Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-10-21
This Country and Foreign Lands
Pay Homage to Cardinal
Gibbons.
Was Much Affected by Friend
ship Manifested For
Him.
A MAN OF APOSTOLIC ZEAL

In the Cathedral at Baltimore,
where fifty years ago he was Or
dained a priest, then successfully
eonsecrated a Bishop, invested with
the pallium of an Archbishop, and
twenty-five years after his ordination
received the red biretta of a Car
dinal, James Cardinal Gibbons, Arch
bishop of Baltimore, last Sunday re-
ceived homage from illustrious
prelates and laymen from all parts of
this country and foreign lands. The
ecclesiastical celebration of the Car
dinaPs dual jubilee began Sunday
morning with Pontifical high mass,
celebrated by the Cardinal, with the
Rev. DR.. William A. Fletcher, rector
of the Cathedral, as deacon, and the
Rev. P. C. Gavan, the Chancellor of
the archdiocese, as sub-deacon.
Archbishop John J. Glennon, of
st. Louis, delivered the sermon,
which was an eloquent tribute to the
head of the American church. In
the course of his remarks the Arch
bishop turned to the subject of edu-
cation, expounding the Catholic idea
of the question. He held that the
aim of education is the acquisition
of truth, as opposed to the view of
others that it is merely the obtaining
of knowledge. 1.-The church, also
being a teaching church." said Arch
bishop Glennon on this point, "is
vitality interested in the matter of
education and educational move
ments. On general terms therefore
1t is in accord with the spirit of the
age"
The music was chiefly Gregorian,
though there were intervals of fig
ured music, and orchestral instru-
ments were employed in the choir,
relieving the otherwise somber color
Of the harmonies. In the procession,
which for impressiveness probably
never has been surpassed in this
country, were nine of Americas
twelve Archbishops and about thirty
Bishops. Included among the Arch
bishops were Diomede IAlconio, the
Apostolic Delegate, and Paul
Bruchesi, of Montreal. Among the
Bishops was Hugh McSherry, of
South Africa. Following the mass
dinner was served the visiting clergy
at st. Mary's Seminary. In response
to a toast proposed for Pope Plus,
Archbishop Falconio, the Papal Dele
gate, said that up to the time of the
present Pontiff's election Society
at large was distracted by a spirit of
innovation and unwholesome liberty;
that vastly extended and most dan
gerous organization of modernistic
ideas was undermining the most
fundamental truths of the Christian
religion, and that problems Of the
highest importance for the welfare of
the church and of society were await
ing a speedy solution. There was
required then" said the Archbishop,
"a man of apostolic zeal, man COM
Ing from the ranks of the people,
who could fully understand their
wants and direct the movements OF
the advancing democracy; a man OF
Christian courage and of stern de-
termination, able to protect the
rights of the church and religious
liberty against irreligious legislation
and atheism. And God provided the
church with such a providential man
In the person of Plus X, whose en-
ergetic action in the administration
of the church has been so beneficial
to religion"
The Papal Delegate thanked the
American Catholics for their well
known loyalty to the Holy see," and
offered to Cardinal Gibbons his
fluctuations on the occasion Of his
twofold jubilee, giving him high
praise for his glorious career"
Archbishop John NJ. Farley, OF New
York, in lauding the Cardinal for
what he had accomplished for the
Catholic faith in America, expressed
the hope that eventually he would
be seated upon the throne of the
Vatican.
In response to a toast to the Presi-
dent Of the United States, Arch
bishop John ireland, of St. Paul, said
President Taft had not Disseminated
against Catholics, and that while he
had given them no more than their
due, they were grateful to him.
The Cardinal. rising at the end Of
the dinner, said the prejudices which
formerly existed against Catholicism
In this country were almost extermin-
ated. He charged the Bishops and
Archbishops around him with the
command to garner by the end OF an
other fifty years 100.000.000 souls
for the Catholic church In this coun-
try.
A pleasing feature of the banquet
was the presentation of the degree OF
! Doctor of Theology from L.ouvain
, University in Belgium, made by
Right Rev. Bishop Macs. Of Coying-
ton. There is connected with this
famous educational institution an
American college founded by Arch
bishop spalding, one OF Cardinal
Gibbons predecessors. The Cardinal
, In his response recalled many events
in his life and said he saw only 8
: few about him who were with him II
his early days. He was much at
fected by the show OF affection made
by Bishop Macs IN his remarks.