Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-25
CARDINAL GIBBONS
FUNERAL THURSDAY
Death of Senior Prelate of
Catholic Church Yesterday
Was Peaceful.
NATION P A IS TRIBUTE
Body Will Lie in State Through
Holy Week-Grave to Be
Niche in Crypt.
NATION P AY S TRIBUTE
IBy Associated rrcss.I

BALTIMORE MD, March "a
James Cardinal Gibbons. archbishop
OF Baltimore. and senior prela:e OF
the Catholic Church in the United
states. died at 1888 o'clock this
morning. passing away so quietly
that even his nurse, a Bon Secours
nun, could not be sure that il was the
end. She had seen the change that
hetokened it. but it was slight. al
most imperceptiolc. and almost five
minutes passed while she leaned
about the slight. sti!l form. watching
Then from the house where he had
lived and worked. in the shadow os
the Cathedral OF the Assumption of
the Blessed Virgin Mary. went forth
the news that he had died.
His grave vii, be a niche in the
crypt under the high altar OF the
cathedral. y slab carved with an in
scrip.ion in Latin in the north wall
of the crypt, will mark his resting
place.
Above this vault. behind whose
south wall lie the six archbishops
Of Maryland. who preceded him. is
the sanctuary OF the cathcdra! to
which Cardinal Gibbons parents
brought him as baby to be bap-
tizcd. where he was consccratcd a
rishop, where he was later consc-
Grated an archbishop. and whore, on
June 80. 1856. he was invested with
the robes OF the cardinalate
There. too, stands the throne OF
the cardinal and above the throne
VIII hang the cardinals hat, symbol
OF princcdom in the Catholic heir
archy. There 1t will hang az long
as tho cathedral stands.
Not Affect Holy Week Dcvotions.
The death OF the cardinal In the
midst OF Holy Week dcvotions at tho
cathedral. will not aricct the services
there. Through good Friday and
Holy Saturday and the dawn OF Eas-
ter. the body Of Cardinal Gibbon.
VIII lie in his own room. where he
| died. on Easter Sunday night. i,
VIII be moved 10 the cathedral, to
lie throughout the masses OF Mon
| day. Tuesday and Wednesday. where
| mis- people may see him for the las,
| time, through the high requiem mass
! mat VIII be his funeral on Thursday
and from there 10 be born to It's
niche in the crypt.
AT the funeral will gather the
greatest company Of churchmen ever
assembled in the United States. In
| the mass of telcsra ms and cable
| grams that members of the cardinals, 5,
| household sent all over the world
| today were messages to 100 bishops.
fourteen archbishops and countless
monsi%nori and priests everywhere.
Two cardinals may come to Ralti-
| moce--Card!nal O'Conpell. from Hos-
| ton. and Cardinal Begin, from Canada.
Monsignor John Benzano. apostolic
| delegate at Washington, will ponti-
'cate AT high requiem mass on Thurs :
| day.
Funeral Procession Lengthy.
The funeral procession will include
| The cardinals, the archbishops, the
| bishops the apostolic delegate and
virtually all the priests in the do
| c"sc OF Maryland. which includes tho
| District OF Columbia
Representatives OF all the churches
orders Will be therc-the abbots from
| the monasieries in robes OF white.
brown and black.
Archbishop J. j. Cilcnnon. OF the
archdiocese OF ST. Louis, will preach
| the funeral sermon
II is noteworthy that it was Arch
bishop Glcnncn who Preached the
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