The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-10-17

Yer island by the apostolic delegate Tor
Canada, Monsignor Dennato Sbarett.
The beautiful cathedral of st. Andrew
was filled to its utmost capacity with
an eager and devout congregation.
The ceremony Of comforting the pal
lium was simple but impressive and
followed Immediately after the celebra-
ton of pontif1cal high mass. First came
the reading, in Latin and English. of
two papal briefs which had been issued
by the late Pontiff Leo XIII. The first
announced the separation of the do
cese of Vancouver island from the
archdiocese of Oregon; and also Inc
separation of the diocese of New West
minister and the vicariate-apostolic of
Athabasca- Mackenzie from the arch
diocese of st. Boniface: and the forma
ton of these ecclesiastical jurisdictions
into the new ecclesiastical province of
Vancouver island.
The second brief was the official an
nouncement that the holy father had
raised Ri. Rev. Bertram Ortiz to the
dignity of archbishop of the new prov
| ince with his see at Victoria.
] Immediately following the reading of
the briefs the apostolic delegate, clothed
! in the robes of his high office, was es-
corted to a seat at the altar. Arch
! bishop Orth, in the vestments 90
! priest and attended by the deacons of
honor and Very Rev Father Kauten
as assistant priest approached and was
received at the altar steps Kneeling he
made a profession OF faith and the
| pallium was placed upon his shoulders
| by Mgr. Sbaretti.
The bishops participating in the GER
emonies were Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Dea,
with Rev. Father Leterne as deacon of
honor; Rt. Rev. Bishop Brondel. with
Rev. Father COrbiel as deacon of hon
or Rt Rev. Bishop Dontenwill with
Rev. Father Peytavin, V. G., as deacon
of honor: Ri Rev. Bishop O'Reilly,
with Rev. Father Stickney, secretary of
Mgr. Sbaretti, as deacon of honor.
Rev. Fathers Van Newell and Hopkins
were masters of ceremonies while Rev.
Father Trivelli, S. J., was the bearer of
the archiepiscopal cross.
Mgr. Sbaretti was the celebrant of
the mass. with Very Rev. Father Hy-
lebos as assistant priest, Rev. Father
Maurus, o. S. B.. deacon, and Rev
Father Van Goethem, subdeacon.
The Sermon.
Most Rev Archbishop Christie Of
Portland was to have preached the SER
mon. but owing to severe illness he
was unable to be present, and Bishop
BrondeI of Helena, Mont. occupied the
pulpit in his place. The Rt. Rev. Bish-
ops sermon was an eloquent and in
structive exposition of the character
istics of the church of Christ by which
she is easily distinguished from all
mere pretenders to that exalted claim.
Being ready at all times to satisfy
every one that asketh you a reason for
that faith and that hope which is in
you," was the text of the eloquent ser
mon delivered by Bishop Brondel.
He said that this was a great event.
First because new province had been
created in America in the Dominion of
Canada-the first on the Pacific coast:
and, secondly, because the delegate of
the supreme pontiff was present with
the pallium, the insignia of the arch
episcopal dignity, which would be con-
ferred by his excellency upon Bishop
Orth as archbishop of the new arch
diocese.
The pallium was the sign of union
between the province and the Roman
see. 1t was made of lambs wool was
blessed by the pope and placed upon
the sepulchre of st. Peter; and it had
been with great care taken from the
grave of the prince of the apostles to
the city of Victoria to be there placed
upon the shoulders of the new arch
bishop, reminding him of the Good
Shepherd and of his duty to seek out
and bring back the wandering sheep OF
the flock
1t was indeed a grand and sublime
occasion, and he, having been the bish-
op of the diocese twenty years ago. was
proud to participate in the creation of
the first archdiocese of Canada on the |
Pacific coast
How beautiful thou art. Holy |
Catholic Church" exclaimed the
Bishop. Why did people believe in a |
Church that fought flesh and blood;
that forgave sins; that changed bread |
and wine into the Body and Blood of
our Lord? Why, in a word, did they |
believe in the Catholic Church?
st. Peter who taught 1900 years ago, |
told his converts to be ready at all |
times to satisfy anyone that might ask |
them regarding the faith and the hope |
that was in them. Different people |
may. the Bishop remarked. give diff, |
terent answers to the questions asked; |
for, as in nature each discovers different |
things of beauty, even in the flowers, |
so each, looking at the wonderful |
beauty and gradeur of the Catholic |
Church, may discover different reasons |
and give different answers when asked |
why do you believe in the Catholic |
church,"
He then enumerated the following
reasons, dwelling briefly upon each:
1.-The grace of God-the light of the |
Holy Ghost-without which no man is |
a Catholic. This grace is granted every
man through prayer. The antiquity of |
the Church was a sign Of this grace. |
Every religious sect began by separa- !
ton from the Catholic Church.
2-The multiplicity of believers. 1t |
was indeed a wonderful fact what a !
great number of people of different ma
tons, ages and conditions adhere to |
this faith. Rich and poor, ignorant |
and learned took this religion with |
pleasure TO their hearts and would !
suffer death itself rather than lose it, |
David once said: "All the kings of the |
earth will adore Him and all the people |
will serve Him. This was a figure of |
what we see today when we behold |
three hundred millions of people united |
in the worship of Jesus Christ. ador-
ing and loving Him with heart and
soul.
S-Firmness of establishment. Ev- |
cry sect has its birth, expansion and |
decay, but Christ and His Church go
on forever. Plus Y. rules the Chris
tan world today as did Leo Kill Plus
y, prisoner, in the Vatican. rules the
Christian world as did the Apostles
1oVV StdlS dSO. - LIe AliuICH Has eApeT-
fenced bitter persecution, and even in
the first three centuries ten millions of
men, women and children were martyrs
&c the faith. The history of every ma
ton points its finger to the bloody
wars fought to suppress the Catholic
religion. Today even, in France. the
Sisters Of Charity were being driven
into exile because of their faith, and
the Bishop remarked that he had
received a number of them into his
own diocese. Persecution has been the
lot of the Catholic Church and it would
be until doom's day. We glory as did
the Apostles for suffering in the name
of census Christ. The blood of the
martyre is the seed of the Church.
4-The truth and consonance of its
doctrines There Nas no errea tnr ,,rnoe