The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-06-28
MANILA's NEW ARCHBISHOP.

Father Harty is forty-nine years OF
age and of vigorous constitution. 4
few months ago he celebrated the twen-
ty-ffth anniversary of his priestly or
dination, and the occasion was seized by
the people Of st. Louis and the clergy
of this and neighboring dioceses. to tes-
tify their respect for the priest and the
man. It was the grandest testimonial
ever offered to a priest in st. Louis and
lasted three days. Father Harty is
man of great force of character and te-
nacity of purpose. He is an all-round
man of affairs, and could give points
to many men eminent in the world Of
business. He is calculated to make and
hold friends; loves the company of his
people, and mixes with them on terms
of the greatest familiarity. No priest
in st. Louis has as many and warm
friends This would lead any one TO con-
clude that he would be a man much
seen outside the immediate circle of his
clerical duties and would be identified
with social and civic movements in
which religion had only an indirect in
terest. But such is not true in the case
of Father Harty He was never seen
in mixed meetings. He never lent his
name nor presence to measures that
We're not directed to the exclusive pro-
motion of religion or morality. He lives
among his people. and his activity Is
confined to the narrow limits of his
priestly duty. But no priest ever did
so much on those lines. He is constantly
on the so in his parish. When he is not
tramping the streets and alleys. he is in
his church or home. No priest has ever
spent more time in the confessional.
His parish is large; but the number of
those who approach the holy table every
Sunday is out Of all proportion to its
numbers. He finds time to instruct con-
verts and children who are taken from
school before they made their first com
munion He h@ private classes for
young men who desire 10 enter the sa-
cred ministry. and more young clergy
men owe to him the first incentive 10
clerical life than to any other priest
in the dioceses. Besides his parochial
duties Father Harty has had always
the charge OF one or more OF the local
sisterhoods which meant the hearing Of
their confessions and the directions Of
their consciences. This IS a very fatigu-
ing occupation and one that brings alb
solutely no recompense in health OF body
or refrcshment Of spirit. II was because
of these arduous and incessant occupa-
tions that Father Harty was never seen
at public gatherings. and took no part
in the agitstions Of the social or politf-
cal world.
Father Harty is Celt Of the Celts in
blood: but anything but a Celt in dis
position and temperament He has al
the zeal and religious enthusiasm OF
the McCarthys but none OF their i'm
petuosity and reckless intrepidity. He
is coolsess and deliberation itself He
is never ru1led and has a wonderful
talent in Laughing ard joking away difi-
culties He is an enemy Of red tape.
and would rather have TO correct a
triHing inforruality than incommode the
people by 2 long sait on the chancery.
He has never had difficulty in his
parish or with a parishoner. and his
advise was law when publicly given
He has had more 20 do with people and
all classes and conditions probably than
any ave priests in 81. LouA but has
had less q 60 with the ch>s ,sry. and
has paid fewer visits 20 archi-eniscopal
consultation rooms than any priest IN
the city This only shows h.s great
common sense, and stamps him as a
man dt 70 rule.
The miulste-iaI llse ~ Father Harry
has been remarkably successful He is
q born organizer. when a Young priest
in 81. Bridgets Parish he rallied young
and cd around hin and in a short time
had a Sunday school of two thousand
children. and the best young ladies and
gentleTasn IN the parish devotinE them
selves Il their Instruction in the Cate
chiszn and Bible history. Satellites
sprarg up ard fourishe5. and % this
day they attest the zeal ard energy q
the young priest OF twenty years aga
When he was commissioned 20 build
church IN the city he lost no tine
Plans were adorted and contracts let
almost before the ca2oaiczI boundaries