The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-01-01
ALLOWING TRIBUTE
From Generous Citizens Of Duluth to
Bishop McGoIriek.

From Generous Citizens of Duluth to
Bishop McGoIrick.
The munificent sum of $1,000 was
the eloquent testimonial presented last
Monday night at the Cathedral audi
forum to Ri. Rev. James McGolrick at
the reception given in honor of the
twentieth anniversary of his conse-
Grafton to the bishopric in the Du-
luth diocese, says the News-Tribune.
The Bishop, displaying his extraordin-
airy devotion to the charities of the
I church, which has marked the two de-
cades of his work here, Immediately
turned over the entire sum without a
reservation to swell the funds for the
new orphan asylum. This act of UNI
usual abnegation was hardly sur
prise to those best acquainted with him
as such sacrifices have frequently been
made by him in the past b..
t The large purse was subscribed to
by many of the most prominent of
Duluth's residents and was collected
by committee consisting of Fred
L. Ryan, chairman: j. w. Sheridan,
M. K. Stack, John Killorin, Michael
Kelly. Otto c. Hartman, 7. J. Mono
han, Frank Jordan. B. Forrestal, Ed
ward Ryan, Jr., f. S. Kelley, r. w.
Higgins, =. D. Mackey, F. ID. Curry,
and e. ]. O'Rourle. The members
represented all Of the parishes of the
city.
The ladies OF the Bishops club
served luncheon after the mass and
dinner given by the Bishops club
in honor of Bishop McGolrck preced-
ed the reception. The clergy of the
entire diocese was invited to this. At
its conclusion, the committee which
raised the purse, together with the re-
ception committee of the evening, ac-
companied the distinguished diocesan
T to the platform where Henry furnish
made an address appreciatory of the
grand work of the bishop, concluding
by presenting him with the handsome
testimonial. Bishop McGolrick respond
ed to the words of Mr.. furnish, ex-
pressing his gratitude for the purse
: and his recognition of the sentiment
with which it was conveyed. He wish.
ed, however, that it would be per.
mitted him to crafty one of his favor
lite charities by turning the sum ovel
to the orphans asylum. The Bisho1
said:
| VERY Reverend and Reverend Faith.
: ers: My Dear Friends: There are oc
y casions when words cannot adequate
n ~ express the thoughts that swell III
r from the heart and this is one Of them
THE splendid testimonial of priest
:. and people this morning serves t.
e make light the. burdens that weigh up
! on bishops shoulders and. gives re
= newed strength, foriutAre labors. Look
s. ing back over those 20 years 1t is cheer
lr ing to note how many worthy men an
# women have gone out to fulfill life
work from our schools with God
benediction upon them. How man
have gone out from our affairs faith
full members of society and how man
have passed, over to be gratefully re
membered, to their eternal reward.
"The growth of religion, mainl
- due to faithful body of clergy-me
&c who gave themselves for their SOU
:" who aided in the material buildin
'0 up of church and school and orphan
Il age and asylum. is a living fact whic
% orphan reached the hearts Of the pee
II pie, and for all future time, their wan
are to be relieved. their education ar
er support made sure.
Of Twenty years form a long pere
IN In mans life. but needless to sa
"a these years have been made easy bo,
Y by priests and people.
~ "Who can fifty tell of the labo
70 Of the religious-the missionaries wi
NJ have devoted their whole lives to tt
70 poor Indians. Scattered over tn
~ northwestern territory from Graz
Marais on the Great Lake to Viii
Earth and Red Lake in this dioces
~ these faithful priests have been wi
~ them as their father and their frien
's "Only the All-Seeing Eye can kno
De of their hardships, amid people on
". savages and nov, thank God, the chi
p dren Of Christian civilization.
III "Who can tell Of the quiet work
Ell school, in hospital and in asylum do
I'd by the sisterhoods who devote Their
u selves with JOY 10 the weak, the pc
nd and the afflicted? Yes, these are i
I'd deed, the crown and the reward of hi
to who rules the diocese, whose han
he, are held up by the prayers and the ze
Of these devoted ones.
NJ such lives as these make love
-. country and love Of God grow logeth
in the heArts Of thousands: make I