The Irish standard., 1911-10-28
SPLENDID TRIBUTES
Offered to Cardinal Gibbons at His
Jubilee Celebration,


The letter to Cardinal Gibbons from
the Pope was read during the Mass
by Archbishop Glenno, as a prelude
to his sermon. 1t was written in Latin
and the Cardinal had it translated
into English and has preserved the
original manuscript. The text of the
letter as read by Archbishop Glennon
is as follows:
ITO our beloved son, James Cardinal
Gibbons, cardinal priest of the title
of st. Mary in Trastevere, Archbishop
of Baltimore, Plus PIP. X Health and
apostolic benedcton.
Beloved Son: We have heard with
gladness that all the Bishops and the
clergy OF the United States, also many
distinguished men in every walk of
life, are about to celebrate your two
fold jubilee, the fittieth anniversary
of your ordination to the priesthood
and the twenty fifth anniversary
OF your entry into the College OF Car
dinals. Such universal joy at the
forthcoming celebration of both events
proves TO us the high esteem and the
great generation in which you are
held by all, not alone because of your
exalted office, but also because of
your many gifts Of mind and charac-
ter well known to us, not to speak of
the remarkable zeal that you display
for the glory of the Most High and the
welfare OF souls.
THE esteem and praise bestowed
on the persons of the Bishop not only
rebound, as all know, to the honor and
spendor of his own Church, but also
serve to adorn the universal Church
of Christ. No one, therefore, has
greater reason than we, the chief pas
tor of the Catholic religion, for deeply
rejoicing at these festivities that give
us an excellent occasion of manifest
ing our particular affection for you.
with our whole heart we congratu-
late you and pray God that He may
richly reward the abundant merits of
your piety. May He bestow upon you
for many years to come His most
abundant graces and draw ever more
closely to You the hearts of your own
devoted and loving flock.
"As an evidence of the special love
we bear you and a harbinger of eter.
nal happiness we add to our good
wishes the apostolic benediction. Very
lovingly do We grant it to yourself
your clergy and the people conflded
to your care, likewise to all who par.
ticipate in the celebration of the
aforesaid jubilees.
Given at St. Peters, Rome, the 18th
day of May, in the year 1911, and the
eighth year Of our pontificate.
"PIUs PIP. X"
Tribute of Bishops.
In the course of his sermon at the
jubilee celebration Archbishop Glen.
non said:
Our Cardinal stands with the same
devotion to his country as Richelieu
had for France, cultivating a citizen.
ship as unstained as Newman, and
while reaching out to broader demo.
cracy than even Cardinal Manning, he
still remains pre-eminent in. his un.
questioned devotion to the Holy
Church.
I'm the defense of social order, in
the promotion of human right, in the
supreme effort to maintain the social
fabric and the institutions of our be-
loved country. no voice in all the
broad land is today as potent. no per.
sonality so influential as that of our
beloved Cardinal.
FIFTY years ago you went up to the
altar a priest then gentle and brave
a priest gentle and brave at it's close
May many years still be given you to
be Christ's minister. His servant; may
many years still be yours wisely to
counsel and to guide us. We may moi
speak of sunset. Our hope and pray
err Is that yours is still far out in the
Vest
Archbishop BIenk, Of New Orleans.
God meant him for leader of His
people. Looking back over that long
life, we can now discern the special
Providence that guided his every ster
and prepared him for his destined