The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
WORK OF CLERGY
w UnIH1 Or PRAISE

We can not praise the bishop and
his work without praiSIng the clergy
who have MADE his success a certainly
Priest and people forget not the grant
leaders who as bishops have directed
our American priesthood and guided
the church OF God in our republic
through sunshine and darkness into
the glory of our day. Repeat the names
of some OF them with lOuu acSiaIh' OIL ous
beloved dead: Carroll, Spaldlns anu
Kenrick of Baltimore; Hughes ana Nc
CIOskey Of New York; r enwick anu
Williams of Boston, England 0t
Charleston; O'Conhor OF RittsouI H X, FL
der OF Cincinnati: SegherS or oregon
-Alemany and Montgomery or san
Francisco types OF our American eplS-
copate, a few among nundreqS WnO ,a
bored as shepherds OF the people, apos-
tolic men, sanity bishops VINO nave
been good stewards or COD ana dIo
honored by all the people 1nese men
were giants in personal integrity. IN
energy, in priestly zeal, IN lhteusctuaA
power, in patriotism, ana IN scnViat sc1sz
ship. They were on the hsn.lns s.+rass rans:
with sanctity OF life and earnestheSS
of scholarship, battling for the enurch
and the republic, and leaving 70 US
not only an honored name put eccte
siastical learning which IS 10 Us NeLS LS
storehouse for the defense or tne
church Name them with the nlshey
bishops of the most glorious uays %
the church of Jesus christ men olt
yhose character naught stands IN re-
proach-pastOrs. indeed, accorolns ~
fhe heart of God. Blessed forever Dc
memory of themi -.
RIt thfs is San F'rancisco's day OK
ioy and Jubilee. Our archoisnop JuG2a-
1ea-iOy and jubilee also Tor CdllL0ss Cdl1stl--. 10
rhs history OF the church IN CaillTys-
NO ia one of glory and renown- us
pages tell of unSelnShness anu aRoS ~ 80
zeal in the cause of Christ LOT tne sa.
walton of souls Ihe carry ss S;,, in
crossed the ocean TO spend their uves IN
the service of God. inStructlnS anu ~ u
ilizing the Indian tribes-DrOWh ii us y " 49, 49,
padres, who had no amoitlon III ilIS L...,,i -
that which prompts TO unseinSh SslItSo 49,
in the cause of Christ Their WorAs,
even in their ruins. tell US the stoIy %
e priesthood devoted to the aoanoonSo
people of the mountains and Valleys IN
this state In the course OF pohtledl
events California passed from the 49,
thority OF Spain to Mexico ana tne uay
dawned when il rose into the dighlty
of an independent state or our great
republic The Rocky mountains nad
been crossed by adventurous men IN
search of the treasures which were re-
ported to lie buried IN TIE mo- niouii Ttan 1S,s,o
and the valleys of the great state. Inen
came home seekers and health seekers:
Then came an increasing numDer OF
priests. and the church set rortn thls
state into an independent Dlsnoprlc-
Diego, Alemany. Amat. O'ConneH, Ma
nogue Mora. Montgomery. are eplsco-
pal names sacred in the annals OF the
church in California They stand Tor
unselfshness. they stand for priestly
character. episcopal dignity, episcopal
zeal, ecclesiastical scholarship, personal
sanctfty They were men of God who
heard the call of souls. and prtvatlon
and sacrifice were their daily Offering
to the God to whom their lives were
consecrated. They lived and labored to
build the church in this great imperial
commonwealth and they have handed
down to us the noblest Inheritance, the
honor and dignity OF an episeopats
without blemish. Of lives that never
knew self, true bishops in the church
of God.