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Show YOUTHFUL FOR THE POSITION. New Appointee Will Be Youngest of American Archbishops. Youngest of American archbishops, the Right Rev. James Edward Qulgloy takes to his new great charge nn equipment commensurate with the task. Gifted with rare tact and Judgment, Judg-ment, an executive of tried ability, a close student of the labor question and other economic questions bound up with it, 11 linguist and a man of affairs, ho combines the qunlltles necessary nec-essary for the admlnlstintlon of tho Immense, polyglot nrchdlocesc of Chicago. Chi-cago. His nomination within a fow months for tho headship of the two great Catholic Cath-olic archdioceses of the country Chicago Chi-cago and Now York is tho best measure meas-ure ot his standing among churchmen. He was named as ono of the most worthy of tho succession to tho see made vacant by Archbishop Corrlgan's death, though his work as priest nnd bishop had been confined to tho diocese dio-cese ot Buffalo, at tho other end of tho St. Vincent's church, Attica, N. T., thirty miles fiom Butfalc. was his flrt charge, nnd there ho learned the final lessons ot his ministry. In 1SSI Bishop Ryan called him bnck to Buffalo and made him rector ot his Cnthodrn Church of St. Joseph. Tho following year he wns admitted to tho diocesan council, and In tho second year ot his pastorate at the cathedral was appointed appoint-ed master of ceremonies of tho diocesan dioce-san synod. Ho wns high in tho councils coun-cils of Bishop Rynn until tho lattor's death, nnd was nnmed by tho consul-tors consul-tors of the diocese ns his successor in 1896 whllo hu was rector of St. Bridget's church, Flerco opposition to tho elevation of so young a man to tho episcopacy developed, nnd as a result of thnt opposition op-position Bishop Qulgloy was called to Rome to make answer to his assailants assail-ants in person. Ills triumph was complete, com-plete, the opposition was routed, nnd Father Qulgloy returned to Buffalo, nnd was consecrated bishop In Jann-nry, Jann-nry, 1897. It was during his pastorate at BL Bridget's that Bishop Qulgley first figured fig-ured In national nffulrs. Ills parish Included the entire Buffalo wator front with Its coal nnd oro docks. When tho strlko of dock lnborors throatoned, not merely the continuance of shipping, ship-ping, but the pcaco of tho city and se- Sa, fpzr JUDOS' state. And tho consultors of tho arch- ! dloccso of Chicago when death claimed the venerable Archbishop Feehan Included In-cluded in the trio of ecclesiastics of their choice the vigorous young bishop ' of Buffalo. J For neither of the two great posts was Bishop Qulgley a voluntary candidate. can-didate. When his name was mentioned in connection with them he announced in all frankness thut he would prefer to remain In Buffalo, where his boyhood and all tho years of his ministry had been spent. Tho now archbishop gave up the chances of a military career to enter the church. Whllo a student at St. Joseph's College, Buffalo, ho won, In competitive examination, an appointment appoint-ment to tho United States Military Academy. Many of his friends urged him to take advantage of tho opportunity, oppor-tunity, but tho lad, wavering betweon shoulder straps and surplice, gave his allegiance to tho church and allowed his alternato to report In his stead at West Point. Previous to his entranco at St. Jo-soph's Jo-soph's College, Bishop Qulgley had acquired such knowledge of books and men as was offered by tho common Bchools ot western Now York. He was born at Oshawa, Canada, Oct. 15, 1854, but his parents croseod the border bor-der when ho was only two jears old and took up their resldenco at Lima, N. Y. Bishop Qulgley was graduated from St. Joseph's Collego In 1872 nnd entered en-tered tho theological seminary of Niagara Ni-agara university In the following September. Sep-tember. His brilliant mental qualities, his piety and devotion to the studies ot hlB course brought the young seminarian semi-narian to tho attention of Bishop Ryan, who kept In close touch with tho seminary. At tho bishop's suggestion and with his assistance, young Qulgley, aftor threo years at Niagara, went abroad to pursuo his theological p.tudles at tho university of Innsbruck, In the Austrian Aus-trian Tyrol. A course at Innsbruck whs tho preface pref-ace to a longer nnd more rigid training train-ing at the American College nt Rome, under the Immediate direction of tho collego of the propaganda. Sclonco and literature as well as theology contributed con-tributed to the mectil equipment of the young man, nnd In 1S79, nt thi age of 25, hu was given tho degree of doctor of divinity, Ho was ordained about tho same tlmf and returned to America to take up the duties of a .pariah prleu. curlty of the Inko front. Bishop Qulgley Qulg-ley went down among the stovodoros nnd ore shovelers and labored with them to end tho strike. He persuaded them to kcop from violence vi-olence nnd, more than any other Individual, Indi-vidual, helped to bring about an amicable ami-cable arrangement of their dlfforoncca with their employers. Since his consecration as bishop of Buffalo he has taken part in another labor movement, tho roscuo of the labor unions of Buffalo from domination domina-tion by socialist leaders. |