The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-12-28


embrace this oppur, unity and take & be
liberty Of presenting YOU with . slight
testimonial Of our friendship, and beg
your acceptance OF the accompanying
check, with the assurance that no Ian
gnaRe at our command can adj qtlately
convey the sentiments Of esteem aud
love we would wish to express on this
occasion.
| While feeling most keerlv the loss to
our people and city at your departure,
we at the same time r J.Jice excsedin9l,
at your elevation to the dignity which
our church in her unerring wisdom has
conferred upon you.
II is unnecessary for us to detail your
untiring labors for the elevation of the
Catholic people of this CITY aud arch
diocese. Your zeal in the Cause Of
temperance. -ducatlon, the protection
of orphans. and all other good works
tending to the elevation Of our people
in the scale of citlz -nship, deserve our
heartiest communication, aud the re
suits will be lasting monuments ~
which we eau all point with pride.
As champion Of our holy religion and
unswervlug friend Of the Irish race,
you have eDdeared Yourself to the
hearts Ut your own people. Your tx
ample as pastor, and your active aud
earnest work as a cltlzen, for the good
Of societv at large. have gained for you
the respect aud esteem Ut every true
citizen III the community,
In conclusion, we wish you every sue
cess III your new diocese. aud pray that
God may grant YOU a long life of USE
fuluess, aud trust you will fud time for
feryent prayer aad fond thoughts for
the friends whose names have the
honor of being subscribed hereto.
This testimonial was accompanied by
check for g 100 az All earnest Of the
esteem in which Bishop McGolrick is
held by his parishiOners, especially
those who have been under his guidance
for many wears.
Bishop Mcliolrick arose to reply, his
voice Oh ked with emotion. Feelingly
ne spoke Of his connection with the
people of Minneapolis for nearly a
quarter Of century, how he had bap,
tied many into the church, how he had
af1erward married those whom he had
baptized, and now, at the bidding Of a
higher power, was about> to leave his
beloved congregation to 20 among a
strange people. In simple, eloquent
language he detailed his first appear
ance III Minneapolis, sent here twenty
two years ago by Archbishop Grace.
when there were grave doubts as to the
practicability of establishing a church
here, the only structure which could be
used for church purposes being a mere
shanty. Bat he came with hope in his
heart. aud had never REGRETTED it. He
had never met with anything but kind
ness. He looked with keen satisfaction
upon the work Of the congregation; bow
the mustard seed planted years ago in
the shape Of a small congregation, had
grown, and had been divided ag ain and
again until there are now a dozen new
churches. where there was but one
then, and all filed several times every
Sunday. He referred to the excellent
record made here with regard to Cath
oic societies, and to the growth of the
parish schools But he denied that a
this great. work was wholly his. He
strongly averred that it was due to the
people who surrounded him, through
whose Efforts alone had the grand results
been achieved.
z The reverend speaker then alluded to
the temporal work among a congrega
ton having religious work means not
merely the saving of souls, but the
making of good citlzens. He was
pleased to see 50 many young men who
had gro "n up under his eye becoming
among the best citlz3ns to be found,
which fact, he thought, If ctua'ly gave
the lie to the assertion that no Catholic
can become good citiZ.n because of
his allegiance to q foreign pOtentate.
Bishop McGulrick then referred to the
Irish people. treir origin aud what they
b ave becume. He spoke of his coming
from a duwntroddsu race, his arrival in
this country where all his countrymen
are free. aud now his departure for q
place where they can recognize ho
nationality in mis- administration Of his
holy Office. In tones quivering with
emotion, and with eyes suffused with
tears, the bishop concludes:
IL look to those whom I am about to
leave for their prayers. 1 go to my new
station, held up by the love Of the good
bishop under whom have labored. amt
supported by the congratulations of my
fellow priests. l am assured by the
priests of the diocese of Duluth that
they will do all they can to assist me,
andsI know that God will bless the
work. am sure OF u cordial reception
Ill Duluth. have received Populations
Of Catholics from there, have received