The Irish standard., 1910-05-28

students and clergy in affectionate
terms. He said in part: 1--WE are hon
ored today in a special manner by the
presence of his Excellency, Monsignor
Falconio, who brings US greetings from
the Holy Father. I am glad that the
bishops elect have honored us by this
visit to st. Paul Seminary, for this is
the preparation, the vespers as it
were, Of the great act to be performed
them in st. Paul Seminary for the
seminary is the very core of my heart
Here about us l see many faces of
those who form the church of the
present, and a few Of us belong to the
church of the past, but you, dear SEM
inarians, are the church of the future
and have the hope of the Northwest
in your hands,"
He then introduced his Excellency,
enthusiasm with which the Archbish-
OPP had spoken to the students. He
reminded his auditors that the Church
in the United States is no longer in
its infancy; that now more than ever
before, the Church in this country
needs learned and pious priests and
that diligent study and thorough prep
aration were becoming more and more
necessary for those who represented
the Church of the future.
The Archbishop then asked Bishop
elect O'Reilly to give expression to the
sentiments of those about to be ele-
waited to the episcopate. Bishop
OReilly spoke briefly and very quiet
ly but the deep emotion of his voice
stirred every listener to a realization
of the awful solemnity of tho great
act to be consummated on the NOR
row.
I'VE are happy to be in the great
Seminary of st. Paul" said Bishop
O'Reilly, land l believe I voice the
sentiments of the new bishops when l
tell his Excellency. the Papal Delegate,
that his presence with us today makes
the occasion a memorable one indeed
one always to be recalled with graft
tude. The Archbishop spoke Of the
present the past and the future and ]
believe he insinuated that he himself
belonged to the things Of the past.
Well, he does belong to the things OF
the past, a monument Of the Church,
a reality woven into history. His work
is not yet over and. please God, it will
not be for many years to come"
The Archbishop then invited Bishop
O'Gorman to speak of the past in the
Northwest and the Bishop Of Sioux
Falls responded in his happiest vein.
"This is the 25th year Of the St. Paul
Seminary he said. ut began it's
work twenty five years ago under the
name of st. Thomas Seminary. l was
then head of the institution and among
the bishops elect today l see Bishop
Lawler and Bishop Heffron who were
then members of the faculty. For
those connected with the seminary to
become bishops is now one of the ira
ditions of the seminary. 1t is in the
lambert air about you and you cannot
breathe the atmosphere without inhal-
tho gamma
But the seminary of st. Paul began
more than twenty five years ago. 1t
began on a certain day in 1852 when
the first bishop Of st. Paul took two
young pupils before the altar Of the
Blessed Virgin and heard their VOWS
Of conservation to the services OF the
church. One of the two has already
passed his scriptural allotment Of
three score years and ten, the other is
verging close to it. One Of those boys
was Archbishop ireland, the other was
myself. But the history of the Church
in this province is the very subject
of tomorrows sermon, so I beg that
you excuse me from further reminis-
cences until then"