The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-15

was in the centre. There was not y vote
other in manners, in language, in nation
atty, which would not say, and never
nay. We have over nine hundred bishops
your own bishop is but titular, vica
rious bishop. Now, to form judgment Q
the Church in its extent, say there ar
thirty seven or eight States in this country
1 do not know exactly how many there a. :
as they are being admitted so fast.
Well, you all know the size, the extern
of those States. Over nine hundred Bish
ops, having jurisdiction, spiritually coz
sidered, over more than nine hundret
States like these, is something you viii
| admit very great. But the church o
Christ is great; it is unreasonable. 1t
doctrine is stumbling block to some. i
is through the darkness we will have t.
travel into the effulgence of light. Thu
flight of the World will be the light>of tn,
world. The doctrine of the despised fisher
man will be the doctrine of all. 1t is in
evitable. It must be. 1t is written, sealed
in that blood which crimsoned the. ROCKY
Golgotha.
Our presence here is to introduce to yor
your Bishop. He was appointed by the
Council of Bishops held in Baltimore two
years ago. He received the unanimous
vote. He has received his commission from
the Bishop of Rome. I know him well
He is beloved by all that know him in Bal
timore. There are few Catholics here, and
Joining this church, more for the future
however, than for the present. We cannot
expect much at first. The Kingdom OF
God, steady in it's increase, is the work OF
more than eighteen hundred and thirty
four ears. The Apostles were poor. They
enriched the lands with their heroic deeds
of christianity. They never did tail, nor
will they ever fail in their members. They
will continue to fight the good fight, and
they will gain the big battle. / recommend
him to you; net only to Catholics, but to ali
good christian men who have the interest
of the spread of .Chiist's religion on earth
at heart. The emisrant will not come to a
place unless there is a church. Nor can he
be blamed for this. 1t is better to live
poor, to die poor, than to lead an irreligious
life, and die the death of shame.
He has not yet chosen his seat. For the
present he will reside among you'll koow
you will like him. He improves upon ac-
guaintance. Though he will be found I'M
in his principles of faith, he will
of sect or creed.
We have endeavored to follow the Arch
bishop in the line of bis argument, logical,
explanatory and descriptive. If there be a
weak place in it the fault is ours.
At the conclusion of Vespers and just
before the Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
throne, addressed the congregation, who
we're present, even in greater numbers at
the evening service than at the Mass in the
morning. The Bishop having, in few
The Most Rev. Archbishop of Baltimore.
who, leaving his own Diocese and the many
duties which called for his presence there.
had come at the call of friendship to install
linn i'll his new Diocese, having remarked
IN the occasion which brought the head of
ne Catholic Church of America to our city,
to the relations w ich the act of
o day had placed him to the Catholics of
Wilmington, and indeed the whole people.
\ stranger, lie had come among them, and
yet he did not feel himself stranger. Ap
pointed by the Supreme head of the Church
IN earth to take charge of the Catholics of
" llmington and the rest of North Carolina,
re could no. look upon himself as stran-
,er, or to them to whom he bore the char
lcter of spiritual Father, to whose dearest
interests he was appointed to minister, and
o whose service he was glad to give the
abols of life. And though he scarcely
new a face of all those who sat before him.
ct he was stranger to none; for he knew
hem as citizens and sons of the South. and
was he, and If all men were not united |
each other aud to him by the bonds of a
ommOn faith, they were brothers linked |
ogether by the ties of common country
nd some material interests. He did not
oubt a welcome; thir presence was ample
roof that that was already accorded, and
e was sure that their hearts had not for
often the kindness, cordiality and generous
ospitality for which our people are cele-
rated.
The Bishop spoke of the claims the
hurch had upon her children. She was
heir Mother. A suffering mother-suffer-
1S for us-and therefore deserving our
ympathy and love-a nursing mother
nd therefore meriting child like affection
nd regard of dutiful Children glorious
lother, claiming our esteem and admira-
on. Each of these points of his discourse
nc Bishop sreated with calmness, force and
bundant illustrations, which, assisted by
pleasing and polished address, and an eX-
client voice and enunciation, could not fail
} carry his audience with him while he
counted the sufferjnps love and plories