The Portland daily press., 1870-03-02
Recepsiou of Bishop BACON.

b. I he noon train from Boston yesterday. He
was met at the depot by o Reception Com
mittee from his parishioners composed of DIR.
Chadwick and Messrs p. McGlinchy, j. r.
buddy, NJ. Doherty, p. MCGOWAN, S. C.
Deehan, j. Kilday and Capt Began, and
committee from the c. S. S. Union, composed
of Messrs. G. w. Doherty, A. Mcmahon, J. F..
Donahue, B. G. Denahue, j. D. Devlir, J.
Driscoll, NJ. Mckay and E. buddy. There
were also present large crowd of the Bishops
| Pensioners Upon bis arrival the Bishop was
| escorted to an elegant clarence coach drawn nv
four magnificent black horses, and driven. with
several of the committee, to his residence on
Congress Street, followed by the rest of the
committee in carriages. The Bishop was ac-
eompanied by Father ODonnell. Numbers
OF the Catholic residents of the city followed
the carriages to the house and filled the street
outside, anxious to get a glimpse OF their spir-
itual adviser.
In the evening, at seven o'clock, the Bishop
was escorted to the Cathedral, the bells OF the
sacred edifice Ginning a welcome, while the
| MAGNIFICENT structure-with its wealth of Ella
borate frescoing, beautiful paintings, and daz-
cling lghts-was filled to suffocation by the
members of the faith. The procession entered
| by the door on the right of the charcel and
proceeded slowly dowu the side aisle, and from
thence mp the broad aisle to the cbancel in the
| following order First came the committees
on the reception of the Bishop, followed by the
| acolytes, the cross and crozer bearers, the
| Catholic clergy of the city and several distin-
| guished members of the priesthood from
| abroad, the procession closing with the Vicar
| General, Father O'Donnell and the Bishop
During the march around the church the organ
| and choir united in the TIE Deum, which was
splenddly rendered. AT the conclusion of the
music song of welcome was sung by the girls
from the Sabbath Schools who, to the number
of some three hundred, clad in white, occupied
the seats in the body of the Cathedral. At the
close of the song an address from the children
was read by Miss Maggie Bradley, bright, |
pretty girl, in clear, animated voice, after |
which there was more music from the choir. |
The following address of welcome from the
Portland Catholic Sunday School Union was
then read by Mr. j. F. Donahue on behalf of
that society and the parishioners.
| Rt. Rev. and dearly beloved Bishop:
With joyful hearts and tunetul lips, We, thy chill
dren in Christ Jesus have this day Assem- bled to well
come thee once more to our midst
We tender thee cordial congratulations for thy
pouring forth 10 Him ''who holds the universe in
the plentiude of His mercy to restore thee in the
iullness of life and health to thy beloved people,
We bid thee cordial and heart born welcome.
With thy glorious compeers the prelates of the |
Holy Roman Catholic Church, guided by the divine |
gagged in solemn deliberations in Rome's Eternal |
City. We, thy children, from afar have noted. with
eager yet trusting hearts each act and deii1eraton
Chies and Potentates"-but Of the pious and learned
successors of the Galilean Fisherman.
We needed not the insults and raileries with which
an ndel press Tened but with devout hearts, in
cessanty besought the Author OF all light to food
with light the solemn Council of Holy Mother Church.
Morn, noon and night, like incense waited through
The air: our prayers assembled to the throne Of the
Mot High in order that He might shed around thy |
soul the halo of His divine grace and illuminate thy
| mind by His sovereign commands.
| Now that thou hast more returned to our |
midst, thy presence will intuse new lie into our
dropping Spirits and by thy words Of wisdom our
souls will bs strengthened anew. |
Once more we bid thee welcome; and if the pray
ers of thy faithful children avail aught, glorious tu
ture will be thine indeed.
their cloud -ceaving SUBMITS the glorious symbol of
our redemption spring up before thy endeavors:
thy children second each endeavor of thee and tby
Jealous CONDUCTORS, faithful and beloved Priests,
Holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church.
WELCOME!
Welcome! glad welcome from old and from young,
With voices OF gladness we bring unto thee:-
The warm genial greeting of heart and of tongue
welcomes thee'back across the broad sea!
Grand and most holy the object in view
Which prompted thy footsteps across the drsar
main!
We babe thee "God speeav and thy journey now
thrO',
Our voices ring out in one joyous acclaim.
Unto Jehovah was ever ascending
For thee in the Council our heartsondest pra GER
That, in thee, bright genius and sancty blending,
Thy speech might be wisdom transcendant and rare
Tho on tby forehead no diadem messing
ProcIalms thee Monarch-a King in the land
Humbly We kneel and solicit thy blessing:-
Thou art our Father-thy children stand.
Home from the See of St. Peter we greet thee
With rapturous welcome, and hail with delight
Thy advent among us, as joyous we meet thee,
And bless thy endeayors TOR truth and the right.
Welcome! glad welcome from old and from young!
Ceade mile a failthe ten thousands times told!
The warm genial greeting of heart and of tongue;
The love OF thy children that never grows old.
Bishop Bacon replied;
Dearly Be'oued Children:
The heart experiences no greater! pang than that
which results from separation, which may be for
ever, from those whom dearly love. A few
months ago my heart subjected to this pang,
greater than the mere trials of the moment. In The
performance of sacred duty, only short time |
snce LETT you, and although for the weeks preced-
ing my departure the smile OF pleasure appeared
my countenance in heart the feeling held sway
that might never again see the faces of those for
whom had labored. Before me lay an ocean was |
compelled to cross at wintry season, and another
not so dangerous, to recross before could join mine
watery grave. Providence, however has been with
me, the gentle winds have waited me from shore to
shore. The spirit of God, from whom cometh my |
jurisdiction, sent the iavorng winds that seemed
pecially prepared for me. I am certain that the |
prayers Of both the old and young have been listened
to by God and the des the return of their pas
tor has been granted.
My friends, ii you delighted to see once more
and these evidences that surround me every hand
convince me-you more delighted than my |
set The Vicar of Christ feels himself nearer
to God than when beneath Peters DOME but even |
there he nOf n m hrr cb1
there memory wildly recalls the words OF the song
'.Midst pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it never so humble there's 10 place like heme."
be able 10 say that when the Holy Father asked
if did not fear to cross the seas at this w1ntry sea-
Now NV deariy Beloved brethren return to YOU
from that great Council which has called forth the
rdeue OF the world and Of WHICH th not one word
when the world will admire the wisdom OF those
learned and pious postates and the much abused
Ecumenca Council shall live to the end of time Tor
tits the work of God. God said to his Apostles $50
teach all nations and am with you to the end OF the
and their successors. The Roman bishops are not
the creatures OF those they teach, but they the
not so his words would not be true, and then he |
would not be God; when these apostles meet to-
gether for the benefit OF mankind their wisdom is |
not earthly but heavenly. The history of this Ecu
menical Council is only history repeating itself in
the Council of 1921 years ago. and there never have
been prelates more venerated illustrious than
those ho set forth the teachings that
| Heaven. If 1 were not member OF the Ecumencal |
Council, and were not that Council still in session.
might say more that wonld fill your hearts with joy.
| When l paid my last visit to the Pope the Holy |
Father gave me his blessing for myself and for my
| congregation with an affection that seemed pecu-
liar one. given it was by God the Father of that
immense flock that fills every of the world.
He begged me to impart 1t to you as l should
| return, and that you might pray for him that his
work might rebound to the glory of God.
The above is very sketchy account of the
| Bishops discourse, which we found very diff
cult to transcribe, owing to the great crowd
present and the difficulty from our position of
catching every word.
At the close of the Bishops address the
Prayer from "Moses in Egypt was finely
rendered by the organst. and the immense
throng slowly surged through the portals of
| the church into the open air.
| During the evening the Bishop received his
| friends and parishioners, who FASTENED to pay
their respects, the house was illuminated fom
| top to bottom, and choice serenade was given
by the Forest City Band. During the music
the street in front of the Bishops residence
| was filed with people.
HYDRANTs TEsTED-A test of the johnson
and Lowry hydrants was made yesterday alter
| noon bV q Committee of the Citv