Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10
ARCHBISHOP, VOICING HIS THANKS,
PRAISES CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
Achievements
History Church AmercaAsks of Clergy and Lai
in His New Responsibilities

Archbishop Dougherty at the close of the ceremonies
in the Cathedral expressed his thanks to the visiting
clergy and members of the ay asking their support and
prayers for guidance in the following words:
Your Eminence. Most Reverend Archbishops, Right
Reverend Bishops Abbot and Monsgnor. Very Rev
Reverend Fathers, beloved brethren of the
laty:
To His Emnence Cardinal Gibbons our thanks are
rendered for having honored the Archdiocese
OF Philadelphia and myself by presiding this cere
the gracious words however unmerited that
he deigned o speak deeply grateful. They
n encouragement in the responsibility placed upon me-
When future historian of the Catholic Church in
the United States will its growth and influence
he will be struck by the provdenta role played in by
Gibbons He will find him loom hstory's sky
line the bond between the beginnings of the American
Catholic Church and it's fullblown splendor; one who
gathered himself the traditions Of the
but also to immeasurable extent made and nodded
the history which witnessed; who by writings,
especially by his book, THE Faith of Our Fathers"
harvested into the of the Church converts
than other of his tme who by his presidency
the third Penary Council of Baltimore framed in
preeminent part Church law o this land;
the leading figure in the foundation, consolidation and firm
establishment of the Catholic Universy who half
century called to suggest the solution of vexed
questions, such the Churchs attitude toward the
knights of Labor; and by his patriotism, by his keen
sympathy with his fellow by his help in
good regarded the potent factor
in dsarming prejudice and hailed the first citizen
of his The prestige therefore, which this func
ton receives from him is realized and gratefully acknow
lodged.
We beholden the other archbishop
to the right reverend bishops and monsgnor, well
the reverend priests here present, whom
come n spite of season, from
great distance, and little inconvenience them
selves by loyalty and affection cooperation and
of Philadelphia Diocese in giving soemnity this
/ occasion
1t may be permitted offer particular thanks to the
Right Reverend Bishop Hoban for having celebrated the
mass the Right Reverend Bishop Shahan for his
and a peerless and teeming intellect.
Special mention should also be made of my beloved
brethren Buffalo clergy who during the last
by loyalty and aTectionate cooperate and en-
deared themselves by tightening my burden and
forestang my They have earned for themselves
throughout the length and breadth of the
land May God repay their goodness Of heart!
Archbshops Homecoming Singular Privilege
Now l come to the Philadelphia priests-God knows
ton years Distance and absence have afforded
perspective by which gauge better than before
and prize still highly their matchess worth APP
praising according the of their
for their oneness mind and heart, for ability and
learning prestly ZEAL for Of organization for
hosptabeness for attachment to their focks and for
the reciprocated Of their people, they per
haps body, unique in the whole world. 1t is a
singular privilege to become of them again. No
words adequately express how touching has been
welcome they have extended in the address
the reception they and their people rendered
last night my arrival
While speaking of them, it opportune time
publicly express gratitude for the astonishing