The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-24
DEATH TAKES
 AGED PREL,ATE
 AT 1'LMORE;

BALTIMORE, March 24 (by Asso- ,iated Press). Cardinal Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore and prelate of the American Catholic church, died after prolonged illness at 11:33 o'clock this morning. The end came peacefully. He was S5 years old.
 Cardinal Gibbons was born at Balti- more, July 23, 1884. At an early age he was taken by his parents to their former home in Ireland. He began his education there; returning to the United States iu 184S with his fam fly and resided in New Orleans. He entered St. Charles college Maryland, iR 1855 and two years later was transferred to St. Mary's seminary, Baltimore. Was ordained R. C. priest June 30, 1861; was assistant at St. Patricks for a few months, then pastor of St. Bridgets Canton, suburb of Baltimore. Later he was private secretary to Archbishop SDaulding and chancellor of the archdiocese; was made vicar apos- tOlic, N. C., with rank and title of bishop in 1868; succeeded to the see October 8, 1877. He presided at the third national council at Baltimore, October 1884; was nominated as cardinal and was invested with the princely insignia June 30, 1886.
 Cardinal Gibbons, as senior bishop of the church, wielded a strong in- flueUce 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, a few days after the opening of the war, to elect the successor to Plus X. He arrived too late, how ever, to participate in the ceremony that elevated Benedict to the pontifi- cate
 Upon returning to the United States he visited President Wilson, informed the latter of affairs in Flu rope and discussed means to bring about peace. The cardinal was strongly interested in the affairs of the church ia Mexico during the troublous times in that country and declared that he feared fighting would never cease under the Car ranza regime. It was largely as re- suit of his efforts that the condition of the clergy and nuns of Mexico was ameliorated.
 Cardinal Gibbons was active in his work for the allies in the war in a letter to the Catholics of the archdiocese of New York in 1917 when United States entered the con- flict, urged the fullest support of the government. A few months previous ly he sent $10000 to the American committee iu London for the relief of the Belgians, one of the many notable instances of his benevolence. Tn a sermon at Baltimore, in 1918, he praised the speech by Lloyd George and said that Germanys war aims would fail. About the same time he explained Benedict's war policy, an article which so pleased the pope that he ordered it translated and pub Iished broadcast. In it he asserted sympathy with the allied aim of win ming the war "for permanent peace" To achieve this result he also ex- pressed opposition to a cessation of hostilities when Austria made fresh overtures.
 Celebrating his 5Oth anniversary as bishop of Baltimore, on October 21, 1918, an event attended by ecclesi- astics from all over the world, he re- ceived among many other gifts the decoration of grand officers 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 message of cheer to the American expeditionary