Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-10-21
IMMENSE THRoNe HoNoRs
GREAT AMERICAN CARDINAL
Many Congratulations on Fiftietn An
niversary Of Ordination as Priest
and Twenty-ffth as Cardinal.

and TWenty-h'th as CARDINAL
Baltimore, Oct. rs. Surrounded by
5000 friends and admirers, both in
md oul Of tie clergy, and with all the
pomp and Circumstance that the Cath.
Ollie ritgal provides for such occasions
Cardinal Gibbons celebrated the IF
tieth anniversary Of his ordination az
a priest and the twenty.hfth anniyer
sary OF his elevation to the cardinal
ate
Congratulations are being showered
on him, famous prelates and laymen
from all over the country are in Bal
timore to pay him honor.
The cathedral, where the pontifical
high mass was celebrated, was packed
to its utmost ca paoi,y, and squads OF
policemen haG - GEht to keep back
the eager thousands for whom there
was no room
Inside the cathedral was a scene
of churchly sp.endor such as Catholics
have witn.ss-d in this country but
rarely
In the body of the church every
seat and every inch of standing room
the clergy.
Amid the blocks of priests, the pur
pie of the bishops and the white OF
The acolytes, the rich red scarlet OF
the cardinals habit made him in
most striking manner the center OF
In M oil MI ufh fab hrt1
iiantly lighted, and for which the
rlchely decorated altar made a fitting
background.
Active Despite Years.
Despite the passing years. the car.
dlnal is still most active, and as he
moved about the crowded sanctuary or
walked from his residence in the ju.
bilee procession, his step was elastic,
his head was held high and there was
no sign of fatigue
At the cardinals residence were the
cardinal, Apostolic Delegate FalconicI
and the archbishops. At Calvert Hall
college were the bishops, abbots, mon
signors, chaplains, members of the
faculty of the Catholic university
priests, seminarians and the students
of St Charles college, all dressed in
the vestments of their rank
The rule of juniority precailed in
the order of procession
AS the clocks of the city struck the
hour for starting the procession
moved slowly north on CATHEDRAL
street to Franklin, turned east on
Franklin street to Charles street and
slowly approached the cardinals resi-
dence between thousands of spectators
who lined the sidewalks and filled the
neighboring windows.
AS the procession reached the arch.
episcopal residence the cardinal, sur
rounded by other dignitaries of the
church, joined the march and the pa
raiders filed slowly along Mulberry
street to the doors of the cathedral,
entering through the lanes of specta
tors who crowded the grounds.
Cardinal as Celebrant.
The EoEtifical mass began at II
O'Clock with the cardinal as celebrant
He was assisted by Monsignor George
w. Devine, OF Baltimore, and Monsig
nor Lee II Mackin. of Washington, as
his deacon of honor; by Rev. DR.. vii
liam A. File cher rector of the c2the
dral, as deacon, and by Rev. F. G.
Gavin, chan, ellor of the archdiocese,
as sub-deaCCn.
Or. Edward r. Dyer, S. S, president
of ST MAJ seminary. was assistant
priest. Rev W. Carroll Milholland. OF
Paris, was master of ceremonies, and
he was assisted by Rev William J.
Carroll, of Washington.
In his sermon Archbishop Glennon,
of St. Louis, paid high testimony tol
the cardinals life work, He said in
part:
1--WE meet to recite golden story
of fifty years. We meet to greet one
who has walked through these fifty
priestly years his feet shod with the
gospel of peace and the chasture of
priestly deeds like a mantle of charity
around him
1--WE pause to felicitate the one who
comes from out these fifty years. al
PRIEST lutu, q pllGot ollilt
thereto are these years passed by,
the Crozier of Americas primatial
see, and later still, the robe of a car
dinal prince of the church universal.
and as priest and bishop and car
dinal we salute the jubilation of to
day
"Priest, bishop and cardinal, philo
sopher. law giver, chancellor-yes and
yet us not through all these high
sounding titles overlook that other
the first we notice the last we forget
For he is gracious if he be observed,
Gle hath q tear for pity and a hand
"Open as day for meeting charity
Eyes, Cardinal Gibbons is a kindly
gentle man.
Fifty years ago he went up to the
altar priest-then gentle and brave
a priest gentle and brave at its close
May many years still be given him to
be Christ's minister his servant may
many years still be his. wisely &c
counsel and to guide us"