Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1936-37 (1)

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"To them this r1""Cognltion b and tc rerive many interests that had been lagging. Our lot as one of the 'little brothers' of Los n- gel . was ever a pleasant one, but our pride, on being a family unto ourseM•s, is ju tifiable. Wtfle general prcbleres are more or less the same in all communities, each has many problems of a more spe- cific nature, which require much time and en~rn to solve. "It is only by the solution of these most specific problems, that the greateEt degree of develop- ment may be obtained. • ·we are confident that the future of Ca- thclic San Diego is now assured. "Membership in all our socie- ties will increase materially, and their activities will assume a broader scope. ''To combat this wave of God- lessness in which we are living, inspirational leadership is essen- tial. "A Bishop of the Catholic Church must possess all the in- tellectual attainments of the ac- complished teacher, he must be a man of action; he must be a man of unerring judgment; he must be filled with the spirit of cha1ity; he must know the quali- ty of mercy; he must know the temper of justice; he must be a diplomat; he must, in a sense, live apart and yet remain a man of the people. It is given to few men to possess these difficu1t qualifications. "Such a man we honor today, in the person of His Excellency, Bishop Buddy, the first Bishop of San Diego. "To be chosen to welcome your Excellency on behalf of the men of your diocese is an honor that I do not deserve, but one that I I deeply appr~ciate an~ shall ever cherish; I bid you, Su-, a hearty I welcome. "We nledge to you here today cur undivided rupport; we promise that when you call, we shall an- swer. Under y-0ur wise guidanc-e we shall present an united front against the enemies of religion. From you shall come the inspira- tion to study more vigorously, the truths of our faith. It is to be hoped that by our actions we may usure you of the virility of our Catholicity. "We are not unmindful of the great personal sacrifice entailed in the acceptance of your post. To leave your family, the scenes of your youth, your college compan- ions and classmates, and the friends of years' standing. must have caused you more than one heartache. '·Do not feel, however. that you are among strangers, for though many here present have not yet met you personally, we are familiar with your achievements, and re- joice at your remarkable record. From this knowledge springs the feeling that we know you well. "To those good relatives and friends who accompanied you to your new home, we also extend a cordial welcome. We trust that they vill ca.rry back with the:u,

happy memories of your installa- tion, and that they convey to your many friends, in your former home, the news of the g-1-eat joy the Holy See meant that fhl~Y 'had come of age', so to speak. The news seemed at once to stimufate, that your presence here has brought to your new flock. "In the California of yesterday there was a greeting used, when friend met friend, or when strang- er met stranger, that expresset! the real spirit of the Californian; we borrow for today, from those when we say: 'Vaya de Dios'." 1 REPRESENTS WOMEN I Representing the women of the dlocese, both religious and lay women, Mrs. A.H. Stuckey, presi- dent of the San Diego County Council of Catholic Women, ad- dressed Bishop Buddy, pledging fea1ty, love and cooperation. Mrs. Stuckey opened her greet- ings with a Quotation on the uni- versality and antiquity of the Ca- tholic Church, by Macaulay, and continued, with a word picture of the wor of Catholic women in the pioneer days of the tenitory that now comprises the new dio- cese. Her address follows in part: "Down through the centuries of this age-old Church, Catholic wo- men have pioneered in the up- building of community life and idea.Is, spiritual, educational, cul- tural-th.r,ough service, sacrifice, consecration; and the earliest group that followed. t}).e sandalled feet of Serra, were the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, who have labored. for mo11e than half a century in San Diego, their ini- tial work being the education of the Indian children at the first of the missions, San Diego de Alcala. I You will still find them teaching the India.n children at St. Boni- face school, Banning, a part of this dioeesie. Today in the line of march were the children of the children's chil- dren to the third and even fourth generation, Catholic and non-Ca- tholic alike, who have received their education from these noble Catholic women, from the time they entered the grammar grades in one of the parish schools under their direction, to the Commence- ment Day when they sing their farewell at the beautiful Academy of Peace. "Does San Diego, I wonder, ever realize the hundreds of fine loyal citizens who have come forth from the portals of their class- rooms, where sincerest patriotism is inculcated along with the Ten Commandments and the Eight Beatitudes? Again, does San Di- ego realize the munificence of these cultured Catholic women in their classic gift to her civic beau- ty in Villa Montemar, where it rests in perfect setting, over- looking mountain and sea and to whose shrine youthful pilgrims come from all parts of the United States and other countries to drink at that fountain of knowl- edge; and now, our beloved pion- eer, Mother St. Catherine, bids us hope for a Junior Catholic College for Women in the near future.

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William r!ahedy, deputy dis- trict attorney and grand knight of the San Diego council, Knights of Columbus, represented the men of the new diocese in welcoming --=------------- Bishop Buddy. His eloquent speech follows: "DiYine Mandate and the in- born manifes:at on of the natural law itseli, require of us all , as we pass through life, either a volun- tary, or an involuntary expression of some form of worship of the Supreme Being. A study of re- corded history, will fail to disclose a people, a nation, or a ribe, even a single individual, who has not at one time or another, performed a direct or an indirect act of wor- ship. "Voltaire, the mluch quoted fath- er of the modern atheistic school, furnishes us a classical example of this fact. His active life was spent I in teaching his followers that there was no God , and that to subscribe to the belief that therP was a God was pure folly. Pic- ture, if you will, the deathbed scene of this man. In tfie Latin quarter of Paris. in a dingy up- ·per garret, the great Voltaire lay dying, "He was surrounded by a group of his young followers, lie turned to them and cried, 'Get me a priest.' "The reply was, 'But, Master, you have tau ht us what these priests say is unture, and that there is no God. We will not get a priest for you'. "Whereupon. Voltaire fell to cursing the God he had taught people to believe did not exist- and so he died. "In dying Voltaire proved that he had been teaching a falsehood -on his deathbed he had ac- knowledged the existence of a Supreme Being. "Other examples of this kind might well be cited, but time does not permit. "We find in the world today a determined, but fruitless, effort on the part of the so-called athe- istic and materialistic philosoph- ers to gain the ascendancy. In their mad effort to achieve their own pernicials ends-the first ob- ject of the attack must be the Catholic Church. By those of us who have been given faith in the Catholic Church, their challenge is readily accepted.'' Overjo~•ed At Word "Catholics of San Diego were overjoyed when they heard that their city had been chosen as the seat cf a new diocese.

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Sisters of Mercy "Rounding out half a century of community service in health work so vital to a city's gi-owth, We find another group of pioneer women, the Sisters of Mercy. It is a significant fact that Missouri, which has given to San Diego its first bishop, sent aL'io a ha!f cen- tury ai:-o, Mother Mary Michael and her brave companions to whom were elelegated. the com- mi&Sion of buUding a Catholic hoi;pital at San Diego, and who sustained by the conviction that a noble effort in the cause of Chris- tion Charity would not be permit- ted to fail, set themselves to the task with full confidence and per- sistnnt energy.. How well they succeeded is evidenced by the I magnificient l\'l)'!rcy Hospital and College of Nursing as they stand today. The school of nursing ranks as a college, being affiliated with Mount St. Mary's, Los An- geles. "Mercy Hospital, built through hardships and discouragements, but ever sanctified by love and kindness, has become a synonym for all that is finest and best in the health program, not only of San Diego, but in the United States as well. It is a notable fact that our distinguished citizen, the late John D. Spreckels, who pre- sented to Balboa Park the great out door organ, famous the wcrld over, gave also to these courageous women, in commendation for their immeasurable service to hu- manity, the south wing of Mercy Hospital, which was dedicated in memory of his wife.

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