The Irish standard., 1910-05-28

stood by me and helped me?
It would take too long. You younger
people do not know what we went
through. You new parishioners do
not know what We suffered This was
my first parish. No doubt I made
but they were mistakes
prompted by my zeal and a desire to
help you. I have been anxious to help
you and help our bishop.
'"There is no parish in the United
States that can be compared to this
parish. I base my statement on the
word of the apostolic delegate, bish-
ops and others who have had oppor-
tunity to observe. God has blessed
you for standing by me. God has
blessed you for your generosity. God
has blessed you because you have the
faith. No parish has such people as
the Cathedral parish of Duluth. I
will never meet such people again.
II must build up from the bottom
again. 1t is hard on me to begin work
once more. But we are soldiers and
must go where we are called. Six
months ago there were rumors in the
air. I tried to head off anything that
would separate me from the people of
Duluth, but was unsuccessful, and
I must leave you.
"You will keep your old faith. You
will keep your old generosity. You
will stand by the Church and help it
in it's work. I can never give my
heart to another people like I have
given it to you. I have never gone
on the altar to offer mass but 1 have
mentioned your temporal and spirit
ual progress in my prayers. At
Crookston, will never offer up mass
without remembering you.
"You have been kind to me. What
could I have done without you? If
a man wants to preach, he must have
an audience. If he wants to build, he
must have the cooperation of the
people. You say to me, Father, you
did so much But I could do nothing
without the aid Of the people. You
helped me. You seconded my efforts
have never asked for one single
thing but you gave it to me. Here
we stand today with property valued
at about 100000, the result Of our eff
forts. You are only $4,000 in debt on
the new building as far as we have
gone. What a record for generosity!
'You have gone to the sacramento.
You have assisted at mass. We have
had hard times in Duluth. Some peo-
pie did not understand us. We have
had times when the public press
poured forth it's Notifications. There
have been times when 1 have had to
defy the police and take hold with
force to put down demonstrations at
this corner. I have done my duty as
saw it, fearing neither. devil nor
man, and I have conquered
II am leaving you and this may be
the last time I talk to you. There is
no set Of people in Duluth to compare
with you. There is no set of people
in Duluth better off financially, NOR
ally or intellectually than these people
of my parish. You are my parish. ]
will claim you until I go down in the
grave and defy any man to say the
contrary.
ut breaks my heart to leave that
old bishop over there, I served him
as boy. In introducing me at St
Paul he said, If you know how it feels
for a man to lose his right arm. YOU
know my condition. Love your bish-
op, my people, and help him. Help
your priests and I will love you the
more. Don't let that spirit go down
that we built up together. Keep it
up and some day we will meet again
in the eternal kingdom of God. I love
you, my people. My heart breaks to
leave you. Keep up your good work
Stand up for your Church and stand
up for Jesus Christ.
ut is hard to say farewell. It
breaks my heart. Nevertheless, I am
doing Gods will. am going as a
minister of God to build up a new
diocese for other men. I will not see
the work half completed and when
my bones are Wondering in the grave
another generation will enjoy the
fruits Of my work. L must begin and
build up. Direct your prayers to
Jesus Christ for me. Think of me
and pray for me, as 1 will think OF
you and pray for you"