The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-09
fHE a"RAA SIAN CArHOLC REssERGER SUNDAY JUNE 1873

hear from the lips of your chosen Representa-
tives so many kind words of welcome. and so
faith and Catholic loyalty as have been utter.
| ed in this sanctuary this day. rejo to be
allowed to join with you before this altar to
| offer up thanks to him who is the piyer of all
perfect gifts--to him who has been near to me
IN all nv journeying, and who has brought me
back safely to my cherished home. This grand
pleased to accord me overwhelms me with q
sense OF gratitude and fills my heart with emo.
lions Wh ci no words of mine adequately ex-
press feel inspired with new courage and fresh
love for our beloved Church. IL ohsers and
consoles me- and 1t will teach me, hope, In
days to come, how to be stronger and be able
to bear the responsibilities of such position
as hold hope that you will not for one
| moment think that misund derstand the words
| that have been spoken to me, 1 appreciate the
faot that they remind me not only of the homo
rable position to which have been called, bat
| that they renew to me sense of my responsi
BILE duties as your Archbishop and as the first
American Cardinal. think I am right in as
| new Pope-our holy Father-whose presence
have just left, and who sent TO one aud all of
you his heartfelt blessing. the successor of the
full and strong. 1t is of him that you would
hear me speak here, though in simple words
1t has already been signified by the honorable
gentleman who addresses you that Left here
over whelmed with grief at the lose to the |
world In the death of Plus TX, one who had |
more than seen the years of Peter, aud who had |
lived In the hearts Of the people, as his success
successor's intentions or policy you will not |
expect me to speak. You must know O. much |
IA do ahont that. Doubtless you have all I
the Holy Father to his people. II you have
not would advise You all TO do 90. Every
catholic and every good citizen of tho United
sa.Ss- sh0ud Ss read IT, In that Holy
plain and simple words. When left New
York our Church was overwhelmed with grief
over the death Of the glorions Father of the
people were troubling themselves over some
imagined oonvulsion. Rumor, with her thou
sand lying tongues, was busy circulating all
that there could never be another Pope. With
the death of Pope Plus TX, the papacy had
died. And yet while all those foolish things. |
the impossibility of another conolave being
held were saying, the members of the Sacred
College were gsthering from all parts of the I
world. Noiselessly they entered the conolave, /
peaoeably, harmoniously, unanimously and
with no attempt to prevent the proceeding. :
The new Pope was elected on Thursday and I !
arrived in Rome on the following Saturday.
almost Immediately was presented to the new
Pope. Leo XIII greeted me cordially, embrao I
ing me in his arms and Immediately giving 1
hat /, the first American Cardinal, had not q
been able to reach Rome in time to take part Z
q the election. He inquired first about my +
1oyage. then about my people at home, for l.
ion. had several audiences with our new Q
Pope. aud he gave my people and the whole {
congregation of Catholics in the United States {
lis papal blessing. That bessipgI bear to I
ION, bot shall take the opportunity of the v
more solemn occasion of the Feast of the PEN a
ecost to formally bestow it upon you. By the g
pecial request of the Pope WAS present at :
lis first cons story, and there the Cardiuals
lat was presented to me. The coronation of .
4eo XIII. took place in the splendid chapel of y
he Vatican, and the ceremony wss ali the t
more solemn and imposing for the reason that y
was done in private. L
Assuming the mitre and zier, the Cardi- d
al then gave the assemblsgs his blessing. +