Evening journal., 1919-09-26
BELGIAN PRIMATE
HERE few MINUTES
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were grouped around the special cal
Federal" when il became known
Cardinal Mercier was therein.
The Rev. John J. Connolly, rector oi
ST. Thomas Church, and the Rev. join
j. Lynch: assistant priest Of the san'
church, represented the priests Of the
diocese in greeting tnt
Cardinal. In his address OF welcome
Father Connolly said:
Delaware, the little Belgium Of
the United States. which was the
first among the States TO ratify our
glorious and providential constitu-
tlon, bids you welcome TO her soil.
small in territory, her three
counties have stood out before the
worlds gaze during the war like
the divine virtues Of Faith, Hope
and Love. OF which Your Eminence
Is a living eXemplar and pattern.
"The name OF Delaware and the
name dupont are inseparably CON
nected, and the success OF the allied
armies abroad can be traced IN
great measure to the Little Diamond
State and the munitions and mil-
lions which it so lavishly supplied.
This little State is situated be-
tween Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Maryland is the cradle OF religious
liberty. whose citizens, irrespective
Of class or creed, We'd with one an
other In paying you honor. Delaware
clasps your hand In sympathetic
grasp this morning as you pass
through her territory 20 another,
the great commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania, whose equally tolerant
spirit Is evidenced in the personnel
Of the committee which accom-
panies you and will be equally eyi-
denced i'm the institutions which
you will visit and in the citlzenry
whose hearts will go out 20 you I'm
the spontaneous homage.
Delaware salutes Your Eminence
as the towering moral figure Of
the war, and its citizen and its
soldier would pay reverence TO that
sterling worth OF which you are
the very personilcaiion and en-
bOdiment"
There was not time for Cardinal Mer-
'ier to leave the train or make an adj
iress, but he gave his blessing TO the
,ssemblage, who received IL reverently.
Tall and commanding. with his fine
eatures Illuminated by the "Mercier
'mile," which has become famous in
New York and Baltimore, this momen-
airy glimpse Of the heroic Belgian pre-
ate will never be forgotten by those
VINO had the privilege Of seeing him
It the station today
The eminent visitor appeared re-
reshed after his rest in Virginia.
The official Philadelphia committee
ourneying with him, included Mayor
'mith, Z. II. Stotesbury, Samuel "
suclain, Paul Hagemans. Belgian con-
nj general TO the United States, sta
ioned at Philadelphia; Judge John
Bayard Henry Monslgnor
lichael j. Crane. vicar general Of the
archdiocese; Joseph p.
iaffney and the presidents Of City
councils. James f. Lennon and Or. E.
}. Gleason. John Wanamaker joined
he party here.
Belgium's primate while in Philadel.
hia, will stay at the residence or
Dougherty. M0nsignOr
rane represented the archbishop on
he journey nOrthward today.
Cardinal Mercier was pictured by the
lonsignOr as one OF the worlds great
st scholars. He was selected. the mon
lgnor said, by Pope Leo XIII to revive
he Thomistic philosophy. the philos-
ply taught by Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Priests came from all parts Of the
'0rld to study philosophy under Mer-
Ter, then professor at the University
I LOuvain.
Monsignor Crane could recall only
ne living priest Of the Philadelphia
who studied under Cardl-
al Mercier at Louvain. That priest is
Ions.gnor Peter " Mason, OF Allen,
JNVn
Bishop Monaghan. OF Delaware, who
at present in Washington, had greet
! the Cardinal in Baltimore. Other To-
al priests and laity. who have not
cen numbered among those greeting
ardlnal Mercier in Baltimore. will see
i'm during his Philadelphia visit.