Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-30
Life and Work of Cardinal
Gibbons in America

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Probably M member Of tbe Amer
lean hierarchy az the Roman Catholic
church - SO widely known nor ono 90
greatly admired among an clansca and
| ali religlona beliefs AZ Cardinal Oh.
bonH Of Baltimore Members Of all
faiths have done him honor. and the
hlshast in rue land have claltaed him
| tor ffleHd. Frequently The, aesefn'
,nont itself hns avalied itAelf OF his
good ofilcca In dealing With The Vat.
Iran. AZ Tie eame time. TOO. few
Americans have hnd an intimate nr'
quniniancc with this renal liable man
aud hls works. and so them, aud 20
most catholics. The Iffc Of Carhsnri
lQiJlona. by Allen = VIII. city editor
OF the Baltimore sun, Just ISSUED ~
John Murphy Company OF Baltimore.
will be revelation.
when Ne Named Pope.
One In tue position OF Cardinal Glib.
Dofs ~ ptignhtc OF tlle American
church ~ called upon 10 play, MANY
PARIS. lie must be an eSecutitr ind
adminlstfator Of the highest order q
diplomat, n statesman. an .apostlc OF
peaoe and mediator and the bearer
OF spiritual arms In defense OF hts
faith.
ONLY an extraordinary man could
carry, as Cardinal Gibbons han done,
IthIs mullifarIous role, and Mr.. wlirs
story throws flood OF light on the
character. the beliefs and the ideals
Of the sllght. kindly American sho
| has fisch from the priest on poor
suburban baltimore parish 70 0 wrrld
| figure, TO an cmlnence. indeed. whore
practically, his word elected a.pQpe,
! Had this little incident bcen''1nofe
widely known. perhaps there would
mot have been no much surprise In
the announcement; that Americn wns
TO have two-end possibly three--
mere cardinals.
When the cardinals. after Austfia
had vetoed the election OF Cardinal
ilampolla. were in deadlock over
the election OF n successor 20 Leo
XIII. n was Cardinal Gibbons. lhrougll
Cardinal sntolli. who argued the hen
Cardinal Sarto, out OF his opposition
10 his own election and brough, abou,
that event even after the other card.
mails had regarded l. eiectio, 81
Cardinal sarto az out OF the qaession.
Hls carly Years.
James Gibbons was born In nsisi'
more. July %, 1884, the son OF an
| irish farmer. and the eldest boy In q
family of three boys aud thrco girls.
| Tho flmily went back 70 irclafd when
James WAS 3, and stayed there III
he Was IA and then. on the desth OF
his fatlar. enovcd 10 New Orlcans.
whern the nos worked IN q grocery
stare. lie studied In st. Charles Col
lego. baltimore. and wan ordained
pricst June 80, 1861.
BLOOD already was being shed ~
the Civil war when the Young prizes,
vas ordained. His associations and
|symrathics. naturally, were with the
southern people, among whom he had
lived. but Ma Judgment opposed We
ccssion as q political step ana he
remained Union nisn throughout
the war.
The young priest early showed a
remarkable faculty Cor organization
and he made Trienda rapidly. no.
alone among those OF his own fal,h.
bat among non Catholics. when only
ave years out OF school he was put n
charge OF the dioceBe Of North Cero'
lima a. tltnlar biBhop OF Adfnmyttnfn
and vicar apostolic fiis work here
eks remarkably successful and the
aiorese Of Virginia was added 70 ms
change.
In The vatican council Of 1870 he
49,. - =. -a.....m..as lfalns. f.r.an1.U8 I'm
the question Of papai infaillnsiity--
that ~ that the pontln, Speaking ~
the head OF and Tor the church on
matters OF faith or morals. is mail
lble-- Bishop Gibbons was one. OF
many bishops who opposed the pro-
mitigation OF the doctrine nt hat <sne
although not opposed 70 the doctrine
itself. a
Al the age of AZ he became arch
| bishop OF baltimore.
ne Was clbsens 81 baltimore.
Al once he became d leading ngurs
In the community. apart from his &C.
lclesiaeticnl Office. as much ideniined
| With baltimore az P<fitles vita Ath
ems. Ills predecessors In the pflWat
lai see OF America had hardly heel
known 10 proiestanis. ~ salliesiE -
raiAiins u lllA intefaats at tho eit'
81 Blsia the aId OF Arehblsnpp 0st
bdna. WAS sought and freely give,
re ast on public pias'orzns Wit
Meth7dsstn, JeUs and oAakefs. o.
ong occasion there Was MECH anfrrisl
3hen be tosk part ID psbilr meet
ling In Aethodiat church. tits ~
mons II the Cathedral beeane en'
OF toe Attractions OF t.I9 cts. ma nta'
Catholics as well AZ Catholics crowd
cd the pewa OF the Cathedral H'
rarely preached upon contreversia
themes hieh. In fact. ars not ~
proved Of n the chusch-ats1 ncvt
with sensatlonailoul.
II 10 the cardinals GUSTAV atsa
lhlRh nlasu the firal sunday II canl
Inew year % hsia = reception. Not q
haze attended the CARDINALS I4ctl
ton IL almost rcpfoa4h. Ia Halt
moro. The maFcr ana living es.mfy
ors Of the city are always there. ~
ouonlly the governors. pf0icqsnnt
Ippsnsis With Catholics Ia tina efpA
lcrb4d which stretched mr. uiun
CthfIN1 street Htfan4tfs Kio u
l<hf these receptions ARE &n,e1ei
10 Demonstration " ckcktit{t ~ l'sf
and warm Affection ~ t|H nttNI|