The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-05
HEBREWS BEQUEsT
TO CARDINAL GIBBONS
Friendship Between Men Who
We're Exponents. of Creeds
Widely at Variance.

The will OF the lato Joseph Frieden-
wald one OF the most prominent mem
bers OF the Jewish faith in Baltimore.
unfolds story OF long and close friend =
ship existing between Mr. Friendenwald
and Cardinal James Gibbons. the eminent
roman Catholic prelate. In Mr.. Frieden-
Wald S will was a hequest of $4,000 TO Car
dinal Gibbons, . gift OF 5000 to the Little
Sisters of rhc Poor. and beauests to the
various Hebrew charities
Mr.. Friendenwald was a close friend of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Siegel OF Salt Lake.
and 10 them he frequently told OF the
close friendship between him and Cardi-
nal Gibbons. The cardinal Is also we'll
dedication of the beautiful new ST.
Marys cathedral in Salt Lake year and
half ago. and spent some time in this
Mrs. Thomas Kearns.
Was Remarkable friendship.
The friendship between Mr.. FrIeden-
wald and Cardinal Gibbons. which has
existed for years has often been re-
marked upon as peculiar, since each was
! a prominent exponent of a religious creed
widely at variance with that OF the 9TH
er. However. each man was noted for his
candor his generosity and liberality In
in each doubtless drew the two together
and cementod their bond Of friendship.
The acquaintance OF the two men be-
gan several years ago. when Mr.. Frie-
the Bayview asylum. This office was
held by him continuously for TWEEN ty -one
years. Two members of tho board. who
were Roman Catholics. asked that a sep
arate chapel be constructed for the Cath
Ollie wards OF the asylum. This was Wig
orously opposed by several OF the other
members of the board Mr.. Friedenwald
declined to take sides in the controversy
until he had thoroughly investigated the
claims of both sides. Then he announced
himself as favorable to the contentious OF
th. f.flN al, Ii- a,tl al, .xa1 "a.
attitude OF the other members of the
board and new Catholic chapel was
decided upon and constructed.
The cardinal was much pleased to find
that man whom Inc had considered a
radical opponent had given such aid to
the church Tho cardinal called on Mr..
Friendenwald and personally expressed his
qualification. Thus began the acuuain-
tance that resulted In close friendship
Beautiful Present for Cardinal.
Mr. Frendenwad became a frequent
caller at the cardinals residence and the
two were often together. When Mr.,
Frledenwald returned from Europe eight
years ago he brought with him beau
tiful tortoise-shell cane. mounted with a
gold handle. Sccreted In the handle were
quotations from the Scriptures. worked
on vellum in Hebrew and English.
During tho last illness Cardinal Gibbons
called on Mr.. Friedenwald and the Cath
olic prelate's visits were the occasion OF
much comfort to the sick man. When
lplb pI NIt snN pHUuehNlleu pS WI
Friedenwald, Cardinal Gibbons expressed
much surprise. He said that the gift
was entirely unexpected, but nevertheless
warmly appreciated.
"Mr, Friedcnwald was a most estima-
BILE man. said the cardinal. land in his
death | lose one OF the best friends
had Religious differences were forgot
ten in the friendship, between us, He
was upright. true and faithful and one
knew him but TO love him. When I Wis
tied him during his last illness he
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OF sadness to think that we had to
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