Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-06

Fever fail in their members. They will con-
! tinue to fight the good fight, and they will
gain the big battle [ recommend him to
you, not only to Catholics, but to all good
christian men who have the interest of the
spread of Christ's religion on earth at
heart The emigrant will not come to a
place unless there is church. Nor can
he be blamed for this It is better to live
poor, to die poor, than to lead an ire
igious life, and die the death of shame.
! He has not yet chosen his seat. For the
present he will reside among you. I know
you will like him. He improves upon &C
quaintance Though he will be found I'M
compromising Ill his principles of faith, he
will be charitable to all, assist all, irrespec-
tive of sect or creed.
We have endeavored to follow the Arch
bishop in the line of his argument, logical,
a weak place in it the fault is ours.
At the conclusion OF Vespers and just
before the Benediction Of the Blessed
Sacrament, the newly installed Bishop,
! from his throne, addressed the congrega-
| ton, who were present, even III greater
numb ers at the evening service than at the
Mass in the morning. The Bishop having
| in q few feeling words spoken of the kind
ness of the Most Rev. Archbishop of Bali
more, who, leaving his own Diocese and
the many duties which called for his pres
ence there, had come at the call Of friend
ship to install him in his new Diocese,
having remarked on the occasion which
brought the head of the Catholic Church
of America to our city, adverted to the re-,
lations which the act of to-day had placed
him to the Catholics of Wilmington, and
indeed the whole people. A stranger, he
had come among them, and yet he did not
feel himself stranger. Appointed by the
Supreme head of the Church on earth to
take charge of the Catholics of Whining
ton and the rest of North Carolina, he
could not look upon himself as a stranger,
or to them to whom he bore the character
of spiritual Father, to whose dearest inter
ests he was appointed to minister and to
whose service he was glad to give the labors
of life. And though he scarcely knew a
face of all those who sat before him, yet he
was stranger to none; for he knew them
as citizens and sons of the South, and SO
was he, and if all men were not united to
each other aad to him by the bonds of
common faith, they were borthers linked to-
gether by the ties Of a common country and
same material interests. He did not doubt
a welcome their presence was ample
proof that that was already accorded, and
he was sure that their hearts had not for
gotten the kindness, cordially and gener-
Gus hospitality for which our people are
celebrated.
The Bishop spoke of the claims the
Church had upon her children. She was
their Mother. A suffering mother-sufer
ing for us-and therefore deserving our SYM
thy and love-a nursing mother-and there
fore meriting a childlike affection and re-
gard of dutiful children-a glorious mother,
claiming our esteem and admiration.-
Each of these points Of his discourse the
Bishop treated with calmness, force and
abundant illustrations, which, assisted by a
pleasing and polished address, and an ex
cellent voice and enunciation, could not
fail to sarry his audience with him while
glories Of the Church.
He recalled the figure Of that Church
which was truly the copy of her Lord and
Master-that Church bought for her chill
dren like Him in suffering and in blood
that Church which, doomed to death. was
fated not to die-though prosecuted in
all times, get had survived through eigh-
teen centuries with vitality whose strength
was proved by her present greatness,
and her illustrious sons who have, by their
sufferings and blood, illustrated her annals
in every age and cline and people. We,
too, were children of that Church-God,
our Father is her spouse, and the Church
is our Mother Brothers of the martyrs,
brought forth in suffering, We must be
ready for the martyrs fate, since We share
the faith and hope, &c, &c.
The speaker claimed the affection and
gratitude of the Catholic for the Church,
because, like the nursing mother, she
feeds them from her breast-adopts them
into her family at the Font OF Baptism,
makes them children of God. strengthens
their weakness with the chrism Of Con-
frmation Led astray from Heaven, she
recalls them 70 grace, clothes them again in
robes of innocence and reconciliation and
takes them again to her bosom, feeds them
on the bread of angels, of which they who
eat will live foreveT-waits on their death
bed to bless their end with the Prayer OF
Faith. She gives them life, strengthens
them for the struggle. feeds them during
life, attends them even to the Gates OF
81 eaven. and deserts them not even then,
but follows them beyond the grave with
hopeful prayers