The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1911-06-07
PRELATE PAID
HIGH HONOR
GREAT MEN OF THE NATION
LAUD CARDINAL GIBBONS AND
HIS LIFE WORK.
Taft, Roosevelt, Sherman, Clarke,
Cannon and Hundreds Of Nations
Greatest Men Pay Him
Tribute.

Baltimore Md, June 15.--James
Cardinal Gibbons missed ais after
noon walk today. For the first time
in years one Of the very few in the
the only prince of the Catholic
twenty five years that he has been
Church in the United States, he
missed that afternoon stroll, over the
streets OF Baltimore, where he lis
tened to banker and beggar and took
to heart the troubles of "his people. ;"
Instead of the walk that had become
feature of that part of the city in
which he lived. the cardinal sat this
afternoon on the temporary stage In
the Fifth Regiment Armory and his
tened to the great men of the nation
speak in eulogy of his life. Presi.
dent Taft, Vice-President Sherman,
Chief Justice White, former President
Roosevelt Ambassador Bryce OF Great
Britain, Speaker Clarke, Senator Root
of New York, Governor Crothers of
Maryland. former Speaker Cannon and
Mayor Presley of Baltimore. sat with
the cardinal and all except the chief
justice spoke in praise OF him. Among
the 600 guests seated on the platform
behind the president, tae cardinal and
the other speakers, were more than
a score of senator's and members Of
the house OF representatives.
Probably more distinguished gath
ering was never held in this country
OUTSIDE OF Washington and the wheels
of government came pretty near to a
stop while those who sit In charge
over them paid honor to the cardi.
nal. The armory holds 1900 per.
sons. its builders say, and 1t was
crowded to the doors.
The cardinal sat in red plush
chair in the center of the stage. To
his right was President Taft. then
came former President Roosevelt
and Chief Justice White and on the
cardinals left were Governor Croth-
ers of Maryland, Ambassador Bryce,
Speaker Clarke ard Representative
Cannon. The ovation which greeted
the cardinal as he climbed the stairs
with President Taft was remarkable,
The cardinal wore the red robe,
the skull cap of red and the deep
green ring OF his office. Through all
the speeches he sat smiling, every
changing expression of his face and
eyes attesting the pleasure this trib-
ute afforded him.
He smiled like boy when Presi.
dent Taft introduced him to Mr..
Roosevelt; ne laughed with glee when
the chief Justice shook his hand and
the ghost OF a grin fioisered over
his face as Speaker Clarke, mixing
for moment politics with religion.
said that he bad been a potent force
for good among both Catholics and
republicans"
Following Governor Crothers, who
presided, President Taft made the
nrst speech. HE said ii part:
This assembly q venture to say,
can find few counterparts In history.
We are met as American citizens TO
! ,,o,ii, fs; st;:..Sats the American nrlmate 9
of one OF the great churches OF the
world upon the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of his accession to the highest
Office in his church, but one. and upon
the fiftietn anniversary Of his enter
ing the church as one Of IT'S priests.
1--WE are not here as members OF
any denomination. We are not here
in any official capacity But we
are here to recognize and honor in
him his high virtues as patriotic
member Of our political community
and one who through his long and
useful life has spared no efforts II
tae cause OF good citizenship and the
uplifting of his fellow man.
"As American citizens we are prout
that his prominence in the church
brought him twenty-five years ags
| the rank OF cardinal. The rarity witt
which this rank is conferred in hi
church upon bishops and priests 81
far from Rome is an indication Of thu
position which he had won among hi
fellow churchmen But what we arr
lespecally deligted to see confirmes
lin him and his life is the entire con
sistency which he mas demonstrates
between earnest and singie-mlnde'