The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-31
WAS BIG LEADER
Funeral EuIOgy for Cardinal
Gibbons Exalts His Work.
One of Great Three to Combat
Scientific Age.
FUNERAL MEDIEVAL Scene
Baltimore Cathedral Filled
With Catholic Clergy.
For First Time GregOrian
Chants Heard in {. $.

Baltimore. March 31.-With all the
spleudor of a ceremony centuries old,
the Roman Catholic church today laid
10 rest one of its most revered and
faithful servants - James Cardinal
Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore. and
second American to be elevated to the
cardinalate.
Archbishop John Bonzano, apos-
uohc delegate at Washington, cele-
brared a pontificaI requiem mass in
the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. with seminarians chanting
Gregorian music never before heard
outside the Sistine chapel in Rome
during a funeral OF a pope
Like Medieval Scene.
Archbishop John J. Glennon of st.
Louis delivered the funeral sermon.
During his eulogy Of the dead there
remained scarcely a dry eye among
ais hearers, whose memories went
back to the kindly, gentle old man
who led with power of spirit as we'll
as power OF mind.
The service was like a scene from
the middle ages, like an altar piece
come TO life Numberiess priests IN
seemingly endless procession filed into
che church and in their stately ropes
Of the varied coIors of their orders,
moved forward to the catafalque on
which rested the late cardinal n MS
archbishop's vestments OF purple
Remembered for Kindness.
Giving expression to what he called
the "vofceIess sorrow of a nation IN
mourning" Archbishop Glennon. IN
the funeral sermon, recalled the swell
loved characteristics of the card1nai
whose coming was JOY, ne SAID,
whose presence was a benedlcuon-
Tho Cardinal Gibbons was at once
Header. guide and father, the arch.
bfshop said. the departed prince OF
the church was more TO be remem-
bered as the kindly, gentle old man.
I'VE cannot forget his unfatlins
kindness. his prudent counsel we
fear and we feel we shall not look on
his like again. The Holy Father MINI
self must have sensed our loss. as Wen
as his own since from the throne OF
the fisherman he voices at once the
sorrow of his own troubled heart and
he sympathy of the Catholic world
Fought Scientific Age.
Again. paying tribute to the remark
able capabilities OF the dead cardinal
ne said:
"r+ annesrs to be true that for every
,--,or crisis in history Providence, as
T5afrnes savs holds in reserve remarkable
man Now fifty years ago there was sucn
a crisis The crosses were taken from
Cour- houSe and school room and the living
church was everywhere cOmbated, MADE 70
feel that ITS days were numbered for nov
the world was told by scientists tnaL II
,-as compIete without God; and that there
was no God. unless. indeed, sueh dFlnlty
as man could himself attain.
sIr WAS an age OF Invention, OF uAScoN-
cry OF material progress. SO science IN
its triumph thought it could desplse anu
rpieet the deity. 1t would take his place
in ruling the world. 1t would train the
child how to be scientific, but at the same
time Goddess. Three champions. he said
ssrose to combat the new DellefS. Ihese
were Pope Leo X. Manning OF Nestnn-
ster and Gibbons or BaitmoEe ne aui,eu
The salient traits of the illustrlous
dead" the archbishop named in order lie
was 4 great leader and soldier whose sword
was ever ready TO defend the Christ anu
his kingdom. He was the great Legislator.
wise in counsel. prudent in action just IN
his decisions He was the far-visfoned edu-
Gator who would have the world know
Christ was the truth and the lie Lastly.
he was the great patriot
Interment Is Private.
At the close of the mass proper, final
absolutious were pronounced by
Bishops Haid, Donahue. Monaghan
and OConnen-
The obsequies over, church officials
and lay people filed out Of the ca
rhedraI which was then closed Late
today. the intermeut in the crypt was
70 be made privately in the presence
of Bishop Corrigan, administrator OF
the achdiocees; the papal delegate and
the two cardinals
George Gibbons. eldest brother OF
the cardinal, was unable to be present
because of illness. Other relatives
from New Orleans and Dayton, O., at
tended.
rouOSOE COMPLETES HIS WORK.