The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-04
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through. those marvellous enoyclicals his
n ndss, Of warning against the wolves Of
Your Excelency may say that nowhere
did you find one who guarded his flock
lcitude than our beloved bishop: nor id
you find priests moro courageous and
self sacrificing than here; and though
cess much of the worlds goods, we
make up in enthusiastic devotion and un-
swerving loyalty. to Holy Mother the
realize In our lives the lessons .he, has
/ he has set before ourEeyes: s.
been selected by our Holy. Father as his
we know ana feel that ali the interests
ardship and We pray God to give You
health and strength to prosecute your
You may live to see the realization Of
your dearest wish, the kingdo,mn Of God
'And now, Your Excellency. In concluI- u
sion. wc trust you will enjoy your visit
to u.s. and when you leave you will take
o %tn sha a psops and f iongE
deep down in your heart to come again"
RESPONSE BY THE DELEGATE.
The response made by Monsignor Fall
COMO was appropriate to the occasion.
The speaker Is Frenchman by birth,
and he has but recently acquired the
use Of the language. and though the for
eign accent was unmistakable, he was
understood In every word. Ills voice -
soft and pleasant
In the course of his remarks the Dele
gate referred In complimentary terms to
the fine showing made In the report OF
the Bishop aof Virginia. and he prayed
God to grant that this progress might
continue, that the Catholic people may
be always united. and that they may
obey the words OF the bishops and the
priests and thus cement this unity. The
Holy Father, he declared. will be pleased
to hear of this progress and OF the love
Of the people for him. and he Will like
wise be pleased to know of the splendid
Cathedral made available for the people
Catholic family. He went into the his
tory of the papal succession, bringing
1t up to the time OF the illustrious Leo
himself sa4t 80
l3y way OF conclusion. His Excellency
pronounced the papal benediction. carry
ing with 1t certain benefits. Then he
conducted benedlctlon OF the blessed Sac
ran,ent, and few moments later the SER
vice was over. AS the Delegate, accom-
panied by the other clergy, marched
out, the choir sang Vlvnt Leo. The
crowd quickly dispersed, many Of them
waiting on the outside until His Excel
lency, accompanied by Bishop Van de
Vyver, passed out on hia way to the re-
ccption at Dr. Johnston's.
The Second Reception.
The second reception, given by DR..
johnston proved MS delightful MS tho
first. 1t was entirely devoid of Formally.
and consisted mainly In pleasant hour
spent in social intercourse. There was
no speaking and no programme of any
sort.
All OF the priests we're present, rs were
also bishops and other distinguished Wis
itors. Monsignor Falconio was, OF course,
the guest OF honor He was introduced
to many, and most enjoyable evening
was spent,
ernor A. ]. Montague. Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Willard was also there. Among
the others present were the Rev. William
Meade Clark. rector OF st. James Epis-
copal Church; the Rev. w. V. Tudor,
y. D.. presiding elder of West Richmond;
The Rev Robert Strange, D. D.. rector OF
st. Paul's, the Rev. Mr.. Randolph, Mr..
Wyndham Meredith, Mr. John G. fia-
gan. Dr. christopher Tompkins. Mr.. Glas-
-nw MI Thomas Boiling. Mr.. John L.
Williams, Mr.. Robert S. Bosher. Major
L. w. Johnston, and number of other
prominent ministers and laymen.
The Cornerstone Laying.
The laying of the cornerstone will take
place about o'clock this afternoon,
| Monslgnor Falconio will preside and
Bishop Van de Vyver and others will par
tlcipate. The orator for the occasion will
be The Rev. Father Pardow. the eminent
Jesuit OF New York. The outpouring OF
| Catholics promises to be one OF the larg-
est ever known in the history OF the
| city.
Much to the regret OF all. 1t Is now
found that Mr.. Thomas +. Ryan, of New
| York. the donor OF the great Cathedral,
will not be able TO be present. Bishop
Van de Vyver received telegram to this
| effect yesterday.
A great many out-of-town people will
be present. however, Many of them
have already arrived and many more will
come I'm to-day. Mr.. Joseph Mcclure, of
| New York, architect for the Cathedral
came In last night.
| Among the clergy who are already on
the ground and who participated IN the
/ exercises at the Cathedral last night are
4 the following; Monsgnor Falconio, Bishop
| Donohoc, of West Virginia; Bishop
| Kelley, OF Savannah; the Right Rev, Dr.
| O'Connell of WashinGtoni the Rev. DIT.
| Mcdonald. OF Canada; the Rev. A!ph
| Janssens, OF New Orleans, a nephew of
| Archbishop Janssens; the Rev. Frank
| Geagin, d, D., of Rochester, n. VI; the
| Rev. Father O'Hara, of Keiser. ~. Va;
| The Rev Father O'Ferrall, OF Petersburg;
| the Rev. Father Carne. of Old Point: the
| Rev. Father Donohoe, OF Martnsburg,
! w Va: and number of others. OF
course The Richmond clergy headed by
the bishop, were out in good style, Among
these there We're Father o'Deilly OF
sacred Heart; Father Magri and Father