The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30
VISITING PRELATEs ATTEND.
A LITERARY YAND MUSICAL PRO-
GRAMME PRESENTED BY THE
| SEMINARIANS.
)ANEHY EXTENDS A WELCOME.
The MOnsiGnor Addresses the Stu
dents Congratulating Them Up
on Their Opportunities.

| ton yesterday afternoon to MonSlgnoT
| Martinell
Mgr. Martinelli and Archbishop Ire
land, accompanied by Archbishop Kali
ger, Of Milwaukee; Archbishop LANCE
VIM Of Winnipeg, and Archbishop Hen
| Messy, Of Dubuque; Bishops Scannell
| and Bonacun, of Nebraska; Bishop
| Cotter, of Winona; Bishop McGolrick,
Of Duluth; Bishop Stanley, Of Fargo;
Bishop O'Gorman, of Sioux Falls;
Bishop Trobec, of st. Cloud; Bishop
Mesmer, of Wisconsin; Bishop Keogh,
of Milwaukee; Father Cleary, of Min
neapolis, and DR.. Rocker and DR.. Pace
arrived at the seminary at 5 p. m.
The ALLOCATE was received by the
students, who were presented and in
troduced to him by Rev. Father Hef-
| from, the rector of the seminary. The
reception lasted an hour.
Dinner was served at p. m. Besides
the distinguished guests present, in
Guiding Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Hill, An
thony Kelly, Eric Dalgren and John D.
| O'Brien, there were 100 visiting clergy
men in attendance, representing the
states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa
and the Dakotas.
After dinner the clergy held a recep-
ton and each was presented to the
apostolic delegate.
AT 8 o'clock in the evening the pre-
lates. clergy and the guests, number
| ing over 300 in all, assembled in the
academic hall, where they were enter
| tanned by literary and musical pro-
| a,-i<
Preceding the entertainment Rev.
Patrick Danehy, Of the faculty, deliv-
cred the following address of welcome
to the monsignor:
Your Exce.lency: The ST. Paul Seminary
| bids you welcome. We are honored to-day by
| the presence in our halls of a distinguished
assemblage of bishops, priests and laymen.
l know that 1 do but give utterance to the
| thought that is uppermost in the mines Of
] all when l tender you most cordial well
| come. In greeting your excellency--the ac-
| credited representative of the sovereign pom
tiff-we bow to the supreme authority and
honor the venerable person of leo XIII.
| We who dwell in this Western world may
seem to be far from Rome. By the presence
| OF your excellency, however, the ties that
| bind US to Rome are strengthened, The dis
| lance that lies between Is brought to nothing
| Today Rcrs5 is in Minnesota Reholdlng you
| here the center Of this august body Of bish-
| ops, we realize fully the undying vitality and
| divine unity of the Catholic church, whose
| head and center is in the city by the Tiber
| Rome was great, indeed, and her name was
| feared when of old her legions subdued Inc
| Western world Her eagles perched victorl-
GUS in every land and beneath every sky.
| Her laws became the code of the peoples CT
three continents. because those peoples had
become Roman. There was but one realm
and one ruler. +, fse,~.
Honor still greater than. this truly heav-
| emily glory, was still In store for her. She
/ had been imperial, she was to be eternal;
| t'tthe city set upon hill that cannot be hid"
| She became the center of Christendom. The
halo of undying luster that encircles her
brow was won for her by her great pontiffs.
I Men marveled when Leo and Gregory and In
| nocent and Urban sat in the chair OF Peter.
The barbarian was civilized. letters and the
! CENTER arts f1ourished. the poor had the Cos
pei preached to them. For benefcence not
| less than for length of days Romes past is
without peer in history.
| Her deeds today as well as the promise
| OF her Divine Founder give her assuranl @
| of future equally matchless. Her bishops
are in every land, her missionaries speak
| every tongue, her cross-crowned churches
stand by every river, and her schools en-
tighten every people in the word. Never
was the household OF the faith more truly
one than it Is today The puIsation of the
heart that beats at Rome Is felt to the ends
The work that has ever been dearest to the
pontif of Rome Is the work that is done in
the seminary of St; Paul. Leo XIII from the
| earnest years Oh MS poAtlncate has shown the
deepest interest in education and especially
in the education of the clergy.
1t must be so. Under the care Of an en-
nghtened and Jealous clergy the lamp OF
faith burns ever bright Religion exerts her
gentle. but potent sway over the heart of
man and all that. IS ignoble is subdued The
| 1nfrm, the homeless and the orphan receive
from a hand that ministers to them for
Christ's sweet sake the tenderness that they
had scarcely dared to hope for. Then blooms
in the garden Of the Church heavens fairest
and most lasting floEer-charity. without
the constant minfstrations Of the clergy the
grows dim, fickers. and dies. In the dark
realm Of unbelief seffshness, most hideous
Of tyrants, reigns supreme.
| The Importance Of the work OF the semi
| The bishops Of the province Of St Paul with
| the archbishop at their head are untiriug in
their labors for its welfare. With the bishops
the clergy and the laity cooperate most
happy to say. too, that many bishops outside
| of the province show their appreciation OF
| the advantages offered to clerical students
in st. Paul, by sending their students to this
| seminary.
1 need not tell your excelency that our
seminary Is indebted for its beautiful and
spacious buildings to the munifcence of a
citizen OF our own city. From the day of
never. tagged. The happiness OF the present
| occasion is made complete by the presence
Of this noble christian gentleman and his
| most estimable consort. salute with respect
| and gratitude our friends and benefactors
Mr.. James j. Hill and Mrs. Mary T. Hill.
| AS an expression Of gladness at your pres
cree and testimony Of their high regard,
| our students have prepared a programme
| will be pleased to listen We all, professors
| and students alike, desire to make your
| stay among us as happy possible. We
wish you to carry to your Eastern home the