The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-27

Ing for the appointment Of commit
Tee 10 take the matter in hand. Those
named were, Jas. b. Wells, Or, A, W.
Hilger, z. c. Forto, Frank rabbi, II
Garcia, z. b. Murphy, d. Benayides,
ii. J. Slauery, john BaHn0n, A. A.
Browne, F Champion z. L. Rorke
~. II. Putegnat and T. a. Barntsen.
The dinner held in honor o. the
fIeau OF the Oblate order and to give
i'm an opportunity OF meeting The
.aen of the congregation was most
successful. 1t was prepared by the
aides of the congregation and was
held in the refectory Of the 0blate
house.
Th9se present we're Aretlfslcp
1ontenwiu. Rev. Fathers Bugnard,
7resch. zofpcheu. Chateau, villa ana
Brother Paradan OF Brownsville, uev.
FATHERS SaIas and Villare2l OF Mata-
-loros, Capt. Wm. kelly, JadEe Ja7
3. Wells, Judge Z. C. Fc"to, DIST 'ic'
Attorney Kleiber, Dr., a. w. Hilger,
Messrs. F. Champion, 6 Champion,
Miguel Garcia, J. Webb, Frank rabbi,
ai. J. olattery, ". -. Putegnat P j..
Vivier, c. CARA, IT, J. Maritime. D.,
S. and \. Benavides, 4 Berntsen, +.
T. Rorke and i. Vesseron-
At the conclusion of the dinner
district Attorney Kleiber, as toast
master. arose and welcomed the guest
of the evening, personally, and, as
mead of the order Of missionary
priests. which he said, has zone
more in the last half century 10 aC-
vance the cause of civilization n Jhis
Valley than any other agency. He
then called in succession upon Judge
ellis to respond to the toast Our
Guest" Archbishop DontenwIt, The
Holy Father; Capt Wm Kelly,
President Talt;" Judge Forto, che
Oblates;" and N. J. Slattery. The
Brownsville Herald"
Beautiful and loving tributes were
uaid by Judges Wells and Forto to
the late Father Parisot and the otne'
pioneer members OF the Oblate order
who spent their hves iaboring IL this
valley
Quoting Macaulay's estimate of the
catholic Church as a moral foSce.
Judge Wells applied it 20 the work of
the Oblates along the border, speak
ing from his own experience Of thirty
years Of travel up and down the river
and his consequent knowledge of
them and of the resulo Of their la
aors.
Judge Forto spoke in a similar
train, telling the story Of trip
many years ago through the brush to
Rio GranGe City with Judge Russell
2nd of meeting missionary priests
along the way, sometimes camping
out, and perhaps, wet and hungry.
Whenever one was met, Judge Rus
sell would take him aside and taia
privately to him. When asked about
il. he said that although not a church
man, he realized and appreciated the
worA being done by the priests and
could never pass one without showing
his appreciation in some way,
Archbishop Dontenwnl spoke
briefly concerning the personality OF
Plus Y and the fight he is making not
only. against enemies of the Catholic
Church, but against inGdelity and an
archy, in all forms and the higher
criticism which would destroy The Ri
BILE and all revealed religion
Capt. Kelly paid a shert but eIo-
quent tribute to the personal and
public worth of President Taft, whom
he called the most powerful ruler on
earth today, deriving his power not
from ancestry, nor from any great
conflict, but solely from the consent
OF his people.
At the conclusion Of Capt KelIy's
speech, the Archbishop aroused en-
ID lsiasm by arising and starting the