The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-20
EArHER o,GoRMAN.
r. consecrated as Bishop of Sioux
Falls, s. ID.

He Is COnsecrated as b1shOp y
rosbinoton. April 21.-With impos-
tho Tites fhe Rt. Rev. Thomas OGor-
nan was Yesterday consecrated as
hisbon of Sioux Falls, S. D., the cere-
mony taking place at ST.. Patrlcks
church which was crowded through
ont tho four hours which the exercises
consumed. Cardinal Satolll ofnclated
as consecrator and $50 bishops ana
nr;osts occupied the cbancel ana
chanel and Joined in the responses IL
cidant to the services, while hunufeus
of other persons prominently connect
Cd with Catholic institutions were also
nrasent. In the soft light OF countess
candles the snow white altar stood out
as a superb background for the Tlcn
crimson throne, and the low chantiHg
of the priests continuing Tor alillosC
IN hour without cessation, ana QUIZ
or impreSSing features OF the conee-
Grafton made the scene awe-lnSplrlng
in IRIS solemnity. A large chorus Iur-
nished the music for the occasion.
After the rites of conservation had
been performed the bishop-elect was
invested with the pretoria cross ana
chain and ring of office. The cross
was the gift of Archbishop Ireland
and the ring of amethyst was present
ed by Bishop Keane, OF the Cathoilc
university. After the communion the
impressive ceremony OF the KISS Oh
Deace took place. When he was nnal-
Iy presented with his full canonlcals
Bishop O'Gorman was escorted doWn
the main aisle. accompanied by blSh-
OBS Marty and Keane and their sew
eral chaplains. The new bishop
noe
the outer door and blessed those IN
the streets. He then returned to the
main altar.
ArchbishOp Ireland of St Paul.
who will be the metropolitan OF the
new bishop, delivered an address. IN
the course of which he said: "The
liberties. the democracy, the spirit OF
progress which are the glOries OF
America, are the outcome of the deep
est principles of the teaching OF the
Catholic church Liberty has progress
came into the world with her and
prospered always under her breath
ings. The most positive precepts OF
the Catholic church go to the building
of America. She prescribes loyalty
to the state. purity of personal life,
charity to fellow men. The churcn
recognizes as her own sphere faith ana
morals; she possesses and claims no
mission in civil and political matters.
If the church encrOaches upon the
sphere of the state, we should bid her
be away. IL the state enters into the
sanctuary Of conscience, the proper
empire of the church. the appeal is to
God and the state is ordered to hold
off it's hands. Separation of church
and state, as we have it in America,
church and state revolving freely in
their separate and distinct spheres;
Catholics fall behind none of their
fellow citizens in admiring it and de-
handing it's continuance. The Catho-
lie church wishes no aid from the
state in the preaching of the gospel.
But liberty from the state she wishes
and clamOrs for as a sacred and in
alenable right. Liberty in it's fullest
gifts under the common law of the
land l am Catholic; I am priest
and bishop, but | am an American
citizen and l must be debarred from
no rights and privileges accorded to
other citizens because / am a Catho-
lie or because / carry upon me the
insignia of my priesthood. My words
betray no fear for the future. Ameri-
cans are a people of sincere religious
convictions and Of profound common
sense and they we'll know how to
keep chuch and state separate, and
yet give liberty it's full sway and
guard religion and morals"
After the conclusion of the services
at the church. Bishop O'Gorman en-
tertained the hierarchy and clergy at
dinner. He will leave in a few days
for Sioux Falls.