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present is secure, and with your zeal
and ability the future Is full OF glorious
possibilities. =,
on the principal events of your life II
| only to show how naturally all came to
| regard you as the roper successor 10
modcsty and the embarrassment Of
praising you to your face commands
us to forbear. But as your life has been
like an open book which all have read.
II is necessary neither to detail nor eNtol
your great merits.
Fortunately your life needs no com
m%endation. for you have lived TO see
il crowned with deserved and ]unenvied
honors. While you character and
worth have Impressed all, irrespective Of
creed, permit us, representing the lay
men. to extend to You our sln-"re con
gratulations: to congidtuig'e ourselves
and the people of this community and
the people of the entire country on your
fortunate selection; to pledge our spirit
ual allegiance and loyalty II TO rejoice
at you. deserved promotion. We know
that. having consecrated your life to the
work of the Divine Master. you VIII
tight against the encroachmelts of a de-
In sing materialism, teach that there is
something in life higher and better man
wealth and commerce, than, poetry ana
song-the development of that spiritual
life which makes. man responsible Tor
what he does while here and account
able at last to the Great and Final
Judge. ,o,n
strengthened from Above: may you ever
be surrounded by true friends: may your
administration be successful IN pro
noting the objects nearest to your near,
religion, charity and patriotism
Archbishop FarIey's Address
When Justice o'Brien had finished
Archbishop Farley, stepping down rom
the throne so as to face the immense
congregation, spoke in reply. He too
referred feelinRly to the death OF uhe
Puntiff and said:
you have said truly, reverend father,
that | little dreamed rs l knelt before
mo Holy Father last year to lay at his
feet the homage and offerings of our
beloved and lamentcd Archbishop n
would find this THRONE vacant on my
return. And ia. less did | dream that
the yoke laid aside by him would have
10 be taken up by me. | crave your
Indulgence If | become somewhat more
personal than seems called for, but |
will say here N This sacred place and
in these solemn surroundings that, al
though by the favor OF my two Illus
trious predecessors | stood on the steps
of their throne for nearly thirty ycaEs
mlnistering to Them never once did the
thought enter my MIND Lhat where they
sat / should ever be called upon to as
c-nd. Hence ] o no thought of prep
dTNllDU Tor SuCl an event.
II am here. Rev. dear clergy, by your
unanimous voice: YOU are responsible for
whatever nay be the issue Of the CnOice
of the Holy See. | have, therefore. the
strongest tItlo to your sympathy, your
service and your support. or the laity. |
feel j can say the same. who, although
not actively influencing your choice, yet
| rave not had to wait until to-day 10
learn that they were strenuous "acces-
sories efter the fact"
Praise for Predecessors.
II cannot bring to your service the
great gifts of m!nd and heart OF any Of
the three iUuStrlOuS wCarorS OF the pal
lium OF New York whose names you
justly REGAL. with pride. Few possess
the lion-like courage n the scer-llkc
foresight of the first Archbishop OF this
diocese, whD, by the power of his mas
tertul volee and pen. swept away the
Gissensions he found in his flock in
taking possession of his see. and in Or-
der that union might reign amongst his
people forever, laid deep n broad the
foundation OF the strongest citadel OF
Christianity on this cont.nent-th!s Ca
thedra,-at once the emblem and the
centre of Catholic unity; he, too. was
stance to the grand principle of religion
in education: foreseeing that unless re-
llgion and education Went hand In hand
in the training OF the rising generations
there would In time be few to bu!.d and
allfewer 10 I'M either catheirals or
churches all over the .and-a principle
now accepted by those who were then
and for generations later It's most BIZ
ter opponents.
His successor, the first Cardinal this
continent ever gave to h Church. was\
digtingulshed not only for his persna-