The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-11-15


uea, not less than twenty horsemer
came to meet his lordship and es
certed him TO their place. Then i
procession vas organized; more thar
seventy children walking, banners
in hands, and three hundred people
preceding the bishop who had
alighted from his carriage. The,
stopped at the very place where 8
church is to be built very soon an
English address was delivered te
his Iordship, the owner of the ranch
babe him a cordial welcome, and
their greeting having Been answer
ed by few we'll chosen words on
the divine mission of bishop, then
the missionaries went to work al
once, and the result was that at Toll
uca Ranch only, three hundred and
eighty combinations were admins
tered by his lordship.
Useless to speak now of the days
spent at Santa Maria and other
places when we came nearer and
nearer Brownsville. only men
ton that some miIes from here, at
81 Carmen, another Oblate, Rev.
Father Magnon, also anxious to
partake in the meritorious work, was
waiting for his iordship, helped him
to prepare children for confirmation
there and a. Villa Nueva, and final
~ brought to town the good tidings
Of the eagerly waited for arrival on
the 3lst. OF October.
Indeed should 1 enter into details
regarding the grand reception
which the Catholics OF Brownsville
rendered his Iordship, it would take
two or three pages. There being
three ways Of Welcoming a friend :
presence. gifts, and greeting words,
1 say: Many were present and bow
ed to receive his blessing when his
Iordship entered our pro-cathedral ;
also many and varied were the gifts
sent TO our beloved pastor by nearly
every Catholic family in this city.
But one feature OF the welcome
which speciality pleased his lord
ship was the greeting he received at
the Inssrnate Word Academy, in
which the sisters and their pupils
did their utmost to testify the re-
spect and esteem they entertain for
their honored pastor. An English
address was delivered by Miss Octa-
via Scanlan and Spanish one by
Miss Refugio Bouts, in which each
Of the young ladies' voiced the sem
timents of duly instructed Catholics
towardi a prince OF our church.
After, an appropriate hymn and
some fine instrumental music hav-
ing been rendered, the bishop spoke
feelingly to the pupils on the neces-
slty of being firm, steadfast children
of the church and finally blessed
them all.
But here, as we'll as and more that
anywhere else, his lordship had to
tend his flock. On all Saints day,
a large congregation being at the
solemn high mass, he preached to
them; at night, on The very same
day, more numerous still was The
gathering at Vespers; they eagerly
listened to his eloquent words. Be
sides that, not forgetting that, as
well as the apostle Saint Paul, a
bishop is debtor to all the souls
entrusted to his care, his lofdship
delivered on Sunday, Nov. 6, a mas
terly sermon to the English congrg-
gation, proving by plain and unre-
futable arguments that confession is
divine institution:
OF course, school children were
70 cali HIS particular attention. He
visited first the sisters parochial
school on the convent grounds,
whore Ire encouraged and blessed
the pupils; later on the Catholic
boys of Saint Joseph's college were
honored with his visit, and 50 his
lordship proved how much interest
he takes in the Catholic ed6:ation
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