The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-15
TnfermcMntain EleWS.
GREAT FALLS. MONT.
Installation of Rt. Rev. Matthias c.
Lehman in His Episcopal See.


The Helena independent pubHshes
the following from its Great Falls cor
respondent. dated Oct g
With the impressive solemn and
beautiful ceremonies OF his Church, III
Rev. Matthias Clement Lehman, d. D.,
was this morning installed as the 1lSi
bishop of he newly erected diocese OF
Great Falls Of the Roman Catholic
Church The archbishop of the prov
ince Of Oregon. three bishops and near
~ JWo score priests OF the Two Mon
taua dioceses and other dioceses at
tended. and participated in the eel
monies, and fully 1000 people, inciud-
ing many Catholics. Witnessed AL
or part of the services. From the
report that has reached them from thu
new bishops native state, the scene o.
all his clerical laborS, the people OF
Great Falls had anticipated much of
the new bishop. and IL may safely ne
said that the impression he made upon
All is much more favorable than the
most sanguine expectations, and thae
within short period he Will be as
popular in Great Falls as in the parish
where he has just concluded the labors
of seventeen years,
The installation services were held al
10 a. m. at St. AIMS cathedral Priol
10 that hour many residents of other
parts Of the state arrived. a special
train bearing a large delegation from
Stockett. and when the uniformed
Catholic societies formed i'm line to
escort the bishop. nearly 1000 men
were in line headed by the Black Eagle
band and a platoon of police. Each
organization carried alOft its own BAN
ner and the stars and stripes. and the
long line made a most imposing APP
pearsnCe.
The procession escorted the bishop
from the Columbus hospital, where h
viii make his home for the present. TO
the cathedral. which by that time was
packed to the doors. and when the
services began hundreds had to turn
away
Archbishop Christie of the province
of Oregon. an old schOOlmate Of the |
bishop. was the inseating prelate. ana !
others participating in the ceremonies
were Bishop O'Dea of Seattle, Bisho1 |
t1lorieuX Of Boise, Bishop Shanley CA
North Dakota. and many priests A I
large choir furnished music during the
pontifical high mass, and when the sol |
ennn ceremonies closed the new bishop, /
in his splendid vestments, addresses
the great congregation that occupied
every foot of available space in the
cathedral In easy tones that were
heard i'm every part of the church the
bishoD expressed his thanks TO the
archbishop, to the bishops, to the
priests. some of whom had Travelled 500
miles for the occasion; to the friends
who had accompanied him from the
east. to the Great Northern Railroad
for providing special car Tor
him. and to all who honored him D.
their presence.
1,a -ra
carries us back 20 the time of Christ.
when he told his apostles to go out and
carry the gospel 10 all the world. so
the church today. by her ceremonies
like unto this calls upon her servants
10 go forth to save souls, and that IS
their mission TO continue the work OF
the apostles as ministers of Christ
II claim all, Catholics and Protest
ants alike as my friends. declared
Bishop Lehman. Ny ministry is
among them all. My mission is to save
souls. and so jealousy do l regard that
as my mission that | would gladly walk
ipon my knees from st. Paul TO Great
Falls to save one precious human
soul
THAT is what we must ever strive for
the saving of souls. And we should !
1ray daily for grace, strength and en-
acknowledgements to know q
he word of good and strength to fol- :
ow ii. II is for every individual to do
his. and it is the duty of everyone TO
cad life Of virtue.
At the conclusion of the services the
congregation. after passing from the
athedral. knelt along the sidewalks to
eceive the blessings as the prelates :
,assed to the rectory. and then the or
formed IN line to escort
he archbishop, bishops and priests to
'olu-n bus hospitals
Az / 30 o'clock the clergy and about
fly other guests sat down to sunp-
uous banquet in honor of the new d
bishop. Rev. Cyril PauWelyn- rector OF
i. AIMS parish. was POSTMASTER, anu '
progra mne of toasts was carried out d
- t.