The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-17
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NEW YORK, July 16.-Cardiral Glib
bons will celebrate next year a double
Jubilee He will have been priest fifty
Already the Catholics OF the country are
preparing to make this golden and silver
jubilee OF the man who is not only the
highest placed. but best beloved man in
the Roman Catholic hierarchy In the
United States red letter event in
American church history, The cardinal
year. He occupies a unique position in
the city and state, with which he has
been identified for so many years, and
he has long been recognized as one OF
II any citizen OF the United States has
exerted such strong Influence abroad
as he. To mention his name anywhere
In this county or In Europe evokes
Protestants and Catholics. No one will
question tho assertion that he occupies
ton never before reached by any Amer
lean churchman, As churchnan. the
clergy OF his own faith have the highest
regard for him and look to him as a
have gone to him with parish questions
TO be solved and he has proved that he
keeps In intimate touch with affairs in
and around the different churches, for he
has often directed things In such a way
as TO bring order out of chaos. AS has
bccn proved on many occasions, long
and 1augulng journey 10 conform or TO
preside at some festival ceremony has
been undertaken when he was not In the
best of health, yet he believed II his
duty 10 go. Only recently he confirmed
eiEhty-fivc miles OF rough roads In st.
Mary county, Though the cardinal is
nearly 76 years old, few OF those who
VINO casually meet him realize IT. His
vitality has caused expressions OF amaze
ment many times and this vigor is at
tributed to his systematic method OF ltv-
log. Every hour OF the day is regulated
His food Is light but substantial, and he
takes his meals at regular hours Al
most every day he has walk for an
hour or more.
Mecca of Catholics.
The Catholic university at Washington
Will be the mecca of Catholics from every
section OF the country in September,
when a national congress OF Catholic
charities Will be held there. The exc
ecutive committee of the Association Of
Catholic Charities in New York has just
completed plans for the congress. and IT
finds that more than 10000 branches OF
Catholic work will be represented. The
organization OF national congress was
tion Of the Ri. Rev. Mgr. Dennis j. Nc
Mahon. and 1t has assumed much
larger scope than was at first consld-
cred possible. Through this extension
Of its purpose IL is hoped to reach all
of the organized Catholic philanthropical
endeavors In the United States It rs
certain that most Of the bishops and
many Of the archbIshops OF the country
will attend the congress. The charta-
BILE work done by the organized bodies OF
laymen, laywomen and religious orders
VIII be discussed. To each OF these
classes Il separate section will be de-
voted, so that the fields OF activity ap-
propriate 10 each may be studied TO the
fullest One of the aims OF the con-
gross will be to urge national legislation
on the question of employers liabilities.
II Is claimed by the committee which has
this matter in hand That much of the
burden OF charity would ne placed upon
the shoulders of justice II such legisla-
lion could be properly brought about.
A special session Of the congress VIII
oc given 10 the consideration OF charta-
Die and, correctional work among for
eignersssespecially Italian and lrish i'm
migrants, the majority OF whom are
Catholics The ST. Vincent de Paul
ciety. which has a membership of more
than 500. 900 in this country, will be es-
pecially REPRESENTED at the congress by
the women's auxiliary. One OF the chief
sndcavors OF this branch Of the organl-
yation this year will be the betterment
If the tubercular work and the develop
nent of fresh air conditions for children,
ranitariun. TO be supported by the ST.
Vincent de Paul society. 1t Is thought
hat some site In the southwest will be
,hosen. where n national colony could be
Tssnized.
Church Protests Were Fruitful,
II was undoubtedly the protests Of
.he church people of the country which
induced Governor Gillett Of California to
ave California the disgrace OF being the
fceue OF the brutal fight between john
son and Jeffrjes. 1t Is true that the
state OF Nevada threw open her doors
10 the fighters and their satellites and
the fight was held. The race riots all
over the country which Immediately fol-
lowed the fight amply justified the pro-
Tests Of the church people OF all de-
ueminatlons against the affair. More