Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-06-16

: and spirits and he put himself i'm
mediately on a good footing with the
| large clerical element in the assem-
! blage by reading a telegram from {
| San Francisco paper, announcing
| that the governor of California hat
stopped the oJhnson-J effries fight and
asking him what he would do under
the like circumstances-tow which he
had replied that he would have done
the same. Continuing the governor
said:
This is a very important occasion
for Bismarck. 1t shows something OF
the wonderful development of oul
state when we realize that only TWEEN
ty years ago there was but one dio
cese in the state. There were scarce
ly any churches and but few priests
in the state, and when we realize that
it has become necessary in SO short
a. time to reorganize the state again
and when we know as we do, of the
great development that has been made
in Catholicism in the last twenty
years; the many beautiful churches
that have been built in every part
of the state, the great work that the
missionaries have done in the state
of North Dakota. We are, as General
Williams has said, especially pleased
in having Archbishop Ireland here on
this occasion. We have already felt
the he belonged as much to us as he
does to Minnesota. We are under his
jurisdiction and we have always felt
that he was just as close and as
much one of us as he is to the people
of Minnesota, and in fact that is true
of the entire northwest.
We are pleased to welcome him here
tonight, because we appreciate the
great work that he has done himself
personally in developing the great
northwest. His missionaries came to
this territory of Dakota before the
early pioneers, even, the earliest pio-
neers in the territory were mission
aries who were sent out to Christian
ize and civilize the Indians. There
are still working among the Indians,
but the pioneers have come and part
ly on account of some of the mission
aries who have come here to help
ChristianiZe the Indians, they have al
so been instrumental in bringing it
people who have gone out upon these
prairies and made them blossom as
a rose and among these priests there
are none who have been so successful
in bringing his people to this state
and territory as Bishop Wehrle, and
it shows that the archbishop is in
close touch with conditions in this
state. 1t shows that he is in close
touch with conditions first, because of
his dividing it into two dioceses, and
second, he shows that he is in close
touch with the conditions when he
selects and recommends for appoint
ment of bishop this man who has
done so much to bring his fellow
into this great country
to help develop it. Bishop Wehrle
came here, think, some twenty years
ago. He used to be up at Devils Lake
where first met him, and among all
Of the years that he has been in the
state l know that he has given his
personal attention to bringing immi-
grafton to the state and he has brot
4 class il immigration to the state
hat was frugal, Industrious and hard
working, men who are not afraid to
work and men who went out on the
orairies in the western part of the |
state and built homes for themselves
Ind built up the country west of the |
Missouri. 1t has been a matter of |
personal pleasure to me to know that |
ne has been selected, and that it is
/ real reward of merit which he rich
y deserves. Not only has he been
Instrumental in building up and de-
5eloping the country, but he has lived
lmong them and understands them,
Ind while he has devoted his life
o his religion, at the same time he
S a man of practical ideas and while
lie does great things in the way of
JuilSing up communities and develop
ng them and building fine churches
md school houses; while he has done
,reat things along these lines, at the
ame time he is practical man of
'oed business judgment that will nev-
r allow him to undertake anything
hat he cannot accomplish and so it
S great pleasure to me to know
hat he has received this reward and
know that it is a personal pleas
ire to me to know that he had no
to receive this appointment.
know that it IS not a personal am
ition but it is an ambition only for
broader field in which he can do
more in the path of religion and Chris
ianity, and I am sure that the good
less which beams upon his kindly
ace will disseminate among the peo-
lie for rhe glory and honor of both
hurch and state.
Bishop Wehrle was received with l
ong continued and hearty applause
Ffen he arose and acknowledged the 1t