Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-04
New Bishop of Great Falls
Showered With Beautiful
Gifts by Many Friends
CHAIR ENDOWED in HIS HONOR
Rev. Father Harmon, of Darlington,
Wis, Sets Aside Fund to Educate
Priests for New Bishops Diocese =
Solid Gold chalice From Father o.
Reilly, Bishops First Latin Teacher.

Right Rev. NJ. c. Lehman. d. d.,
bishop of Great Falls, Mont, who is to
leave Wednesday night for Great Falls,
where he will be installed next Sun.
day, has received from friends thru
out the country some of the most
beautiful gifts imaginable, which have
been showered upon him by those who
are pleased personally that he has
been honored by elevation to the bis
hopric after twenty-five years of SER
vice in his church
One of the incest honors that has
been bestowed upon the new bishop is
the endowment in his honor of a chair
in st. Ambrose College, Davenport, for
the education of priests, free of charge.
for the diocese of Great Falls in per-
petuity. Rev. Matthias Harmon, or
Darlington. Wis. who knew Bishop
Lehman as a babe, is the donor, and
has set aside $4,000 for that purpose.
Father Harmon was ordained a priest
in 1852 and has been personally ac
uuainted with five generations of the
Lehman family in Dubuque county.
Probably the most beautiful gift, to
the eye, is the solid gold chalice pre-
scented the bishop by Very Rev. Thom>
as O'Reilly v. F., of Keokuk, who
taught the bishop his first lessons in
Latin, and who fostered his vocation,
The chalce is pronounced by priests
who have seen 1t to be the most beau-
tiful and artistic they have ever seen.
1t stands over two feet high, and In
the filigree work, around the top, are
set row Of large rubies Near the
bottom amethysts are set in the fill
gree.
One Of the gifts that Bishop Lehman
prizes highly is the large ring given
him by the priests of the Marshalltown
deanery, over which he has presided
since the deanery was created by
Bishop Keane a few years ago. The
ring is set with an exceptionally large
and beautiful amethyst, the episcopai
stone.
At the base of the setting, on either
side, are three small diamonds This
ring is supposed only to be worn with
the episcopal robes of the bishop. ana
as the rules of the church do not allow
but one ring to be worn at a time, the
ring given the bishop by Bishop Jo-
seph b. Cotter, of Winona. Mimi, will
be worn as an every day" ring. 1t
Is also an amethyst, but lower
mounting.
The sisters Of st. Vincent Academy,
Keokuk, have presented the bishop
with gilded statue of the Immaculate
Conception, which is beautiful thing.
Many other beautiful gifts have been
received from personal friends ana
relatives.
Shaw Sends Telegram.
kilograms galore, from all parts OF
the United States and the old world,
have been received by Bishop Lenl-
han in congratulation Of his elevation.
One he prizes most highly is from
Leslie M. Shaw, secretary Of this
treasury, who wired: Accept the con-
gratulations of your friend. I knew
it would come, and had become impat-
tent at the delay God bless you"
The Bishops New See.
Marshalltown friends will be inter-
ested in knowing something Of the new
see of Bishop Lenihan. Great Falls,
while one of the youngest is at the
same time one of the most beautiful
Of Montana's cities, It lies at the head
Of the falls of the Missouri river ana
has all the latest municipal improve
ments Nature has been lavish with
all her gifts, and turnout northern
Montana, territory tributary to
Great Falls, she has concealed minera.
treasures without stint. On the fer
tile plains surrounding this beautiful
city are raised immense number Of
horses, cattle and sheep. The popu-
lation of Great Falls Is 10000. The
elevation is 1888 feet Commercially
Great Falls has made wonderful
strides In ten years. 1t is the larges,
primary wool market of the world
shipping about 100000 pounds an
nually. The monthly pay rolls of tho
various manufacturing Industries a
mount to $345,000. The exclusively
mercantile business for the year just
ended was s4,000,0O0.
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