The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-22
POllP AND CEREMONY MARK THE
CF|FRRN|QN Of SILVER JUBILEE
0F RIsIOP D0NAHIJE Of WHEELING
from the wrath to como" I ThSsS l.

from the wrath to como" mess l.
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Tbs .nistl, iron, ,>h:ch har'H o""'""'
5a,rIv h,,.nyrI hro:hr"r recalls ih' IN,
,,,- rcIs,inns sr,s,,.,, ir- h"tw'''n -. l';'"i
,,I rho Christians i 'Th'' &S.:l"!..';4- A.
S,,s l>,rnrn us tho inspiring '!'H:'i'''
,nd force with which I'll" apostle '"'"
and the Joyous enthriSihS-'' M" TT ''H
cnrvic.ion with which they r'rtiE|" MS
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brll,vc am nn' "NaES"ra'''iS III 80
clar:nc thu: n" rotations pow" ''''
APOSTLE Of the G"nttlcs ana III" "'S''
,or.,rs find heir couutrrpa"' IN IN"
h,,d ~ rrrrtfnn which mItcs TIA" CLERGY
and n,arln &C this diocese and their De-
loved chief pastor.
h,-, I;auwn Year bishop sine" his
s+rn,rt DAYS In Ealtirnre. I had the
n-iyiln.-r Of ortotninS mn! to tho priest
hood in ,SS5. and acquainted ne | vas
with tho splendid talents with which
God had endowed his cultured mild
with his ri~ry and genial disposition. l
called him 70 the cathedral and appoint
Cd him chancellor Of thr nrchdi''ctsc.
Some time a:tcrward. wh"n vacancy &C.
CURED. h" became rector OF IN" cath"-
dral
When TT Rev. John Joseph Kahn WIS
promoted to the achiepiscopal SC" OF ST.
Louis I had the honor Of c'nS"cratlnE
him Rishcp cr Wheeling in 1894.
7 cannot in q moro satisfactory nan-
nor or In fewer words. set before you
I the SUCCESS OF your bishop'S admnistr;i-
ton Of IS years than hy presenting to
YOU a 'cw leading statistics which de-
! scribe the condition Of tho diocese or
! Wheeling in 1894 and It's situation at
the present day.
WIN your. chief pastor took passes
sion # his see in 1894 the diocese con-
, ta!nel 80 priests. It had n churches
! one-lslf Of which was without resident
pastors The number Of children attend
| tns Catholic schools was little over
e.o+e and the Catholic population
! amounted TO 10000.
, At the present year thcre arc in the
! docese rs priests 49,. churches. over
+; 1000 children attending Catholic schools
md = Catholic population OF about
| 5000.
This splendid result is all the more
Gratifying and surprising when We con-
slider the eminent character of tho two
prelates who preceded him. RI. Rev.
Richard Vincent Whclan was bishop OF
apostolic virtues. He was truly 4 man
of God. His benevolent. aspect street
aacettc couutcnance. crowned with hair
silHered by age commanded tho vcnera-
ton of all who heheld him. HIS sue
cessor. Bishop Kain. was n probate or
! indcfatiCahle energy and excellent adj
! miniStratfvc ability.
It Is no small credit to your bishop
| that he has rcaped so abundant har-
vcst in field which was already cult
waited with so much care by hts prede-
cessors.
, But rest assured that your modest
; bishop would be the last to claim for
! himself exclusive credit for tho spread
! Of religion In tho diocese. He could not
h1ve accomplished what he did without
; the aid of his clergy and your gencr-
Gus cooperation, brethren Of the laity-
! An enlightened. Jealous and edifyinE
! loity are the glory OF the Christian
! church. Every age in tho history of the
J. church. conspicuous for faith and pictT.
has also boon ma rl1nd by DISTINGUISHED
! laymen. who have vindcatcf the cause
! of Christianity by the cloTucncc OF their
spoken words and writings. as wen as
! by rho sancttty Of their lives
! Brethren ct the laity. I do not Ortnk
you fully realize how much influence
! you exert IN the CAUSE OF Christian truth
You ara daily thrown into social and
: eSNNA
brethren and you hav" constant oppor-
! tunities OF giving them nm account Of
! the faith and rhc hope that IS IN you.
And your explanation Of the Catholic
religion is all the more persuasive be-
cause thcy gro not the official declnra-
tons of the bishops and clergy. but theS
arc tn" FREQ. spontaneous uttcra noes OF
diSint cresrc! witnesses Of tho truth.
f. st. Augustine. the great doctor Of the
church of tn" fifth cen trIry. was indebted
for his conversion more to the prayers
Of his mother. Monica md to the eN-
ample of his friend. Elctorlnus, than to
tn, preaching of St Ambrose.
Some time ago. on the occasion Of q
visit I paid to Washington, a gentleman
called to pay his respects and informed
me that he was a recent convert and
that his conversion resulted from the
perusal OF book Of mine put to him
these questions: Arc you married. and
is your wife Of The Catholic faith7 To
both Questions he answered. afffrma-
lively. My good friend. I then remarked
thank your wife for you are indGot cd
to your wife more than to mo for the
precious gift of faith.
When the words which your bishop nd
dresses you from the altar or pulpit dc