The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-13

laughter. His allusion to the late Pre5i-
dent Harrison was cheered and his remark
that there is plenty of presidential timber
in Indiana was received with a dehoisld-
ton Of pleasure.
ARCHBISHOP FARLEY.
Archbishop Farley, of New York, was
next introduced by Father Chartrsnd. The
archbishop responded to the toast. 1.-THE
Holy Father" His Celtic humor cleaned
in every part of the speech. and it was one
of the most enjoyed of the programme
Archbishop Farley said:
81 have been asked to announce that the
Holy Father has sent special benediction
to the venerable jubilarian of to-day" The
announcement was followed by an outburst
of cheering and handclapping that con-
tinued for several minutes. Continuing,
when Chartrand wrote me that 1 was
to speak, he did not say what on. did
not know whether it was to be on a full
stomach or not. l want to say first OF all
that / am heartily glad TO show my respect
for one have known and loved for thirty,
seven years. Unlike his Eminence, had
not the happiness of being born in the
same city; a little pond separated Bishop
Chatard and myself, and we did not meet
until we came to the American College in
Rome. l remember it well. | was discour--
aged and out of Sorts and Bishop Chatard
won my heart then by the courtesy and
kindness he showed to me, a stranger.
Kindness Il
know how it is with a stranger in strange
land"
Archbishop Farley told a number of
amusing stories about student days in the
American College, and of the remarkable
figure he cut when, one morning, he was
forced, for want of other clothes, to don
immense coat of Bishop Horstmann, OF
Brooklyn.
IF 1 should allow myself to talk about
the year l spent with Bishop Chatard in
Rome and Of his kindness TO me, l could
Cor IynrIv rrn1 ra-
member his beautiful discourses when in
the evening we used to gather in the prayer
room. He had no stories OF missionary
experiences, no exciting adventures IN uri-
known lands, but well 1 know that the
germs of the best thoughts l have had in
all my life dropped from the lips of this
good bishop in those days in the American
College
But what has this to do with the Holy
Father you ask. / think can establish
a connection. When DR.. Chatard left Rome
q bishop, a young priest, who hated very
much to see him go, went TO him and said:
They are sending you away to make you
an archbishop: With that lofty familiar
ity' with which DR.. Chatard always pre-
vented the too close approach of levity. he
replied, Young man, want to save my
SOUL {"
which Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Cha
tard Joined heartily. The laughter was
louder when the archbishop naively ex-
planned that he was the young man who
had received the bishops retort
81 thank Cod he went on, that 1 have
lived in the days of Leo XIII. Few pom
tiffs since st. Peters day have left the i'm
press he has. His touch on men and events
has been tender, cherishing but firm-all
recognized the hand of the master. He has
not hesitated to take UP the greatest ques-
ton of the day, capital and labor and to
put his hand at once upon the sore spot. In
his encyclical he sounded the keynote for
centuries to come. Even political econo-
mists, men who have spent lives in study
ing the problem, recognize that Leo Is the
only master of the situation.
For another thing he has stood, and
that is the elementary education of chill
dren. To him owe the crowning fea-
ture of our educational system of to-day
the Catholic University. 1 hope and pray
that long as life has been spared to the
Pontiff, that he will yet be with us many
more years. L was present when he was
crowned and present when he celebrated
his jubilee. At that time 1 had a half
hours talk with him. | never conversed
with one whose clearness and brilliancy of
intellect struck me more. L remember We
talked about the progress of Catholicism
and he asked me about America. l told
him of the work we are doing here and the
Holy Father raised his hands to heaven
and exclaimed Thank God for America,
for glorious America, where the church is
free to build and to educate. Thank God
for the consolation she gives me. Thank
God for America
Your Eminence, fathers, gentlemen, L
propose this toast, Long life to the Holy
Father. q"
The toast was drunk standing, with deep
feeling by everyone present.
BISHOP O'DONAGHUE
'"The Jubilarian,'' the next toast, was re-
sponded to by Bishop Denis ODonaghue,