Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-25
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the sanctuary of the cathedral to
which Cardinal Gibbons parents
brought him as II baby to be baptized,
where he was consecrated bishop,
where he was later consecrated an
archbishop. and where on June 80.
1886, he was invested with the robes
of cardinalate.
There, too. stands the throne OF the
cardinal, and above the throne, will
hang the cardinals hat, symbol of
princedon in the Catholic hierarchy.
There il will hang as long as the
cathedral stands.
The death of the cardinal in the
midst of Holy Week devotions at the
cathedral, will not affect the services
there. Through Good Friday and
Holy Saturday and the dawn of
Easter the body of Cardinal Gibbons
will lie in his own room where ne
died.
On Easter Sunday night it will be
removed to the cathedral to lie there
throughout the masses Of Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday where his
people may see him for the last time.
through the High Requiem mass that
will be his funeral on Thursday and
from there to be horne to it's niche
in the crypt.
At the funeral will gather the
greatest company of churcbmen ever
assembled in the United States. In
the mass of kilograms and cablegrams
that members of the cardinals house
hold sent all over the world today
were messages to 100 bishops, IA arch
bishops and countless monsignors,
priests everywhere.
Two cardinals may come TO Balti-
more--Cardnal O'Connell of Boston
and Cardinal Begin from Canada Mon
signor John Bopzano, apostolic dele
gate at Washington, win pontiicate
at high requiem mass on Thursday.
The funeral procession will contain
the cardinals. the arch-bishops, the
bishops, the apostolic delegate and
virtually all the priests in the diocese
of Maryland. which includes the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Representatives. OF all the church's
orders will be there--the abbots from
the monasteries in robes OF white,
brown or black.
Archbishop j. J. Glennon of ST.
Louis will preach the funeral sermon.
1t is noteworthy that 1t was Arch
bishop Glennon who preached teh ser
mon at Cardinal Gibbons golden jubi-
lee at the cathedral in October. 1911.
News of his death spread through
the city rapidly and the mourning was !
city-wide. Practically all the courts
in the city adjourned when the tolling
of the bells announced his death. .
Judge Gorter suspended proceedings
i'll the superior court for five minutes
and there was silence in the court
room during that period. The Same
solemnity was observed in other
courts.
Mayor Broening called special joint
session of the city council for Monday
afternoon to take suitable action on
the cardinals death.
AS soon as news OF the cardinals
death reached him, the mayor ordered
the he'll in the dome of the City hall
tolled sc times. once for each year of
the cardinals life. He then directed
that the flag be kept at half mast on
the City hall and other municipal build
chgs until after the funeral.
In the afternoon messages Of re-
eret poured into the archepiscopal res
idencc from the cardinals friends in
Baltimore, the country at large, and (
from abroad. They came from per-
sons OF many faiths, Roman Catholic
and Protestant, Jew and GENTLE.
Bishop John Gardner Murray of the
Protestant Episcopal church said
The transfer of James Cardinal
Gibbons to higher sphere of activity
removes from the stage OF current
human events the most prominent fig
ure thereon in our country (and prob
ably in the world during the past half
century,"