Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-06
Louis, ascending it, delivered the fol-
lowing sermon:
ARCHBISHOP KAN.
The Sermon Preached by the Late Ri Rev.
Bishop of wheeling.

The Sermon Preached by the Late Rt. Rev
Bishop Of Wheeling.
LET the priests, that rule well, be es-
TENED worthy of double honor; especl-
ally they who labor in the word ana
doctrine. IL. Tim. v. II.
"Eminence. Most Reverend, Right
Reverend. and Reverend Fathers, and
Dear Brethren: This venerable cathe-
dral-the mother church Of America
has been the scene Of many imposing
celebrations. Hosts of mitered prelates
and legiOns Of supplied priests have
again and again moved in solemn pro
cession through its hallowed aisles and
beneath this majestic dome. In the
grand ceremonial Of cur holy church
there IS scarcely to be found sacred
rite which has not been here performed
amid the solemn splendOr that BELTS
the service Of the all-great and all-holy
God.
only once before in its long and
eve1cful history has .t Witnessed the
impressive ceremony Of tlis day. Nine
years ago the second American Card
nal. your own revered and beloved Arch
bishop here received the insignia Of his
new and exalted dignity. That was,
indeed,
A GLORIOUS DAY
for the church in America, and unceas-
ing have been the benadictions invoked
upon the .lustriOus P0ndH, Leo XIII,
for that gracious recognition Of Amer
ica's claim TO representation in the au-
gust senate of the church universal
Never. perhaps, has the Christian world
gwen so spontaneous, so unanimous en-
dorsement to an act of pont,ical author
fly as it has given to the elevation Of the
Metropolitan of Baltimore to the Sacred
College Of Cardinals.
"Once more has The Sovereign Pontifi
resolved to honor the youthful church
OF America, and to-day this cathedral
witnesses for the second time the SOL
emn .lvesiture Of
A PRINCE OF THE CHURCH
with the sacred purple that betokens
his card.nalitial rank. l hope 10 SHOW
you that In his elevation from the high
rank of Delegate Of the Holy See to the
church in our great country 10 the high
err rank of a member of tine Sacred Col
lege of Cardinals we have a practical
illustration of the Scripture principle
laid down i'm St. Paul IN the words 1 have
just quoted
we Americans are justly proud of
our republican form Of government. We
are convinced that it is the most perfect
system that has ever been devised for
the preservation and development Of the
inalienable rights of mantle, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness. Hence
.t is with no small degree Of pride that
we recognize the striking resemblance
between the constitution Of the church
and our republican institutions
Archbishop KAN said that the Office
of chief ruler IN the United States, as in
the Roman Catholic Church, IS elective,
yet
NOT BY POPULAR SUFFRAGE,
but by an electoral college in the one
case and by the College OF Cardinals in
the other. He said also that the Col
lege Of Cardinals IS I'm the Church what
the Senate IS in the United States. He
stated also that IN Che church, as IN the
United States. the highest Offices are
w.,hin the reach Of all her sons, and
the rule holds good that promotion goes
by fitness and pr6ferment.
The speaker next paid a high tribute
to Cardinal SatolE, saying: The Holy
Father, who has watched the career Of
His Emiuence from boyhOOd days has
not only admired nm for his intellect
ual gifts, but has loved him. because in
him he has seen a model of solid sacer-
dOtal virtue Are not these good
grounds for the sincere affection which
the Holy Father cherishes for him?
Now these and
THE SUCCESSFUL DISCHARGE
of his mission IN America are, as I am
well aware, the reasons which have in
duced cur Holy Father 10 confer upon
him the high honors into which he Is
to-day, amids, this glorious pageant, in
Quoted
Archbishop Kahn further said that
Cardinal Sa,olt's promotion was not
only a recognition Of his learning, but
of the use he lad made of it, a fact
which had not escaped the notice of a
Pope who has had few equals and no
Buper,ors As Pont.m Of vast and varied
eruditon and q patron of letters.
1T IS no secret" continued the Arch
bishop. that. ait the outset. the first
Apostolic Delegate 10 our country had
TO encounter and overcome some most
perplexing difficulties. Suddenly trans
ferred from his study and lecture room
and clothed with the judicial erm.ne.
called on without previous experience
10 pass on intricate cases of ecc.6s.as-
teal Jurisprudence, required to inaug-
urate an entirely new tribunal,
WITH NO PRECEDENTS
to guide him, among a people with
whGs-l3pgu3Ee and customs and T3di-
tons ne was unacqua.nt5d, and to eX-
ercise the p'el.po entiary powers of an
Ambassador from the Holy See to the
mos, dour.sh.ng and progressive church
on The face of the globe, he had ,nUust-
al 10 HIM q mission demanding abilities
~ the highest order. The difficulties
eff his position were enough TO d.sheart-
en- q less courageous soul. But, far
from beng d.sc0ur5 ged. he seemed to
draw in-D'ration and courage from the
very magnitude of the task which had
been assigned him. Bravely he set 10
work TO discharge the 0nerOus and per-
picking duties of his office and to mas
ter the difficulties which loomsd up SO
ominOus before him. The eyes of the
nation were upon him. and his every
Get was chrln.c.ed from ocean to ocean.
Ca-hclics and non-Ca-holics watched
with .ll-d,sgu' sad feelings Of m.sgiv-