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rick Kendrick on June 6, 1851.

neV. GlDDOnS tnen became assist
ant at St. Patrick's church, Balti-
more, aud was shortly placed in
charge Of st. Bridget's church, in
Canton, Baltimore suburb.
/ Archbishop Spaulding then took
him to the cathedral as secretary and
made him chancellor. On Aug. 16,
1858, Rev. Gibbons was consecrated
bishop in Baltimore Cathedral, and
was assigned to North Carolina by
Pope Plus TX.
Cardinal Gibbons, as senior bishop
of the church, welded a strong in
huence outside as we'll as within the
United States. The confidant of three
popes, he made several important
tours to Rome, the last in August,
1914, few days after the opening
or fhe war, to elect successor to
Plus x. He arrived too late. how
ever, to participate in the ceremony
that elevated Benedict to the Ponti-
ficate.
Upon returning to the United
States he visited President Wilson
Informed the latter Of affairs in Eu-
rope and discussed means to bring
about peace. The cardinal was very
strongly interested in the affairs of
the church in Mexico during the
troublous times in that country. and
declared that he feared fighting
would never cease under the Car
ranza regime. 1t was largely as
result Of his efforts that the condi-
ton of the clergy and nuns of Mex
leo ives ameliorated.
Cardinal Gibbons was active in his
work for the Allies in the war. and
IN letter written to Catholics of
the archdiocese Of New York in 1917
when the United States entered the
conflict, urged the fullest support of
the government. A few months pre-
viously he sent $4,000 to the Ameri-
can committee in London for the re-
ilef or the Belgians, one Of the many
notable instances Of his benevolence.
In sermon at Baltimore in 1918 he
praised speech by Lloyd-George
and said Germany's war aims would
fail. About the same time he ex-
planned Benedict's war policy, an ar
ticle which so pleased the pope that
ne ordered 1t translated and pub.
lished broadcast In 1t he asserted
sympathy with the Allied aim of win
ming the war "for permanent peace "
TO achieve this resule he also ex-
pressed opposition to a cessation Of
hostilities when Austria made fresh
overtures.
Celebrating his 50th anniversary
as Bishop Of Baltimore, on Oct. 21.
1918, an event attended by ecclesi-
astics from all over the world, he re-
ceived, among many other gifts, the
decoration of Grand Officer of the
Legion OF Honor from France. Italy
also decorated him. A month later
he joined with former President
Roosevelt, both Of whom had been
friends for years, in q message of
cheer to the stricken populace of
Belgium and assuring them of the
good will and assistance Of the peo-
pie OF the United States. On June
80, 1919, he observed his 33d ami
Versary as Cardinal Archbishop and
the 5Oth year Of his priesthood. Car
dinal Mercier, the heroic primate of
Belgium, visited him on this occa-
SION.
The cardinals views on political
economic and social questions were
frequetnly sought by newspapers. In
interviews he endorsed the plan for
the establishment Of the Jewish
Homeland In Palestine, he opposed
the government ownership OF public
utilities, maintained thdt prohibi-
tion meant "the invasion of the
home," condemned divorce. praised
the work of the Salvation Army in
France, favored American military
training, importuned the clergy to
fight Bolshevlsm, demanded that the
Turk should be driven from Europe,
and appealed to the public to sun
port Americas entrance into the
League OF Nations. At convention
OF the Irish Nationalists in Philadel-
phfa he expressed the hope that the
Paris Peace Conference would make
IS possible to "free Ireland" He was
one of the advocates of Neighbor
Day, for stimulating fraternity and