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Show THE INTERMOUNTAIN CATHOLIC 39 That great Church is yours and mine and, my dear friends, that is the reason why an occasion like this means so much to me. My heart goes out to my people, wherever they are. I have met you, and I feel that you do not belong to Utah, nor do the people of New York belong to New York. We all belong to Christ. And today have you not had a wonderful vision of the great Church in your wonderful Cathedral? What a beautiful temple to God it is erected by your first Shepherd and consecrated as the dwelling-placof Christ that you might be sanctified! e Today one of the most beautiful ceremonies at which I have ever assisted and I have assisted at many was performed there in placing over you a new Shepherd. The Church and people were well represented. You had a Cardinal and an Archbishop. You had sev- eral Bishops and priests. And you had a sermon emphasizing the power and dignity of the Church of God. I know that the beauty and the splendor and the magnificence of that function will abide with me for many a day. So I say to you, good Bishop Mitty, I am proud of you tonight. You have come to a people who are not disappointed in you. It is seldom that it happens thus. Time is usually necessary for the people to know their new Bishop and for the new Bishop to know the people. It would seem almost as if a miracle of grace had taken place here in Salt Lake on this occasion. I shall remember always how you were received, by the people of Salt Lake and how you feel a part of them. May I conclude with one incident of the day which impressed me very much? I refer to the spirit of the State of Utah and of your city. It was our privilege this afternoon to be received by the Governor of the State. I was a little hesitant about going to call upon him in our ecclesiastical robes, but Bishop Mitty, having been here such a long, long time, said: It will be all right. We had a most delightful visit with the Governor and,, as we were going, he walked down the Capitol steps with us. I said to him: Your Excellency, this must be a very tolerant state. And when he asked me why, I said: I do not believe that r many Governors in the United States would walk down the steps of their Capitol and be photographed with a Cardinal on one side and a Bishop on the other, both dressed as we are. I wish, therefore, tonight to pay public tribute to the tolerance and kindness of the people of Utah and I am very glad to have come here, to have been a guest of the Diocese of Salt Lake, and to have had a very charming visit with the Governor of your state. With the pronouncing by the Cardinal of the prayer of thanksgiving to the Almighty for benefits received, the delightful evening came to a cloe. y Departure of the Visiting Prelates Friday at noon Cardinal Hayes and his party left Salt Lake for San Francisco to take celebration o f the Church in the City of StFrancis. part in another sesqui-centenni- al Anniversary of Consecration as Bishop of Cardinal Hayes Wednesday, October 28th, the Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles, was the twelfth anniversary "of the consecration as Bishop of His Eminence, Patrick Cardinal Hayes, Archbishop of New York. The congratulations and good wishes of the people of Salt Lake were sent His Eminence in the following telegram of Bishop Mitty : The Diocese of Salt Lake extends to Your Eminence cordial congratulations and good wishes on the anniversary of your consecration. Fervent prayers ascend from our altars and homes that God many grant you length of years to grace the Church and extend the Kingdom of Christ. JOHN J. MITTY. The reply of His Eminence to this telegram was as follows: Deeply grateful for kind message from Salt Lakes Shepherd, Clergy and People. May God bless you all! . CARDINAL HAYES. 7 |