The Irish standard., 1919-04-05
BOWLING WELCOME AS
CHURCHMAN AND AS CITIZEN.


& Under the most auspicious conditions and with
the full acclaim Of the clergy and laty, Most Rev.
erend Archbishop Austin Bowling was last week
inducted into Office head of the Province of ST..
Paul All the functions incident to the great
sion, official and social were marked with not only
the dignity and splendor usually observed, but with
joyousness on the part of both clergy and laity.
The homage and obedience pledged by the former
was not merely formal prescription of the ritual,
as was said by Rev. James c. Byrne, the temporary
administrator of the Archdiocese, but cordial ex-
preston of the joy that pervaded all their hearts.
1--WE bring to him" said Rev. James M. Cleary, mot
only obedience, but love and affection" In these
felicitous sentiments, too, there abundant evil
dence of the concurrence of the laty in the public
assemblages following the ceremony of installation
Nor was this spirit of qualification confined to the
membership of the fold of the new prelate. It was
felt and expressed by the many distinguished men
OF other faiths who participated in the various fea-
lures of the program of welcome, among whom we're
Governor Burnquist of Minnesota, and President
Burton of the University of Minnesota, and many
others of eminent position in civic and business
affairs.
All of the Bishops of the Archdiocese were in
attendance at the ceremonals of installation, with
the exception of Bishop O'Gorman of Sioux Falls,
who was unable to attend account of illness, and
these prelates voiced in felictous the spirit
Of welcome existing in their several folds for the
new shepherd. 1T was evidently Providential, .
said Bishop O'Reilly of Fargo, "that St. Paul
was now so honored and by such man as Arch
bishop Bowling, who is the heir of great traditions
and great memories When the mantle fell from
have descended upon more worthy recipient"
With characteristic modesty the new preate has
referred to himself "the undstinguished success
sor OF distinguished predecessor, but he has al
vironment by his graciousness of manner and the
charm of his personality. He has laid the founda-
tions of friendships here that are surely des-
tined to make strongly for the success of his admin
lstration OF the great Metropolitan Province over
which he is to preside. He has impressed all
with whom he has come in contact as man of
splendid mental attainments and the courage of his
convlctons-one who is eminently we'll fitted for
the functions of the important position to which
he has been called by the Holy Father.
Outside of the fold concern was specially felt in
respect to the measure in which the new prelate
might take the place of his great predecessor as
citizen in the great public activities of the North
west; and it is pleasant to note that disappointment
may not be expected in this direction. The ST.
Paul Dispatch makes this editorial comment in ref
erence to the public reception extended to the new
prelate at the St. Paul Auditorium:
The ceremonial welcome of Archbishop Dowling
to St Paul, no more as churchman than as citizen,
was completed by this event. 1t is not difficult to
assume that the preate will enter upon the duties
OF both with a zeal stimulated by the broad cordi-
aty so sincerely in evidence from of all creeds
body of representative citizenship that quilted the
banquet hall convinced that in the successor to
Archbishop Ireland they would lose nothing of his
fine civic participation, his high scholarship and his
3 board liberalism.
Bishops, priests and laty constitute triple alli-
ance which, as Bishop Lawler of Lead felicttously
said, makes Tor the progress of the Church every
age and country" The Northwest is now firmly
established anew in such alliance, and under the
benign guidance of the new shepherd may conf
IDENTIFY look forward to greater glories of achieve
ment in the faith.