The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-11

diocese Of Wheeling.
Great Progress
I In 1S94. cwcn,y-eien, years aGo.
when Father pouahuc. ihcn rector OF
p the Cathedral in Baltimore. WAS raised
To tho EyiScopatc ana placed III charge
. Of this diocese. there were IN the do
ccSc thrty-hvc priests. thirtN-"n" Se'u-
lar and four reSuiar, now 'h"r" ar" on"
. hundred and HftCcn priests, ninety S"ru-
! lar and twenty-five regular. Th"r" We"
/ then S.X.y-hVc churches aud n!n'
\ ChapClS: now there are ono hundred ana
tweutN-tw" churches and fifteen rhHH"'%.
! In 1891 there were fourteen rar"'h!I'
schools. with :.l94 pupils: now 'F"re
, are twenty-five schools. with A,'ih
pupils. There were then eight students
for ;he priesthood: now Their" ar"
twenty four. There was one small hos
p!tal: now there are six, several or
which are among the largest "f III"
state. and one Of which has IN" DIS
tinction Of being one Of the tw" hos
pitfalls In tho state IN class y.
Bishop Donahuc brought Ia the do
ccSe the Rcncdictine Fathers and tho
MariSt Fathers: III" Navar!1n and
. Christian Brothers: the Sisters Of the
Good Shepherd. the Sisters OF MI. car
mel. the Francisrans. IN" romintcans.
the Irsu,ncs. and the Sisters OF the
rious Society Of Missions.
Among the institutions there stand
TO his credit besides the hospitals. Tho
. splendid Home of tho Good shepherd.
the Carmclitc Monastery. ;hc Manual
F! Training school. s.. Edw ards COLLEGE
and the new orphanaCcs. In III" Cath
, cdral parish We have the spacious par
ochtal residence the h"ys school. and
a.. l.N,,,
and convent.
The Catholic population duWnC the
twenty-eicht years rose from "".no0 20
$4,000.
He left tho diocese relatively prob
| ably the hes; fixed financially OF any
In the country.
Az Man
AS man Rishop pOnahuc was tho
very soul Of Ecn!a!ity. a thorough gen
tlcman--lcarncd. polished. ever ready %
rise 10 amy occasion. He is one who
possessed toan unusual degree the art of
making friends, nOI h! any determined.
deliberate. or conscious effort. but
simply by being himself These friends
arc numbered by the thousands. m the
state and out of the state. Catholics
and non-Catholics. II was his ECn'alitE,
together with his evident sincerity and
benefact!ons for the Diocese: heard
him tell. time and time again. that ne
had never asked anyone Tor money. an"
yet /, came to him from many quarters
and In surprising sums.
As a Patriot
AS n citizen and patriot bishop Don
ahue has stood prominent. This mas
, been particularly stressed IN 'hr m"hN
kilograms and letters OF coincidence We
, hi.Ns I
England, The Bishop of Wheeling WAS
recognized throughout the stat" rs
man of high attachments and great pa :
riotiSm. And 50 senator Suth"tihh"'
His usefulness has not been c"n!lhcd W
the members OF his own dCnominaiIoa'
No other Churchman probably. mas cN-
crted greater influence tor lhFts'''"
character and citizenship lht"us"
PATRIOTISM. his active AMI progressive
citizenship he did very much |" rh""V
the church known and r"Sp"'''"
,hrourhol, the state His standing ana
worth as a citizen and patriot were AT
tested especially by Two events IN re-
cent years The one when nc "'S
chosen by the Governor az the S'atc ~
one % a committee to investigate coiiu.-
lions IN the mining dlsir''' GA '''''
Creek and tho other when y" was 'H"Sc N
as one of three 20 tour the state III
behalf Of the Third Liberty loan. 10y
his writings and utteraaccS he pIaHe"
no small part in this part OF the '""n
Try IN helping to win III" war. Su'''N
in n man like Rishop Do"ahnc We nave
living proof that one can be GOO"
Catholic, even a high digniiary in IN"
Catholic church. and yet be ,h"r"WEh'E
LOYAL American citizen. Such proof
even apart from the many others, ought
forcyer-to close the mouth OF hlE"trE.
Surely such a man a. Bishop D"nahur
also gives the lie 20 tho charge 'hh. .
one Of foreign birth cannot he ioFai
and most useful American citizen. Would
that we had far more of HIS Kind.
As Bishop
"R!shop ponahuc VAS great 'h"r''-
man, n great bishop. The works alF'a">
mentioned attest his zeal and MS "N't"-
tive ability There was no need oi IN"
diocese that did no, arrest his attcn-
ton, 40 one knows better ihan | q"
tho extent of his travels ur ana down
through the diocese. There Is hardiN
q spot that was not visited hN nm re-
ncatcdlv. And much q: h!' travelling
was done when travelling was Ia. moro
difficult than II Is today. There were
only :. few railroads twcA'S-rlGhl ''''' rs
auo. There were no automobiles ana he,
cause OF the wrctCheu r"auS. lUrN ''"!!'
not have been uSeu II W. i"N NV
Strong spring wagons anu h"rS"hn'n
were tho ordinary modes al traN''' hu.
even under these conditions II" spent
most of his i'm" 'on IN" road
His r.cty like his learning was
without o~trEtHtlon. Yet those Wh"
know him best knew that beneath ms
genial and jovial exterior there was Il
seriousness. a depth Of faith ana r'"'F,
surpa G scd by r"w. |, was NOR" his zeal
for souls his worry over things /" u"
done or hat he fGurd i Impossible" 10
do than anything else that finally broke
his health and ,duSci his d"1'h. Thauh
God he died as h" wished; h" died in the
harness: he died IN the performance "t
the duties Of his exalted office.
As Father.
To the clergy and tn" faithful ~ tn"
DIoccse--yea even To the -non-Cath"ii'S
ne was truly father. How happy IN"
choice ~ the Appreciation Of father
which the Catholic p""pl. 81 tho world
have bestowed upon their clergy FIRST
OF all the great fath"c Of thrist"nd"m.
the papa" par excellence. the pop"
And then all down 'ho line Of ,h"
hierarchy To the parish priest II" -
truly the father of his people. |, IS
only In being that he fulfills his
mission to his people. VI" should l"
spiritually everything I" his people
which the natural father Is In tho order
Of nature The word lisclt reminds -"
people that they should look mp 10 him
as 10 father. and give him al IN"
ready love. reverence ana obedience
which n child owes It's parent Anh :,
reminds him that h" should II" a father
To his pcoplc-.-nnl n master |" lord II
over them, hut father. and that. a. Il
father nc must lnV" them. cherish
them. minister 10 them and spend him