Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-10-26
Cardinal Gibbons Has Quiet But
Notable Celebration Of
Golden Jubilee.
Great Britain, France and Italy All
Send Commissions and
Good Wishes.
Women of Baltimore Present Pre-
late a Magnificent Set
of Vestments.
PoPE's AUTOGRAPH LETTER.

Cardinal Gibbons was the re-
cipient Saturday OF testimonials
and CONGRATULATIONS from Great
Britain. France and Italy on his
episcopal golden jubilee. which oc-
Cured Sunday, and the observance
of which began Saturday. The
French Commission arrived with the
good wishes and congratulations of
the French Government and the
French episcopacy. The Commits
sioners were Monsignor Eugene l..
julien, Bishop of Arras; Monsignor
Baudrillart, Rector of the Catholic
University of Paris; M. pAbbe
Flynn and M. lAbbe Klein, both of
Paris.
A delegation of prominent Cath
Ollie women of Baltimore presented
the prelate with magnificent set
of vestments. Cardinal Bourne and
the Bishop of Northampton, Eng
land were present at the ceremony.
Monsignor Nicola, Secretary. of the
Apostolic delegation in Washington,
presented the Cardinal a metal
crucifix on which are delicately
carved ivory figures of Christ and
the Virgin Mary. An autograph
lelleI lIOtnl liit IOpc dSCOnpdhl
the gift. The letter follows:
'"To Our Beloved Son: We are
sending to you a souvenir of the
happy day. which at the same time
is a testimony of our affection for
you. Moreover, beseeching God to
favorably regard your duplication,
we empower you, in our name, on
the day of your jubilee, at the SOL
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ent, announcing plenary in
diligence to be gained by following
| the usual conditions. And as a
pledge of heavenly rewards and as
proof of our own affection for you,
impart to you and yours the Apos-
lat st. Peters. on this fourth day
of September, in the year of our
Lord. one thousand nine hundred
and eighteen, and the fifth of our
pontificate. Benedict p. p. XIV"
Delegations from the Catholics of
France, England, Belgium, Ireland,
Canada and Mexico joined with
those from this country in Balti-
more on Sunday in honoring Car
dinal Gibbons on his fiftieth an
niversary as a Bishop. Bishop F..
w. Heating, of Northampton. Eng
land, and Bishop Eugene L. Julien,
! of Arras, France, occupied prom
Inent parts in the ceremony.
It was announced that the
| French Government has conferred
through Ambassador Jusserand at
Washington ON the Cardinal the
insignia of a grand officer of the
Legion of Honor. 1t was also an
nounced that the Sulpicians, who
are to build new seminary at
Washington, will make it a
memorial to the Cardinal.
The Cardinal reviewed his work
in the church from the days when
he was a seminarian and praised
the amicable relations that have ex-
listed between the Church and State
in America. He said the absolute
independence of the Church from
the State had proved the greatest
blessing to the church in America.
The popular celebrations in honor
of the Cardinal were called off be-
nause of the outbreak of Spanish
influenza. A purse of $4,000
from the Catholics of the arch
diocese has been presented to the
/ Cardinal
On receiving cablegram from
the United States saying that the
festivities incident to the golden
Jubilee of Cardinal Gibbons had
been postponed, Pope Benedict
wishing to emphasize his tribute to
the venerable Archbishop of Balti-
more. decided to send a special
envoy to represent him at the cele.
bration. He Immediately appointed
Monsignor Cerretti as his personal
representative to the jubilee. Mon
signor Cerretti is the most prom
inent official ever sent by tbs
Vatican to the United States. Sew
eral Cardinals have visited here
but they did not hold an office 81
important as Monsignor Cerretti
. who is Secretary for extraordinar,
ecclesiastical affairs. He ranks
next to Cardinal Gasparri, the Papa
Secretary of State, who ranks mex
, to the Pope.
Monsignor Cerretti probably viii
, leave next week for the Unitef
States bearing a special message
! from the Pope. He will remain