Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-05-24
Bishop 0'Conne||.. |..Warm|y
Received at Portland.
Immense Crowd Creets Him.
Escorted to Cathedral.
Banquet in Evening Speeches by Gov. Cobb,
the Bishop and Others.

Portland. Nc. My 23-Aftcr y So
journ of six months in Rome. TT. I,cv.
VIM. II. O'Conncll. bishop of the Roman
Catholic diu"cs" of Portland, returned
t. this city. tonight. having arrived 1T
Eoston, saturday. H was accompaniad
by Roy. Fathcr MorarEity of Concord.
Mass, who was with hiil in Rome. and
Portland prrlateS. Bishop O'ConnelI
WIS escorted from the station by mill
tary companies and trltcrnal societies
to the cathedral whcr.. The to deum vas
sung and tn bcncii'tiHn pronounced
The bishop in bcginnin.; Il short address
to those assembled in the cathedral.
said i'll substances:
There are moments in q mans Iif =,
which come rarely even though he liv,,
long. They pay for years If labor, toll
and the best efforts ne can give. Today
is one such t. me. TO see as I have
seen this beautiful "xni5iticn of Catho-
lie faith and devotion is to me an i'm
mensc consolation. Four years ago, |
came to you unknoWn and since tina.
time have tried honestly To keep the
!IollIlSt 4 E.t IL 10 tItbi ara 10 you Id
give the best | have, all that | could
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The bishop spoke of th" interest the
Pope takes in this di"c"S" and said the
successor to the great ..to XIII was i
mos wise ana judicinus selection.
\ reception was held after the ser
vice.
Bishop O'Conncil Was rcct ivcd by the
officers and mCmbrrs Of Portland coun-
Gil, knights Of Columbus.
y banquet was tcndcrcd Bisnor
D'CWnncll al Il hotel at S.;'3 for which
200 covers were laid. 1T. Rev. Mgr +.
+. Hurley Of Portland, presided and in
tr0du,rd as tn. first speaker Governor
William 7. Cobb, whose address was
aS follows:
| nave learned. Mr.. Toastmaster and
gentlemen. even during a very brief
public experience. that there are occa-
sions when official duty and personal
inc clinatinn blend most Eapply. And |
am sure that | offend i,ri.hcr the pro-
plitt;cs of the one nor The promptinGs
of The other when J say that your Very
courteous Invitation to become one If
your guests tonight gave me a keen
nor" than fulfilled.
While it is apparent that the person.
mel Of this assCmbllg. indicates in
great part the closest alliance with 4
scCtarian organization. Yet the control
ling motive that bring; US together is
catholic i'll the true and broad sense of
hat word. and il is all the more a
compliment to those nf US who renrc-
sent only ;hc Iaity to b" asked to share
in extending Il welcome home to tn"
right reverend gentleman. whose re-
turn and presence mems 80 much 20 a
very large nnmhcr Of the mCn and
women Of ourl STATE.
Tho church. and rcfc: to no par
tiCiIl1r crcci. is still me strongest ami
best organized factor IN combating the
evil forces of human nature and of So
cictv. and il is the hope If the larger
christianity that some dty its influence.
will he supreme. Every thoughtful
man recognizes this fact. and whatever
his religious h,lICf may be. it is no
pay a tribute Of rcSpc.- t. any man,
Who publicly identified with the church
and its teachings. lev yptcs his life and
energies to the moral rCrcncratio ana
bcttcrmCnt Of his fcllpN;.
This is a work that makes for good
citizenship indeed and one i'll which
TIE recipient of this welcome has
shown himself to be conslcuously sue
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