Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-07
HEAD OF THE ARMY u, ORD OF HOSTS
Most Conspicuous Figui, NJ, later of
Public Life for "
ExToLs POPE LEO XIII PERsC. q
Reviews Important BucyclicHis on
vital Questions of Life which
Endenrs Venerable POntin
10 Church and world


two cardinals. Cardinal Martlnelli. the apos-
tolic delegate, who came over from Wash
fngton last night to take part In the serv-
ice. pontihcated, and Cardinal Gibbons
preached the sermon.
Notwithstanding the inclemcncy Of the
weather a large congregation was present
At the conclusion OF the pontihcal mass
Rev Father ODonovan OF Cardinal GLIB
bons household read papal brief extend
ing special plenary indulgence to all Cath
olics Of the archdiocese who attended the
iridium.
At O'Clock this morning Cardinal Glib
bons celebrated mass at a special service
for the cathedral sodality, at which 100 per
sons received communion and the papal
blessing.
sermon of Cardinal Gibbons.
In his sermon his eminence said in part
For nearly two thousand years the bishop
of Rome has been the most conspicuous
figure in the theater of public HE; IN. Inc
marked on the pages Of ecclesiastical his
tory. It is intimately and inseparaply as
Soes'eG SeB snd wSe the eRrsiSS eiSzation Of the
world. The pope ever stands before us as
the commander in chief OF the ar army ,,t OF e 6ne
the light Of day the air of heaven from
your daily walks as to exclude the Roman
sphere in the hierarchy of the church. The
history of the United States with the presi-
dent left out would be more intelligtble
than the history OF the Christian religion
with the omission of the name OF the
vicar OF Christ.
His eminence then briefly outlined the
person ecclesiastical history Of Leo XIII.
dwelling especially upon his encyclicals, Of
which he said:
EncycIicaI of Christian Marriages.
The first encyclical to which shall al
al fu an (Nhriatinn marriage. which
published In 1880. The holy father vim
dicates in strong and earnest language the
of the marriage bond. He tells US that
the married couple are the source OF tne
society. Social life cannot be maintained
In its purity and integrity unless II Is
ganctifed at the fountain head OF the
The encyclical on the condition of work
hsustive r document on the right and duties
of the laborng classes. Never did the Re-
Sef%er Serai Blessing es on hGmanty then BY en-
nobling and sancufying manual labor ana
by rescuing i from the desra9datilon which which
Into the world not surrounded by the pomp
and splendor OF an imperial majesty, but
lie appears as the reputed son OF an ar
tisan.
Christ the Carpenter.
Is not this the carpenteT,, the son of
Mary? the people said to Him. He has
shed halo around the workshop and has
llghtened the workmans tools by assuming
the trade of an artisan. II the professions
Of a soldier. OF jurist. or of prelate
Washington, Tsney and a Carroll. how
much more is the calling of a mechanic
snnobled by the example of Christ?
A conflict between labor and capital is
AS unreasonable as would be a contention
t6s asS sSd and and he abor sand are c
relative. Capital without labor would be
unproductlve; labor without capital would
ha a
of coal is mine" If there were no hardy
Seeesses and send it to the market? What
would It profit the laSSreE aSE,, tS exhibit his MS
capitalist TO give him employment?
Constitution of Christian states.
uliude appeared in 1856 and treats of the
"oonstitution of the Christian states" In
demonstrates dem that the Catholic church can
adapt itself to all forms of civil govern
ent 5or when n M Was W receve the 20 INSIGNIA
cardinal ! delivered an address In the
church Of Santa Maria in Trestavre. my
htular church. and as / took this encyclical
for the text OF my remarks, ! cannot do
better than to give. the following abstract
Of the sermon which was pronounced upon
"our holy father, Leo XIII. in his lumin-
2ns enfySneai on tns st tbe cSnrch SI is
pot committed to any particular form OF
eiyil government. She adapts herself to
all. She leavens all with the sacred leaven
of the gospel. She has lived under abso-
lutte empires under constitutional nom
often appeared in her divine mission. She
istence where despotism has cast its dark
shadow like plant shut out from the
Ssnsi S.sss1d atmosphsre Of liberty she blossoms
Ike the rose.
Proud OF His Country,
'For myself, as a citizen OF the United
States and without closing my eyes 10 our
shorteomings as a nation, ! say with deep
TO a country where the civil government
holds over us the Aegis of its protection
mate exercise OF our sublime mission as
ministers OF the gospel of Christ
"Our country has liberty, without license
and authority without despotlsm. She
rears no wall to exclude the stranger from
o s 70 repei the T invader foT shs
Is at peace with all the world. She rests
secure In the consciousness OF her strength
and her goodwill toward all. Her harbors
are open 10 welcome the honest emigrant
who comes TO advance his temporal Inter
We are acknowledged 10 have a free gov
eminent perhaps we do not receive the
credit that belongs 70 us for also having
l may here remark parenthetieally. that
since our war with Spain Europe has been
impressed with our military power.
strength of the Nation.
Yes. our nation is strong and her
strength lies under the oyerrulng guidance
of Providence In the majesty and suprem-
acy Of the law, in the loyalty OF her Citi-
zens and IN the anection OF her people for
her free institutions. There are indeed
grave social problems now engaging the
earnest attention OF the citizens OF the
United States, but | have no doubt that
with Gods blessing these problems will
= be solved by the sound judgment and CON-
mon sense OF the American people without
violence or revolution or any injury "a
individual rights"
The cardinal then related a number OF
incidents which had come under his per
sOnal observation during his ASSOCIATE iou
with the pope. tending 10 show his striking
personality his eouTtly manner and marked
ability as younger man and the wonderful
eleATAess 0f his intellect and excellence ol