The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-10-21
REVIEWS WORK OF PREDEcEs.
SORS.

Bishop Mah0ney, in his address at
his installation, spoke in part as fol-
lows:
The thought uppermost in my mind
at this moment is one of gratitude and
appreciation for the spirit of good will
that signalizes my advent into your
midst. Your welcome could not have
been more generous and whole-heart-
ed. You have left nothing undone to
make me feel that have come among
friends and that it is your wish that
my life among you should be full of
happiness. The very atmosphere is
vibrant with emotions that betoken
your kindness, and that awaken in
my own heart sentiments tender and
suggestive.
My dear priests and people of the
diocese of Sioux Falls, my first public
word Of greeting to you after my sol
emn installation as your Bishop is one
that declares that although come to
you a stranger, you are no strangers
to me. Your sound has gone forth
into the great Northwest. You have
| written your name large in the history
of the Church in this section of your
country. On every side are evidences
!of the zeal Of your clergy and the
piety and generosity of the people
committed to them. The heritage be-
queathed to me is one that includes
splendid hospitals and institutions for
the education of the young. 1t EN-
braces parishes well organized, and
societies fiourishing in all the vigor
of Catholic life. 1t places in my
every link of which is complete and
in harmony with it's coordinate parts.
Faith of Priests and People.
I Under the guidance of the great
men who have preceded me the priests
and people of the diocese have meas
ured up to the best traditions of
Catholic activity, and have given proof
of the faith that is in them by their
response to the appeals made in God S
| name
Honor to whom honor is due" To-
day I take pride in calling attention
to what has been done by those who
have now been entrusted to me, and
| know that the achievements of the
past are an augury of what the future
has in store.
The shepherds who have thus far
watched over this part of the fold of
lChrist were no ordinary men. Their
Qualities of mind and heart were such
that they would have won distinction
in any part Of our country and at any
period of it's history.
1t requires little imagination to ap
preciate the trials and hardships that
i were the lot of Bishop Marty, as he
made his way through this section in
/ it's early days. The whole litany OF
labors and perils referred to by st
Paul is summary of the career OF
the first Bishop of Sioux Falls, and
only on the judgment day will the
world know their length and height
and breadth.
Tribute to Bishop o'Gorman.
| Bishop O'Gorman came on the scene
when the mitred Benedictine was call
ed to another field, and for nearly a
quarter of century his scholarship
and mental alertness have shed theil
llustre on this community and the ter
ritory for which he was responsible.
One of the great historians of oul
country, and gifted with power oil
eloquence that has thrilled you with
| it's music, Bishop O'Gorman was mar
to leave his impress on those with
whom he came in contact, and il
should be long before his memory
fades from your midst. :
His work was to build on the foun
dations laid by his sainted predeces
sors, and he did that work well. The
edifice which he left is imposing In
every detail, and bespeaks the man OF
vision and discernment. His monu
ment will be this magnificent cathe
dral and the splendid college short
distance away. His years here were