New-York tribune., 1919-03-20

The Archbishop spoke as follows
"Your Excellency, Venerable Broth
ers of the Episcopate, Right Reverend
and Very Right Reverend Monsignori,
Reverend Fathers, Dearly Beloved Of
the Laity:
"My soul doth magnify the Lord
and doth praise His holy name at this
momentous hour of my life, as the
truth is borne in on me that He that is
mighty hath wrought great things in
me and hath lifted me up from among
the most lowly, and hath exalted me
among the princes and rulers of His
people.
"Neither in a spirit of self-satisfac-
ton nor of self -glorifcaton do I dare
to move as the central figure of this
days ceremony. I am chastened, to the
very depths of my soul, with the con-
sciousness of my poverty, my unworth-
mess and my many limitations. I feel
intensely the conviction that the Lord,
in His inscrutable wisdom, has chosen
but weak instrument that His own
divine glory, mercy and love may be
made more manifest to His children
in this holy church of New York, in
that neither human genius, nor human
eloquence, nor human learning, nor hu-
man endeavor can ever be as potent to
secure Gods blessings on the clergy,
the religious and the faithful, as hav-
ing shepherd, simple, faithful, spend
ing himself and being spent in spirit
of prayer, patience and love for the
children of men.
Loyalty of Church His Staff
"Your new Archbishop fears much
the heavy burden Of responsibility
placed to-day on his young and weak
shoulders. l do not fear, however, the
ministry of days crowded, of trials
many and constant, of labor unend-
ing, connected with the exalted office
of the Metropolitan See of New York.
For my consolation and my strength
is that I lean on no broken reed, when
my staff of support is the faith, piety,
zeal and devotion of the clergy, the
religious and the laity Of New York
III have neither plans nor policy to
announce, except my ardent desire and
my fixed purpose to keep Before me
constantly the ideals of the Good
Shepherd, and to strive to walk in
the footsteps of my revered, sainted
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Metropolitan See. Their sacred ashes
rest peacefully beneath this sanctuary
while their great souls look down from
heaven with benediction upon this
scene. | pray that they might take
me their successor into their powerful
keeping, and walk with me in the
sheepfold they loved, honored and
blessed, in the spirit of heroic zeal,
of fruitful labor and of saintliness of
life that marked the days of their
apostolic ministry. This indeed is a
me rare and strong confidence.
"How lovely, beautiful and dear to
my soul is this wonderful tabernacle
Of st. Patrck'sl Here at this very
altar, some twenty six years ago, Arch
bishop Corrigan, of sanity memory,
ordained me to the holy priesthood; ;
here also, but four years ego, Cardinal
Farley, my loving father and dearest
friend, consecrated me Bishop; here
the representative of the Vicar Of
Christ, enthrones me as the fifth Arch
bishop of New York. Sit nomcn Domini
henedictum! Name nobiscum Domino!
~ have been deeply touched by the
addresses just made through the
spokesmen of the clergy, Of the chap.
lains, and of the laity Could ever a
bishop be more favored than myself
Sincerity affection, loyalty, service
reverence and obedience all plcdgec
10 me by clergy that is an ornament
to the eternal priesthood of Jesus
Christ, and equally by Catholic
lay body chat is glory Of the Church
of God. lr my very heart Of hearts
| am stirred with the kcenest possible
sense of gratitude, consolation anc
encouragement. How blessed and ia
vored is the Church in New York with
its archbishop, its clergy, its religious
it's laity-all united in the stronges
practical faith, in unparalleled peace
and harmony, in an uncommon affec
ton, but with a common purpose, tt
pray together, to labor together, tt
progress together, to sacrifice together
for God, for Church, for country
Upon your new archbishop falls the
grave obligation of spiritual leader
ship, in a place and at time when
leadership, never more needed. loom:
up more than ever fraught with terri
Bile and farreaching responsibility
There is most emphatic call and dc
mand for courage, wisdom, prophecy
prudence and hopefulness of q yer,
high order. Strange, mysterious ant
dangerous are the currents of thought
action, aspiration and policy, with
under and cross currents, some swiftly
rushing heedlessly on, here and there
others strongly and steadily setting
in the whole world over. All may bt
for everlasting good if leaders in
Church State, scholarship and industry
live, move and have their being in {
realm founded on principles of justic.
and right, of sacrifice and unselhsh
ness, of large sympathy and unboundee
charity.
'No leadership can excel either il
principle or practise that of the Goot
Shepherd, Christ the Saviour of the
world, whose majestic stature, divine
teaching and inspiring example live or
through all centuries that were, tha-
are and that can ever be. He is the
way, the truth and the life that mari
and bless with surety, safety and hap
piness the pathway of human progress.
both in time and for eternity. Pu
aside that leadership and neither ma
tions nor individuals can long b,