El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-14
CHURCH WILL
HONOR ITS
PRINCE
Celebration For Cardinal
Gibbons to Be Most Elab-
crate Held in America.
PRIEST so YEARS;
CARDINAL FOR %

Baltimore, Nd, Oct. Thames Car
dinaI Gibbons. Americas only prince
of the church, will commence an &c
clesiasticaI celebration of the 5Oth an
niversary of his priesthood and the
25th anniversary of his elevation to
the cardinalate, tomorrow The se--
vices viii continue during most Of the
following week.
The ecclesiastical demonstration Is
assuming gigantic proportions and
will surpass any previous gathering Of
the Catholic clergy ever held IN Amer
lea Every train today brought 1pem-
bers Of the Universal churcn 10 this
city. PreIates from all parts of the
United States, Canada and Mexico are
housed in the many Catholic buildings
or the town, and Catholic hospitality
has been taxed to such an extent that
the priests have been forced to take
quarters in the hotels The celebra-
ton viii rival in numbers and euuhu-
siasm the public gathering of last
June, when president Taft and promi-
nent men from all walks of life ex-
pressed their respect for the highest
official of the American Catholic
church.
The ceremonies tomorrow viii be
peculiarly religious, only members Of
the Catholic clergy officiating. They
viii include nearly all the American
arChbishOps, besides many hundreds Of
lower churchmen. On every hand
there has been a ready acceptance Of
the invitations issued by the Rev. p.
Q. Garvan, chancellor Of the diocese,
for attendance at the solemn high
mass to be celebrated by the cardinal
at 10 a. M. tomorrow The mass VII
be the signal for nationwide ObsecV-
ance by Catholic laymen.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow the eCclesias-
s. -f ha ion ~.H
the cardinal and the archbishops, viii
form in Calvert Hall college, march
ing thence to the cathedral and pass
ing the cardinals home, where they
viii be Joined by the cardinal and the
archbishOps.
The sermon Of the service viii be
preached by archbishop GlennOn, Of St.
Louis, who is already at the cardinals
residence
The apostolic delegate, archbishop
FalcOniO, Of Washington, viii march
in the ecclesiastical procession with
the clergy Of the cathedral and the
professors of the Catholic university
Of Washington.
Immediately following the services
in the morning a dinner viii be served
at St Mary's seminary, North Paca
street to which everyone receiving the
official invitation TO the anE-VeI saly
has been invited. The governor, mayor
and other municipal and state off
Cials have also been inviCei although
no attempt mas Dcel llLdlt - l-iflAE ll4a
celebration in any sense a civic at
fair.
Sunday evening viii be given over
to a vesper service at which the ser
mon viii be preached By archbishop
Blenk, OF New Orleans, who viii be
among the few representative from
that section Of the country.
The delegates to the first national
convention of the Holy Name society
viii begin their sessions Monday
morning. They include representatives
from nearly every state Of the middle
west and Atlantic seabOard, and many
from the far west and northwest
The procession, which is to be one
Of the biggest features Of the cele-
bration, will include scores of laymen
from practically every parish IN the
diocese. To allow these men to par
ticipate was the reason for making
the day a legal holiday
Wednesday Will be given over to
continuance of the celebration and the
service for children Of the parochial
schools Thursday afternoon in the ca
thedral, practically concludes the Ger
emonies. The cardinal will make .
short address and the music viii he
furnished by the school children.