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Show y DIOCESE OF DHHS. HfOri CITY OF DENVER. Resident Pastor at Greeley. (Special Correspondence.) CI1 Ttev. Andrew B. Casey, who has just bren called to the pastorate of the op Ma" i-hurch at Greeley, was in Denver for a lew hours on Saturday. He takes a lm.st optimistic view of the prospects (' 1 for the future of the r-hurch at Greeley, i''! end is delighted with hi? promotion. ' of l: Father Casey took charge of the. ':u . church two weeks ago. but his pas- auJ torate was formally initiated on Sun- ii' li"'s day last when an eight days' mission 'Hi 1 was opened. Father William O'Ryan 1 hui i h of at. Leo's church, Denver, conducted is-tlit1 the exercises. The morning devotions : s;iy u have been held In the little church and i itt in the evening the lectures by Father " He O'Ryan have been. Riven in the Greeley y cont opera house. Fvery evening- has seen r a c the opera house packed to its doors invest 1 with nun-Catholics as well as Catholics, istic v This is the lirst time in its history v,,r to that the church at Greeley has had a all is resident pastor. Although a beautiful ,', 1 at church has been standing for some --y ;',r time the city has been attended as a S(',, mission from Fort Collinp by Father , Joseph La Jeunesse. Of late his terri- 1 , ( tory has become so extensive that it has been impossible to look after It d 'wit- ail the Sunday services at Greeley '(1 , liave been conducted by a Denver ' priest. Until his illness. Father White had been in charge. Father Casey is ' t stopping temporarily at the Oasis hotel, but will move into the parochial resi- 10 V dence at Christmas. It is at present n" : undergoing needed repairs to the ex- ' !'Mn' tent of $1,000. but will soon be in readi- nd ilia pf-ss. As soon as the indebtedness on Jl lno the house is paid off Father Casey con- u,re ' templates starting a sinking fund for 'n"p the new church which he will build. 1 for Although the present structure is a Hs-sur substantial building, it has a seating latr capacity of only 250, and is. therefore, -i" t- quite inadequate for the needs of the hat is growing congregation. The new church that will be built upon the same site which j 'ni tc is deemed the most desirable in the it ser city. Father Casey ees ahead of him he wi n season of prosperity for the parish ring. , end lias gone to work with an- energy said that bespeaks final success. He is de- v bet lighted with the prospects of his new c.ur charge. As an industrial center of f pin: northern Colorado, Father Casey be- 4i- di: lieves that the town may alwj become r C-mI b religious center. The location of the 11? at' church is in the heart of the city. It ,nfr j borders on the ultra-fashionable resi- niuch dence district, yet is not far distant t from the downtown portion of the city. u'l It commands a view of the prettiest (j to jiart of the town, and will be an Ideal s foil or tlie handsome new church !rlv u-hich the pastor proposes to rear. , ' 0( ' Father Casey will undoubtedly make ursd fi puccess f lll5? 1!ew fharge. He has - ac Already demonstrated his ability to look nfter a parish and to him is due the and credit for the prepent splendid financial ' ',. condition of the church at Manitou. .c The missions which he will attend , . from Greeley are La Salle, Eaton, Erie ''" , and Windsor. Iral : )lljj The announcement made by Bishop . Matz last week to the effect that Rev. . ' Michael F. Callanan, former pastor of ' . .. the cathedral in this city, had been ap- Vv, pointed to fill the pulpit of the Church -'t Df ur Lady of Perpetual Help at Man- J Itou, came as a great surprise to the i ' Catholics of the diocese in general. So ' . . recently was made the announcement I 1 , that Father Callanan contemplated a visit to his old home in Ireland that it ati'ii Mmed almost incredible that he would t i( abandon, his plans which he had cher- , ihed for so long a time. But when it ..aIj(), was known that there was no one to 4n f whom the pastorate could be entrusted .r juv and that considerable inconvenience , ve'i- would be attendant upon.' the holding I ;i! of Sunday services, Father Callanan ' in fi cheerfully resigned his trip and ac- luildi cepted the call. The church is in splen- ., did spiritual and financial condition at ;lVe. present, and everything is auspicious subs. for a successful pastorate for Father ;,ines Callanan.. His many friends In Denver Den-ver extend their best wishes to him. sill t f call The course of lectures which Bishop nally N. C Matz began with his assuming iver the pastorate of the Logan avenue ::tte" c hapel is attracting more than local at- new tt ntion. The local papers reprint them hrou in full, and they are exciting comment se in from many outside cities. Extracts are ig ye printed in eastern papers, and editorial '1 remarks on the views expressed by the to bishop are being made in many of the i is. t , leading newspapers. Bishop Matz will spoke briefly to the congregation of the - r" Logan avenue chapel on Sunday morn- in.1 ing calling attention to the lectures, and as-king that those who have not an opportunity of attending Sunday even- y ings will at least read the addresses r' published in the Monday editions of the j? papers. He believes that the subject is m.,n one with which every educated person y'.'l should be thoroughly conversant, and ' in his lectures he has begun at funda- ". 11 mental principals in order to make la " them explicit to those who have only ' . the vaguest sort of an idea of what the ,n(.(,j Bubject involves. Bishop Matz has for iirr) j years made a study of socialism and is ! ' interested in. its every phase. i In the third of hi? serifs of lectures s . h delivered on last Sunday evening he i a clearly defines socialism as "a conspir- n;m. aey against the existing order of eo- hl b c iety." Said he: "It denies the right of P M private property, which it would con- tlv tiseate for the ftate: it destroj's the call: family by the abolition of Christian sum marriage; it antagonizes religion by leci fliminating it from our schools and j.Mit 7r.aking the rising generation anti- 11 i. ; ihesic 10 a "In socialism four great forces are Tcmbined." continues the bishop. "They ifhc ire the power of the press, the power of ,. pold, the power of numbens and the n ., f.ower of organization. The power of r(,' he press is undeniably the greatest in s power of the age. It .is the power of ,.ion multiplying indefinitely every expree- j j,.'.- pion of thought, every dream of the im- ,. egination, every sentiment of the heart ,.tu,., and every clamor of the passions. ' "I will sketch briefly three salient 'j points of this socialist ic conspiracy. The Y-'i first is universality. When a conspiracy la localized and confined to one point, ' V one blow administered at the proper '.'(.) time may be sufficient to crush it. but 'p when this conspiracy has invested a ,!- , character, of universality and is found " ri everywhere, and the country is threat- PJ. . ned from every quarter, you must eon-few; eon-few; that the fatherland is in imminent f 'i danger. The next salient point is con- !p , tinuity and permanency. It is this which constitutes its most dreadful characteristic. Today it consTsires no .. longer in the dark, but in the full light ilf r';. of day. The last and most dreadful of lue all it characteristics is Its inexorabili- ' !''" ty or its impracticability. And, in fact, 1,,a nothing like it has been known in the history of human conspiracies: nothing j 'in .' can satisfy it; nothing appease it. j v-cia ,.Jn the face of sUCn a situation, you ! l!l ( might ask me: 'What must we do to " pave society?' I would answer: 'Learn ' r lesson from the enemy. Awake from t'Oii j-our slumbere and arouse your en- iund cr-ies. Consolidaie your bases with f,ve the jjrojier protection of private prop- alisn rrty. Respect your marriage vows and tc foster sanctification of your family. Re-ned Re-ned , turn to God in the sincerity of your n l hf-art, for 'unless the Lord buildeth the 11,3 house, .in vain shall they labor who 3 it I build it.' " .tnier 4 ;KITj The Feat of the Immaculate Con- -o( ia , ception was observed in an appropriate l'h c ivanner in all of the Catholic churches 'ilit.v rif tne rjty on Tuesday. Sermons spe- ly at cially prepared for the day were de- ofls- livered in all of the churches where n" high mass was celebrated. At the Lo- mor pan Avenue chapel the masses were at twe , the same hours as on Sunday, with the ing. exception of the 10:30 service, which j ntia as eliminated. In pome of the churches I uty special services were held on Sunday. tasinE at Uia.t time the eermon was de- i-als I ran Ighbo ; un livered at the chapel by Rev. W. J. O'Malley. Tuesday was election day in the city and many of the public offices ar.d buildings were, closed for that reason. This made 'possible a much larger attendance at the- late masses. In the religious 1 institutions of the city the day was made one of particular particu-lar devotion. The Sisters of Loretto held appropriate cervices in their chapel, chap-el, and these too were largely attended. Throughout Monday afternoon and evening confessions were heard, and the number of communions received on Tuesday morning was unprecedented. -t The many friends of Mr. John J. Hagus are delighted to learn of his rapid recovery. He is now considered quite out of danger, and unless serious complications result he will be able to leave St. Joseph's hospital in a short time. Since Sunday a marked improvement improve-ment has been noted, and the physicians physi-cians in atteendance feel greatly encouraged. en-couraged. f- Father John B. White is steadily improving, im-proving, but is still confined to his bed at the Mercy hospital. Bishop Matz did not deliver his customary cus-tomary sermon at the high mass in the Logan Avenue chapel last Sunday. In- i stead Father William O'Malley gave an interesting address on the meaning of the feast day and on the comfort which is derived from devotion to the Mother of God. The mass was said by Father O'Farrell. The Sodality of the Children of Mary received Holy Communion at the 7:30 o'clock mass on Tuesday morning in. honor of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. 4 The Young Ladies' Sodality will hold its regular meeting on next Sunday afternoon. In the morning at the second sec-ond mass they will receive Holy Communion. Com-munion. According to the change in the order of Sunday masses the various sodalities will hereafter receive at the 7:30 o'clock mass. f All of the choirs of the city are actively preparing for the Christmas I musical program, which will be one of the finest ever attempted in Denver. Many of the large churches will employ-augmented employ-augmented choirs and orchestral music mu-sic will be heard. Rehearsals fire held regularly during course of preparation fo;- Christmas. PUEBLO, COLO. Coal of the beset quality within twenty-five miles of Pueblo that can be hauled into the city in wagons is the latest discovery in which local consumers con-sumers are vitally interested. The strike was made several days ago about twenty-five miles southeast of the city on the Pueblo and Huerfano Huer-fano county line. Those interested do not car? to make any statement concerning con-cerning the new discovery until after the first consignment has beeri received in Pueblo and proven to be all that is claimed for it. This cannot be for several sev-eral days, as there are about five miles I of road to be constructed before the ! mines will be accessible to wagons. The first wagon and outfit to develop the mine leaves Pueblo tnis morning. It is the intention of the company owning own-ing the property to use a traction engine en-gine in the event the mine turns out what it is now thought to be. The vein discovered is about twelve feet thick and a practical test of the coal showed that it was equal to the best now in the market. |
