The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
PRELkTE-S GOOD WORKS
ALMOST TNNJss ssERABLE

II would be futile. most reverend
archbishop. 70 attempt 10 tell in de-
tail the good works you have done; Il
would be worse than futile-it would
be impossible Easy. indeed, IL is TO
point 10 new parishes formed. 10 new
religious communities brought into the
diocese, 10 new homes for the aged
poor opened. 20 the new cathedral built
III elegance and artistic perfection, 10
81 PatrickS seminary established to
diffuse the light Of faith from the
ocean 10 the mountains and deserts and
far beyond TO the adjoining states; but
All these. far from cNhaustlng the long
lls- or your achievements 90 not con-
stirute even a half of their number
As father. when ne has built q pleas
ASK home for his family, has only be-
can his real work. which is the moral
alo religious education of his children
the face OF opposing nature and as
long. at least. as their youth lasts. 50 II
Is with the bishop, who is the father
If his people. And whereas marble and
stone and wood. once subdusd 10 human
Gse retain Indefinitely the form i'm
pressed on them, the spirit is ever re-
1ractory. ever ,dimcult TO control ever
inpatient Of the most rational and
r--cessary discipline, ever Struggling 10
scope the restraining eye in order TO
rer-l III lawIeSs freedom. Here Is the
bishop cross. IS II is said. -Ars artium
l- Einlell aDin-arura. Here he IS IN
lose contact with the immortal soul
nl with those moral ano intellectual
n ghfv powers which make mockery
of NE AGENCIES successfully employed
10 raise 30 the church's walls And
ere Is. Lle native home Of the finest
lristian virtue and OF the noolest
Christian acts which z bishop can per-
fOrm-au hidden however. from the
gaze Of Inen-uller the veil OF charltys
though revealed 10 the angels and writ
ten in the book Of life
We began this short address with
retrospect, we desire 70 close II with
forecast Occasionally in the course of
the years your health has not been sat
isfacrOry-a condition not retarcIng the
development Of your diocese. though
rendering that development more ardu-
Gus. But now your health is unQues-
tiOnably much better than IL was. so
that We think as We hope. that you may
look with tranquil confidence for COM
plete restoration. This Improvement
we sscribe TO the prayers that have al
ways been made for you, and especially
10 the prayers which your silver jubi-
lee has evoked, and which have as
cended 10 God from altar and shrine,
from home and cloister, from totJerlnS
age and buoyant youth. In these vows
we join now-lifting up our united sup
plications. TO the lord of life. that he
may be pleased 70 prOlong your earthly
day until you shall see. in this land
Of our predil ection, q fuller fulhllment
and realization Of the vision of the
prophet OF old when he beheld, in all
nations and in ages afar of, the trium-
holy church of God. Enlarge the place
Of thy tent and stretch out the skins
Of thy tabernacles, spare not: lengthen
thy cords and strengthen thy stakes.
For thou shalt pass on to the right
hand and 10 the left. and thy seed
shall inherit the gentiles and inhabit
the desolate cities. ."-Isaias liv:2-3.
The archbishop responded feelingly.
AT times his emotion almost choked his
utterance. particularly when he re-
ferred 70 his deceased coadjutor. Arch
bishop George Montgomery He re-
cited the many letters he had received
from Archbishop Alemany, his prede-
cessor, who had resigned the archepis-
copal see TO return 10 Spain TO prepare
for his death in e Franciscan monas-
terry. declaring the worth Of the then
Father Montgomery. his secretary.
Take good care Of that young man."
the sanity archbishop had written to
his successor. Archbishop Riordan, for
in him ! am sure you viii find precious
assistant Again and again the arch
bishop repeated these prophetic words
OF the FIRST archbishop of San Francisco
in reference 10 the career that awaited
George Montgomery. and each time his
eyes were dimmed with tears. and his
voice broke with emotion.
The fun address OF the archbishop
follows:
Right Reverend Bishops and Reverend
YosI have my most sincere thanks for
your presence here today. What / have
seen this morning At holy mass al the
cathedral the great number OF priests.
sisters. brothers and people gathered
around the altar Of the mother church
trr The diocese. and the address 70 which
/ have lust listened, presenting the fe-
licita tions Of the clergy of the diocese,
would ill my heart with honest pride
III 4 could feel that ] were worthy of
them There are times in mans life
when praise only serves to humiliate
him In the presence Of the all seeing
cod Father Of US all. and with my
lSrov-Iedge of what bishop should be
/ must feel that your feiicitations have
been inspired rather by the thought of
what ] should have been than what
have. been TO YOU during these p years.
As many OF you know / shrank from
any public celebration and Yielded at
leef 10 the earnest solicitation OF those
whose Judgment ] have always respect
Cd and / finally consented because such
celebrations have been sanctioned and
accepted by bishops throughout the
As look back TODAY over the five
and twenty years that have elapsed
since ] received the appolntment- 70
come and labor among you in this posi-
ton OF the Lords vineyard think
an saw Ia all truth that have tried TO
rrv out the spirit Of the preface re-
-ifad Al my conservation I have tried
not ~ ,1nt darkness for light nor light
nor e4-il for good. not ~ swerve from
the right for fear Of censure or desire
of rrafsc and 7 have ever kept before
NE ne sacred promise W1lch-1 made
IN IN tho souls Of those committed to-
nv keeping the kingdom Or our Divine
Master and with many mistakes of
sr-5pulonf and with InaBN nlSta kes Of.
~smper I have lived Up as best could