The Irish standard., 1908-07-25
the GOLDEN JUBILEE
OF the Priesthood Of Right Rev
Mgr. j. F. Buh
Celebrated at Duluth on Sun
day, July 10th.

| VNAy AoVAAs
The golden jubilee Of the priesthood
of the Right Rev. Mgr. ]. F. Buh, ".
G., was celebrated at the cathedral
yesterday with solemn services and
impressive splendor. says the Duluth
Daily Herald of July 20.
The cathedral was beautifully
decorated. The altar decorations dis
played rare taste. The sacrsd edif1ce
was filled to overhowing with those
anxious to do honor to Father Buh.
The choir rendered an excellent pro-
gram, being assisted by Flaaten's or
chestra.
The procession entered the cathedral
about 1880 a. M, by the main en-
trance. and proceeded to the sane
tuary. First came the cross-bearer.
between the acolytes; then the sane
tuary choir, singing beautiful hymn.
The clergy followed, among whom
were Reverends r. o. German, L. M.
Laskowski, Raymond Basel. o. S. B.,
Simon Lampe, o. S. B., Mgr. Plut- Of
st. Paul; Rt Rev. Abbott; Peter En-
gel, head of st. Johns university;
Reverends j. A. Limmer and T. Cor
bett, masters of ceremonies; Rev. Jo-
seph Dean Wurm, sub deacon: Rev.
M. B. Bilban, deacon; Then came the
Rt. Rev. Unitarian, celebrant, fol-
lowed by Bishop McGolrick. After the
gospel. Bishop McGolrick delivered an
eloquent sermon, in which no paid
tribute to Father Buh. Bishop Nc
Golrick spoke, in part, of the priest
as follows:
He was blameless as the steward
of God, and he was not proud, nor
overbearing, not given to self-indul-
gence, nor greedy Of filthy lucre, but
he was hospitable and gentle, sober,
just, holy, continent. embracing the
faithful word which is according to
doctrine. that in sound doctrine he
sayer.-Titus !. 7-s.
Thus does st. Paul describe the
worthy pastor in his epistle to his
beloved disciple and companion. Titus.
THE greatest anRdf best gift of God
to a people is that Of a pastor such
as st. Paul descrlbes-'one taken from
=, <l,s
that appertain to Cod
"Of old the prophet Joseph. desiring
to console his people, announced tc
| them the promise Ct God, I will give
to you pastors according to my own
heart, and they shall feed you with
knowledge and doctrine.
were to be- able to say for Christ we
are ambassadors; to be light in dark
ness, to feed the hungry with the
strong food of Christian instruction
to teach the young their three-fold
| duty to God, to their neighhor anc
, to themselves: to console, to enlight-
Gil oHu W
{ THE church, our holy mother, LEI
by divine Wisdom and ever mindful
| of her mission. lays down the law fol
. her pastors: Whereas it is by divine
. precept enjoined on all to whom tbs
care of souls is committed, to know
, their own sheep to offer sacrifice 70,
. them. and by the preaching of the
divine word, by the administration o.
the sacraments, and by the example
Of all good works. to feed them, tc
have fatherly care of the poor and o.
other distressed persons, and to apply
themselves to all other pastoral du
ties: all which Offices cannot he rem.
dered and fulfilled by those who
neither watch over nor are with theil
own flock, but abandon 1t after thu
manner Of hirelings: the sacred ant
holy synod adn1ontshes and exhort:
such that. mindful Of the divine pre-.
cepts and made pattern of the
flock, they feed and rule in judgment
and in truth
This is, briefly. the life of the goot
pastor who watches over his flock a:
the good mother watches over hel
children. To combat vice and 10 cul.
tivate virtue. these are the lifelong
duties Of the true priest Daily and Al
all times to be the administrator o
Gods sacraments. to be at the service
Of every applicant, even at the mos
unreasonable times. such is the lif.
Of the worthy priest
mo pestilence, no contagion. NJ
/ sickness. however fearful, can detel
, the pastor from attendance on thos.
J who need his administrations. To-
) him. aided by Gods grace, death has
no fears. I
"The priesthood is the salt of tn.
, earth to nreSarvo thu 1,,or1d fro,, epir