The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-04
Thousands Have Applied for
Tickets to Attend Cere-
mony to Be Held in Honor
of the Cardinal.
PRESIDENT TAFT is
TO BE A SPEAKER
Ex-president Roosevelt Will
Also Deliver an Address,
Other Prominent Men Are
on the Program.
(National News Association

Baltimore. Md, June 3.-If the
Fifth Regiment Armory in this city
was as large as Madison Square Gar
den it could not accommodate the
crowd of persons who have applied
for tickets of admission to the jubi-
lee services in honor of Cardinal Glib
bons to the priesthood and the twenty
fifth anniversary of his cardinalate.
The committee on arrangements,
creeds, plans to make the celebration
national in it's scope. To this end
the governors of the various states,
mayors of cities and other persons of
prominence in every section of the
country have been invited to partic-
pate. President Taft and ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, will head the list of
speakers. Others who are expected to
deliver addresses are Chief Justice
White, of the Supreme Court of the
United States; Vice President Sher-
man, Speaker Champ Clark, Governor
Grothers, of Maryland; Mayor Preston,
of Baltimors, and Bishop John Gard
iner Murray, of the Protestant Episco-
pal diocese of Maryland.
The celebration next Tuesday is to
be of a purely civic character and en-
tirely distinct from the ecclesiastical
jubilee services to be held next fall
and in which noted dignataries of the
Roman Catholic church throughout the
world will participate. The present
demonstration is designed as recog.
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Gibbons has exercised for high ideals
in citizenship and patriotism.
The years of life. have told lightly
upon Cardinal Gibbons, and to look at
him one would not imagine that he Is
in his seventy seventh year. Never
what can be termed robust, a frugal
husbandry of his physical powers has
more than atoned for what nature did
not bestOw.
Born in Baltimore.
His eminence was born in this city
July %, 1884, of Irish parents. During
his boyhood he was taken to Ireland.
where he received the elements of
liberal education. On returning to the
United States it was determined by his
parents to consecrate him to the SER
vice of God, and he entered St.
Charles College, Maryland, where he
graduated with distinction in 1857.
Thence he went to st. Mary's Semi
nary, where. after taking the usual
courses of theology and philosophy,
he was ordained priest June s, 1861,
by Archbishop kenrick.
Father Gibbons was at once assign
ed 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 Baltimore. under the IA
nous Father James Dolan. In 1868
he was appointed vicar vicar apostolic
of North Carolina. He remained four
years in North Carolina and displayed
such remarkable administrative abili-
ties that on the death of Bishop Nc
Gill he was transferred to Richmond,
Va, where he was installed bishop in
1872. His administration in Rich
mond was marked by practical results
of the most important character, In
1877 Bishop Gibbons was appointed
coadjutor with the right of succession
to the late Archbishop Bayley of Bal
timors. He was installed archbishop
at the cathedral in this city February
10, 1878. In 1887 ne received the red
hat of the cardinalate in Rome at the
hands of Pope Leo XIII.
The same energy, zeal and great exc
cutive ability which characterized
Cardinal Gibbonss 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-pIain,
good sense in everything he does. He
is extremely charitable, and his in
come does not meet the demands upon
ii.
As a preacher, Cardinal Gibbons is
always learacd and interesting and Of
ten eloquent. His sermons he pre-
pares in advance. but he is also a good
extemporate orator. Having been so
! long accustomed to figuring in public
affairs and conducting the great func-
tons of the church, he is never fur
ried or nervous, but when he rises TO
make an address is composed and flu
ent.
AS an author, the Cardinal holds a
high rank in the literature of his
church. and his Faith of Our Fathers"
is regarded by eminent scholars and
divines of every creed as a master
piece of logic and literary excellence.
With ali his learning and attainmenth,
Cardinal Gibbons is one of the most
modest of men. and for his broad
views. his public spirit and patriotism
he is thoroughly admired and esteem