Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-08

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tender TO your emlnence nv mo-, sim
cere congratulations ON the wall ,,erlt.
cd honor which the holy father MAJ con-
ferred on you IN assoclatlug yo'r with
the members Of the sacred colepe And
am sure that In offering INV fnllcita-
lions ] am expressing not ONLY NJ sem
timents of my own heart. but tboss also
OF all my venerable colleague n the
American episcopate who ara 40 num-
erously represented on this towns oc-
caslon. They have come from m, North
and south, from the east and wos, and
many OF them from conelderab,s dis-
lance and with great inconypple nee 10
themselves as this is tho geagor chen
ihey are usually engaged In admin-
islerlng confirmation, and In making
the visitation of their dloceses / am
certain also that the good wlshe, ~ the
prelates are shared by Tho clergy
throughout the United States Less
than five years ago you came au,ng us
an entire stranger You win lo,ve us
bound by the halloWed ties M s,iend-
ship without a single enemy ~ sound
dlscordant note I'm the Universal tub
lee OF praise and condemnation
Your mission To the Unltad states
has been a mission OF peace While
llVlng among us you have aten as
your model the Prince OF peats him
self Of whom 1t Is written I'll, shall
not contend nor cry out, no.tber shall
his voice be heard IN the street. The
bruised reed he shall not braok the
smoking FAX h. shall NOT extin-
gulsh' You have fulfilled yonr on
erous duties most cnpauaIv u'jthout
noise or ostentatlun. In dis
charging your mission MS apos-
tolic delegate, your orInence
has been actuatpd by hirh s"nse OF
charity. The spirit Of Your adm .nistra.
ton has been ltungly characterged In
inc words or the royal prophet Mercy
anu ruin nave met each othor Justice
ana peace have Kissed You nave fol-
lowed the Injunction Of the hostile Of
the gcntilcs which Is also the ointment
Of your own illus,rlous founder .0mnia
Nestra IN chaHtatatc faint" Th all
your works be done IN charity BY
your Justice you have eDttlal di.tmles
By your charity You have heaed the
wounds which are sometimes inflicted
by litigation.
There 81 but one sad note IN The 10Y
Gus festylty ~ today and that N found
In the reelection that your emlpence II
destined TO leave US But we indulge
the nope that you win abide with us
for some time yet And we arc cheered
and comforted by the confederation
that when YOU take up your resldence
In Rome the holy father viii have In
you a wise and prudent counsolor who
Is conversant with the religious moral
and social conditions Of the United
States, Your eminence viii be able 20
Inform his holiness that IN no country
In the Christian world can be- found
hierarchy or clergy or people more
loyal and more devoted 10 the soyeregn
pontiff, more tenacious Of the faith
once delivered to the saintsq more
jealous in extending the kingiom of
Christ than the bishops and priests and
laity Of the United States.
BE ISSUED, most eminent fathe. that
OH pages and best wishes viii follow
you. May you enjoy IN the elenal that
peace and tranquility which Is he fut
OF mission faithfully accomplished.
Cardinal Gibbons descended from his
throne and advanced 70 the front Of
the altar accompanied by bis attend
ants, bearing the berrett8 Mer. Mar
tlnelll arose, and escorted by the mem
bers OF the noble guard and the papal
chamberlains walked toward Cardinal
Gibbons before whom he knelt and
bowed his head Slowly lifting the Der
ratta from the silver ealver upon which
II rested, Cardinal Gibbons unfolded
Il and held II hlgh IN order that the
congregation might see H. Then stoop-
ing and with what seemed TO be q soft
" murmured prayer, he placed II upon
the head of the cardins-elect who
arose and advancing TO the front Of the
altar spoke as follows:
Most Eminent and Most Reverend
Sir,-Having been by the Kindness of
the supreme pontiff made a member OF
the sublime college OF cardinals Of the
Holy Roman church nothing could have
pleased me more than 10 receive from
your eminence, surrounded by this
crowd OF bishops and ilugtrious person.
ages. the insignia OF this honor and
high dignity II rejoices me to receive
these signs Of pontihcal favor in this
see IN which the example
OF your apostolic zeal and pastoral care
have been so bright and have done so
much for the promotion ~ Catholic In
terests as well as for the furtherance
OF all things which aid In the progress
OF humanity and the glory OF the ma
ton. But you will permit me TO add
another reason for my happiness
find Il In your continuous and untlring
Kindness toward me from the moment
I'm which by the command Of the SUI
preme pontiff was placed at The head
OF the apostolic delegation These and
other considerations awaken IN me
spirit Of gratitude toward your emin-
ence. beg you then to accept the