The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-04-05
CONSERVATION OF
REV. DR.. TURNER
80 AT THE MT. SEPULCHRE
CHURCH IN WASHiNGTON-AD-
DRESS FROM ST. PAUL ALUMNI.

CHURCH IN WASHtNGTON-A
DRESS FROM ST. PAUL ALuMNi.
The Rev. DR.. William Turner, Pro-
fessor of Philosophy at the Catholic
University of America, recently ap-
pointed Bishop of Buffalo by Pope
Benedict NV, was consecrated at the
Church of Mount st. Sepulchre, Wash
ington, D. c., on Sunday, March 30.
The Mass was celebrated by Cardi-
nal Gibbons, who also acted as con-
secrator. Assisting at the white
marble throne in the Sanctuary were
the Most Rev. John BonZano, Apos-
tolic Delegate to the United States,
and Bishop O'Connell of Richmond,
Va, formerly Rector of the Catholic
University. Rt Rev. Thomas~J. Sha-
han, Rector of the Catholic University,
and lifelong friend of the Bishop
elect, delivered the sermon. The
other officers '' e yA.vice were Sc
lected from IL, .tLOtc University.
and the diocese OF Buffa r
A beautiful chalite wasEfesented to
the new Bishop by his 70 .ler pupils
| in philosophy at St. Paul Seminary
this city. 1t is a graceful, we'll bal
anced chalice of the Gothic type. The
base, sexfoil in shape, is decorated
with applied panels. Six fine anne
thysts adorn the knob The calyX is
set with garnets and amethysts. The
ornamentation is hand chased, ster-
ling silver, gold plated, Roman gold
finish The baseis inscribed:
| Recte Reverendo Willelmo Turner
graft olim discipuli donaverunt, To the
Right Reverend William Turner, from
his former grateful pupils.
A beautifully engrOssed address, in
Latin, accompanied the gift. The adj
dress in English reads:
ADDRESS
To Right Reverend William Turner,
| d. D.,
From the Alumni of ST. Paul Semi
nary.
When the Apostolic See, recognizing
your devotedness, ability, and noble
cofsuuct of life, enrolled you among
the Bishops of the United States, it
showed a sense of justice and of par
ticular favor towards the mitered
ranks of the sons of st. Patrick.
Learning strengthens native tai
ent." On the banks of the Father of
Waters we have sat at your feet and
have imbibed freely from the stream
Iof philosophic teachings that flowed
from your mind; for this reason we
Iare impelled to express to you, sin
lcerely if not eloquent!y, the deep SEN
timents of Fluctuations that well up
from our inmost hearts that this high
honor has been conferred upon you
while still in the yigor of your man
hood
Many are the minds that you have
fashioned at the forge of Aristotle;
with keen comment or brilliant re
search. Your gentlenesS and kindly
courtesy towards your pupils, both the
dull and the quick Of apprehension
has been surpassed by your deep cru
ditiOn alone
disposition as well as your consum
mate ability, little wonder is it tha
you should have been summoned from
the rostrum to the episcopal throne
Well may the Diocese of Buffalo
look forward to great achievement:
with such a leader, so valiant chief
tain. Well, also, may the hierarchy
of America rejoice that its ranks art
enriched by the acquisition of pre-
late so endowed with the gifts o
broadmindedness firmness and fear
lessness.
Truly and sincerely do the Alumni
toiling in the sacred ministry through
out the great Northwest, congratulate
you on this day. With grateful heart
we hail as Bishop him whom once W.
revered as teacher, yea, as the mod
, ern Scotus.