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

introduction of Judge Carmody. The
! bishop was profoundly moved by the
manifestation but disclaimed any per
; sonal merit, referring to his appoint
ment as an act of providence which
he would endeavor to justify by his
! best efforts for the welfare of the
people among whom he was come te
| reside. His address was punctured
by frequent applause. Bishop Wehrl
said:
I received quite little praise from
the governor and the others, and now
that is good. never had in mind to
become bishop, but when it came
had to accept it, as coming from the
Pope, and therefore l considered it
as the will of God. l often felt like
grieving that such great burden
should be put upon my shoulders, but
this afternoon when l saw the large
crowd of people to receive me and
saw their enthusiasm l thanked God
that He had called me, and I hope
will not disapDoint the archbishop,
nor the priests, nor the people who
treated me with such enthusiasm and
such kindness.
l wish to thank, rst of all, the citi
zens of Bismarck for this hearty
reception which they have given me-
and | thank also those others who
came, many of them, to be present at
this occasion and to show their de-
votion to the church. If this recep
ton this afternoon had been given
me personally, would say it was un.
deserved. l tried to do my duty, and
God knows sometimes l had difficulty
in doing it, but I know this reception
this afternoon has been given as a
testimonial of the respect to the
Catholic church and to the Office
which God has given me. For this
reason l thank you all, not only in
my ow name, but in the name of the
Catholic church, for the kind recep.
tion. 1 hope that the spirit of mutual
kindness and general interest in the
true building up of the good will con-
tinue and will prosper. The people
of Bismarck have shown today that
they have something of the spirit of
the old Iron-willed Chancellor, and !
hope we will keep something of that
power. 1t is characteristic of these
people, and with this will power unit
ed for the truth and for the true
building up of the diocese and reli-
gion, we surely will be able to accom-
plish great things in the future. A
bishop alone cannot accomplish any
thing. He can only be the leader
But when everyone works for the
same purpose, and when the public
in general show such good will as
has been shown today, then surely
great things can be accomplished.
Judge Ellsworth made a scholarly
address in which he declared that the
foundation of government must lie
deeper than the mere nunciation of
law passed on order. He pointed to
the fact that constitutions controlling
people who had built without refer
ence to the moral law, did not en-
dure. He pointed to the collopse Of
ancient Rome and declared that the
lew which must control the
destiny of people must be based
upon the Masonic code. He pointed to
the necessity of religious founda-
ton for the perpetuation of a people
in national life and augered much for
the future from the present evidence
of the growth of the religious in
auence.
Judge Ellsworth said:
AS l have sat among you tonight /
md looked around upon this Assem-.
'lage and heard what has been said /