The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-22

the grace of many years of life, that he may
most fruitfully and worthily dispense the
Bread of Life to5his people. Then, because
| the people crave, and must have leaders, fail
| ing whom they make unto themselves leaders
OF the unlearned and unchosen, the statf OF
| the shepherd has been given him, the crozier
| of authority which must be to him the SYM
| Dol of his shepherds functions, and keep him
| mindful of his duty to feed his flock in fat
| pastures on the beautiful mountains Of
! Israeli" and safeguard them from the inva-
| sions that ever seek to ravsh, and destroy the
| flock of the Good Shepherd. Lastly, with the
ring of espousal he has been welded to his
his people, the little ones of Christ the
| children of the church II
'sHAND oF Fellowship
Right reverend bishop from the depths Of
my grateful and joyous heart l salute you.
| I have known you these three and thirty
| years, and In all that time, as fellow student
and fellow priest, II have regarded you as a
| man after Gods own heart, as priest who
has never, amid the turmo1ls OF laborious
and unselfsh life, forgotten that he was lift
| ed up out of the world to plead the cause of
| the people and to make intercession for them
| before the mercy seat of God.
| I have received ediication in the knowledge
| that you were ever to be found in the midst
| Of your people, mindful Of their daily needs
and proof against the diverting and sullying
| attractions of the world. Pardon this public
| testimony. l feel that such recognition of
i your merit is fitting and DUE
| And in this faith | greet you bishop of st.
| Cloud and / pray. as bid these witnesses of
our joy pray, that the days of your episco-
| pate may be heightened ad multos amos,
and through them all. as you battle for the
| salvation of the people, may of the
smoke or stain of the battlefield tarnish the
! whiteness of your soul.
| And as we pray thus l feel, in the sympathy
| that has bound us together through SO many
| eventful years. that the consuming desire of
| your soul at this moment Is that we shall
all be gathered together one day before the
Earrrno yrybff fh,.nr nf thn n ~
SOULS, and that in that ''day Of the Lord
you and me, your brother bishops, may be
able to say of our stewardship: Master,
| none of these little ones whom Thou hast
| entrusted to us have been lost.
The entire conservation occupied
four hours. 1t was not only notable
| event in the church, one OF rare Oc-
currence but the beauty, the dramatic
effect, the deep significance of the var
ious portions of the ceremony, the
brilliant costumes in kaleidoscope Of
color, the solemn chantings of the
| priests and seminarians, the grand
| music of the choir and the incense
perfume of the very air itself could not
| but leave It's impress on spectators as
well as those who participated in the
| ceremony.
| The conservation was witnessed by
| large number of the parish of st.
| Agnes, presided over so many years by
Bishop Trobec. and there was also
| present a good-sized delegation from
ST. Cloud, and nearly all the priests
in this diocese.
| Bishop Trobec will leave for st.
| Cloud next Tuesday.
NEW BISHOP IS BANQUETED.
| Following the conservation services,
the clergy retired from the cathedral in
| inverse order to. their entrance, and,
| nrOnaaGinc n tho cnhnO1 ND nc cfOrotn
laid aside their vestments and repaired
Immediately to the Ryan hotel, where
| banquet had been prepared in honor
| of the new bishop.
Covers were laid in the large dining
| hall for nearly 200 guests, and every
| seat was filled. The tables ranged
| lengthwise of the room except at the
| at right angles, the toast MASTER Rev.
| James G. Byrne, the president of st.
| Thomas college, and the distinguished
| guests. Among these were Archbishop
John Ireland, Mgr. Nugent, Archbishop
Katzer, of Milwaukee; Bishop John
Stanley, Of Fargo; Bishop Thomas
| O'Gorman of Sioux Falls; Bishop Tro-
Bishop Vertin, of Marquette, Mich;
Bishop Joseph Cutter, of Winona;
| Revs. j. ]. Lawler and John Stariha.
| of ST. Paul, and Edward Jones, of st.
| Cloud.
An elaborate menu was served.
! After the viands had been satsfac-
| torily discussed Toastmastep Byrne
| made a few happy remarks, calling
| attention to the object of the gather
| ing, the purpose of extending a hearty
| social welcome to the new bishop,
| James Trobec, and showing that this
large gathering was to show the warm
place he had in the hearts of his CO.
| workers in the church.
The address of welcome was by
Archbishop Ireland, who spoke for a
| few moments in his usual pleasing
| manner, expressing the qualification he
| felt in raising James Trobec from
| priesthood to biShopric, and congratu-
| lated the diocese of st. Cloud upon
| obtaining so able and efficient bishop.
| Two bishops had died there within
| the past few years, but he earnestly
hoped that the one who had just been
| elevated to the responsible Office would
| be spared for many years OF useful
ness. His grace concluding by thank
| ing all the visiting priests for their
| interest in the conservation ceremo-
| ny, as evidenced by their attendance,
| many of them having come many
miles to be present.
HEALTH TO THE HOLY FATHER.
"The Holy Father was the toast
| which had originally been assigned to
| Bishop McGolrick, but, as he was IN
| able to remain to the banquet, Mgr.
| Nugent responded in his stead, and,
without any preparation, made an elo-
| quent though short address. He spoke
of the head of the church, Pope Leo
| XIII, and the interest taken by him
J always in all the churches of the
] different countries. He was especially
in sympathy with the Catholic church
| in America, and his eye was ever open
! to guard its interests. Mgr. Nugent
| has Travelled extensively, and he spoke
of the enthusiasm shown by the church
| everywhere.
THE New Bishop" was the title of
| the toast which had very happily been
| assigned to Rev. John Stariha, of st.
Francis church, a long acquaintance
| and intimate friend of FIR. Trobec. He
spoke feelingly of the first years of
the work of FIR. Trobec in Minnesota,
| commencing as far back as 1872, when
FIR. Trobec was in charge of Wabasha
| county and he occupied a similar place
in Goodhue county The state was then
! comparatively new and the convenien
| ces few, and the speaker related several
| little episodes of the trials they had
! undergone, trials which in their rela-
ton now provoked hearty laugh from
! his hearers, but at the time they were
stern realities. Then came the time
when FIR Trobec was called to ST. Paul
to organize a new parish, that Of st.
Agnes, and his self-sacrifice and de-
votion which he had already shown
were the causes of success in his new
field Of labor Now that he is again
called away, his parish will suffer an
irreparable loss, but one thing is GER
tain, the mysteries of God will be safe
in his hands as bishop, in fact, they
could not be placed in better hands.
Our COuptry''f was the title of a