The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-21
HONOR PRINCE
OF THE CHURCH
CELEBRATION OF CARDINAL GIR-
BoNs' JUBILEE.
Many Prelates and Priests in Process
sion--cardinaI Gibbons ceIebrant Of
the Mass-The Apostolic Delegate
officiated at -Archbishops
GIennon and BIenk Preach.

The Primatial See of Baltimore was
the mecca of the Hierarchy of the
Church in America on Sunday, Octo-
Der Is, the day selected for the relig-
ious celebration in honor of the dou-
BILE jubilee of Cardinal Gibbons. Dis
tinguished ecclesiastics from all parts
of the country paid the tribute of
their reverence and esteem not only
to the great churchman on the occa-
sion of his jubilee as priest and Car
dinal, but also to the great American
who while serving his church with
apostolic zeal has served his nation,
too, and whose service to his country
has added lustre to the annals of the
church.
This was the significant feature of
the celebration, the dominant note in
the great chorus of congratulations
and praise bestowed upon him by his
brethren in the Episcopate and dis
tinguished members of the priesthood
and of the 1aity.
The venerable Cathedral in which
the religious celebrations took place
has been the scene of many import
ant celebrations in the history of the
Church in America, principally that
| of the centenary of the establishment
of the Hierarchy, in November, 1889,
and of the Cathedral itself in April,
| 1906 But of all the memorable cele-
brations which have been held within
| it's walls that of last Sunday was in
many respects the most remarkable.
From all parts of the country, from
Canada, Mexico and Africa, came rep
resentatives of the Church to do hon
or to our beloved Cardinal.
The procession which started from
Calvert Hall College was made up of
four hundred and fifty-two students of
ST. Charles College and Seminarians
from st. Mary's Seminary, one hundred
priests, forty members of the Catho-
! lie University faculty, four Provin-
cials of religious orders, twenty-three
Monsignors, two mitred Abbots, and
forty-seven Bishops. AS it passed the
Cardinals residence it was joined by
ten Archbishops, His Excellency, the
Apostolic Delegate, and His Emin-
ence, the Cardinal. The Pontifical
High Mass was celebrated by the
Most Reverend Jubilarian and at its
conclusion the sermon was preached
by the Most Reverend Archbishop
Glennon of St. Louis, who prefaced
his discourse with the reading of a
pontifical letter of congratulations
from the Holy Father, Pope Plus X
At the conclusion of the Mass the
procession reformed and returned to
Calvert Hall by way of the Cardinals
residence. A banquet was served tc
the visiting prelates and priests in
st. Mary's Seminary. Places were
set for four hundred and fifty and all
were filled. After the banquet pro
gram of toasts was carried out, the
responses being made by the Apos
tolic Delegate, Archbishop Ireland
Archbishop Farley, Archbishop Bru
chest OF Montreal who represented the
Canadian Church, Bishop Donohue
Mgr. Shahan of the Catholic Univer
sity, and Bishop Macs of Covington
who conferred upon His Eminence
the degree of Doctor of Theology be
slowed by the University of Louvain
The final address given by His Emin
ence was brief and expressive of his
appreciation of the honor shown hin
on the occasion of his jubilee.
i The program for the day was
brought to close with the singing o.
Pontifcal Vespers in the Cathedral by
His Excellency. the Apostolic Dele
gate, and a sermon by the Most Rev
erend Archbishop Blenk of New Or
leans.