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Show Banquet to Bishop Matz. THE BANQUET at the Brown Ta!-ncc Ta!-ncc in Denver on Tuesday evening even-ing to Bishop Matz was an honor that must have touched the heart of the Colorado prelate. Few events in the lifetime of God's pastors are tinged v ith enough of radiant coloring to make up for the rough perspective: but prayer and patience, are left to harmonize the lines and make the picture pic-ture tranquil, even though it be sombre. som-bre. There were artists at that banquet. and those' clerical word-pa inter:! framed a picture that stands for reverence rev-erence and loyalty. In it rebellion found no place; in it love was the central figure. Around that figure were the pastors of Denver, and behind be-hind them the grand Catholic laity of Colorado. It must have been the gladdest moment in the life of the young priest who became bishop of Denver, if we except the time when he knelt at the altar rail to receive his First Holy Communion. No earthly earth-ly gift or honor is half so rich -as the words of kindness, of loyalty and ven-erntion ven-erntion failing from the lips of those consecrated to God's service and reechoed re-echoed in the hearts of those waiting for Thy Kingdom Come. The banquet to Bishop Matz by the resident clergy of Denver is a fitting crown to his achievements in the Eternal City, from which he recently came with the blessing of the Holy Father. Aye, more; it puts at rest the stories circulated about insubordination, insubor-dination, and disarms the irreligious tattler. It is .proof to the Catholic world that God's work in Colorado is undertaken piously and cheerfully. It is proof that Bishop Matz is the right man in the right place. The writer Is in spirit at that banquet, ban-quet, and rises to say: "Here's to Bishop Matz. Long life and happiness:" |