The New York herald., 1921-03-25

terested in his fellow citizens. He cried
out against divorce-for half a century
he had fairly thundered against the
disrupting, disintegrating custom
For Sacred Rights OF Home.
He cried OUT against prohibition as
absolutely immoral and as an Invasion
OF the sacred rights Of the home lie
did not believe II was capable OF en-
forcement; that it made for hypocrisy
and law violation. He denounced Cow
eminent ownership and industrial con-
troll BY the Government as destructive
Of that healthy competition which made
America so great and powerful lie
warned the people that luxury was al
ready beginning TO gnaw at the vitais
Of the couutfys strength.
When the war began he was power
fully patriotic, thoroughly approving
Americas entrance into the conflict,
and through the war his voice rang out
against the brutalities and cruelties
practised by the Teuton h9rde. He be-
lieved that there was only one cure for
anarchy and misrule in Mexico-inter-
vention by the armed forces OF the
United States. He advocated military
training for the youth OF the country
These are only few OF his definite
opinions 40 often and so strongly ex-
pressed in speech and written word 10
the people OF the United States This
great priest had ideas. He reflected
constantly. He had great wisdom He
was truly one OF the first leaders OF
public opinion In the United States, and
this It may be repeated, was quite aside
from his superior rank in the Roman
Catholic Church, rank priestly and
princely
BY birth he was American. though
OF Irish blood. He first saw the light
in his beloved city of Baltimore on
July 2s, 1894. His parents took him
to Ireland when the boy was only
few years OF age, and there he received
the first courses of his education, re-
versing the usual process by which Irish
boys get their beginnings OF life III
America. He stayed in Ireland untll
he was IL, when he came back TO his
homeland and went TO work as clerk
in Baltimore and in New Orleans. But
he leaned strongly toward the church.
His habit Of thought was entirely re-
ligious. His early studies had sug-
gested the priesthood as his life work
He entered St Charles College in
Maryland and took up his theological
studies under the guidance OF the Sui
picians. lie completed his theological
course at st. Marys in Baltimore and
more on June 80. 1861.
Served First as Priest.
After serving as priest in two local
parishes he was called by Archbishop
Spalding to be his secretary and to act
as chancellor OF the diocese, and upon
the assembling OF the Second Plenary
Council in Baltimore in 1866 Father
Gibbons already attracting the atten-
ton of the heads OF the church by his
intellect and industry, was made as
sistant chancellor of that body His
rise to enlinence thereafter was rapid.
Two years later the Holy Father
made him Bishop, giving him the title
OF Adramyttum IN pd1tibtS in fdciuD1,
and Vicar Apostolic Of North Carolina.
The late Cardinal was so long in high
office. so prominent in the public eve,
that few perhaps were aware OF the
character and value OF his missionary
work in North Carolina. At that time
| there were fewer than 1000 Roman
Catholics in the State. and this handful
was scattered widely in the great pine
forests and sandy wastes and along the
fringe OF the ocean. There We're only
two Catholic church buildings in the
whole State.
In 1872 he was sent TO Richmond to
rule that vacant see and while he was
there, in five years, he built five churches
and established four institutions for the
care and training of boys and girls. In
1877 Archbishop Bayley OF Baltimore
needed coadjutor. The oldest and most
important see In the United States need
ed firm. young hand 10 direct it. Arch
bishop Bayley's appeal was answered
by the appointment of Bishop Gibbons
as Coadjutor Arch bishop with the right
OF succession. That succession devolved
upon him within "A few months when
Archbishop Bayley was laid to rest. Glib
bons was consecrated then as ninth
Archbishop OF Baltimore. and so found
himself the head of his church in Amer
ica.
In the College OF Cardinals.
In 1884. after seven years of inde-
fatigable labor, some Of which had TO do