americans, and frequently
expressed his admiration for our po-
lltical institutions. He sent no spe-
cial message to America through me,
nor is there any reason for his do
ing so at the present time. He wrote
me a beautiful letter, recommending
summer schools and commencing the
Catholic university of America, and
referred to the opening of several
chairs in the university next Oc-
tober. In this letter he spoke very
hopefully of the future of the uni
versity, and mentioned the coming
Catholic congress to open next Oc-
tober in Washington
CATHOLICS OF FRANCE.
The cardinal said that he enjoyed
his trip very much, and that he had
felt his health greatly benefited by
it. He left Rome on July 2, and
travelled by slow stages through the
Tyrol, Bavaria, Wurtemburg, Baden,
Holland, Belgium, France, England
and Ireland. When asked as to the
standing of the Catholic church in
France the cardinal said: while
I was there, there was some friction
between the Catholics and clergy
and the civil officials owing to the
levying of an extra tax on eeclesi-
astical institutions. I do not know
whether the matter has been settled
or not, but it will not be necessary
for the Vatican to interfere
The reporter asked the cardinal if
he had heard of the Sunday closing
crusade in New York. ST have heard
about it," he replied, "but have not
paid a great deal of attention to it.
I have the pleasure of knowing Mr..
Roosevelt, and think a great deal Of
him, as he is very sincere and
thorough-going gentleman. Shortly
before I left Baltimore 1 expressed
myself very freely in reference to
the observance of the Lords day. l
believe that in the interest of re-
1igion, in the first place, that the
day should be properly observed, in
a quiet manner. 1t is necessary for
us to have recreation, but we can
have it without interfering with a
thorough observance of the Lords
day"
The cardinal did not care to ex-
press himself on the question of the
continental Sunday"