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Show t444444444444444444 J Mgr. Martinelli has come and gone. t I Time would not permit him to tarry i in Salt Lake but a half day. I In the nearly twelve hours allotted to j . us, however, we, the Catholic people, 1 did the best within our small province j to ray tribute arid homage to the first I and most distinguished prelate of the 1 Catholic Church in America. Mgr. Martinelli is a small man m stature; large in intellectual capacity. , He has a full shapely head, a keen, I kindly look and gentle manner.- As I thinker, scholar and diplomat a man of large experience in the affairs of - Church and humanity he has made a I pronounced impression on the minds of 1 the American people, j . His visit to Salt Lake was a eontin-S eontin-S ued ovation and the Catholic people are the better for his coming. He was on i his way from San Francisco to Wash- ington. D. C. Last week he conferred ' the Pallium on Archbishop Christie I Portland, Ore., a full account of which appeared in these columns. I . The party arrived on Tuesday morn- I ing and departed in the evening. I His Excellency traveled over the Rio j Grande to Denver, where Bishop Matz j and the clergy and people entertained t i him with enthusiasm and joy. 1 , At 2 o'clock; a reception was held at the episcopal residence. The large re- I ception rooms had been prettily dec- 1 orated with cut flowers by Mrs. A. H. j Tarbet, assisted by Mrs. William Mc- Dermott, Mrs. Delia Tarbet and Mrs. E. J. Pratt. I A large gathering of the representa- tive Catholics' of the" city, and many I prominent members of outside denomi- nations came to tender their respects to I the distinguished visitor. He stood on a raised platform, over j his head was a, beautiful picture of I . 5ur Holy Father, Pope Leo XIII. RL : Rev. Bishop Scanlan stood at his left '- hatid during the reception. ' Rev. Fathers Richard Kiely and Cnr- ran assisted in receiving the visitors, i t Monsignore Martinelli responded in a happy and yet serious vein. He ex- pressed his thanks to Rt. Rev. Bishop ! for giving him the opportunity of see- ; ing the fine Catholic institutions of this i ' cit: I In his address, Monsignore Martinelli 5.iid that the love of God and country i weie ti e foundition principles oh which j the Church was founded, and they should be the principles of every Chris- tian home. No man could be loyal .to ! country who was not loyal to his God. Religion, education, devotion to roun-I roun-I try and home, he said, should be the I groundwork of every man's life, j At the close -of the Monsignore's j Brief remarks those assembled filed up and took advantage of the opportunity I to kiss his ring and receive his bless- j Ing. The greetings were necessarily 'brief. f . Monsignore Martinelli stood the I i - strain of the reception very well and I he was evidently pleased and touched by his reception here. Rev. Father F. Z. Rooker, his private secretary, is a very entertaining and polished gentleman. He is an Amer-i lean and was born in the state of New I .York. He has spent many years in the ' American college in Rome. He ex-j pressed himself as being delighted with his visit to Salt Lake and particularly commented on the growth ot the Church in the far west. VISITS CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS. The train upon which the distinguish" ed visitor ai rived from Ogden was three t .hours late, and this made an entirely new programme necessary. Monsignor .Martinelli was accompanied from Ogden Og-den by Bishop Scanlan, the Rev. Father Fath-er Cushnahan of Ogden and the Rev. Dr. Rooker, the delegate's .private secretary. sec-retary. They were met at the train by Governor Wells. Mayor Thompson, Thomas Kearns, Joseph Geoghegan and John C, Lynch. The party drove rapidly rap-idly to the residence of Bishop Scanlan, from there to the old St. Ann's orphanage, orphan-age, where the children were all drawn up to receive them. The next stop was made at the Holy Cross hospital, which was nicely decorated dec-orated for the occasion. Here the visitors vis-itors were most cordially received and were-conducted through the wards for ' '.he sick. .. ' From here the party was driven to l Hallows college, where the boys eie lined up to give them a salute and . jc.here the college band rendered a se- lection in honor of the visit. The stops . l each of these places was very brief, because of the latenf ss of the train. " From All Hallows the party was driven driv-en to the Alta club, where luncheon was provided by Thomas Kearns. Those who sat down to lunch were Governor Heber M. Wells, Mayor Ezra Thompson, Thomp-son, Monsignor Martinnelli, Bishop Scanlan, the Rev. Dr. Rooker, Father Cushnahan, Father Larkin, W. S. Mc-Cornick, Mc-Cornick, Joseph Geoghegan, William Igleheart, O. J. Salisbury, P. H. Lan-nan, Lan-nan, David Keith, Thomas Kearns, George W. Keil. James Ivers. C. C. Goodwin and John C. Lynch. The luncheon was thoroughly informal and . there were no speeches, but it was a most enjoyable affair to all who participated. parti-cipated. The tables were loaded down with beautiful flowers and the menu '4 V X His Excellency Greeted by the Governor of the State, Mayor of the City and Foremost Citizens on ! X His Arrival in Zion Bishop Scanlan Meets the Delegate and Dr. Rooker at Ogden Visits A!S j Catholic Institutions of the City Holds a Public Reception at Episcopal Residence. t. ; . . ......... . : ' i t -9- t--f--t--T--T-f-r.'rT-T-T-"r"r i was the very best that the Alta club . chef could provide. , RECEPTION: AT BISHOP SCAN-i SCAN-i .LAN'S RESIDENCE. ' i The public reception in honor of the delegate followed. It was held at the - home of Bishop Scanlan after the lunch and was quite largely attended by the prominent Catholic people of the cit.v. When the hour arrived Father Keenan 1 arose and on behalf of the clergy and people addressed the delegate as follows: fol-lows: 'Your Excellency Our Right Reverend Rever-end Bishop, the Reverend Fathers of ; the church and the Catholic people in general greet you. They rejoice in this your first visit to Salt Lake City and 1 bid you a thousand welcomes. As pa- j 1 pal delegates, the representative in the United States of the great and illustrious illustri-ous Pontiff, Pope Leo XIII, vicar of Christ whom thinkers love as the sweet soul and tender heart, the master mind, the finished scholar and the wise and far-seeing statesman, and who has endeared en-deared himself to the American people by many thoughtful and loving acts especially in his writings and his teachings, teach-ings, we welcome you. "Apart from your exalted office, we recognize in you the loyal and devoted priest of the august and apostolic 'church, the unyielding, friend of religious reli-gious education, the tried and true servant ser-vant ofGodjand hum.inity, and therefore there-fore the hierarchy.-and Catholic people of Utah'. feel. .cheered and encouraged at your' coming. - "While--we are few 1ri numbers and scattered, we are nevertheless as loyal to the principles of the mother church as. any. of her children, loyal to the holy father, loyal to your excellency, loyal to the bishop and the constituted authorities au-thorities of our church, at the same time living at peace with our neighbors and fellow citizen: not of our religious belief, but who, however, share the same kindly and Christianlike feeling toward us. "Here in this mountain country, in the state of Utah, dotted over with the happy homes and contented people, strong under the folds of the stairs and stripes, we enjoy the full measure of religious and civil liberty,- and, as American citizens, bearing in one hand the cross and in the other the constitution constitu-tion of the United States, our motto is ever the same 'Pro Deo; pro patria.' "It is fitting that the papal see, the -center of Christianity, should be repre- sented in our country where the Cath- olio population is so great and the ! church so progressive, and we congrat- ulate ourselves on having in your ex-I ex-I cellency as papal delegate, such a wor-! wor-! thy successor to his eminence, Cardinal Satolli, whom it was our pleasure to , welcome to Zion Several years ago. "In conclusion If-t us express the I hope that you will ccrry away with you kindly thoughts or Utah and its people, and that you will send careering career-ing over the mountains and plains, j across rivers and seas, whispering into j the ear of the illustrious successor in the chair of Peter, greetings from his children in the Mormon capital greetings greet-ings of loyalty and love." In response to this address Monsignor Martinelli spoke very briefly and with deep feeling. He thanked the bishop for the opportunity of seeing the Catholic Catho-lic institutions of the city. The love of God and home, he said, was the principle prin-ciple upon which the church was founded. No man could be loyal to his country who was not loyal to, his church. Religion, education and devotion devo-tion to home and country, he thought, should go hand in hand. ' When the archbishop had ceased speaking, those assembled filed past, bowed and kissed the ring upon' his I finger, the symbol of his spiritual au-j thority. The distinguished churchman stood upon a dais and by his side throughout the reception stood Bishop Scanlan. The delegate greeted the people peo-ple wjth. grave dignity and a very engaging en-gaging sinile. ' He is not a large man, but has that air. of command and refinement that would single him out as a man of importance im-portance in any gathering. Monsignor Martinelli was deeply moved by his reception here. He would not be interviewed on subjects in general, gen-eral, giving as his excuse that he did not care to express himself on important import-ant topics in a language which he was not thoroughly familiar. He said at the same time, with a twinkle in his eye, that if the reporter would talk to him in Italian he would be pleased to give him opinions. The visitor was free to express his appreciation of the beauty of Salt. Lake, his pleasure at the progress pro-gress being made by his church here and the warm reception he had received. re-ceived. INTERVIEW WITH DR. ROOKER. The Rv. F. Z. Rooker, the secretary to the delegate, was not averse to talking. This gentleman is a thorough American, well-informed, broad minded Tour of the Distinguished Party Through Colorado Grand Welcome From Bishop h I Matz, the Reverend Clergy and Catholic. People in Denver The Monsig- 1 nore Highly Elated With Progress of Church in the Great West. ' . ! x. . . , - - . : T ' ' ' , " T T T ' , . , . : f 4l : & ; 4 ; t : : i fill' mwm I MGR. MARTINELLI; PAPAL DELE GATE TO THE UNITED STATES. 44444444444444444444444444444444 '4444-f44444444444 '4 4444444- and scholarly. He comes of a family of newspapermen; he wras born in Albany, N. Y., and did some good newspaper work before entering upon his life work in the church. He spent six yearst in the American college in Rome as a student and six more as a teacher. He became a great favorite with the Pope and has always been a man of influence influ-ence in church affairs. Asked as to the important church questions coming up in the Philippines Philip-pines and Cuba, Dr. Rooker said: "The uplicy of the Vatican is to let every man ; Attend to his own business. The Philippines, Phil-ippines, Cuba and Porto Rica have been placed in charge of Archbishop' Chapelle of New Orleans as extraordinary extraor-dinary delegate. We know only what we see in the paper of the troubles in those islands. ' "We have found the church in a flourishing condition everywhere we have gone; fine institutions are springing spring-ing up in all communities and the people peo-ple are loypl and zealous.- The church is growing; we lose many good church people out in these- sparsely settled states, but we are gaining far more than we lose." . - The doctor was 'charmed with Salt Lake and the Yeceptjon he and his superior su-perior were given. 'The luncheon was a gem," he said," "the nicest thing of the kind we have experienced. It was perfect and could not have been improved im-proved upon. The delegate expressed himself to me as being deeply surprised with the beauty of Salt Lake and the magnificent showing being ma.de by the Catholic people of the community. "Monsignor , Martintlli's duties are principally to settle difficulties that arise from time to time in the church; he is in a measure a final. judge in such matters. He is not in line of promotion to the papacy in the event of Pop Leo's death as many have supposed. He is not yet a cardinal The new pope, when he is chosen, will be from the college col-lege of cardinals and will.be an Italian Ital-ian as has been the case for many J years." " , ,.' ' At the close of the'reception at the bishop's house Archbishop Martinnelli and party were driven to the tabernacle, taber-nacle, where a brief stop was made to view the buildings.. From there they went ot St. . Mary's academny, where they were welcomed by the pupils with ; a brief and very pleasing programme of music and addrfess from the children. j t - This address closed with the following beautiful words: From the academy a drive was taken to the Kearns St. Ann's orphanage and then back to the home of Bishop Scan- an, where a supper was served, joined in by all the priests of the diocese. At ' 8:05 Monsignor Martinnelli and Dr. Rooker took their departure for the east over the Rio Grande, and thus closed one of the memorable days among the Catholic people of Salt Lake. The only hitch in the whole day was the delay of the train, and that was very nicely mended by the tact of those Who had the matter in charge. - On their way east the delegate and his secretary will stop for a day in Denver and will remain in Chicago over Sunday. They will go on from there to Washington. AT ALL HALLOWS COLLEGE. The college was highly honored by the gracious visit of Archbishop Martinelli. Mar-tinelli. He was accompanied by Rt. ' Rev. L. Scanlan, Dr. Rookei Father Cushnahan, Mayor Thompson, Thomas Kearnes and J. C. Lynch. As the distinguished dis-tinguished party passed through the main corridor of the building, the All Hallows cadets, under the command of Captain McCormick, presented arms, and then forming closed ranks followed into the academic hall, halting, the center cen-ter of their line just behind the Delegate's Dele-gate's chair. The college band, under the direction of Professor Pedersen, gave a choice selection, which caused such an impression im-pression that Dr. Rooker pronounced All Hallows the best college band he had heard in the United States. When the musical strains had closed, the Very Rev. Father Larkin made an appropriate ap-propriate address of welcome, stating how much the college was honored by the visit of the representative of the highest and most reverend -authority on earth, the great and glorious Leo, es the general of a distinguished religious order and as the gracious patron and ; friend of the Marist society.-- - . In -reply, the Delegat.0 expressed ther-pleasure- he had received ; from his short visit to All Hallows, congratulat- i ed the band on its splendid music, praised the solid education which to his own personal knowledge the Marist Fathers Fa-thers gave In their colleges, exorted the students to take advantage of the splendid opportunities they had in All Hallows and thus grow up worthy Christians and worthy Americans. ..The "gr -r-y. Apostolic blessing being given, the boys gave with vim and volume three times three for Archbishop Martinelli, representative-of our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIII. Father Larkin accompanied Archbishop Arch-bishop Martinelli to Leadville, where he will meet Rt. Rev. George Lenihan, Bishop of Auckland, Australia. This eminent ecclesiastic is on his way home from, Rome and will be the guest of All Hallows for about a week. Last year he paid a most pleasant visit to 4.44 44444444444444 4 4444444444444 44 4444 4 -v 4 : v ' . 4 4' . HI, I .. I . J 7W. m '- 4 4 -:" ' 4 RECEPTION TO MGR. MARTINNELLI AT BISHOP SCANLAN'S4 4 RESIDENCE. - 4 the institution and endeared himself to all by his charming simplicity, amiable qualities as a man, brilliant acquirements acquire-ments as a scholar, and saintly qualities qual-ities as befitting a Bishop of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. . J On Saturday evening there will be a reception at the college in his honor. Before the reception the annual contest for the elocution gold medals will take place. ' Professor Pedersen will give some fine selections with his splendid " " j . - " 4 44444444444444444 44 I t band and orchestra. Little Arthur Pe- dersen will also contribute to the mu- sical part of the programme. " j HIS EXCELLENCY VISITS ST. MA-' MA-' RY'S ACADEMY. r j In the afternoon St. Mary's Acedemy j was honored by a visit from the Most " , Rev. Sebastian Martinelli. who was accompanied by Right Rev. Bishop Scanlan, Rev. Dr. Rooker, Rev. Father . Larkin of All Hallows, Rev. Father . Cushnahan of Ogden, Messrs. Thomas . Kearns. J. C. Lynch and J. Geoghegan. The distinguished guests were welcomed wel-comed by the pupils, their greetings taking the form of a short musical pro- gramme, as follows: PROGRAMME. Instrumental duet . ....Misses L. and B. Ehret Chorus "Infiammatus" Rossini Address of welcome .Miss M. Wood Piano solo... Raff Miss K'nnev. Quartette "Vocal Combat" Buck Misses M. Gridley, L. Ehret, A. Decher:o and M. Nissler. The stage was gracefully hung with the Papal colors white and gold the steps thereto being set with palms and other pretty plants. At the close of the entertainment Monsignor Martinelli thanked the young ladies for their "heartful reception," recep-tion," and took occasion to touch upon the importance of educating the heart as well as the mind. His Excellency's remarks were characterized by an earnestness ear-nestness that revealed high ideals, and delighted all who had the good fortune to hear him. The following was the address of welcome: wel-come: . Although ordinarily we, the pupils of , St. Mary's Academy, would shrink from being ranked with, the covetous, yet it is true that conditions alter cases: hence, we do not mind admitting admit-ting that we have long coveted the privilege which today is ours that of welcoming your Excellency to pur mountain-girdled city and to these academic halls. And now that fortune has been auspicious, aus-picious, and you are among us, the or-I or-I dinary formula of welcome seems ill-fitted ill-fitted to the time and the occasion. Testimonials of respect and admiration should be commensurate with the rank and. dignity of our desire, for we are only school girls and unskilled in the silken phrase of courtesy, or the silver-tongued silver-tongued oratory of the world. And yet we bethink us of your Excellency's Ex-cellency's well known kindliness and gentle breeding, and so, abandoning all effort at elaborate phrase, in frank school-girl fashjen, we bid you welcome from our heart of hearts. We1 are glad and pround that though a resident of 'our nation's capital, and daily under the spell of its fine culture, stately architecture, its gracious and warm-hearted people, you have not hesitated, temporarily, to forego these charms, but like another "wise man ' from the East," have come among us to see, and we hope, to admire the wonders of the West. Mayhap, in many things, we of the West "are : perceptibly in the rear in the great march of progress. However, of this we are sure: , That no school children be their homes in what point of the compass they may better appreciate ap-preciate your well-directed zeal in the cause of Christian education, your tact and graciousness in affairs of moment, than those for wliom your presence has marked this day with a red letter, sent, the pride, and boast of . all true ( i '444444444444 44'. Catholic hearts, another Leo the Grat t dwell upon .our devotion and love for tluit ;iusust personage seems almost su: ertiuous. And yet we would not. if we could, force back the words that press for utterance. Although "the skies thn.t arch above" eternal Rome" 'are far from those that bend over this intennountain land, yet that dear Holy Father is to us a true "lumen in caelo," a star in the sky of our lives, such that we account it a blessing to live in the age that gave him to the Church. We know that America, and Americans Ameri-cans are dear to that great heart. Thia emboldens us to .-end. through your Excellency, Ex-cellency, a. message or' love and loyalty from thousands of American school children to the Pontiff, poet, statesman and S:vnt, Leo XIH. We thank your Excellency for the honor conferred by your presence here todav anil that of your able assistant, the lie v. Dr. Rooker.- We ask you to believe that though the skies of Italy may be bluer, its flowers fairer, its beauty snell more irresistible than those of this western valley, the hearts of its children are not -warmer in admiration ad-miration of true worth as exemplified in our guosts of today than are ours." . |