The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-02
SPLENDID SPIRIT OF GOOD WILL
SHOWN in O'REILLY'S WELCOME
Two Banques Were Held Yesterday Bringing the Ceremonies
to q Close With Expressions Of GoodfelIow-
shp--Many Bishops Spoke

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or wit, marked the banquet that wa;
rendered yesterday afternoon to Rt
Rev. James O'Rielly, bishop of Fargo
ana Archbishop Ireland by the knights
OF Columbus in the Prize hall.
There were in the neighborhood o.
ESQ people present, bishops, priests
knights Of Columbus and slaity. The
tables were !, handsomely decorated
with carnations, ferns, roses, lilies
and other flowers and presented q
handsome appearance while the menu
was Of the finest. The banquet and
all pertaining to it was perfect, and
ELECTED words of commentator from
all present.
The feast having been passed the
company was called to order by Rev
Father Egan, of st. Mary's cathedral
vicar general OF the diocese who in
neat speech accepted the position OF
toastmaster and in a few witty re-
marks after welcoming Bishop O'Reilly
and the archbishop introduced Bishop
Vincent Wehrle of the newly created
see or Bismarck
Bishop WehrIe Talks.
Bishop Wehrle said that he was
one of the old men now and he wished
the new bishop of Fargo every success
in the world. He gave several incl
dents of his work with the late Bish-
op Stanley and told how the country
had developed while the Catholic
church had kept abreast with the
times. He wanted to see more Catholic
institutions of learning and was
strongly in favor Of the parochial
schools.
Judge Carmondy of the state SUI
preme court was next introduced by
Father Egan and he said that when
lie first came to North Dakota there
was a small church at Fargo. better
one at Grand Forks and none be-
tween here and the Forks, but he said
that twenty years had made a great
difference. Now Fargo had a great
cathedral, and Grand Forks big brick
church while there were three or four
Catholic churches between here and
the Forks and he said he hoped to see
the time when another see would be
created with Grand Forks having the
cathedral and this created a pleasant
smile on the faces Of the company.
He said the future of this country
depended upon it's citizenship and
Catholics should be good citizens, be-
cause the church always led in everv-
thing that was good and for the up
lifting of mankind. He said that
North Dakota had a population of
from 100000 to 100000 and that there
was room for two or three millions and
he expected in time to see that MANY
living within the borders of the state.
He said the soil was capable of sup
porting that many people.
Rev. Father John F. Dalton of Min
neapolis was the next speaker and he
said that when he was a boy he had
heard the quotation of westward the
course of empire, takes it's way"
When he studied as a boy however,
the land of the Dakotas was consid-
cred the great American desert, but
North Dakota has surpassed all ex-
peFctations, and while Cincinnati is
called the Queen City, he thought that
westward the course Of empire moves
and that Fargo was mighty near the
throne.
He congratulated the people on Sc
curing Bishop O'Reilly and he also
congratulated the bishop on coming
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Fargo diocese. He said that the peo-
pie Of Minneapolis dIsliked to lose the
new bishop, but he believed that his
coming here would prove a great
blessing. He then extolled Arch
bishop ireland and said tina. much of
the prosperity of the northwest was
due to his untiring efforts in the
cause of religion and to the church
to which he belongs
Bishop OF Winona.
Rev. Father Dr. Heffrom, who was
for many years president OF the ST.
Paul seminary at St. Paul, but who
is now bishop Of Winona, Mimi, was
the next speaker and he was most
witty in his remarks. He said the
people of Fargo were fortunate in
receiving such a man as Bishop o.
Reilly and he also wanted to con-
graduate the bishop on having fallen
into the hands OF such a nice people.