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BISHOP GEORGE BEHRING CONSECRATED Contents Copyrighted by the Catholic Press Society, Inc., 1937— Permission to Reproduce, Excepting on Articles Otherwise Marked, Given After 12 M. Saturday Following Issue Registorials REDECORATION GORGEOUS RITE WANTED— A GOOD FOOLKILLER OF HOLY GHOST FOR AUXILIARY The foolkiller either isn’ t on the DENVER CATHaiC job or it getting lazy. Maybe we need a new one who’ll really watch hit butinett. Anyhow, we’re CHURCH,PLAN IN CINCINNATI pretty disgusted about the way things are going. Up in Alberta, Can., some of Four Brothers of Prelate Witness Elevation the craziest stunts of the age are Drive Begun for Funds; Main Altar to Be being pulled off. Ordinarily we sEeconstructed; Need for New Edifice REGISTER Of Ohio Native; Bishop U. J. Vehr don’t mind a, few deviations from the normal, hut some of this stuff ^ In Near Future Seen The National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service Supplies The Denver Catholic Register. We Have Takes Part in Rite it actually dangerous. Also the International News Service (Wire and M ail), a Large Special Service, and Seven Smaller Services. Alberta features a social credit The Very Rev. Msgr. John R. Mulroy, pastor of Holy Cincinnati.— Before a capacity audience filling St. government under Premier ' Wil Ghost church at 19th and California streets, Denver, has VOL. XXXIII. No. 8. DENVER, COLO., THURSDAY, OCT. 7, 1937. $2 PER YEAR Peter in Chains Cathedral, the Most Rev. George J. Reh- liam Aberhart, who came into announced the opening of a $3,000 drive for the complete ring, S.T.D., was elevated to the Episcopate Thursday, Oct. power in 1935. He advocates a sort of freak pension system. Hit redecoration of the church and the reconstruction of the is the Most Rev. 7. The colorful ritual was witnessed by more than 20 program is, in effect, to turn the main altar in conformity with liturgical requirements. Be Cincinnati's Newest Member of the Hierarchy ;George J. Reh- members of the Hierarchy, 39 Monsignors, and approxi province into a profit-sharing cor cause of the remote possibility of completing the super ring, S.T.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, who was elevated to the Episcopacy Thursday, Oct. 7, with mately 400 priests. Members of the various sisterhoods and poration. In this every Albertan structure of Denver’s downtown basement church in the Archbishop John T. McNicholas, O.P., S.T.M., officiating. Taking part in the ceremonies were three the laity completely filled the remainder of the Cathedral. would be a “ stockholder,” if he near future, it was judged necessary to undertake an imme other natives of Cincinnati, Archbishop Francis J. L. Beckman of Dubuque, Bishop Joseph H. Albers of agreed to play the game. The four brothers of the Bishop, relatives, immediate diate remodeling of the present edifice. Daily exposition Lansing, and Bishop Urban J. Vehr of Denver.— (Murset photo.) friends among the laity, and civic dignitaries occupied A basic dividend, perhaps $25 of the Blessed Sacrament conducted in the church, which seats of honor near the sanctuary. a month, would be paid to each was introduced by the Most Rev. citizen of voting age. Thus, every Bishop Rehring was the 22nd Bishop Urban J. Vehr on Ash prelate to be raised to this high adult, rich or poor, employed or Wednesday in 1933, makes the jobTest, would have a gratuitous office at St. Peter in Chains Cathe immediate rebuilding of the tem dral. He is also the sixth native income from his province. porary altar along liturgical lines St. Vincent de Paul Msgr. McMenamin son of Cincinnati to receive this Econtfmists of note hoot at the imperative. The present altar will dignity, the others being Arch idea. Aberhart has never been able not be discarded, but will be re bishop Beckman of Dubuque, la.; to put it into effect, and his gov built and surmounted by a velvet Bishop Albers of Lansing, Mich.; ernment has experienced serious baldachino or canopy. Pews and Will Broadcast Bishop Vehr of Denver, Colo.; Society Will Have financial difficulties through his kneelers, badly in need of repair, Bishop Espelage, O.F.M., Vicar maneuvers. will be refinished and varnished, Apostolic of Wuchang, China, and the walls will be cleaned and Well, time will cure most of the late Archbishop Henry Moeller painted, and new rubber matting that. Experience’s very expensive of Cincinnati. will cover the floor in the aisles. On Columbus Day Bishop Rehring is the third prel Retreat Oct. 13-16 school teaches the right answer Plans for the eventual completion sooner or later. ate to serve as Auxiliary Bishop of of the Holy Ghost church are in no Cincinnati as a Titular Bishop. (A With an address by the Rt. I But here’s the rub: To make manner to be abandoned or delayed Titular Bishop has a title to a see Rev. Msgr. Hugh L. McMenamin, A retreat for members of the sure that social credit notions are beyond necessity, according to no longer active. Bishop Rehring “ properly” publicized, the govern Monsighor Mulroy, and the pres rector of the Cathedral, head was consecrated under the title various conferences of the St. Vin ment has sponsored a bill that ent work is designed merely to lining the Denver broadcast, six of the Diocese of Lunda. Most cent de Paul society and all the would throttle the freedom of the meet the emergency of providing Knights of Columbus councils in titular sees are in the Orient. The men of the city will be held in Holy press, discard professional secrecy, a decorous place for daily expo the state will sponsor Columbus title of Titular Bishop is given to Ghost hall Wednesday, Thursday, and raise hob'in general with the sition of the Blessed Sacrament. day radio programs. ' a Bishop serving a diocese having Friday, and Saturday, Oct. 13, 14, .rights of the people. Denver’s Holy Ghost church has Msgr. McMenamin’s talk will a Bishop or Archbishop. There can 15, and 16. The hill would force news witnessed an extraordinary devel be carried by station KOA, be be no two Ordinaries of the same The retreat-master will be the papers to publish govern opment in its short history. Lo ginning at 10 p. m. Oct. 12. A diocese.) The first Auxiliai-y Rev. William O’Shaughnessy, S. ment statements of policy. The cated in the heart of town, and musical program also will be pre Bishop of Cincinnati was the Most J., of Regis college. leather statements could be up^to one having a parish boundary that is sented. Station KVOR in Colo Rev. Sylvester Rosecrans, native O’Shaughnessy’s subjects will be newspaper page in length and co-extensive with the city limits, rado Springs will broadcast a Ohioan and brother of the Civil as follows: W’ednesday, Oct. 15, would have to be run in the next the Holy Ghost church is fre talk by the Rev. Edward Joyce, war general of that name. Both “ St. Vincent de Paul and the New regular issue after their receipt. quented by the Catholic populace O.M.I., at 11:15. Preston Mur were converts to the faith,_ the Social Order;” Thursday, Oct. 14, soldier embracing Catholicism A newspaper would be required, of Denver. In 1900 the old Stout phy, district deputy, will be “ St. Vincent de Paul and the Cor street Cathedral was replaced by heard over station KFKA, Gree while teaching at West Point. poral Works of Mercy;” Friday, within 24 hours after demand by Bishop Rosecrans, who was edu the social credit board chairman, the chapel on Logan street, but it ley, at 9 p. m., and Ralph Neary, Oct. 15, “ St. Vincent de Paul and proved inadequate to care for the La Junta attorney, will be the cated for orders in the Episcopal the Spiritual Works of Mercy:” to give the names, addresses, and Church, was greatly impressed by occupafions of all persons supply crowds at Sunday Mass, and was speaker on La Junta’s radio sta Saturday, Oct. 16, “ St. Vincent de not readily accessible to people tion, KOKO, at 10 p. m. Other the step taken by his brother. He Paul and Personal Sanctification.” ing it with information on any began to study the Catholic faith subject as well as the address of living in the downtown section of councils that will present broad The retreat will begin each eve the city. To answer this need. and soon after his conversion be any writer of an editorial, article, casts are those in Durango and gan his studies for the priesthood. ning at 8 o’clock sharp. There or news item. Mass was celebrated in a hall fac Pueblo. will be no corporate Communion, ing the post office in 1905, and on Consecrated here March 25, 1862, Penalties for violation of the In conjunction with the radio Bishop Rosecrans was Auxiliary as the members and those attend May 7, 1905, the Holy Ghost broadcasts, K. of C. councils in ing the retreat will be advised, to law include fines of $500 to $1,000 church was opened on Curtis street Bishop of Cincinnati and Titular and suspension of publication. Denver, La Junta, and Durango Bishop of Pompeiopolis from that rpeeive Communion in their own near 20th. The following decade are sponsoring Columbus day es There have been several court ' (Turn to Page U — Colum n i ) parish churches.,' witnessed such an increased at say contests for parochial school battles on the question in the tendance that the Rev. William students. United States, but it is generally Neenan, who had been appointed Governor Buchtel of agreed that a newspaperman is en pastor in January of 1918, pur signed a bill making Columbus titled to the immunity in profes chased the property at 19th and sional secrets that is accorded to California streets for the erection day a state holiday in 1909, and C.