The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-23

in unimpaired health and as strong
as he was twenty years ago Cardinal
Gibbons today reached his seventy
fifth birthday anniversary. In ac-
cordance with the rules and tradi-
lions of the Roman Catholic hier-
archy the event was not made the oc-
casion of any especial celebration or
observance of a public nature, but
hundreds OF letters and kilograms of
congratulation from distinguished
persons in all parts of the country
bore witness to the fact that the VEN
cradle primate of the Roman Cath
Ollie church in the United States has
many friends and admirers through
out the land. who did not fail to re-
member this memorable day in the
life of the cardinal.
Cardinal Gibbons was born in Bal
timore. of Irish parents. on July %.
1884. While he was still boy James
Gibbons was taken to Ireland by his
father. where he received the ele-
ments of liberal education. On his
return to America he entered ST.
Charles college, Maryland. from
which he graduated with distinction
in 1857 He then entered ST. Mary's
seminary. Baltimore. and after the
usual course of philosophy and the
ology was ordained a priest on June
s. 1861. by the late Archbishop Ken
drick He Immediately entered
upon the duties of his calling. serv-
ing first as assistant TO the late Rev.
James Dolan. rector of st. Patrick S
church. and afterward as the pastor
of ST. Bridget's church, Canton.
A few years after his transfer to
St. Bridget's he was elected by the
late Archbishop Spalding as his priv
ate secretary, and on August 16.
1868, was cOnsecrated at the cathe-
dral bishop of Adramythum in Parti-
bus Infidelium and vicar apostolic
of North Carolina He remained four
years in North Carolina and display
ed such remarkable administrative
abilities that on the death of Bishop
McGill he was. translated to Rich
mOnd. Va. where he was installed
bishop by the late Archbishop Bayley
on October 90, 1872
His administration in Richmond
was marked by an almost immediate
revival Of religious interest and by
practical results of the most import
ant character. In the course of five
years several new churches were
erected. and st. Peters Cathedral
Male academy and Parochial school
VISA founded BY his energy also ST.
Joseph's Female Orphan asylum was
enlarged. parochial school for boys
and girls was established at Peters
burg, and one at Portsmouth for
girls
On the Goth of May, 1877, he was
appointed coadjutor with the right of
to the late Archbishop
James Roosevelt Bayley of Baltimore
He was installed archbishop at the
cathedral February 10. 1873. On
March II, 1887, he received the red
hat of the carjinalate from Pope Leo
MIL. having previously been invest
ed with the insignia of the Office at
the Baltimore cathedral. On May 25
of the same year he took possession
of his titular church in Rome and
when he returned from Rome on
June II, 1887, he was welcomed in
Baltimore by one of the largest and
most enthusiastic public demonstra-
tons ever witnessed in that city.
Cardinal Gibbons was one of the
founders of the Catholic university
and is it's chancellor. His influence
at the Vatican has always been great
and, it is said that his representa-
lions have been the cause OF the
Pope's famous encylicals on the labor
question relative to popular govern
ment in the United States. AS an
author Cardinal Gibbons holds a
high rank in the literature of his
and his Faith of Our Faith
ers,' is regarded by eminent sehol-
ars and divines of every creed as