The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-05-17
FIFTY YEARS A PRIEST.
The Jubilee of Archbishop WILL
+" Jams, Of Boston.
A DISTINGUISHED GATHERING.

The Occasion Made Memorable by the Press
snce of Mgr. satolIi, Cardinal Gibbons and
Other Church Leaders Governor Green
haIge Pays Tribute to the Archbishop.
Boston, May 1.-THE celebration Of the
golden Jubilee of the ordination to the
priesthood Of Archbishop John J. Will
hams, of tho archdiocese of Boston, began
at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross with
the celebration Of a pontifical high mass of
thanksgiving, which was celebrated by
Archbishop Williams himself. The sermon
Of the day was preached by the Rt. Rev.
D. NJ Bradley, bishop of Manchester, n III.
Over 400 priests and distinguished men
Of the church were present, including
Mgr. Satolli, Cardinal Gibbons, Arch
bishops Corrigan; Ryan, Elder, Fabre.
Chapelle, Ireland and Riordan, Bishops
Bradley, Healey, Kesne, Michand, De
Gesbriand, Harkins, Beavan, and Tier
ney, and Rev. Potter Hayermans, of Troy,
N. Y, the Oldest priest in tho United
States, having seen sixty years of service.
From the pope down to the humblest
Catholic under his care the archbishop re-
ceives some token of the affection and rev.
srencs in which he is held. Pope Leo XIII
forwarded gold medal and an autograph
letter to the archbishop of Boston, to make
known the esteem in which Archbishop
Williams is held at the vatican, Mgr Sa-
tolli, the papal delegate in this country,
handed them to the archbishop.
After the mass the archbishop enter
tained at luncheon at his own residence
the apostolic delegate the cardinal the
afchbishops, bishops, monsignori and su-
periors Of seminarles. Luncheon was
served for the rest of the clergy In the din
ing rooms of the Working Girls home.
which is close by the Episcopal residence.
The presentation to Archbishop Will
iAms of the golden challce on behalf Of his
Episcopal brethren of New England took
place during the entertainment following
the mass at the archbishop's residence.
The feature Of the celebration last even
Ing was complimentary banquet to
khe archbishop. The banquet hall was as
aensely crowded as the cathedral was dur
ing the exercises of the day Tables were
Spread for 1 900 upon the capacious floor of
Music Hall, while the galleries were filled
with those who had come to listen to the
addresses and look upon the chief recip-
isnt of the honors of the occasion, Arch
bishop Williams, and the other distin-
Euished Catholic dignitarles present.
Archbishop Williams took his place at
the head Of the guests table, with Cardi-
nal Gibbons and Governor Greenhalge on
his right and Mgr, Satolli, Alderman Al
ION and Archbishop Corrigan on his left.
The mcnu was flttingly elaborate After
She banquet Father Roman, Of st. Peters
church, Dorchester, who acted as toast
master, opened the exercises with u brief
address, ending with an introduction OF
Rev. Thomas Magenness, who gave the
addresses for the clergy.
Hon. Thomas r. Fitzgerald followed,
responding for the laity of the Catholic
shurch.
Archbishop Williams then arose to make
response to the addresses of representa-
fyos Of the clergy and laity The arch
bishop began by saying that this was the
eoisiest day that he had passed in ffty
gears.
"In reply to the addresses presented, I" he
continued, II have to say to my clergy
khat l have always had confidence In them
and could rely upon them. The clergy
and laity has always responded to any
pail made by me- and they have been most
Instrumental In the success of this aroh.
diocese.
''This afternoon have received a gold
congratulations from LeGelI III on this our
tubilee celebration. After day of yarl-
Gus emotions, In which have heard a
great many exaggeratlons of what have
apne, let me tell you that have only been
Ahe standard bearer and when you salute
standard boarer You salute all those who
Fought with him. In conclusion, trust
khe Union will remain at peace; that the
country will be prosperous, and that dear
old Boston will have special blessings"
Mgr. Satolli was the next speaker, and
After reading the papal letter his address
was read by his secretary After referring
At length to the sincere affection of the
holy father for tho archbishop Of Boston,
the address refers to the pope's labors as
archbishop and cardinal, concluding as
follows:
'Thus Divine Providence, by thirty
gears of episcopate, prepared him to be
tbe supreme pontiff for this ending of tho
Nineteonth century and from the narrow
Arnits of II diocese has transferred him to
p field OF action which embraces the en-
Sire world. 1t is the opinion of the wise
chat ono of the greatest blessings of God
y the raising up of men specially fitted for
Rrgent necessities when thoy present
themselves and there could be no more
NtTlklng PROOF Ol bne truth or This idea
Shan that furnished by the life Of Leo
XIII. 1t would be difficult to say whether
he had been prepared for the church at
this particular period, or whether the
church had been specially prepared for his
wonderful activity"
Governor Greenhalge, of Massachusetts,,
tollowed. His oxcellency paid both official
Apd personal tribute to the worth and
Saluable life Of the archbishop as citizen
Of the commonwealth and leader of men.
Cardinal Gibbons WAS to have spoken on
the American Hierarchy" but said he
would ask the favor of being allowed to
speak of a member of tho American hier-
archy, John ]. Williams, archbishop of
Boston. After this introduction the car.
einal delivered an eulogy on the arch
bishop and gave IA historical sketch OF the
diocese of Boston since lsi4
Alderman Allen, who was present In
place of Mayor Curtis, spoke for the mu.
nicipality. His remarks closed tho day 8
exercises,
To-day tho jubilee was continued with
religious exercises in tho morning, and a
visit to tho Catholic institutions of the
sity will be made in the afternoon.
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