Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-03

| ing flashed over the wires, q priest OF lhi,
diocese remarked: srhough but sghc,
acquainted with Rev. John j. Kain, ! kno,
him to be ofextraorcinary ability Whecs
| Ing is in luck and has reason 70 rl0i1
The event has proven THAI he was ngtl:
| that the diocese had reason indeed toe.
ult Rome said non-Catholic Write
| in brief notice Of the Bishop-elec
! .seems to have shown great Partially L
Virginia from the beginning. oy givingte
great men for Bishops MeGi,
Gibbons and Kahn" Had he written IL
tie later, he might and would haze
added one more-llt Rev. Ven dc Vyyes
| the worthy successor ia Richmond OF thos.
great Preiates this day with US TO hon0,
cur beloved Bishop on this, his Silver Js
! biiee.
/ Sixteen years ago, Monseigneur, yos
took possession Of your See; sixteen yeas
ago, in this sanctuary, the plenitude o.
the priesthood was conferred on you. and
became by conservation, as you were a.
ready by appointment and jurisdiction
our Bishop and Father IN Coo, and We
clergy and laiety, become your spiritual
children. You assumed, not OF your owe
Choice, but on the call of God, all the no
sponsihilities of the episcopal ONCE. We
welcomed you and bowed most cheerfully
filial loyalty and devotion most cordi al
Heavens record book has on its bright
pages the history of your sixteen years as
Bishop-zeal, piety, efficiency aud learn
ing. AS TO your zeal, you can say truthful
ly, from your coming till this dayJ 'Ihe
zeal of thy house hath eaten me up" Ups.
xviii, l0) The motive power Of that zeal
has been your charity, love of God and u
Christ our Lord aud His Spouse-holy
Church. "She charity OF Christ presseth
u.s. ed Cor V. ~ Your efficiency is
attasted by the onward progress OF al The
IN lerests OF our blessed religion In The
diocese under your wise and prudent aud
energetic leadership. Though hurlanely
speaking, your natural gifts OF mind and
heart would have warranted rs in autici-
pating an efficient administration, still
faith tells Us and you, borrowing the words
oil Saint Paul, say to-day as you have no
doubt said many times 10 yourself. but
by the grace OF God l am what am, and
His grace in me hath not been void. q
Cor. XIV. l0) AS the herald OF Gods saw.
Ing truth, you have been ia the plipit tire
less and eloquent 10 such degree as 10 az.
tract attention in hierarchy so notable as
that OF these United States.
You surely have complied with Sain,
PauPs injunction 10 another bishop. Il
charge thee before God ana Jesus Christ
who Shall Judge the living and the dead. br
his coming and his kingdom, preach TIE
word; be instant--in season and out OF sea.
son-reprove, entreat and rebuke in an pa.
tieyce and doctrine cd Tim. iy. ~
When the deluded advocates OF multiform
heresy assaulted the faith, you have always
been the vigilant sentinel on the watch
tower, and these misguided men soon
found that IL could not be done with i'm.
punity. When the frequent. | might al.
most say, usual, unjust and disreputabe
weapon of misrepresentation has been en-
ployed against our holy religion, your
trenchant pen has always been ready 10 de.
fend the faith and 10 expose the mendacty
of the assailants, and at the same time
show and portray the inherent LONELINESS
of Gods truth, and the fair and spotess
fame of His divinely appointed Church.
III have protracted these remarks IN.
becomingly, pardon me- To-day by cable,
the Holy Father greets and blesses you:
to day the clergy and the laity Of your
diocese are filled with gladness and graf
tude TO God They greet you; the RI
Rev. Bishops here present greet you; the
hierarchy OF these States, your mitred
brethren throughout our noble land from
His Eminence the Cardinal, so renowned
as a churchman and patriot, 20 the young.
est who has, at Rome's bidding, assumed
the episcopal Office; greet you; and the
greeting from all these, as well rs your
many other friends, clerical and laical, Is
the hallowed "Ad multos Amos Yes, fer.
vently and prayerfully say we ALL "Ad
multos amos"
But when the ends does come (and The
lad multos amos Is that IL may be long
deferred), another prayer is also ours, 0nd
that Of all, namely, that you may be able
then TO say with the great cXemplar Of
the church's Bishops, ST. Paul, .(2d Tim.
~: 7sl ~ have fought the good fight;
I ias u AS 70 w sRf Fender on Chat day"
Whilst we pray thus, Monseigneur, on
this silver Jubilee day, accept once more
our most heartfelt congratulations, and Dc
stoy from the deepest depths OF your pa
ternal and episcopal heart blessing on US
all-priests. religious aud laity gladly pre-
sent. and those, too, unayoidaOly absent
Tn hne. in the name Of your clergy and
~ tho whole diocese, | beg leave 10 tender
n,ost heartfelt thanks 10 tho Rt. Rev.
Rishops and the Rev. Clergy Of neighbor-
ING dioceses, who by their presence here
today. do honor 10 you, Rt. Rev. Bishop,
10 us your clergy, and to the diocese Of
Wheeling
AT the conclusion OF Monslgnor SUI
IIyan's address, Rev. Father Didacus,
O. NJ. c., saluted the Bishop, and READ
an address I'm Latin, which translated
into English is as follows:-
FATHER DIDAcUs' ADDRESS.
There are certain occasions which are
ant TO convey impressions OF affection ana
which will bind up with the cherished feel.
ings Of our lives; there Is an eloquence OF
soul which the golden ink could not express
and that silent, thrilling language can best
be read In the merry faces, the sparkling
looks and ardent bosoms which reveal 70
the lnmost heart OF man the sincerity Of
feeling, Of filiai love and profound respect
Such an occasion has presented itself 70 u.s.
II Is the celebration OF TT. Rev. Bishop
Kaip's Sacerdotal Silver Jubilee. Tween
ty-ave years have passed since our ruch
esteemed and beloved Bishop has
been raised 70 the exalted dignity OF
priesthood Nothing could AFFORD US more
pleasure, nothing be more pleasing 10 our
heart on this joyous occasion, than 70 ex'
press TO voc, our chief pastor or the do
cese. the sentiments OF profound regard
which we, the German Catholics OF 81
Alpnonsus Church. entertain for you, and
10 congratulate you upon your Saccrdotal
Jubilee. We congratulate your Lordship
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