The Irish standard., 1913-02-22

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Bishop Won Ketteler. giantSof strength
though he was. fell beneath the bur-
NJ den inst before relief appeared; but
fortunately there was another, a
avohng man, who had fought by his
side, able and willing to uphold the
the State. Kettelers successor, who
is still with us, is the jubilarian of
1919, and was then Vicar General Of
IIildesheim, and, a trusted counsellor
thorst.
y :: Tire Rise Of George kepp.
George kopp is the son of a weaver
of Duderstadt, in the diocese Of Hide
.s<sl,einn, in the former kingdom Of Han
over. United Germany owes much to
Hanoverians. Bennigsen and MIGUEL
among the Liberals windthorst and
Kopp in the Catholic ranks, men who
were. born foreigners. stand high
: among the statesmen Of the great en-
.s:I.ire which sixty years ago forcibly
..a;annexede their country. After a fair
..pEimary education he received the
.s':leaving certificate from the Hide
st1Shetm. gymnasium. and obtained en-
Payment in the local telegraph office.
An Improvement in family circum-
.rAtances enabled him to follow his re-
ligious vocation in his twenty-first
year.. when he entered the diocesan
s4seminafy. He was ordained In 1862.
"'ahd became a chaplain at the orphan
age Of Heneckenrode. He also took
very deep interest in teaching.
Three years later he was appointed
,.,te a post in the. Vicar Generals Of
asAee, became Assistant Vicar General
t,sin ss1sss. an apostolic notary in 1870.
s..snd in 1872 Dean and Vicar General.
1t was at this time that the Prussian
government was preparing its Kul-
nr}<ampf laws and the prudence,
diplomacy and courtesy Of the young
.rDsan turned aside many, a shaft from
...aIsil deshsim. State functionaries under
a,atAs' May Laws: found him very DIM
.s1rttft to deal with, not that he was Of
seEci yielding disposition, but he possess
I'd infinite tact and quickly gagged
-,tthA limits OF State authority. and
.yskapt. a., far az possible. within it.
.s;iHEhem Bismarck began to perceive the
,sAa,faitility of his anti.clerical policy, and
TO tofesee that he would require
Catholic support to Withstand the red
spectre, many Of the dioceses were
...ekphaned, and hundreds of parishes
81. sacant, because the Church could not
accept the terms required by the gov
eminent. The hrst Bishops appointed
.;'nnder the improved conditions were
~sMonsisnor Korum, the great stras-
80 burg preacher, who was elected to
= Treves., and Monsignor Kopp, who be-
game Bishop. yof. Fulda.s the historic
burial place Of ST. Boniface. S~'
=; Appointed Member Of the House Of
~ ,4'-,.., Lords.
~, In his first pastoral the new prelate
called himself Bishop with his
hands tied. He" had not nearly
enough priests to attend to his flock.
q and he was called upon also to visit
-, and administer sacraments in Pader-
born, Cologne and ,Limburg. to which
s.. Bishops had not vet been appointed.
s+ssThere were ruins to be rebuilt. injus-
tices to suppress, and paths to. smooth
between the chagr1ned and unwilling
-. government and the Catholics. But
4, he: was young and energetic, and pos
., asssed a personality which inspired
y 1Eenersy in others His diplomatic
qualities also came into full play. and
much Of Bishop kopp's work during
:. these strenuous years was performed
=. !auietly, even secretly. Bismarck soon
learned to appreciate his worth, and
AZ to place confidence in him, confidence
u which was never betrayed. The great
'sschaacsllor' was indebted to Kopp and
asS'vvi ndthotst, once his bitterest. oppon-
y efts, for the consistent aid which en-
6, abled him to pass the legislation
s, which has resulted in placing Ger
many in the foremost rank among ma
'.lsH0ne.
issth An .intinsats Feisnd Of the Emperor
W. 30 IN 1887 the Pope appointed DR.. Kopp
N to.'be' Prihce.Bishop of Breslau, the
largest diocese Of Germany. which
also includes Berlin, and takes in a
portion Of Austria. 1t is from the
.,,,s,4AAn Austrian section that he. acquires the
.ss,satle OF Prince, He had uphill work
=. ssnling vacancies {there we're but six
hsz: priests In Berlin)., establishing school.
and organizing, missions. BY arrange.
ment with Bismarck he obtained the
,s.s re-admission Of Dominicans. capuch.
a., ms and Franciscans into, Prussia. ant
+sS. he< was thereby enabled. to establish