Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-07

secrate,l At Richmond, Va, on XIV
lst instant, was born October /; l6t3,
II Tilberg, Holland, and at the age ~
thirteen began bis studies at the SEM
mary Of the diocese called Bots 10
Duo. He remained there ten years,
passing through tho department Of
the seminary known as the small md
the great. He then, III 1866, entered
the American college at Lauvain,
Belgium, with the view when be
should be ordained Of deyoting bis
life to pastoral duty IN the United
States. After two years study lii
thiscollege be was ordained priest on
the twenty-frst Of December, 1867.
He came to Richmond III September,
1868, where he remained from that
time Until the present, each year be-
j
coming more and more beloved by
the Catholic community there. He
was occasionally sent OF to perform
missionary work at Warrenton and
other points in Virginia. He was ad.
ministrator Of the diocese OF Rich.
.
mond from 1877 to 1879, and was sen
ior priest under three successive adj
ministrations Of Bishop Mc(;ill. Glib
bons and Keane. By the last named
he was appointed vicar general Of The
the DIOCESE. His usefulness III that,
as well'as IN all other fields to which
he has been assigned, cannot DO over
estimated. To his energies and abil-
ity is due the tlourishing condition Of
this see. Bishop Janssens is especial
ly beloved by the st. Peters Cathe-
aral congregation, and esteemed and
admired BY all the people Of Rich
mond with whom. he has been thrown
in contact during bis twelve years
residence IN this city. His intellect.
ual attachments and accomplishments
IRE in striking contrast to his modest
1 Dr.
and unassuming demeanor and sim
pie and unaffected ways, On April z
the new Bishop received letter from
the Most Rev. Archbishop Perche, Of
New Orleans, notifying him that the
papal bulls containing his official ap-
pointment rs Bishop Of Natchez had
been received by his grace. The bulls
were forwarded from Rome to Arch
bishop Perche, as the head Of the
archdiocese Of which Natchezis q COM
potent part.
As soon as his official information
y.
Of Bishop Janssen's appointment was
received, Archbishop Gibbons, Of Bal
timore, for good reasons, determined
that this conservation should take
place in that city. At the earnest re-
quest Of the Catholic ladies' Of Rich
mond, however, this determination
was reconsidered by the prelate, and
he yielded to the appeals and permit
ted this ceremony to be solemnIzed at
Richmond, which has been the field
of the candidates usefulness for more
than decade. AS soon as this was
made known mass meeting was
held at st. Peters Cathedral and steps
at once taken to present the new Bish-
op with a fitting testimonials Of the
kindly regard in which he was held
by his Pensioners and numerous
friends in Richmond. AT that meet
ing $3.50 were subscribed for that
purpose. That sum was subsequent
lyincreased to upwards ofSIOOO.
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1t is a great mistake to set up your
own Standard Of right and wrong, and
Judge people accordingly. 1t is a
great mistake to measure the enjoy
ment Of others by your own; to ex-
pect uniformity Of opinion in this
world to look for judgment and ex-
perieDce in youth to endeayor to
monld all dispositions alike; not to
yield to immaterial trifcs to look for
perfection in our own actions to wor-
ry ourselves and others with what
cannot be remedied; to believe onlI
what our finite minds can grasp.
Something Of an idea can be got Of
what will come when woman suffrage
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