A BISHOP'S SILVER JUBILEE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 658, 8 November 1909, Page 8

A BISHOP'S SILVER JUBILEE.

• t "... , ... .• ' . 'fCaihtlliori'ljinifis". reports a presentation r to the Bishop of Leeds (Eight Hcv. W. Gordon, . jJ.I).) in. honour, of -liis golden> saoerdotalt-jnbi- . lee. It. had. teen, originally intendedUyVmak* i •rae''P»sei»tati6fli which',,was, .promoted' by thoh I GlwpterV'onvSopfembcf : 2^>:when'~hisi.lordship . attamj i .hjsy£^nty-oisKth;,yoar, iand.'to mato f \ the 1 function of a. public character., A, goivcrotM ■ ■ response was made, to' tho appeal..'for sub- .... i 'sonptiohs,"hot recently; it.beiarae apparent that the state of '.Dr.' Gordon's health would iwt permit hiin to undergo .tho strain and .excite- ' ment of a piiblic fMctkin,, ' depntation, oorisisting, of tlio 1 Eight' Eev. Monsignor IProvost Motk>r, V.G:, the 'Yory Revv T. Shiae, ad. 1 ministriitdr of Hho oathedral, an 4 Mr. D. A. ■ .Cruse, M.A., waited ' upon his lordßhlp, and i Provost ' Mdtler . 'maide; th.6 ' presentation.,'! Eiv pressing tho 'eongrathlations of Catholics la tho •• Leeds diocese?;to' Dr. Gordon on his long, and i' able. ser^ico : to the chnrch. "Provost Mother 6aid - that tho,'dfjepest!.regret'was felt that tlie pro- . sentation could not wmada'in' public, r Father i ShiM and' Mr. : Crnse spoke in a similar strain. Dr. 'Gordon. retpoiiding, regretted litewise 1 for • the sake of . his people that tho oeromony had 1 i to be perfonned in thisi quiet and simple manner,'thoogti,. for his own-part; he' was well v'content, that tt'-shoiUd: : tato -place''privately ■ ' and .mth; as'little formality; as, possible;; He ' oxpressed Wis •heartfelt , thanks , for the groat i honour/whiiih tho Catholics of 'the'dioceae had .•• been- pleased to pay him.'. Tho monay which ' > had been handed'to him woridi . ho'saidi .bo ■ .used for charitable purposes,- There were many s objects which ho ' had 'long desired to servo, but ' i he had up to now been up&Ue to put his ' desires' into effect: - Their gift now putted ir'-< .his .hands. tlio means of doing so.. . ,:'