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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 27, 1937
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North Carolina Bids Bishop Hafey Godspeed
y . F|1 • J . First Bishop of Raleigh
Carolina Joins in Tribute
of Esteem to Bishop Hafey
The entire state of North Carolina recognizes “the fine civic
consciousness” of the Most Rev. William J. Hafey, D. D., for
twelve years Bishop of Raleigh, “and appreciates the splen
did contribution which he has made to the material, education
al and religious life of North Carolina during his sojourn here,”
Governor Clyde R. Hoey of North Carolina asserted in a state
ment on the occasion of the departure of Bishop Hafey to his
new duties as Coadjutor Bishop and Apostolic administrator of
the Diocese of Scranton. The message was delivered at the
farewell reception to Bishop Hafey by Hon. A. J. Maxwell,
State Commissioner of Revenue, in the absence of the Governor
from the capitol and city. Governor Hoey’s statement said:
“It gives me great pleasure to have this opportunity of ex
pressing a word of appreciation for the outstanding service
rendered by Bishop Hafey during his sojourn in this state. I
am sure I voice the sentiment of all North Carolina in paying
tribute to his worth as a citizen, his achievements as a
and his accomplishments as a Bishop of the Diocese of North
.Carolina. '
“The whole state recognizes his fine civic consciousness
and appreciates the splendid contribution which he has made
to the material, educational and religious life of North Caro
lina during his sojourn here.
“I am happy to have had the opportunity of associotion
with him and on behalf of all the people of North Carolina I
bid him God-speed as he enters an enlarged field of usefulness
and service in another state. Our regret in his departure is
lessened by the fact that he will enter an expanding field ot
service which opens for him, and we shall look forward with
happy anticipation to his recurring visite^to
StstG.
N. Carolina Most Fortunate
in Having Had Bishop Hafey
So Says Commissioner Maxwell, Representative of Gov
ernor Hoey, Who in Address at Farewell, Says His
Excellency Exemplifies Be st Definition of Religion
CHURCH AND STATE
LEADERS COMMEND
HIS GREAT LABORS
Pontifical Mass and Great
Public Reception Features
of His Excellency’s Final
Day as Ordinary of See
(Address of Hon. A. J. Maxwell,
State Commissioner of Revenue,
representing Governor Clyde Hoey
of North Carolina, at the farewell re
ception to the Most Rev. William
J. Hafev. D.D., for the past tw-elve
years Bishop of Raleigh, as he left
to become coadjutor Bishop and
Apostolic Administrator of the Dio
cese of Scranton.)
I find myself in a position of
pleased embarrassment—pleased that
I am honored with a part in your
program this evening; embarrassed
in your disappointment that our be
loved governor, who would so much
have liked to be present in person,
could not do so, and from whom I
have a message to present.
North Carolina is fortunate in hav
ing had among us these last twelve
years a inan of the fine personality
and exceptional training in ecclesi
astics and citizenship of Bishop Ha
fey. A bit of detail here wall be ap
propriate. He was born in Chico
pee, Mass. Graduated from Holy
Cross College, he studied law for one
year at Georgetown University,
Washington. He then entered Mount
Saint Mary’s Seminary at Ernmits-
burg, Md.; was ordained to the
priesthood in 1914. For five years
he was located at St. Joseph’s Church,
Baltimore, as assistant pastor. For
the next six years he was stationed
at the Cathedral in Baltimore, serv
ing as secretary to Cardinal Gibbons
and as chancellor to Archbishop Cur
ley. He was consecrated Bishop
June 24, 1925, and one week later was
Installed at the Sacred Heart Cathe
dral here as the first Bishop of Re-
feigh.
"During Bishop Hafey’s twelve
years of labors in North Carolina the
number of Catholics has nearly
doubled, now passing the ten thou
sand mark. Under him the clergy
has grown from 31 in 1925 to 79 at
Hie present time. ;
He has been active in acquiring
properties in various towns and
communities of the state and the
number of churches has grown from
£1 to 91.
Believing in the moral value and
influence of religion in conjunction
with education, as a means of de
veloping men and women of sound
virtue as well as of solid citizen
ship he has erected 16 parochial
schools. To teach these schools he
has brought to the diocese a number
of religious orders.
Under his direction die group of
new buildings at the Catholic Or
phanage was erected and summer
camps for the orphans were pur
chased at Morehead and Henderson
ville.
He has been particularly interested
in the members of the colored race
for whom he has put up six churches
and four schools, In which pupils re
ceive a general education and voca-
tional training to equip them for gain-
ful occupations and to fit them as
useful members of society.
To acquire funds for this property
extension and building program
Bishop Hafey turned for financial as
sistance to populous Catholic centers
in the North and West, where he
presented to large groups of hearers
the natural resources of North Caro
lina and stressed the splendid tone of
the people of the state. His ardu
ous labors leading him to speak at
times as often as ten or tw’elve
times in a single day, together with
his cogent presentation of his cause
brought to him many hundred thou
sands of dollars which have been in
vested in various church and charit
able institutions. It was this effort
to procure funds for his work that
kept Bishop Hafey from passing
more of his time in Raleigh and the
state.
Monsignor McGuinness to Be
Consecrated in Philadelphia
Dec. 21-Installation Jan. 6
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
CHICAGO.—Tuesday, December 21, has been set as the
date for the consecration of the Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuin
ness as Bishop of Raleigh.
The ceremony will take place in the Cathedral at Phila
delphia. Bishop-elect McGuinness, who is a priest of the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia, has been an official of the Catho
lic Church Extension Society here for many years.
His Eminence Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop of
Philadelphia, will be the Consecrator. The Most Rev. William
D. O’Brien, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and President of the
Catholic Church Extension Society, and the Most Rev. Hugh
L. Lamb, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, will be the Co-
Consecrators. The Most Rev. Francis C. Kelley, Bishop o
Oklahoma City and Tulsa, will preach the sermon.
Bishop-elect McGuinness’ installation in the See of Ral
eigb. will take place on January 6.
(Special to The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C. — The people of
North Carolina bid the Most Rev.
William J. Hafey, D. D., the first
Bishop of Raleigh, an affectionate
farewell at a great public reception
as he left for his new duties as
Coadjutor Bishop and Apostolic Ad
ministrator of the Diocese of Scran
ton after twelve fruitful years as
Ordinary here.
In the Cathedral of the Sacred
"Heart, where he was installed as first
Bishop of Raleigh July 1, 1925,
Bishop Hafey officiated at his final
Pontifical Mass and delivered his fin
al sermon in that capacity, stressing
confidence in and obedience to God,
and urging the people of the Diocese
and the state to extend to his succes
sor, Bishop-elect Eugene J. McGuin
ness, the same welcome and hearten
ing co-operation they had given him.
Practically every priest in the 48,580
square miles of the Diocese and rep-
resentatives of the orders of Sisters
from every section of the state jour
neyed to the See City and capital
for the farewell Mass and reception.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. R. Freeman,
LL.D., administrator of the Diocese,
presided at the farewell dinner, at
tended by the priests of the Diocese
and representatives of the laity. The
Rev. John P. Manley, speaking for
the priests, recalled that when Bishop
Hafey came to the Diocese he said
he would be an assistant to every
pastor in the See, a promise he had
kept in an eminent degree. For
years the populous Catholic centers
of the North have been giving to
North Carolina, Father Manley said,
and now North Carolina reciprocates
by giving to the North its beloved
and distinguished spiritual shepherd,
the first Bishop of Raleigh.
Father Manley presented the
Bishop a gift from the priests of the
Diocese. Dr. V. Palmer Joe, state
deputy of the Knights of Columbus,
P. E. Young, grand knight of the Ra
leigh Council, and Mrs. P. E.
Young, grand regent of the Catholic
Daughters of America, of whom
Bishop Hafey is national chaplain,
also presented parting gifts to the
Bishop, and Walter Lee Horton, rep
resenting the state officials, present
ed to His Excellency the baseball
used in the “bloodless battle between
Church and State” on the diamond
last spring, in which the clergy of
the Diocese, headed by Bishop Hafey,
defeated the state officials, with Gov
ernor Clyde R. Hoey as their lead
er. The baseball is autographed by
Governor Hoey and the members of
the state’s officials’ team.
He pushed to a steady growth and
fuller development the three church
hospitals located respectively at
Asheville, Charlotte and Greensboro,
both as to hospital facilities and
training schools for nurses.
The breadth of his interest in
North Carolina has been shown by
his interest in the industrial develop
ment of the state to which subject
he given considerable tune
through the medium of talks, writ
ings and conferences aimed at im
proving the living conditions of the
laboring class.
He has been distinguished by'a
great love for the people of North
Carolina, a sentiment reflected in his
nationally quoted address recently
given in New York City in whicli he
called upon members of his church
to entertain only feelings of love for
those holding different religions. He
has exemplified one of the best defi
nitions of religion, one recently
quoted by General Evangeline
Booth as “a deep appreciation of the
permanent values of life”.
A serious thoughtful student of
current events and tendencies, a
forcible and convincing speaker en
thusiastic and optimistic in his out
look on men and movements, of a
friendly and approachable nature, a
lover of humanity and of all mak
ing for human advancement, Bishop
Hafey has won esteem of citizens
brought in his contact and has ex
erted a helpful influence on the life
of the state, as is evidenced at this
time by the regard entertained for
him and by the expressions of re
gret heard at his departure for
Scranton where he goes at the call of
Pope Pius XI. Under his new
charge there will be nearly a third
of a million of Catholics and in that
larger field he will carry with him
the sincere good wishes of the people
of this state.
I am sure he will not be able to
forget, as we will not be able to for
get. his twelve years of usefulness
and friendliness among this friendly
and appreciative people.
(Commissioner Maxwell then pre
sented the message from His Excel
lency, Governor Hoey).
Monsignor Freeman presided at the
farewell civic ceremony, at which
Hon. A. J. Maxwell, state commis
sioner of revenue, represented Gov
ernor Hoey, whom an engagement
in the western part of the state pre
vented from attending. Mr. Max
well read a message of appreciation
of the great services of Bishop Hafey
and of his character from Governor
Hoey, and he recalled that in the 12
years of the Bishop's service in •
North Carolina the number of Cath
olics has nearly doubled, growing
from 6,193 to 10,191; the number of
priests increased from 31 to 79; the
number of churches from 61 to 91;
the number of schools from 8 to 24;
and the number of buildings he has
erected include the great orphanage
at Nazareth and the camps for the
orphans at Morehead and Henderson.
North Carolina will never be able
to forget, Mr. Maxwell said, Bishop
Hafey’s years of service and friend
liness among the friendly and appre
ciative people of North Carolina.
William N. Berry, of Greensboro,
N. C., representing the laity of the
Diocese, recalled Bishop Hafey’s
great labors for the lay organizations
of the state, particularly the Knights
of Columbus and the Catholic
Daughters of America, and his fruit
ful efforts in building up the lay re
treat movement. The affection and
love of all the people of North Caro
lina, Catholic and non-Catholic, fol-
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