The Washington herald., 1921-03-28
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BALyfMoREl Nd. March a7.-
drdital 'Gibbtns' body rested for
ne last time tonight on his own
pef In his rom At the Arohiepis-
edbal residerce. watched over by
nkciai guard Of Christian Brothers.
ariy tomorow morning 1t viii be
emoved. without special ceremony.
the Cathedral. where II will lie
h state urtil the funeral Thursday.
: The body will be placed In posi-
! tion just outside the sanctuary, at
the head Of the central aisle, before
Z the irst requiem mass at 10 o'clock.
which will be for children of the
archdiecese. The public will be ad-
mitted. without ticket. into the
Cathedral after the requiem mass
tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday
To Have Guard OF Honor.
The guard Of honor. consisting of
s7s men. will be maintained from
q m. tomorrow until . a. m.
Thursday.
The list Of messages of condo
lence continue to come from the
great of the earth. as well as from
the most humble.
Gen. John J. Pershing sent the
following message: 1T was with a
deep feeling of sadness that 1
leared Of the death of the eminent
and beloved Cardinal Gibbons. The
church. the nation and the world
have suffered an irreparable loss.
His devotion to Christian ideals, his
strong patriotism and his world in
nuence for good will ever be treas
sred in the memory of his country
men"
J Benson Lands Primate.
Admiral Benson. chairman of the
shipping Board. sent this message:
Please accept heartfelt sympathy
and sincere appreciation of the
1rreparable loss to the church and
the country in the death of Cardi-
nal Gibbons"
Others from whom condolences
were received were Juan Riano, the
spanish Ambassador: A. de Alencar.
the Brizilian Ambassador; Sisnor
Cespedes. Cuban Minister: Prince
Luoomirski. the Polish Minister, and
Princess Luoomirska: Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty. Maurice Frances
Esan, the well-known writer, and
Gov. E ]. Edwards. of New Jersey.
Pope's Music n Feature.
Just before the body of the late
James Cardinal Gibbons is placed in
the marble crypt beneath the main
altar of the cathedral, which is 10
be his grave, the last earthly honor
TO be paid to him before his body Is
forever sealed away will be the
singing of the Gregorian chant,
breaking a long-cstablished custom
Of the Catholic Church which has
ruled that such be reserved for the
burial services of Popes. Never be-
tore has the Gregorian funeral chant
been heard outside of the walls OF
the Sistfne Chapel in Rome.
shortly after the late prelate fell
Ill last November the subject of
Gregorian music. which he dearly
loved, was discussed with the Apos-
tolic delegate. Cardinal Bonzanl
A request was seEt to the Pope ask
Ing that he allow a copy of the
music be sent TO Baltimore to be
used in the event of the death of
Cardinal Gibbons. Desiring to pay
an unprecedented tribute to the
American cardinal. Pope Benedict
ordered that a manuscript be pre-
pared and forwarded TO America.
ID. c. Churches Offer Mass.
During the week Of April 4 a SOL
emn high mass will be celebrated
in every Catholic Church in Wash
ington for the late Archbishop
James Cardinal Gibbons. There
will be no special masses this week
Easter festival.
Prayers were offered yesterday in
all of the churches for :he dead
primate.
1t is expected that at least sixty
of the Washington clergy will at
tend the funeral on Thursday.
Owing to the number of local
<rlergymen who will attend the fu-
heral there will be no masses in the
many churches after a. m. that
day.