The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-15

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As ''''' "i'''' fGsst t,-fr
VISITED MOST OF THE PLACES ". 9
whichl lie describes,- his figures would
socm to bc reli,blc and tho showing
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Hams adialhislra'ion'ot ms dioccse
has been lar moro successful one man
would appear from thestatisncs VI tue
directories. t,,, So
Inc history oil oalnohcltyE IN tne
WheeIins diocese goes oacG to inc lirsS
decades oil tho present ceatury; ana
even before that time Kev. John Dubois,
who subsequently became the third
p!relaso OF New YORK, while located,
about the year Iva, ut FREDERICK, Nd,
looked alter, as best no could, tho IN
teresls OF the West ,'irginian Cathohcs.
AS early rs lS!o there was resident
priest, Rev. Jchh ,hlldca, at llarpers
Ferry. VINO noS ihlrequcntiy visited
Localities now colnpr'seu IN the wheel
ing diocese; ana laur years iater Weet-
ing anu Ticlhity'WcFc VISITED ny hev.
james tiGrner, VINO was sont Thinner
by, ArchbisHop Whitfield, me fourth
orlinaryot baltimore. Alter him came
Rey. rather Masiire,o OF pittsburSh, VINO
had charge. OF the place when lGt
was given Tor INC pulidiiis'oi ciurch
bya non-Cathol!c, Moan Zane, and VINO
collected considerable money Tor tho
building OF the euihce. Even peioro
pn,s 1u.t T'p n,iGa III "; sna,.en II
MS tho first resident pastor and who
was succeeded by Rev. Father Roll, n
German clergyman, who, IN his turn,
made way, III 1876, LOT KEY. james
il@rhcr, uhGef whose care the cathoilcs
PECAN 10 form 5iioir 'irst concreealloh.
Little by Mite Cathoiicity grew III
strength and Influence to the west OF
the Alleghenles until IN 1871 Rome de-
clded mat thero was need OF Dlshop
AZ wheeling ana nominated rs the ilrst
incumbent OF the new see hiGht hcV.
Richard Whelan,; then the ordinary
oil inc richmond hocese. Tor which ne
mad been consecr,ated March y, 1881.
Or. W hclan was the immediate preue-
cessor Of the present prelate, so that IN
me torty-two years OF It's existence tho
" hceilng diocese mas mad but TWO
olshops, q record winch low other
American eplscopates, can parallel. vi
the Two ElrSinian dioceses Wheeling
appears to be the more prosperous one,
having greater number OF churches,
chapcls and priests than Richmond, but
showing somewhat
SMALLER CATHOLIC POPULATION
its f;oures bcinr in this mottor % oOO
is, ., ooo -. p;o,....J
'smhs' --,ooo III i'ie'i'iioiiu'
BISHOP Kan has not allowed his do
cese to monopollze alt his labors since
ms conservation as the second bishop OF
wheeling. iHls eloquent Yoicehas often
been heard IN: tlleclty OIL his .priestly
labors and IN many other places, Dos ton
oven having been favored by his oralory
on more than one occasion. The bishop
is not only an able pulpit orator, but he
IS also profound student, and he fol-
lows closely the leading religious issues
OF the day, on several OF which he has,
at different times, spoken iorcibly and
opportuneiy. One OF the most notable
series OF sermons preached by him was
delivered in cathedral during Lent. q
couple oil years ago, in the form OF lee
lures. At that time Rev. DR.. Strong,
the secretary OF the Evangclistical ALI
ance, had JUS. published his book, "Our
Country" in many portions OF which
the loyalty and allegiance OF American
Catholics were impugned, and alleged.
extracts from the sermons and writings
OF Catholic prelates were adduccd in
suostantlation OF the charges which DR..
strong brought against the Catholics.
Bishop kaln devoted couple OF bis
Lcntcn lectures to this work, and the
manner IN which he refuted DR..
falsitv nj his quotations won him NOR.
tied praise, not alone from Catholics,
but from fair-minded Professionals. As
an i . !i. o. inc BISHOPS logic. ana
hooJ i nxnoaod h,s boon ,S t,J i hore
obouts Of Into Years we make t5is ono.
tation from ono Of 'tbo 7 ontnn d;scn,, Teo
in Question Si1Tba conclrJins Y ra 1us
rranh oi this, charts y sa;d tho lii ho,,
reierrinr to one nortion,of "On ON Cam.