The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-29
rom page1)
CEREMONIES OF INSTALLATION

the many messages of welcome and
of good wishes from people who knew
me not, except as man called by
Rome to succeed their former prelate.
The unstinted happiness manifested,
the unsolicited but, nevertheless,
tender and affectionate words of well
come and rejoicing that have come to
me, added strength to the joy of the
endorsement given me by the Holy
ISee in the appointment to this great
| charge
Archbishop ireland.
You of the priesthood in this do
cese, and many of you of the laity.
have domestic recollections and mem
cries of the great prelate that others
throughout the country do not share.
You have seen him frequently, have
walked with him, have conversed with
him on many occasions, have enjoyed
intimate relations with him. To the
rest of the country at large he was a
noble leader. To you he was not
only the valiant leader, he was also
the father, the friend.
Archbishop Ireland typifed in him
self the best that is in man. In ap-
pearance large and majestic, he re-
minded me always of nothing quite
so much as of those wonderful figures
that Raphael used to draw. A great
hearted man, majestic looking in face
and figure, mentally broad and power
full. he was a most welcome and at.
tractive personality in any gathering
where wisdom, learning and greatness
were appreciated.
The late Archbishop was great also
in his conception OF duty towards the
Church and the responsibilities of the
Bishop. In fact, the secret of his
greatness was to be found precisely
in his conception of his duty as a
Bishop.
When the young Bishop Ireland first
entered upon his episcopal duties and
took upon his broad shoulders the
burdens incident to pioneer condi
tons, immigrants from foreign lands
began to flock into the eXpanse OF
this great Northwest. Many of them
had come from lands where persecu
ton and oppression had stunted their
lives. They brought with them, fire.
quently. ideas antagonistic to the har-
mony that exists in this country be-
tween the people and the government
Bishop Ireland was quick to under
stand these foreign peoples and their
ideas, and with skill and deftness to
shield them from the dangers that
threatened them by reason of their
distorted viewpoint. intoxicating ever
and always the ideals of true Amer
lean citizenship, he soon led these
people to correct their views and to
adapt themselves to their new environ
ment.
Work of Predecessor.
Quick also was he to see the dangers
that spring from intemperance. He
| set himself to the task to stay the
ravages of this dread vice. While
intemperance probably did not afflict
people of his faith more than it did
others, still was he all zeal and en-
ergy in repelling and depressing this
I.eVil among the people. He started
a movement that today is bearing
well-merited fruit. Strange as it may
appear, at first the temperance move
ment seemed opposed chiefly to
Catholics and foreigners. Even Faith
er Mathew, the great temperance
| leader, was received but coldly at
first by the Bishops in this country.
For this reason Father Mathews work
here was not at all comparable to
the wonderful results which he &C
complished elsewhere. Bishop Ire
land then undertook the work which
few others could have done, and he
met with most distinguished success.
Bishop Ireland exerted himself to the
utmost that justice might triumph
and that the position of Catholics and
their welfare might be secured.
In order to attain to the full enjoy,
teed by the Constitution, Bishop Ire
land used every legitimate means that
energy, wisdom and ability placed in
his hands. In season and out he pro-
claimed the true ideals of independ
ence and freedom, and in every way
ilabored and strove that liberty might
be extended to all.
Whatever Archbishop Ireland did in
virtue of his position and office he
did splendidly. The result was soon
|apparent. Catholics increased in mum
bers, faith was strengthened, the vice
of intemperance was banished OF
minimized, education received new
impetus, schools, colleges, churches
institutions in every line of spiritual
welfare arose on every hand.
The glory of this See is to have
elaborated wonderful program of
education. The great Archbishop had
| learned well the work which the
Church had to do. He drew foreign
elements to this western territory. He
settled them upon new lands, built
| up numerous communities where
faith, citizenship and material pros
lperity went hand in hand Had all
the Bishops of the country understood
and followed this plan, and peopled
their vacant territories with Catholic
settlers, it would have been better for