Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-06-17
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for desirable settlers. He told how
he had built up splendid Catholic
communities in Minnesota by careful
advertising for thrifty newcomers,
and cited Adrian, Fulda and other
Minnesota towns for examples. The
good CaCtholic should be proud of
his religion, and should, if necessity
arose, be willing to flint for the faith
of his fathers. When a man has
fought for something and keeps it, he
thinks more of it thereafter, for he
has retained it only by putting forth
his most strenuous efforts. Consld-
| ering the large numbers of Catholics
in the country today, there are not
enough Catholics holding public Office.
There is civic duty which it is ne
cessary that all the laymen should
respect, and any official of this faith
| if he is a good and honest Office
holder, is a good Catholic. Then the
their homes and their farms and
places of business the cleanest and
the neatest and best-looking in their
neighborhood. Use lots of paint.
Paint, like charity, "covers multi
tude of SINS" The archbishop closed
his remarks with the expression of
his hope that the new diocese would
fill up with a good class of settlers
who would build up the western part
of the state and make it credit to
our great nation.
This closed the afternoon session.
On their way to their carriages the
bishop and archbishop were the cen
ter of large crowds of peop'e, who
were anxious to shake their hands
and kiss the rings they wore.
Evening Session
At $50 o'clock the congress again
assembled at the armory. The hall
was packed to the doors, as during
the afternoon meeting. The address,
es were delivered in German during
the evening.
Father Bernard of Fort Yates was
the first speaker. He traced the de-
velopment of the western country
from the early days to the present
time. He told of the poverty and
hardships endured in pioneer times
and of the struggles of the early
christian workers. He showed how
the land gradually became populated
with an Industrious class of people
and how it is now one of the flourish
ing communities OF our land. His
J address was an able one and he was
frequently interrupted in his remarks
by gursts of applause.
Bishop Wehrle addressed the con-
gress again in the evening, speaking
in the German tongue. He outlined
the duties that devolved upon the
parishioners of the new diocese. He
expected their cooperation in making
the diocese of Bismarck one to be
known with honor and respect for
all time to come. The bishop was
also frequently interrupted by hearty
applause, which betokened the inter-
est and appreciation of his hearers
Several other speakers followed,
each one discussing some topic of mo.
ment. The congress thereupon ad'
journed until Friday morning.
| Conference Of Priests
At seven o'clock in the evening the
priests of the diocese met in confer
ence with the archbishop and bishop.
Much business of Importance was
transacted. A pamphlet, "Exhorta'
ton of Piux K to the Catholic Clergy,
was presented to each priest, and
Bishop Wehrle presented each OF
them with Manual OF Episcopal Wis
litation. tastefully bound in purple, the
episcopal color.
Rev. NJ. J. Hiltner of Mount Car.
mel, Cavalier county, N. D., was ap'
pointed vicar general of the diocese
of Bismarck and pastor of st. Mary's
cathedral. Fathers Clemens of Bis
:marck, Hiltner of Bismarck, Raith of
: Minot and Schardt of Hague were APP
pointed consultors, or. in other terms
members of the bishops council.
! Large Purse Presented to Bishop
| WehrIe
| Father Alphonse Hem of Glen VI
lin then presented the new bishop
with purse of $4,000, which amount
had been made up by the priests of
the different parishes of the new do
cese. The remainder of the confer
ence was devoted to laying out the
work of the priests in the future and
turging them to render faithful SER