The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
PRAYERS FOR NAMES DEAD,
Solemn Requiem Mass CeIebrated by
Cardinal Gibbons in Memory
of the Martyrs.

Cardinal Gibbons in Memory
of the Martyrs.
BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. ga SOL
emn requiem mass for the repose OF
the souls Of those who lost their lives
through the destruction of the battle
ship Maine was celebrated at the ca
thedral this morning. Cardinal Glib
bons made an address, and read the
services for the dead. A number OF
naval and military officers were pres
emit, including those Of the militia and
naval reserves. The vocal music was
furnished by quartette from the
Bride Elect" opera company, now
performing in Philadelphia.
Cardinal Gibbons said:
we do not fully realize how ardent:y we
love our country until some crisis occurs
which awakens our devotion to her. and
arouses our admiration and gratitude for
those who have died in her service. Such
crisis has quite recently occurred for we
have assembled here this morning to as
slst at the holy sacrifice offered UP for the
souls of the brave officers and men who
nave lost their lives at the post of duty.
We are also called together to give express
sion to our heartfelt coincidence and SYM
pathy for the bereaved relatives, those
faithful defenders Of their country whom
the nation mourns
Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon
the president and ON the members Of his
CdDluel, anu particularly upon Cn0 SeCre-
tary of the navy and his able assistants,
as well as on the houses of congress, for
the calmneSs and tranquility, the self-con-
troll, and the self-possession they have ex-
hlb1ted during the fearful ordeal through
which the country has been passing In the
last few days. 1t needs only spark to
kindle great confagration. and the patient
and dignifed bearing of the executive and
the legislative bodies are all the more COM
mendable, in view of the mischievous and
Incorporate utterances Of some sensational
newspapers.
This nation is too brave, too strong, too
powerful and too just to engage in an I'M
righteous, or precipitate war. Let us re-
member that the eyes CT the world are upon
US, whose Judgment we cannot despise, and
that we will gain more applause and credit
for ourselves for calm deliberation and
mastery inactivity than by recourse to
arms. Thrice is he armed who hath his
quarrel just"
1 hope and believe, for the honor CT hu-
mainly, that the destruction of the Maine
was caused by an accident, and in that
case Spain cannot be responsible. But sup
pose some 1endish Cuban had occasioned
this fearful loss Of life In order to embroil
our nation in war with his mother coun-
try. In that case, Spain should not be held
responsible. And even had some fanatical
Spaniard perpetrated this atrocious crime,
there would be no necessity for recourse
to arbitrament Of the sword.
The only circumstance that would war
rant active hostilities would be the evil
ueuCS LldL SpdupSll SoVeTllueuI cOu-
nived at the placing of torpedoes or ex-
plosives in the harbor of Havana to destroy
our vessel But 1 do believe and no sane
man can believe that chivalric nation
would be guilty of such inhumanity. An
able commission has been appointed by the
government to investigate the cause Of the
disaster. Let US calmly and dispassionately
await the result of their verdict and not
anticipate their judgment. One thing is
certain, this country knows how in any
emergency to defend her honor and protect
her interests.