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To Celebrate Gibbons Jubilee,

Baltimore, June 5.-If the Fifth
Regiment Armory in this city was as
large as Madison Square Garden it
could not accommodate the crowd of
persons who have applied for tick
cts of admission to the jubilee SER
vices in honor of Cardinal Gibbons
next Tuesday afternoon. The cele-
bration is to commemorate the fiji
tieth anniversary of the ordination
of Cardinal Gibbons to the priest
hood and the twenty-fifth ami
versary of his cardinalate.
The committee on arrangements,
which includes churchmen of all
creeds, plans to make the celebra-
ton national in it's scope. To this
end the governors of the various
States, mayors of cities and other
persons of prominence in every sec
| ton of the country have been in
vited to participate. President Taft
and ex-President Roosevelt will head
| the list of speakers. Others who
are expected to deliver addresses
are Chief Justice White of the Su-
preme Court of the United States,
Champ Clark, Governor Crothers OF
Maryland, Mayor Preston of Balti-
more, and Bishop John Gardiner
Murray of the Protestant Episcopal
dioces Of Maryland.
| The celebration next Tuesday is
to be of purely civic character and
entirely distinct from the ecclesias-
tical jubilee services to be held
1 next fall and in which noted digni-
taries of the Roman Catholic Church
throughout the world will partici-
pate. The present demonstration is
designed as a recognition of the in
fluence which Cardinal Gibbons has
exercised for high ideals in citizen
ship and patriotism.
The years of life have told light
ly upon Cardinal Gibbons, and to
look at him one would not imagine
that he is in his 18th year. Never
what can be termed robust, fru-
gal husbandry of his physical pow
ers has more than atoned for what
nature did not bestow.
i His Eminence was born in this
city July %, 1884, of Irish parents.
During his boyhood he was taken to
Ireland, where he received the ele-
ments of a liberal education. On
returning to the United States it
was determined by his parents to
consecrate him to the service OF
God, and he entered St. Charles Col,
lege, Maryland, where he graduated
with distinction in 1857. Thence he
went to St. Mary's Seminary. where.
after taking the usual course OF
theology and philosophy, he was or
dained a priest June 6, 1861, by
Archbishop Kenrick.
i Father Gibbons was at once as
signed to duty, and hard duty at
that time, in the city of Baltimore,
serving first as an assistant priest
at St. Patrick's Church, East Balti-
more, under the famous Father
James Dolan. In 1868 he was ap-
pointed vicar apostolic of North Car
Dina. He remained four years in
North Carolina and displayed such
remarkable administrative abilities
that on the death of Bishop McGill
he was transferred to Richmond, Va.
where he was installed bishop in
1872. His administration in Rich.
mond was marked by practical re-
suits of the most important charac.
ter. In 1877 Bishop Gibbons was
appointed coadjutor with the right
of succession to the late Archbishop
Bayley, of Baltimore. He was in
stalled archbishop at the cathedral
in this city February 10, 1878. In
1887 he received the red hat OF
the cardinalate in Rome at the
hands of Pope Leo XIII.
/ The same energy, zeal and great
executive ability which characterized
Cardinal Gibbons labors in other
spheres have been displayed in the
more exalted and responsible office
which he fills at present. He is
one of the most democratic of men
plain, transformations and distinguish
ed for good sense in everything he
does. He is extremely charitable
and his income does not meet the
demands upon it.
AS a preacher Cardinal Gibbons
is always learned and Interesting AM
often eloquent. His sermons he
prepares in advance, but he is also
a good extempore orator. Having
been so long accustomed to figur-
ing in public affairs and conducting
the great functions of the church,
| he is never Hurried or nervous, but
when he rises to make an address
is composed and fluent.
AS an author, the Cardinal holds
a high rank in the literature of his
church, and his Faith of Our Fa-
theirs" is regarded by eminent
scholars and divines of every creed
as a masterpiece of logic and liter
airy excellence. With all his learn
ing and attainments, Cardinal Glib
bons is one of the most modest of
men, and for his broad views, his
public spirit and patriotism he is
thoroughly admired and esteemed
by citizens of every creed.
| Youthful Wisdom.