"Providence spared me beyond my expectations. In regard to the dignities conferred on me personally, to which you so kindly allude, I can safely say that not one of these honors was ever sought by me. The progress of the Church referred to in the addresses is true, and so true that it is clearly the work of God and not of man."
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John McCloskey
John McCloskey (March 10, 1810 – October 10, 1885) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Albany and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York.
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