Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-03-27
FRIENDS SAY FAREWELL
TO THE ARCHBISHOP

BISHOP AUSTIN LOWING, Tor the
past seven years, head of the Cath
Ollie church in the Des Moines do
cese, left this week for st. Paul
where on Easter Sunday he will be
consecrated archbishop to succeed
tee late John Ireland.
a farewell meeting, at which Bis
hop bowling bid goo lbye to over s.
100 people was held az the Des
MGines coliseum Surd,v afternoon,
the bishop was accom- panied to st
Paul by priests, laymen and members
of the Knights of Columbus.
Addressing his audience at tic
coliseum as my people," the bishop
urged wholehearted and united
support of the government by the
church. Hundreds of friends of
the bishop remained after the pro-
gram to clasp his hand in final
goodbye, many of them carrying
the American flag, an emphasis to
the bishops urgent plea for staunch
support of the government.
I'm these times of trouble our
government needs every assurance of
our assistance and We must be
close to it," said the bishop. II
there is one thing for which l am
glad, il is because of the small part
l have had in bringing them close
to their country.
Our Catholic people have at
times kept themselves too much to
the habits of the immigrants There
has been half justification some
times that all of them were not in
sympathy with the government not
perhaps to those who understood
them but those who saw the ex-
ternal and did not understand"
The Sunday meeting which was
meant for a little farewell developed
into huge meeting. Students
from the Catholic schools carrying
the Star Spangled Banner and their
school flags gave color to the gath
ering while the Second Infantry
band from Camp Dodge increased
the patriotic tenure of the meeting.
Tears swelled into the eyes of the
bishop as his many friends, Cath
olics and Protestants, filed past him
and he shook each hand, speaging
in a low, sad voice to each man,
woman and child.
1T has been nearly seven years
since l first came to Des Moines,
and l can say now that you have
won my heart. This is not a pub
lie demonstration. 1t is a love
feast.
my work here has been made
easy by the cooperation of the
people. In few days the more
larger problems of an archbishop
will have to be met, but the peo-
pie Of st. Paul are loyal Catholics
and accept the stranger as he ia sent
to them to take the word of the
one who endorsed him"
Bishop Bowling was the guest of
another farewell meeting by the
Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus
in the evening where speakers dwelt
upon his work and accomplishments
while in Des Moines.
''He has unified our people and
this diocese will always remain a
monument to his work" said John
b. Sullivan.
Il. NJ. Mcmahon. speaking In be
half of the st. Paul delegation. sent
to greet Bishop Bowling. spoke of
the church as the means to combat
forces of those who would destroy
Judge Martin ]. Wade, judge of the
federal court, sent letter which
was read at the meeting. e. j.
Kelly of Des Moines, Lee ]. Daugh-
erty of Davenport. and w. ID. Dyer
of st. Paul, also paid tribute to the
bishop.
The delegation that accompanied
Bishop Bowling to st. Paul left In
two special cars. II consisted" of
over 100 people, clergy and laymen.