Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-14
For Coadjutor Archbishop
0'Connen at Boston.
Net by WeItknown ChuIchmen
and Scores Of Friends.


Boston. March 13.-Rev. William II.
OConneil, d. D., recently appointed
coadjutor archbishop Of Boston, arrived
at this port today on the steamer
Ronanic from Naples. At the dock 10
greet the archbishop were many Catho-
lie clergymen and laymen from Maine
and Massachusetts,. Among those pre-
sent to greet Bishop O'Connell were
Bishop Delaney of Manchester, Mon
sienore Hurley and Wallace of Maine.
Mayor Fitzgerald Of Boston, Mayor
Clifford Of Portland, Mayor casey OF
Loell and Mayor Dwyer of Medford.
After greeting many of MS 1rlends
on the deck of the steamer Bisnop
OConnelI returned to the salon where
he held a reception. He spoke 1reeiy Oh
his recent trip to Japan, which he made
as the special ambassador OF Pope Pius
x. The prelate expressed hiHsell as
charmed with the japanese ana their
country and said that his soJourn IN
japan was most delightful.
people have read the progress mace
by the Japanese in the last few years
said Bishop OConnell. but those VINO
have not been in Japan cannot pegiil
10 realize the great intelligence ana
strength of that people. The strong
oct noints of their national character
are their simplicity of life and great de-
,,otion to the Mikado, which combined
for unity and solidity of the nation.
The people are wonderfully artistic,
not only as regards their work but IN
their minutest details as well. Every
thing they do is done with perfectness
which is remarkable. While in Japan
we were accorded every courtesy on all
sides. All classes were the very soul OF
courtesy and were willing to go TO
every extreme"
Bishop O'Connell referred to the COM
mon idea that the Japanese are lmlta-
tors and he expressed the opinion that
thew are more than imitatOrs, for they
initiate only the best that they find in
other people and other nations. He
declared also that they are original IN
themselves and expressed the belief
that this trait together with the policy
Of initiating the best Of everything
meant a great future for the people OF
japan.
Bishop O'Connell was accompanied
from Europe by Monsgnor Charles w.
Collins. his secretary. and Rev. DR..
Patrick j. Supple of st. Peters church.
Cambridge.
Mayor Fitzgerald. who was intro
duced by Dr. William Mcdonald of this
city chairman OF the special committee
appointed officially TO receive the bish-
op. delivered brief speech in which he
welcomed the prelate TO Boston. Bish-
on O'Connell responded in a feeling
manner.
4 ss<r;, fri
ship not lightly. but once having done
so the experience of history proves that
Il gives II forever. AS come delegated
by the highest authority to assist the
venerable archbishop beg you to stand
with me and him. As his coadjutor it
IL my highest privilege to help him in
his declining years OF life to make that
life peaceful, tranquil and happy"
After leaving the Romanic, Bishop
O'Corfnell made an official call on arch
bishop Williams. Later he planned to
go to Portland. 1t is his intention to
move from that city to Boston at an
early date.
Among the other arrivals 'on the
Romantic was Right Rev. John ID.
Beven. bishop of Springfield.
The Romantic sailed from Naples.
Feb. % and encountered fresh westerly
winds and rough seas in the Mediter-
ranean. From Gibraltar to Ponta Del
Ada the ship encountered continuous
westerly gales and rough seas. On
Saturday the steamer ran into heavy
westerly gale that lasted nutil the shtp
reached port last night. Seas constant-
ly broke over the ship. Sunday she
made but 271 miles against her usual
run Of 36O miles n day.