The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-02


is founded. The acts of the church are
controlled by him. 70 him have been
| committed the inestimable treasures vi
the word of God and the sacramento,
and thus by his ministry he 10 the
voice and the hand of Christ. Let a
man so account of US as of the min
listers of Christ and the dispensers of
the mysteries of God.
At the close of the mass, Rev. Ber-
nard S. Conaty, announced to the con-
gregation that Bishop Beaver granted
to all who were present at the service
and offered their prayers for the new
bishop and the ordinary of the Spring
field diocese an indulgence of 40 days
Bishop Conaty passed down the cen
tire aisle Of the church giving his bene-
Idlction to the congregation and then
came the announcement that threw a
tinge of sorrow into the joyous occa-
sion.
Bishop Beaver, speaking from his
throne, informed the people of the
parish that the ties between them and
Bishop Conaty as pastor were severed
and he appointed Rev. Bernard S.
Conaty pastor to succeed him. In MAX
ing the announcement, Bishop Beaver
said: This is indeed, dear parishioners
OF Sacred Heart, time of rejoicing
have received for years the ministra-
tons of our honored guest of today. 1t
Is a SURGE of rejoicing to our honored
guest that in your hearts, in my heart
and in the hearts of the clergy of this
, diocese, who esteem him so well, there
is so much happiness at the honors
that have come to him. His appear
ance here today shows he desires to
testify his first thought in these days
honor hi eIO !,
centered on you.
we esteem it a privilege and a duty
to say that our distinguished guest has
always stood to the front in the clergy
of the diocese of Springfield and also in
the entire country. We are not alone
IN extending honors to him. Wherever
there are those interested in all that is
dear to church and country, they unite
in good wishes to him. Today he Off
ciates as your pastor but today he
sewers those ties which have bound him
to you. During all these years, even
while he was away, he has been your
pastor, How could 1 sever those ties {?
! When he was called to other and
higher duties, there was one actuated
by fraternal devotion, who took up
all the obligations of his title without
any of the gains. It is a source of
pleasure to him to welcome back to his
home that brother and 1 am sure that
whenever our honored guest comes
mere he knows he is coming home
iThose ties 1 could not sever have been
severed by our Holy Father. 1 ratify
the act by placing in the position of
rector of this church him who has
worked among you for the past few
years.
Bishop Conaty no longer belongs to
us except by those ties of love he has
so well earned. Our Holy Father has
singled him out for honors and a larger
| field. but wherever he goes he knows
he has home with you, and knowing
this our honored guest of today will
have no more sacred spot than this
church of Sacred Heart
I'VE extend to him our farewell, not
one that sewers associations, but one
that emphasizes a separation of official
union, which today passes into a union
of affection. This union will continue
to grow in strength and to assure him
of our love for him"
Bishop Conaty then took a formal
farewell of the congregation saying,
among other things: Il would not be
the man you have always thought me
to be if l were insensible of the kind
ness of this moment. The words of our
beloved bishop have touched me deeply,
more deeply than I can say, for in say
| ing those words he has said what it
would be hard for me to say. My
| thoughts, in all the honors that have
come to me, have been with the people
| of this church with whom l have la
bored in success and disappointments
for so many years. The joys and sor-
rows that have come to me have been
shared by you and we have been bound
by ties Of more than an official ma
ture. The tie that has bound US has
been a tie of affection.
when the Holy Father called me to
the high position, my heart came to
you, and I was delighted to find I could
offer my first mass as a bishop in your
midst. My joy is enhanced by the pres
ence Of our beloved bishop, of the cler-
gy with whom I have worked in the di-
geese, and of so many of the people
who have worked with me in the up
building of this church. I could not
help thinking that q years ago last
January I was assigned as your pastor
and that those years were years of diff
ficulties, of trials and of successes. Nor
can forget those who have gone from
us, noble, warm-hearted and Christian
lives. who helped us in our work.
Brethren of Sacred Heart. the
bishop says our ties are severed to-
day. I belong now to the Holy Father.
I have no longer any official tie tha'
binds me to you, but there are tie~
stronger than official. There are ties
of friendship and love and never shall
find truer people wherever I may go
than in my first great love as pastor.
Nothing can blot out my love for you
and your love for me. In the future.
| it will not be a question of pastor that
| unites u.s. but of affection May God
bless you and bless me and our be-
| loved bishop. I commit myself to your
prayers and ask today that you thank
God for the good that has come to
me and that l may never be unworthy
of the honor that has come to me from
our HOLY Father"
Father Conaty spoke briefly before
the congregation departed He said:
I'VE have worked along the most
J pleasant lines. Duty never was pleas
anter. A sweeter yoke was never placed
on the shoulders of a young pastor
| The right reverend bishop tells US we
have become rector and parishioners.
Oh, what a happy day for such a
| Union to take place. In the presence
| of a brother who watches my every
| step and with his blessing and the
| blessing of our bishop will it not be
! well for you and me? I can say with
| a warm heart that during these past
| five years my lines have fallen among
| pleasant places and my work has been
carried along by devoted fathers and
| by a devoted people Gods blessing has
been with us, surrounds US today and
should continue"
I There was a free use of handker-
chiefs during these brief addresses
after the mass and during the day that
followed many of the parishic-ers
called at the parochial residence to
tender their greetings and farewells.
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