The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-16
Cardinal Gibbons
 Observes Jubilee His Fiftieth Year as Priest and Twenty-fifth as Prince of
 the Church
PRELATES COME FROM AFAR
POntifical Delegate and Nine of America's Twelve Archbishops
 at Baltimore Ceremony.

1 Baltimore, Md, Oct. 16.-Nearly all the prelates of the American Hier- archy of the Roman Catholic Church of which Cardinal Gibbons, Arch 1 bishop of Baltimore, is the primate took part yesterday in the spectacu- | lar ceremony in the Baltimore Cath edral in honor of the Cardinals gold 1 en jubilee as priest and his silver jubilee as prince of the Church. The | vast ed1f1ce was packed with promi- ] nent laymen from this city, Washing ton, and many from other cities. The procession was from Calvert Hall around the Cathedral Square to the main entrance
 In the ranks were men notable in the Catholic Church and in public affairs. There were nine of Ameri- ca's twelve Archbishops in violate with the golden pectoral cross-such men as Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul, Archbishop Farley of New York, Archbishop Blenk of New Or Louis, each attended by his chaplain. Among the Archbishops were Dio- mede Falconio, the Apostolic Dele gate, and Paul Bruchesi of Montreal. Among the thirty Bishops was Hugh MacSherry of South Africa. <AAo luSIS WO40 IllO lIlIlI C0 <AOOOIc, venerable heads of monaSteries, an extended line of priests, among them m em bers of the various religious communities. There were the repre- sentatives of the monastic orders in their cowls and cassocks, the bearded the Dominicans all in white; the Pas sionists, and the Jesu1ts.
 There were three civilians in the line. They were W. E. Mankins of New York, who received the decora- tion of Knighthood in the Order of St. Gregory, at the hands of the Pope. He wore scarlet waistcoat, in which gleamed number of jewell ed decorations which he has received. The other two civilians were Arlstides Leonardo of Rome and Edward du Nee of Philadelphia, both of whom wore the scarlet coat apostolic chan cellor and marched beside the aposto- lie delegate.
 All passed to the sanctuary, crowd ing it in every part and overflowlne to the aisles, and when each had found his place the sacred rite be- gan.
 The Cardinal stood under the red canopy on the Gospel side, while a subdued melody came from the strings of harp. When all wa. attendants to the foot of the great marble altar, and the mass began. It was celebrated by the Cardinal, with the Rev. Dr. William A. Fletcher, rector of the cathedral, as deacon and the Rev. P. C.. Gavan. Chancel- Archbishop John J. Glennon of St. Louis delivered the sermon, which was an eloquent tribute to the head of the American Church.
 The music was chiefly Gregorian, though there were intervals of figured acfTra1 inSfrVl were employed in the choir, rehevins to certain extent the sombre color of the palestrina harmonies.
 The decorations were confined to the sanctuary. The main altar was abiaze with hundreds of candles and radiant with thousands of Bermuda lilies. Over the altar were the arms Of the Church, with the dates of the jubilee 1881. 1886, and 1911 Under them was the Latin motto, 'Jubilimus Dec Salu- tari Nostro"-'Let us. rejoice unto God, our Saviour"
 Following the mass, dinner was served to the visiting clergy at St. Mary's Seminary. In response to a toast proposed for Pope Plus. Arch bishop. Falconio, the Papal Delegate, thanked the American Catholics for their "we1l-known loyalty to the Holy See" and offered to Cardinal Gibbons fli, feIicitations on the occasion of his two-fold jubilee, giving him high praise for his glorious career
 Archbishop John M. 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 the toast to the Pres ident of the United States, Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul said that 1,.. TS1A h. fv,riv fQd 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 that the prejudices which formerly existed against Cath olicism in this country were almost exterminated. He charged the Bishops mand to garner by the end of another fifty years 100, 900, GOO souls for the Catholic Church in this country. Archbishop Falconio presided at the vespers in the cathedral last night, and the sermon was delivered by Archbishop James H. Blenk of New Orleans.
 Archbishop Blenk's sermon was a comprehensive and eulogistic review of the Cardinals priestly life, treat ing of his Eminence'S personality, his influence, his American spirit, the Car dinal on church and State, on pOl1t- ical morality; his books and his atti- tude on liberalism.
 God meant him for a leader,'' said the Archbishop of Cardinal Gibbons. ''He could not speak as your pastor only, o Catholic people of Maryland; as Cardinal, as primate of the Amer ican hierarchy, as Bishop of the Ma tional capital, he belongs to the whole country. Many indeed listen to him as to the voice of religion, for preju- dice disarms when the Cardinal speaks He, more than any other among us, has directed the course of Catholicism in our land But above all he has expressed most truly and clearly the Catholic thought and sen- timent of America, and thereby crys- tallized them.''
 After the vesper services the Car dinal and the visiting dignitaries and clergy of the Church rested for the rather strenuous exercises attending the opening of the convention of the Holy Name Society today. This will be one of the greatest gatherings of Catholics ever assembled in America and will be a glowing tribute to the esteem in which Cardinal Gibbons is held by members of the Church