Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-24
Impressive Ceremonies Attend UuUeiLing of Statue
of Archbishop Who Was NeuU Mexicos Greatest Friend

archbishop and clergy. Governor Me-
Donald, United States Senator n h.
Cutron, Secretary Of states Antonio
lMeero, superintendent Of Public In
struciion AlNan n. White, chief jus.
lice G. j. Roberts. supreme Court JUS
tites X. II. Hanna and r. w. Parker,
Mayor ". @. Sargent, Hon Nestor
Montoya, and many other officials
the city council. the board of eduea-
ton and others supreme Court Clerk
Jose ID. Sem was master of ceremo-
MES ana introduced the speakers In
introducing Governor Mcdonald, he
referred to Archbishop j. b. f.amy as
the greatest man who had ever come
to New Mexico, one who came to do
good To the entire state. to an people,
irrespective of creed or nationality.
The governor referred to Arch
bishop l.amy as n man who consectat-
cd his life to the glory of the Lord and
the service Of his fellowmen lie dwelt
upon the hardships he endured IN
coming TO Santa Fe through hostile
Indian country
His good deeds were innumerable;
he was "a saint; he lived the lie Of
true man. an eXemplar to an of his
contemporaries and those that fol-
lowed him, he said. Referring TO ono
incident in the life of the sainted &C.
etesiastic. he told Of the coming OF the
Sisters of Loretto. He also paid
tribute TO Miguel Chaves. the donor Of
the statue Loud applause was the
lowed him he said Referring TO one
as the speakers that followed. were in
terrupted again and again by applause
that swept over the crowd
Address In spanish.
Two Of the most eloquent orators
of the Spanish speaking people. Sec
Rotary Of state Antonio Lucero and
Hon. Ncstor Montoya, held the audi
ence entranced with their culogies of
Archbishop Gamy They told OF his
saintliness, of his many self-sacri-
fees, his deeds Of charity. his noble
example ana his love for the people.
They referred touchingly and elo-
quently to incidents in his life that IL
Illustrated the lOttness of his charac-
ter. II was Archbishop J. y. famy
who brought to New Mexico the Sis
ters Of ioretto. the Christian Broth
ers. the Sisters of Charity. and thus
laid the foundation for the states
present system of education and char
table Institutions. il was he who
built The cathedral. founded many
churches ANA imported the first fruit
trees from France from which
sprung the thousands of orchards
that dot nnumera bic hillsidcs and
valleys IN the southwest lie was prac-
teal as well as posa, ssed of lofty
ideals ana he met the people face ia
face as fellow beings whose souls
We're precious i'm the eyes Of God. 1t
is to commemorate lives such as
Archbishop Lamy those who preced-
ed, him and the holy ones that are
following him that the Cathedral of
the Desert is to be built at Santa Fe.
Eulogy by T. B. Catron.
The main eulOgy was pronounced
by United states senator Thomas r.
Catron. who was introduced by Mr..
Sena as a man whose knowledge of
the past, love of the people and
friendship with Archbishop Lamy
made it peculiarly fitting that he
should deliver the historical address.
Senator Catron told how Greeks
and Romans erected statues to their
statemen and warriors. but said not
one of them was as great as the saint
ed Archbishop Lamy He was friend
to New Mexico. friend Of the
American government friend to
the humblest and the most exalted
He compared Lamy with Columbus,
Marquette and Cabez de Naca and de-
clarcd that he was greater than all
of these It was almost forty nine
years ago that the friendship be-