Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1937 (2)

Immaculate Conception In announcing the tle,.rh Sunday of the _Iosr ReY. Franci.s Johanne~. n.n.. the Right ReY. H.F. ;\'iemann paid a beauti- ful tribute to hi:s mPmory. He ,;poke of his being a great loss to the Diocese of Lea, enworth and pulogized him as a saintly antl great Bisho11. truly a man or God. Tht>re are few Bishops, l1e said. so belo,·etl and esteemed by 1)arishioners. the prie~t,-; of the diocese and the clergy. :\Ionsignor Niemann, who had known him from his youth, paid him a sincere personal tribute. He was a talented bO)". talented in col- lege and in the seminary. always lead- ing his classes. he rontinuetl. He spoke of his great artistic talent and said in his humility as a priest he dis- continued it. His good old pastor, Monsignor Linnenkamp, was proud of several of his oil paintings, he ex- plained. because of their originality, design and good execution. He might have been a noted artist, but Father I Johannes thought the work of a priest came first. and he destroyed his paint- ! ings. In speaking of his great dra- matic talent and his ability as an ora- tor, Monsignor Niemann explained how he established the Dramatic and Social Club. which haR rPached a high standard of perfection, remarking he was only inspired by one motive-for the good of the young people. As an assistant priest. Father Niemann said, he was the consolation of his good old pastor. He explained ho\\' willingly he helped him and relieved him in his old age of the burdens that rested on him. Monsignor Linnenkamp thought there was no other priest like Father Jollannes. and that he could not carry· on his work without him. Upon one occasion the late Bishop Burke wanted to appoint Father .Johannes as a pas- tor of a parish. said ~lon ignor Nie• mann. Monsignor Linnenkamp said to the Bisho11. "If you take Father Jo- hannes away you might just as well talrn my parish, as I am old and cannot get along without him." Father Ni_e- mann emphasized thP PSteem m which Father Johannps was held as pastor, stressed his great humility a~d charity. saying he uevpr heard !um complain of any cross or difficulty. Calllng often and talking over matters with him after FathPr .Johannes be- came Bishop, he continued, the same characteristic humility he had as a priest-a man void of all display, using only what waR necessary for his office. Receiving a cold recep- tion as Bishop of Leavenworth, be· cause he was not their choice, al- though he felt it keenly, Monsignor Niemann said, he did not hear one 1 word of repsoach against those who , did not welcome him. He bore it .all patiently. aµd when. jhe .death .of a pastor occurred in ·Maryvsille, Kan., the extreme end of the diocese, he_ went out there and became pastor himself. When circumstan.ces ch.anged. Monsignor Nieiµann tolq. how Bishop Johannes took charge of his diocese in all gentleness and humility. showed. no resentment, .and treated th~m all alike. Today. there are no prie.~ts and no diocese more united than the Leavenworth DiocPse :. .the man who had opposed liim most, and had caused him the most trouble. became his most devoted friend and posses~ed the greatest love and esteem for 1nm. In urging the parishioners to attend the funeral he spoke of a letter l'e· cently received from His Excellency, in which he expressed his., great ap- preciation for the prayers of the c~m- gregation. stating there was nothmg that could have given Wm grea~er pleasure or consolation. In conclusion all were asked to continue to prar for Bishop Johannes. for this parish was dear to him-here was his heart. Of- I

BI HOP BUDDY EULOGIZE PRELATE AT LEAYE .WORTH. (Special to Tbe G&Zette.J LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 17,-The funeral sermon for the Most Rev. Francis Johannes, bishop ot the Leavenworth diocese was de- livered by Bishop Charles F. Buddy ot San Diego today. The California prelate and Bishop Johannes were priests in St. Joseph. "In His divine providence, God chose for Francis Johannes a home acquainted with poverty, suffe1·ing and privation, but where the light of faith burned brightly under the inspiration o! good and virtuous parents," said Bishop Buddy, ex- tolling the late Leavenworth bishop as the "shepherd and Father in Christ" to priests of the Leaven- worth diocese. Three archbishops, fifteen bishops, a score of monsignors and 250 pries!s attended the rites, which were followed by interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery on the grounds of St. Mary's College here. The solemn pontifical requiem high mass was celebrated by Arch- bishop John J. Glennon of St. Louis, I with Archbishops John G. Murray of St. Paul and J. A. Rummel of New Orleans assisting. The serv- ices in the ·cathedral of the Im- maculate Conception were attended by 3,GOO people. Bishop Buddy traced the educa- tion of the late Bishop Johannes I in St. Joseph, St. Benedict's College at Atchison, and at St. Francis' Seminary in Milwaukee. "We priests of St. Joseph knew him best as the ideal priest " con- tinued Bishop Buddy. "W~ mar- veled at the long hours he kept vigil in the confessional. In each func- tion of his sacred office, whether at a marriage feast or at the bed- side of the dying, his presence _1:Jrought inspiration for the better things. "The eloquence of Bishop Johan- nes brought many souls to the truth. His advent to the diocese of Leavenworth was greeted by a loyal and enthusiastic priesthood. It mattered not whence he came nor I how obscure- sufficient that he was sent by Rome. "Like St. Paul, he was all things to all men, but the orphans, the poor, the halt and the lame will grieve most at his passing." In closing, Bishop Buddy said: "And so, dear Bishop Johannes, hero of my youth, and inspiration of later years, my devoted friend, farewell. In our own halting way we have tried to imitate the consol- ing messages by which in your day you lifted the hearts of thousands in affliction."

BISHOP BUDDY IS CALLED EAST' FOR FUNERAL His Excellency P r e a c h e d •Sermon at Funeral of Bishop Johannes Death of u dear friend, the Most Rev. Francis Johannes, 63, Bishop of Leavenworth, Kan1,as, last Saturday, called San Diego's new Bishop, the Most Rev. Charles Francis Buddy, to his former home this week on a sad mission Bishop Buddy preached the ser- mon at the Solemn Requiem Mass in the Leavenworth Cathedral Solemn High Mass of Re- quiem was celebrated in San Diego at Our Lady of Guada- lupe church Wednesday morn- ing by the Augustinian Recol- lect Fathers for the repose of the soul of Bishop Johannes. According to Father Damian Gobea, A. R.. the bishop of Leavenworth was a benefactor of their order. having assisted them greatly in the establish- ment of their house in Kansas City. Two hundred parishion- ers were present at Mass. Wednesday and is expected to re- turn to San Diego tomorrow eve- ning. As priests in St. Joseph, Mo., the two bishops were neighbor- ing pastors before Bishop Johan- nes' elevation in 1928 to Bishop of Leavenworth. Bishop Johan- nes was born in Bavaria and came to this country with his parents ' at the age of eight. He was reared in St. Joseph and afterward be- came pastor in the Immaculate Conception parish in which h 0 lived as a child. He spent all of his pries.hood, 34 years, in that parish. He was appointed coad- jutor bishop of the Leavenworth diocese as assistant to Rev. John Ward until the latter's death in 1929. As head of the diocese, he furthered construction of the $350,000 Ward high school in Kansas City, Kan. In all of th~ 128 parishes in the diocese he es- I tablished the society for the pro-1 I pagati?n of the faith: In the larg- er parishes he established the So- · ciety of St. Vihceni de Paul. H1 organized religious vacation-time schools and established a diocesan newspaper, the Leavenworth Mis- sionary. Bishop Johannes had been iU I for over a year with as.hma an.i heart trouble and for the last I three months had been confined to his bed in a Denver hospital.