The Irish standard., 1890-02-01

| ley. lie welcomed Bishop onanleV De-
cause we wanted him to share Our city
future; to be a part Of her growth,
share her hopes, encourage her energy
and urge her enterprise. We congrat,
Iulated ourselves that his coming would
weld a WeightY influence in all that
concerns the best interests and welfare
Of our city, and we promise to co.
operate with him in whatever Ultimate
enterprise he might undertake. We
RECOGNIZE that Bishop Stanley repre-
sents great church whose creed was
all interviewer with the moral beauty OF
God, and the highest needs of mankind,
and we say God speed him in his sacred
labors, and that our .enco oaraglng hands
and hopeful hearts are with him.
The bishop arose to reply to the
hearty greeting. His remarks were Of
most friendly anG sympathetic charao-
ter. He speaks huently, with ideas
clothed in terse business-llke sentences
ready at command. He occasionally
gave evidence Of genuine eloquence. al
though his reply was not intended to be
strictly formal. He said in substance:
I have passed through a fiery furnace
at various times in my life. had thought
that on leaving whath had been nv home
for many years that the last fierce burn
ing had been giyen. But you have given
me cercher here tllis evening. Ithas
been done so artistically and yet so
completely that it is the worst scorching
lit was ever INV lot to endure. That
those friends OF many years standing
whom / have helped in poverty, sYmpa-
thized with in troubles, should be af-
fected at parting with me, was not to
be wondered at, but that the people of
Jamestown who never saw me until to.
day, who never looked upon my. win
some pretty face, who could not tell
whether [ was white, black, green or
yellow, in short knew nothing at all
alb ont me, should exhibit such a degree
of affection for me is indeed remark
North Dakota. / am sorrv that our
train was SIX hours late, for think that
had it been on time ] should have been
ere this the most thoroughbred North
Dakotan in the room. 1 have come
here 20 be a fixture. It will benny busl-
ness to build up the material and moral
interests OF all NGrth Dakota indeed,
but especially Of the city Of Jam estown,
which is to be my home. ] ask for CO.
operation. / believe in booming. We
are all young men here. excepting Mr..
Klaus, and a few others, but even he,
the patriarch Of the place, Is. by no
means an Old man. We can, the most
OF us at least. expect to liyeto see North
Dakota as thickly settled as Pennsyl-
vania, to see the country dotted with
churches, not perhaps costly edi6ces,
butnumerous and useful, and we can
live to see a land filed with school
houses, not merely having good exteri-
ors, but in which the principles Of true
citizenship shall be taught. He hoped
they would meet as brothers. He said
that we may not agree in politics or re.
liglon, but he would try to convince
them ia one and win them in the other,
SO far as able. for he believed that he
was right. No small differences of
opinion, however, will ever interfere
with the friendship and esteem that
should exist between man and man.
s''I believe many things that some may
not think I do" he continued. Il be-
lieve that God created man, and / be-
l1eve that every man whatever his color
or nationality. is entitled 10 respect and
consideration as a creature Of God. On
an occasion similar to this in st. Paul,
among my friends at the head Of the
table were ten colored men. as fine
looking men as you would wish to see,
and they we're among the speakers Of
the evening. It is all very we'll to talk
about the broth herhood Of man, but we
must put it In practice The bishop
closed. his remarks with the expressed
desire that the friendly relations with
his new friends and acquaintances
would increase as time went on. He
was del lighted 10 meet the representa-
tive people of his new home, and
thanked them cordially for the kind
welcome accorded him.
On behalf of the state, Lieutenant
Governor Dickey resp ponded 10 the toast
on the new diocese Of North Dakota.
HE spoke forcibly and made the warm
est tender OF respect and ! welcome to
the bishop He spoke of the immense
power of the bishop for good orIeYil;
that on him were placed respo bilities
anch as no one man had to bear IA the
state, ItS was 4 greater power for good
|ors evil than any other 4. man possessed. ].
;He was sidered az the sleade ofs III
disci iplined army and il this formative
period orS the state bel elieYed chat Bishop
Shahley would surely WELD his power
.for and that the state should be
cDngrat lated on hiss coming
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