The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-16
EULOCIzFS LIFE
OF THE Cardinal
GREAT WORKS OF GIBBONS THE
SUBJECT OF SERMON BY
ARCHBISHOP OF NEW
ORLEANS.

Baltimore, oct. 16.-The Most Rev.
James II. Blenk, Archbishop of New
Orleans, preached at the solemn vesper
service whieh last eyening wound up
Sunday's ecclesiasf icA leelebration of
Cardinal Gibbons NSIice.
Archbishop Blenh's sermon was a
comprehensive and eulogistic review
OF His Eminence's personality, his in
huence. his American spirit, the Cardi-
nal on Church and State, on political
morality: his books and his attitude
on liberalism.
God meant him for a leader" said
"He could not speak as your pastor on
ly, O Catholic people of Maryland, as
Cardinal, as Primate of the American
Hierarchy. as bishop of the National
Capital. he belongs to the whole coun-
try Many indeed listen to him as to
the voice Of religion for prejudice dis
arms when the Cardinal speaks. He
more than any other amongst us, has
directed the course of Catholicism i'm
our land. But above all he has express
ed most truly and most clearly the
Catholic thought and sentiment of Am
erica and thereby crystallized them.
His love of country, spontaneous in
it's origin, has become through reiec-
tion and experience the fixed principle
of mature mind and close observa-
ton of conditions here and abroad has
but intensified his love. But Am
erica's best gift to her children he has |
held to be religious liberty We under |
stand its meaning in this country, at |
least most of us do; 1t is still written |
on our hearts as well as on our stat |
ute books. Nothing Is more precious to |
rs, as Americans and as Catholics; and !
Cardinal Gibbons. who is best known
here and abroad for his utterances on
liberty speaks not for him
self only, but for us all. Religion here
s untrammeled, thanks to our separa
ion OF Church and State. and what
,ver the future may bring, we would
lesire no change here i'm the relations
If Church and State. That is one les
,on. surely. taught us by European
history and bitterly driven home by
he events Of our day. No meddling
,hicial has n veto power over our
preaching. No bureaucrat more or
ess hostile to religion. draws up list
# names from which our bishops are
hosen The civic rights of our Church
re entrenched i'm our constitution and
Ipheld by the power of the state. ON
he frienducst terms, neither has any
esire for closer union. The Church
ere knows that IL can better do its
york apart; IL is freer and therefore
lore powerful and being unpaid by |
he state. and independent, II can up I
old law and order without giving to !
nyone an excuse to suspect its mo- I
YES" s
''Civic righteousness" the prelate $
ontinued, "has always been a favorite !
,pic with the Cardinal. Wisely avoid s
lg questions of party politics. he has r
ghtly regarded civic duties as mat I
n OF morality and therefore of reli- (
ion. He has tried TO rouse the con- r
,ience of men, otherwise good, who $
ave a soft -natured toleration for pub [
c dishonesty and he has vigorously |,
anounced our wide denections from Il
lie true ideals OF citizenship II
or the countless movements that the
nrdinal has been besicged with for
d. the most pressing, the most diff II,
ne problems which have confronted N,
!.