The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-11

mass, and you behold enacted here to
day q scene like that glorious one mar
rated In this chapter.
As the student OF our National his
tory, ID observing the rise Of the younI
Republic itself, naturally tixes his atten
tion on the great leader who embodied
In himself the principles and the spiri
OF that period, and from the study o
the character Of George Washington
learns the genius OF the time; so II
our ecclesiastiCal history we behold on'
man, the first Catholic Bishop Of thea'
States, at the time OF this great centen'
nial celebration OF his appointment
Like Simon, the high priest, he fortified
the moral temple and enlarged the CITY
OF God, and the Bishops that followed
him have walked In bis light aud In the
brightness Of his rising"
Ills first Diocesan synod was held IN
1901, the year after bis conservation, Il
consisted OF only twenty,oney ypriests, bnt
they represented seven different ma
tiolalities, not merely countries Of birth
which may be Of comparatively little
Importance with peoples ol the same
race, but seven different and somewhat
antagonistic peoples, American, Irish
English, German, Piench, Belgian and
Holland, yetall acted In their true char
Reter OF American priests under his lead
ership, y
PATRIOT,
Rishon Carroll was an American
-. " ~ .s.,,on L,.hor
pa'I'oh W wen ~ . onllu ls pisupp
The new Bishop thoroughly appreciated
how important for the ChuTch's q progress
as well as FOR the stability Of the State
was the diffusion Of education. One Of
bis first projects was to foster the George
'oTa .f eo.ieSe, tS 800 .,,..oa .o.,,.,
the CaahoIIc ON Cbussb tEe Ssss most sensseIes' ns
and unfounded is dthat she fears science
and Is the enemy Of education" Her
opponents, almost 10 the same breath
charge her with being the zoe at once
and the monoPollzer Of education.
Alter dwelling on the ile OF Bishop
Carroll aud the early church. Of America,
Archbishop Ryan continued addressing
the laity'
And on this great historic occasion
you must not be mere. observers, but we
trust your representatives Will speak out
freely and tearlessly in the lay con-
gress which lormS 90 interest:
ing q feature In this centennial
celebration. You know how false
iB the charge OF the enemies oil the
church that you are priest'ridden. The
clergy did rot fear the light OF DAY and
II mistakes were made BY Catholic edi'
tors regarding their acts, y was not an
evil, for 1t clearly showed the rlghtiul
independence oil the Catholic journalist
GROWTH or THE CHURCH.
ua ,ben na;d n olow;no tr;bnte IN the
~ -. s1.a 49,. r.. a, 49, s,,h,;s,,,S y,
work cone py tne 'aity ~ puoiiclS'S ana
editors during the century, and contin'
uing, said: BY the united action Of
bishops, priests and laymen the results
of The progress In the last century are
truly astonishing, and what is pafticu.
larly remarkable 10 the fact thatin that
section OF the country where opposition
TO the church was most deep and violent
the progress was the greatest. Iallude
TO the New England States.
Within the last 90 years New England
had but one bishop, two priests and two
public places OF worship. She has now
one arch. bishop, bishops, 942 priests
and $40 churches with private chapels,
colleges, schools and benevolent In.
stitutionS, Those who do not desire
tho progress Of the Catholic church
should never persecute her. The gem
eral statistics o. the church are: When
Bishop Carroll was consecrated In 1890,