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102 ÉREOTION DU DIOCÈSE DR VALLEYFIELD
Adresse présentée par les mombres de la ©. M. B. A. (Succursale No 26) de Montréai
(Mae UR Emard avait été l'aviseur spiri- M tuel de la succursale Süint-Patrics No 26 de
cette importante société. Ses meinbres ne l'oni point oubliéæt lui ont présenté l'adresse suivante, formulée le 80 mai 1892, dans une réunion dont ils conservent pieusement le souveuir, À cette occasion, les membres de la succursale No 26 ont
offert à Monseigneur un souvenir, Montreal, 23 May 1892.
To Mgr Emard, first Bishop of V leyfield, P. Q. Spiritual adviser of St. Patrick's Branch, No 26, C. M. B. A.
May it please Your Lordship, Very Revd. Dear Sir and Brother, St. Patrick’s the present Branch No 26 of the Catholic Montreal Benefit Association, of this city, assemble in presence of Your Lordship this evening with a two fold feeling of pleasure and regret at the same time, pleasure, in
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CONSÉORATION 0m Man y. M. EMARD 105 | the first place, because instead of meeting you only à A8 Our spiritual adviser, we gather around you to il Welcome you as a Bishop, and to express, as best we 4 ca, our heart felt joy in seeing you raised to the di- 1} gnity ofa Bishop of Holy Mother Church and claim- (il ing Your Lordship as our spiritual ad viser and Revd, ai ale No 26) Brother of Branch 26 Of our grand association : Of | regret, in the second place, because cf eur not being ll = x spiri- able !o present you with some substantial proof of | o 26 de the rejoycing of our hearts at your grand and digni- {| res ne fied elevation. qi se sui- And now, Your Lordship, we n:ust pause and say réunion we cannot aliow this important event to pass without À cette also giving respectful expression to our unqualified À 26 ont joyfulthanks which we would ask Your Lordship to . . kindly convey to our dearly beloved and saintly h 1609 Archbiskop Fabre, remembering, as we do how = kindly he received ns on our lirst organisation in Î P. Q. 1883 and favored us with 2 spiritual adviser, and again, on a sec-nd occasion, and even on n third occasion, further Proved his kindness and love of Dset heart for all catholie societies when once satisfied - Branch that their objects and aims were good and in For keeping ‘vith the church, by appointing yon, Revd. Vans Father, whom we now rejoice to call Bishop, as ling of ] spiritual adviser of Branch 26.
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Revd. Sir, as our Bishop spiritual adviser and Revd. Brother, to be pleased to accept from our worthy and esteemed President, Bro. J. L. Jensen, on bebalf of Branch 26, Montreal, our little offering, simply to mark our gratification at the high dignity conferred upon our Revd spiritual adviser and beloved Brother, and to which we will add : “ That almighty Grod; who has so kindly bestowed upon you, through His Holiness the Illustrious Pope Leo XIII, the rank and title of Bishop of Holy Church, may be further graciously pleased to bless and spare you for many years of uselulness in your sacred office as first Bishop of Valleyfield. ” This is the humble but earnest prayer of your devoted and rejoycing children, and kneeling, we humbly ask Your Lordship to bless your branch coilectively, and your loving Brother members individually, and we now respectfully sign, on behalf of branch 26, Montreal, and have th: honor to remain
Yours fraternally,
