Evening star., 1921-03-25
RITES ON THURSDAY
FOR EADCARD|NAL
Country's Greatest Gathering
of Catholic Church Digni-
taries to Attend.
By the Associa ted Pres.


BALTIMORE. Md. March 25.-Prep-
of Cardinal Gibbons .were approaching
completion at the archiepiscopal resi-
dence today. Meanwhile the body OF
the prelate wiz remain in the chamber
where he died yesterday until next Sun
day evening. when 1t will be taken to
the cathedral and there lie in state until
it is removed to Its resting place. In the
crypt under the chancel. after the final
services.
Mgr Bonzano, apostolic delegate at
Washington, has been chosen to pontif-
cate at the solemn requiem mass on
Thursday, and Archbishop J. J. Glen
mon at Cardinal Gibbons golden jubilee
here in 1911. also will preach the funeral
sermon.
The occasion will cause the greatest
gathering Of Catholic church dignitaries
and clergy ever witnessed in this coun-
try. Members OF the diplomatic corps
from Catholic countries represented at
Washington and many high national and
state officials will attend.
Prayers for Cardinal.
Attired in his irchiepiscopal vest
mentE. the cardinals body lies on the
bed in which he died. Prayers for the
repose Of his soul are being said with
out intermission. day and night. Mem
bers of the Christian Brothers per-
form this duty at night. while semi
narians from St. Mary's Theological
Seminary here recite the Office in the
daytime.
This will continue until the body is
taken into the cathedral Sunday even
from the Knights of ColumbuA An
cient Order of Hibernians and other
Catholic organizations. will keep con-
stant vigil at the bier. until the day
Of the funeral The cathedral will be
open continuously during this period.
Whole City Mourns.
News of the cardinals death spread
through the city rapidly yesterday
and the mourning was city-wide
Practically all the courts in the city
adjourned when the tolling of the
bells announced the cardinals death
Judge Gorter suspended proceedings
in the superior court for five minutes,
and there was profound silence in the
courtroom during that period. The
same solemnity was observed in 9TH
er courts.
Mayor Broening called a special
joint session of the city council for
S o'clock Monday afternoon to take
suitable action On the cardinals
death. 1t will be special session
because the council has adjourned
over the Easter holidays to April 4.
AS soon as news of the cardinals
death reached him the mayor ordered
| the bell in the dome of the city hall
tolled eighty-six times. once for each
year of the cardinals life. He then
| directed that the flag be placed at
half mast on the city hall and other
! municipal buildings and kept so until
after the funeral.
Many Messages Received.
| Messages poured into the archiepis-
. copal residence from the cardinals
| friends in Baltimore, the country at
| large and even from abroad. They
! were from Catholics. Protestants and
Jews alike.
Bishop John Gardner Murray of the
! Protestant Episcopal Church said:
THE transfer of James Cardinal
| Gibbons to a higher sphere of activity
| removes from the stage of current
human events the most prominent fig
/ ure thereon in our country (and
probably in the worid) during the
| past half century"
| Messages were received from Presi
dent Harding, the ambassador from
Italy. Rolandi- Ricci: the ambassador
! A. Lebreton: the German Catholic
I delegation, now in Chicago: Cardina
! O'ConneI of Boston. Archbishops
bowling of st. Paul. GIennon Of st
{ Louis. Messmer of Milwaukee. Hayes
of New York and nearly all the Cath
( Ollie bishops of the country.
The death of Cardinal Gibbons will
not precipitate the removal of the
, primatial see CO the Catholic church
in America. This was definitely an.
nounced by Rev. Albert T.. Smith. sec.
retary of the late cardinal. at tn.
;archiepiscopal residence The seat nj
the hierarchy will remain in Balti.
more.
AS the appointment of a successor
to the archbishopric here involves nc
issue or question OF rank or seniority
any clergyman in the hierarchy's do.
minion becomes eligible. A selection
| will be made by Pope Benedict.
In the interregnum an administra-
tor will serve. Bishop Owen b. CORR.
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