The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-11-13

the purpose of taking into consideration
the affairs of the church in America. Inc
result of that conference was the con-
v0king of the third Plenary Council OF
Baltimore. At first the Pope was disposed
to appoint an eminent Italian clergyman
to represent him at the council, but upon
further advising with the American Arch
bishops this idea was abandoned. and
Archbishop Gibbons was appointed Apps
tOlic Delegate and President OF the Coun-
Gil. Leo XIII has high appreciation
and great personal friendship for Arch.
bishop Gibbons, and as special mark of
his favor presented him with his last
painted portrait, which will occupy con-
Spicuous place in the council chamber.
Archbishop Gibbons is so years old. and
although he has the appearance of delicate
health he never fails to attend to all the
duties of his exalted position. He is
slightly above the medium height, has
light hair and blue eyes, and has the most
winning manner. His principal work IS
the Faith of our Fathers" Of which in
less than ten years 150, 900 copies have been
sold in the United States, Great Britain
and Australia.
The other archbishops are Most Rev.
VIM. Henry Elder, successor Of Archbish-
OPP Purcell, in the Archepiscopal See Of
Cincinnati, born in Baltimore, March p,
1919; Most Rev. Peter Richard Kenrick,
the Oldest member of the American Cath
olic hierarchy. He was born in Ireland,
and first served in this country in Phlla-
delphia. The Most Rev. John.J. Williams,
the fourth Bishop and FIRST Archbishop Of
Boston, was born April q, 1882. The
most gifted pulpit orator in the American
Catholic Church is generally conceded to
be Archbishop Ryan, recently elected to
the See of Philadelphia. The Most Rev.
p. G. Ryan is native Of Thales, Ireland,
and was born February 20, 1881. The Most
Rev. Patrick A. Feehan, me first bishop
and first archbishop Of Chicago, was born
in the year 1929, in the County Tipperary,
ireland.
The sessions of the Council will be very
interesting and the proceedings will be
watched with absorbing interest by the
Catholics throughout the world, as well as
others who are not members of that de-
nomination.
DEATH OF Miss ALLIE BELL.-It has
been truthfully said that death loves a
shining mark, and this maxim has been
touchingly verified in the death of Miss
Allie Bell, which occurred last Tuesday
night, of congestion of the brain. at the
home of her father. Mr.. Johnston E. Bell,
of this place, after an illness of about ten
days.
The death of this estimable lady has
cast a deep shadow Of true and genuine
sorrow over this entire community, as her
kind, gentle and amiable disposition. and'
her pure, bright Christian life and charac-
ter had tenderly endeared her to the hearts
of all classes of our community. The de-
ceased needs no eulogy. Her useful but
unobtrusive life is written in letters of
gold upon the hearts of all who knew her.
She will be greatly missed-by the church,
of which she was faithful and earnest
member by the Sunday school, of which
she was constant and faithful teacher;
by the society in which she moved, Of
which she was an ornament and by every
charitable and laudable enterprise, in which
she never failed to take an active and an
efficient part when her services were prop
.er and needed. -Greenbrier W. Vd.) IN
dependent.