Prison System Is Wrong. Bishop Declares

PRISON SYSTEM IS WRONG. BISHOP DECLARES The Register Hts the International Newt Service (Wire and Mail), the N. C. W. C. News Service (Including Radios and Cables), YOUTH WORK Its Own Special Service, Lumen Service of China, International Illustrated News, and N. C. W. C. Picture Service. NECESSITY FOR Local Local It is 30 years ago in 1937 Edition Edition since the Ruthenian Greek IS LAUDED BY CHANGES CITED rite Catholics were given their first Bishop in the THE United States. The anniver sary is significant, for these PAPAL LEGATE BY PRELATE people are the only Oriental rite Catholics with a Hier archy in this country, and Archbishop Cicognani Sencis Message to Most Rev. J. H. Schlarman Makes Report as they now have two dioceses, Salt Lake Meeting Conveying REGISTER(Name Registered in the U. S. Patent Office) Chairman of Investigation Group that of Pittsburgh with 302,- In Illinois 956 Catholics and the Ukrai Pontiff’s Blessing VOL. XIII No. 17 DENVER, COLO., SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1937 TWO CENTS nian diocese (w ith. head quarters at Philadelphia), Salt Lake City.— In a letter conveying a special bless Springfield, 111.— “ I believe it would be eminently un 278,000 Catholics. The first ing of His Holiness, Pope Pius XI, to the Regional Confer A t Investiture in Dallas, Tex. fair to blame any particular state administration, or our Greek rite Bishop in this ence of Catholic Youth in session here. His Excellency, the prison officers, for the obvious defects evident in the hand country was the Most Rev. Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate ling of penal problems. The system is wrong, and the Stephen Soter Ortynsky, who to the United States, said, “ The Holy Father looks upon the system should be blamed. It is the system that make.s was ordained in 1891, conse young women and men who publicly do battle for what is penology start at the front bars, end at the rear wall, and crated in 1907, and died in good as his especially beloved helpers.” reach its highest perfection in the good shots concealed in 1916. He lived in Philadel Urging the young men and women to make known by the towers on the walls. Problems of penology? Thera phia. Bishop Ortynsky was their faith “to your friends and to all whom you meet, peutic pedagogy? Campaign problems! But the system an Auxiliary Bishop, work what are the great, inestimable treasures for souls*and for permits and demands it. N 0 riots, no escapes— why it ing principally under the society: The grace and doctrine of must be a well-managed prison. Our Lord, His sacraments, His And then tjie public and the edi Archbishop of Philadelphia. Church,” Archbishop Cicognani tors sit back in smug satisfaction. After his death, no successor prayed God to reward them with There seems to be only one solu Atlanta to Share was named to him until the His Divine favors. “ May He bless Msgr. Corrigan, tion: Abolish the system; estab- two Greek rite dioceses were you and your families,” he said. list an enlightened and sympa t “ May it be possible, through you, thetic non-partisan prison com set up in 1924. These dio for His blessings to be poured out mission, say, after the manner of ceses are divided between ever more copiously on your be C. U. R ector, Is England, aided by intelligent Diocesan Honors the Galicians and the Pod- loved country.” wardens and staffs.” carpathians and extend all The text of the Apostolic Dele Thus speaks the Most Rev. Jos over the nation where the gate’s letter follows: eph H. Schlarman, Bishop of “ I am happy to send to you, as Peoria, in an appendix to the re Greek rite Catholics are. you meet in Salt Lake City, a spe Honored by Pope port that the commission for the With Savannah cial blessing in the august name study of prison problems in Illi The lot of these people has of our Holy Father. You are met nois has submitted to Governor Savannah. — The Diocese of there to study and understand Vatican City. — The Rt. Rev. not been easy in the United Msgr. Joseph M. Corrigan, rector Henry Homer. Savannah is henceforth to lie States. They have at times better your duties as Catholic Bishop Schlarman is chairman known as the Diocese of Savannah- youth under the fatherly guidance of the Catholic University of America, has been named a Pro of this committee. In that capac Atlanta and the latter .city is to met distrust and actual dis of His Excellency, the Bishop of tonotary Apostolic and two mem ity, he presided at every one of share with the former the honor like, because the. Catholics Salt Lake, and other illustrious bers of the university faculty have the meetings of the governor’s of being the center of Catholic of the Latin rite have not prelates. It is a sacred and sweet been named Domestic Prelates commission, at interviews with life in the state of Georgia, as* understood their status. duty, that of serving the Church with the title of Right Reverend wardens, subordinate prison per the result of an official decree ol; and of co-operating in the spread Monsignor. The faculty members sonnel; inmates of the most varied the Holy See that the Most Rev. These Greek rite Catholics of the faith and of the Christian do not use Latin in their honored are the Rev. Dr. Fran types, two or three days of almost Michael J. Curley, Aichbisho]) of life, and it is a high honor to per cesco G. Lardone, professor of every week from early February Baltimore, read in the Cathedral Mass, but Old Slavonic, and form that good work in the fertile Roman law, and the Rev. Dr. Pat to June, 1936. In July and of St. John the Baptist here. Four they follow the Byzantine, fields of Catholic Action. By so rick Joseph Healy, professor of August of 1936, he made, at no canonical effects of the decree not the Roman, form of cere doing, you range yourselves along Church history. expense to the state, a study of were outlined by the Mo.st Rev. side of your parish priests, of your monials. The great major His Holiness, Pope Pius XI, re prisons in Italy, Austria, and Eng Gerald P. O’Hara, Bishoj) of Bishops, and of the Supreme Pon ceived Monsignor Corrigan in au land, all the while searching out Savannah-Atlanta, in a letter read ity of their priests are mar tiff himself. You become co dience April 14. The I'ector pre and reading a large number of in all churches throughout the see. ried men, for it is the imme workers in the evangelization of sented to the Holy Father the first books on penology. “ The Diocese of Savannah,” the souls and of peoples, which is the morial custom in their rite to copy of the new constitutions of Bishop’s Findings Bishop said, “ wilt be known offi ordain married men to the task of the priesthood. the Catholic university. His Holi cially as the Diocese of Savannaii- “ Keep always in sight that Cath The governor’s commission Atlanta. ness re-emphasized his paternal af asked Bishop Schlarman to write secular priesthood. An Apos olic Action aims at purifying and fection and high regard for the “ The Church of Christ the King his findings— a comparison of Eu tolic letter, “ Ea sfemper,” in saving souls, and that your neces Catholic University of America, that is to be erected in Atlanta ropean prison administration with 1907 decreed that only celi sary, indispensable, and essential and told Monsignor Corrigan that will be rai.sed to the dignity of a means to that end are the virtues that in the United States, set it must grow always more resplen Bitbop Joiepb P. Lynch, with escort, proceeding to the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Dallas, Tex., for co-Cathedral ‘honoris causa.’ bate Ruthenian priests taught to us by Our Lord Jesus ting forth the Catholic philosophy dent as a shining light in Ameri investiture services of the Very Rev. Msgr. Patrick O’ Beirne, Wichita Falls, Tex.; the Rt. Rev. Msgr. ' “In certain periods of the year, should be admitted or or Christ. Therefore, let your first of such administi’ation. This can life. Pope Pius also mani Joseph G. O’Donohoe, LL.D., Sherman, director of Catholic activities of the Pan-American exposition, the Bishop of the dioce.se will dained in North America and and constant determination be to study is entitled Why Priso^is? fested the utmost interest in the Dallas; the Rt. Rev. Msgr. A . Danglmayr, Chancellor, and the Very Rev. Msgr. Wendlin J. Nold, secretary have his official residence in the result was that 10,000 live in the grace of God always. golden jubilee of the Catholic uni and is being published in pamphlet Atlanta, at the co-Cathedral of to the Bishop, Dallas. The services were held Sunday afternoon, April 11. Laymen and m emLrs of the form by the Paulist press. Only with God in your hearts can versity at Washington, to be ob clergy attended from ail over North Texas. Christ the King. Ruthenians joined the Rus you be workers and leaders for The chief reason for the pub sian Orthodox. Eventually, served in 1939. “ In the future, Atlanta will truth.and holiness. Only by the . Mopsiguot Uoixigan later sailed lication„ , , of his report, Bishop share with Savannah the honor because of the scki(eity of light of His~grace" can ybii tdew’’ for the United States aboard the Pioneer Chicagoan Had Intereslihg Career l,000fh Negro Convert -SeWarman says, "is-to-bring hofije.

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