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Show ' EARLY MEMORIES ;! . or BISHOP SCAM ;. i Catholic Pioneer Traces the footprints of Our Bishop to Establish the Church ' j in the Drscrt. j '. ' (By J. T. Smyth. O-drtO ' j Xot a pulse in my anatomy hut 'hr..I - v.ir!i j delight at the mention of the l.i.-h.-.p of l'i:d . i ; . tii'sf had the pleasure .f meet in-- v:i'-i tm.i io i " :'- I i race, on the Souihcrn Pacific milr'-'ad. i:i "I"-. I i , , I "And 'never then nor .thence till now h.;'.i f I ! disgrace I ii- en seen to s"i! his nuKe- .-...! I !.:.is.l!e i i I face." i I 'Uo was onh.iiK.l in All Ilali.-.v- cd:. go. I )-,.'-.- j lin. Ireland, in Im;s, jnd was t rai inferred to ! t;di I in '7-. Possessed of exuberant power and cnc-rny, I quick apprehension and intuition, he entered wi! h , all his natural enthusia-in into the vineyard f the '. t Lord. . A hard road lay before '.int. Scattered - were his flock from Xevada to 'Frisco, thence ! . all the mining camps in the territory, ''lie marks ', of time and care, and e'ose application 'o hi ardu- J ous duties were plainly discernible ii his noble 'r physique in bringing iruni u ;l state of regenera- ) tion. He traveled slowly along the railroad from f Salt Lake to Wells. Xev., and when he could not find a handcar he had to count the tics. Xmie but I thoM? who lived on the railroad or the mining camps can appreciate the hardships he suffered; . j still when he reached his resting place at night (perhaps in a dugout) a placid smile illumined his . f noble countenance. : J Thpre was always a. ''cead miltha faplrha" be- : ( fore him by his Catholic friends. When )ns was ? to he celebrated at Terrace, his friends would come ; sixty miles to attend and loyally give what they ' ; could towards building churches, academies and f hospitals at Salt Lake. At that time there w little or no accommodation. Py degrees the Sis- j ters' hospital, the only o.ie of its kind, existed. f ."Money had to be collected to meet expenses. A t. church was built on Twenty-fifth street, in Ogden, where !Mr. F. Devoto and sister taught for some . ; . . time. There was no resident priest then in Ogden. . All were crowded into a po;r concern in Salt Luke. . I will not touch on the many insults offered to Father Scanlan. except to say that he never ro- sentcd one, repeating that "patience was the bet- ' ter part of valor. Let bygones be forgotten." ;. i The grand sermons preached by him along hi? ' I line of travels were, touching in the extreme, and ; his logical deduction and fearless attitude attract- ' j ed non-Catholics. The passage in the Deserted . J Village was truly exemplified: "Those that came 1 to scoff remained to pray." . The foundation of the new Catholic church in ". Ogdcn was commenced later. The bishop paid for ;' --the --the lot ($10,000) on which St. Joseph's is built. ' Ten years after, by a superlative effort. Father . Cushnahan raised the amount to finish the edifice. This is one of the handsomest churches in Utah, r ' Montana or Wyoming. The Sacred Heart aead- ! cmy was built in 1802. All were dedicated bv the . i Kt. Rev. L. Scanlan'. save the latter, he being ill at t the time, and the honor was conferred on Father i Cushnahan. Columbus day. Oct. 12. 1002. j The humane hearts that throbbed in unison with our beloved bishop bless and praise his noble works ! and the regeneration of souls entrusted to his care. . The only respect he hag for hard cash is to pro- jj mote education and build bouses of worship for jj the glory of God. The grasp of wealth plavs no '. f part in his holy life, and when death crests hia brow he will have as much as Archbishop Elder ? only $1,100 probably not that much. Bishop Scanlan?s ereat success comes from bi3 f superlative power of instruction and observation-He observation-He studies the school of nature and the immortal ' soul of man. ; To cap the climax of his stupendous efforts is tha '; beautiful cathedral of Salt Lake. It is beyond our j ! conception in this intermountain region and will compare favorably with some of the best in any of i the states. I attended the dedication of the corner , stone. The archbishop of San Francisco preached i on the occasion. Bishop Scannell of Omaha, whom I knew when a boy, when he attended the " National f school" of Cleiue, was also in attendance. I was; paid monitor and taught him the first rudiments ' of Murray's grammar then and there. Quite a . : number of other noted clergymen were there. Hie : ' rain on that day prevented a large attendance. f Despite the storm, the spirit manifested wa char- aeteristic of the love and respect which was shown : : to the services of the Catholic Church. .Non- ' I Catholics were in attendance. Our beloved bishop, in going the r6unds of the foundation, tog;thor with a corns of clergymen, was well drenched. We noticed in returning that a bright smile lit li'u placid countenance. ; j Archbishop Iliordan commenced then and s '. J of the coming cathedral as commanding a splendid view of the beautiful, outstretching valley, and re- . f f erred pleasingly to the progress or. the Mormons j, in the valley, which was well received by the Mor- ; I mons in attendance; also of the noble and generous j i gift of Mrs. Senator Kearns the orphan asylum. I Beautiful sentiments he expressed, which entered j deep into the bosoms of those present. All honor j f to the noble-hearted men and women who came ' j forward to erect the cathedral, such as Mrs. Mary ; J Judge, A. H. Tarbct, James Ivors, John J. Daly. I O. J. Salisbuir, William S. Mc-ornick. David Keith, J. B. CosgriiT, Tim Kinney, Matt Cullen . and many other noble, generous souls, whose name5 ' ' will be immortalized in the archives of the Church and an everlasting monument emblazoned in the hearts of the Catholics in the state of Utah. The next of note was Bishop Scanlan's silver jubilee, which took place June 21, 159. A few of the Catholics of Ogden presented him with a purse j of $500. thus showing jmd testifying their love for ; . r him. A splendid banquet was speed illy prepared ; j for us at the Cullen hotel by the Catholics of Salt ; .Lake.- ! H The occasion and environments found sympathy ' i i - j in verse. Therefore I wrote these lines I nd dedicated them to Bishop Scanlan, I poetic reminders of that silver jubi- j 1 . I 1 Five and twenty years ago !: A solemn vow was made, To labor in the vineyard With poverty arrayed. And here today can testify ' The work so nobly done, For the dear old Church in Utah j By Ireland's faithful son. r Go ask the sturdy miners From Oquirrh's height and shades To the recesses of Nevada With its silver palisades; Ask the section foremen 1 And co-labortrs on the line, j Who built those holy structures, ! Those chroniclers of time. And here they stand as firm As tiie rocks the oceans beat, I While his lordr-hip rests contented I In his home of calm retreat; I J'taic reign within its classic shades - f lift? of joy prolong. I Calm as a summer evening breeze I i The burden of my song. ' I J I I 1 1 knew him in those early days j I No fancy dream of mine, . J 1 We chanted Moore's immortal lays 1 I , ) And shared the bed of pine, i 1 saw him scale the Wasatch range I To reach the lonely cot, J j The arid plains of his domain i In this benighted spot- j Afid count the ties 'neath cloudless J j skies ! To comfort the distress, I J "With seedy clothes and worn shoes v I To regenerate and bless; 1 j And trials hard with hardships writ I : On memories glittering page. I Illume with pride the silver tide I J Add lustre to our sage. Is We glory in his noble work ' And never can forget, 1 'Twill stimulate the rising youth With ded of valor yet: 1 And as we meet with fondest ties ' To celebrate we pray I The Lord prolong the light He gave ! ' For Golden Jubilee day. 1 : I can't draw this to a close -without 1 referring to my dear and bel;ved 3 friend. Very Rev. D. Kiely. He strug- i gled hard to bring souls to the love and J fear of God. He went over the same I ground traversed by his bishop. Every ' t day our attachment grew fonder. Our t phillipics was kept up for years. The 1 point at issue was -always left to the ; "bishop to decide, which invariably was j decided in my favor. This was the best and happiest days while in Utah. Vicar General Kiely is a great favorite i among railroad men and miners. His Trials were hard in those early days. He had a poor place to "batch" himself I -when in Ogden, but like his bishop, was never known to complain. He is a very impressive preacher, and han- dies his subject equal to any in Utah. ! ! He went through severe ordeals, which j ; was the lot of priests thirty years ago I in Utah. May God bless his future ef- I forts is the humble prayer of one who I fondly loves him. A . mm - mm fell ' SACRED HEART CHURCH, BUTTE, MONT. |