The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-09-24

Leonor Fouesnel.
Gulstan Ropert.
Clement.
Matthias Limbourg.
Colombian Beissel.
Celestin Ruault.
The Right Reverend Bishop then addressed
Her Royal Highness as follows
Nay 1t please y0uT Royal Highsess:
u have asked the favor to be- received by
Your Royal Highness in order to. present my
humble homage 10 the Acting Head of the
Kingdom.
THE Right Rev. Bishop Louis AIaigret has
gained the respect Of the Kings and People Of
this country b. his good works during the space
Of over forty years; but now he is very feeble in
consequence OF his great age and GrduOus labors.
Therefore the Chief Pastor of the Catholic
Church has appointed me Coadjutor TO the aged
Bishop. Having Just received the Episcopal
| Conservation at san Francisco, 1 now
TO act in the capacity Of a Bishop in this
Kingdom.
There are two powers established by
Almighty God III this world for the benefit Of
mankind the civil authority for the temporal
welfare OF the nations and the spiritual 10 take
care Of the salvation OF souls. These two
powers emanating from God himself are distinct
from, but not opposite to one another they
ought 10 work together for one end according to
the will of God.
We gratefully witness the just and even
kind disposition OF this Government towards the
Catholic Church. As for me, 1 shall consider
it my duty to follow the footsteps of the highly
respected Bishop Louis Maigret by respecting
and honoring His Majesty the King, and with
the help Of God, 1 and the whole of my clergy,
will DO our best by deed and word to maintain
the independence OF the Kingdom TO increase
If possible, the happiness of the Royal Family
and to secure lasting good and blessing for the
whole nation"
To which Her Royal Highness replied in the
following terms:
" Monseigneur the Bishop OF O6a
1T gives me very great pleasure to receive you
here to-day in the capacity of & Bishop in this
Kingdom, and l am sure that YOU will be q
worthy Coadjutor of the Right Rev. Bishop
Louis Maigret who as YOU truly say has gained
the respect of the Kings and People of this
country by his good works during the space of
over forty years.
1T has always been the desire of. this Gov
eminent TO maintain a just and kind disposition
towards all Christian teachers, who whilst
mainly concerned in taking charge of the
spiritual welfare of the hocks, must necessarily
assist the authorities III advancing the temporal
welfare Of the People also, by urging upon them
respect for the laws of the land, and loyalty to
the King; and ii Is very gratifying to me to be
assured that You propose to follow the footsteps
of the highly respected Bishop Louis Maigret,
as the course he has for so many years pursued
as the acknowledged spiritual head of a large
portion Of His Majesty's subjects, has, l am
sure, contributed much towards the welfare,
happiness and independ, ace of the nation"
Her Royal Highness then presented to Mon
sieur Feer, for transmission to the Right Rev
erend Louis Maigret, Bishop of Arathea and
Vicar Apostolic, the Diploma and Decoration of
Grand Officer of the Order Of Kalakaua, with the
following letter
.HOnssigneur Permit me to avail myself of
the occasion of the reception of u coadjutOr,
whose duty it will be assist Won in your increas-
ing cares, TO express high appreciation of your
GarNiaaG no the Hawaiian paprlaf IN rha fpn,N,rfapf
position, which you have been spared to fill with
such signal success for so many years.
al pray YOu TO accept the decoration of Grand
Officer of the Royal Order of Kalakaua, IN token
Of the regard with which you have inspired my
self, my Royal Brother and those who have pre-
ceded him upon the throne of Hawaii, during
your ~incumbency of your high Office.
My prayer is that you may long be spared
10 enjoy the blessings of God, the confidence of
His Holiness the Pope and the love Of our
People:
Your friend, LuIUoKA1AN1, Regent.
ITO the Right Rev. Louis Maigret, Bishop of
Arathea.'
Her Royal Highness took this occasion also TO
present to the Right Reverend Bishop of Olba,
for transmission 10 the Rev. Father Damien
Devenster, the diploma and decoration of
knight Commander OF the Order of Kalakaua,
with the following letter
Reverend Sir 1t is my desire to express to
you my great appreciation of your heroic and
self denying labors among the most unfortunate
of the subjects of this realm, and in some pub
lie manner to testify 10 the fidelity and patient,
loving care with which you labor for the physi-
cal and spiritual good of those who are necessa-
rily shut of from the tender ministratiOns of
relatives and friends.
II I'M aware that your labors and sacrifices
are dictated solely by a desire TO benefit your I'M
fortunate fellow men. and that you look for your
reward and inspiration to the Divine Father and
Ruler of rs all. Nevertheless in furtherance of
my desire, l ask You, Reverend Father, TO accept
the Decoration Of knight Commander of the
Royal Order Of kalakaud in testimony of my sin
cere appreciation of your efforts in alleviating the
distresses and mitigating in many ways, the
sorrows OF the unfortunate lepers at Kalawao,
as / had occasion to observe during my recent
visit to that place. ! am your friend,
LmIUoKALANI. REGENT.
To the Reverend Father Damien. Roman
Catholic Priest. Kalawao, Molokai.
Her Royal Highness was accompanied on
this occasion by Her Royal Highness Princess
LikeIike, His Ex. J. o. Dominis, Governor Of
Oahu, Hon. A. ;. Cleghorn, His Elk. W. l..
Green. Minister Of Foreign Affairs. His Ex.
IL. A. r. Carter, Minister Of the Interior, His
FL. J. :. Walker. Minister Of Finance. Hon.
Godfrey Rhodes. Hon. Jas. w. Smith, Hon. J.
L. Kawainui, Hon. A. Fernandez, Mrs. c. b.
Wilson, Col. W. +. Allen and Major a. Rosa.