The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-21

SaIt Lake a beautiful ceremony which
viii long be remembered by those who
participated in it and those who were
timents according to the dictates of ou1
of the good bishop of Salt Lake is filled
with joy and exaItation tonight when
he takes into consideration the honor
which has been placed upon him and
the glorious achievements which have
been accomplished by the construction
of this very beautiful cathedral.
And now tonight we have another
celebration which will conclude the
visit to Salt Lake City. as far as I am
concerned. But 1 must convey my
thanks to the knights of Columbus for
their loyalty to the church and loyalty
to country, and particularly for their
practical and efficient devotion to the
great center of Christian education in
/ the city of Washington, the great Cath
olic university. Several years ago I
had the good fortune and the privilege
of receiving ar the hands of the grand
knights the sum Of $4,000 for the es-
| adjustment of a chair, but the knights
were not content with this Offering.
munificent as it was They determined
in the largeness of their hearts and in
the fullness of their spirit of benevo-
lence to present the Catholic university
in the near future the sum of $500. .000
and believe that this sum is forth
coming.
Tribute to Archbishop.
My very dear friend on my right,
the most reverend archbishop of st.
Louis, whom you had the privilege of
listening to this morning, has taken a
very active and a very personal inter
est in the success Of the Catholic uni
versity, and although he is over
Tl1n1y aad rr~iA1,
not hesitate to assume the laborious
task of representing the university and
myself at their recent congress in the
city of Mobile, and it filed my heart
with JOY when he returned and report
ed the progress that was made He in
formed me that some 20 per cent of the
amount promised has already been
promised or subscribed and l am sure
the balance will be shortly Forthcoming.
and l have no doubt that the Catholic
knights of Utah and of Salt Lake City
will not be behind their brethren in this
cause of Christian education
1 love the knights of Columbus. They
are tireless knights. Whenever any
great cause affecting the interests of
God, of religion, of humanity or of
charity are at stake, they are always
prepared to meet the issue, and love
and honor them on that account And.
gentlemen, let me say 70 you tonight,
tnat as long as you are united with
your clergy and your bishop, God will
bless you. When the bishop and the
clergy and the peoeple are united in
any good cause, in the cause OF re-
ligion, of humanity and of charity. |
there is no such word as fail. You are
bound to succeed. You form a triple |
a al1ance that cannot be broken. You
form triple alliance far more formid- |
able, far more efficient, than the triple |
alliance Of kings and princes, because
this is not an alliance like theirs, of |
flesh and blood, but it is an alliance
that is cemented by the heavenly vir-
tues Of faith, hope and charity. And
let me exhort the gentlemen always to
nave an eye to great ideals-God and
country. Wherever the interests of God
are concerned, or the welfare of orr
great republic are concerned. you must
be always there at your posts
Should Be Thankful.
We should be glad and thank God
that our lives are cast in pleasant
places; that we are here in this coun-
Try where we have authority without
iespotism and liberty without license.
"here every man has an opportunity to
worship his God according to the die
.ates of his conscience, and where no
civil ruler can interpise his opposition
@ the free exercise Of our religious SEN
present, and am sure that the heart
conscience. No man can come forward
ma say thus far you shall go and no
-urther NO man can dictate to you
what are the principles Of faith that
guide you and that regulate volIr CON
luct. And in this respect we are far
n advance of other countries. even of
o-called Catholic countries. because
'mong them very often the very first
principles OF liberty, of personal liber-
y, are not properly understood. Here
We understand what constitutes true ,
liberty and that every man can. ac- ,
ording to the dictates of his concience.
Worship his God without any let or him
france on the part of the civil func- ,
ionaries.
l remember some years ago. many !
ears ago now-I am getting old +
early forty years ago, about the time I
nat the bishop came to your state. :
ras even then a bishop myself. and
'as returning from Rome; to bee more
xact, 1t occurred in 1870. I was in :
with the Venerable Archbish- :
p Spaulding of Baltimore, and we were !
ne guests of the Bishop of Anasy. in
aVoy. When we looked around and !,
aw the magnificent palace in which he
Ved, splendid aecompaniments and i
when / saw a French !.
antinel placed as guard or honor !
utside the palace and passing up and
own the pathway outside his great .
alace 1 congratulated his lordship on
le happy condition in which he was :
pparently placed.
Reply of PreIate. f
But the venerable prelate shook his il
cad and said to me; Monsieur. all is t
OF gold that glttters. l cannot fill as (
luch as a sacriste without the consent Il
the central government of France" Il
Here, thank God, we have no such g
ondition as obtained then. and obtains e,
ow' IN France. And for my part, 1 h
'rnestly hope that the condition of a
lings now existing among us will al
avs be perpetuated, when bishops like
T. Scanlan here win be alwavs pre- :,
ared, as he has been prepared. to de- =
9te ms time and his talents and his 81
ayers. and his life-blood if necessarr. =,
the cause of his people, and TO their y
hristian education, and to prenara II
em for the kingdom of heaven. and q
hen they will receive in return the Iove ~
Id the affection and the devotion and ~
e 1ree-will offerings of grateful and =
3voted people. g
In conclusion, gentlemen. allow me to q.
nvey TO you my deep sense of obliga- y
IN toward you, because what vol, ID " ~
r the Catholic I1r;r-a,s;+,- - - ~ IT