Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1937 (3)

--- - Catholic Hour Speaker Made 13ishoplnUtah Cincinnati Auxiliary Is Also Named; Bishop Hunt Convert to Faith WASHINGTON, D. C.-Word received here from Vatican City , announces the appointment by the 1 I Holy See of the Right Rev. Msgr. i Duane G. Hunt to be Bishop of 1 I ' I Salt Lake, in succession to Most · Reverend James E. Kearney, who I was appointed Bishop of Roches- ter on August 3 last. Bishop-elect Hunt has the dis- tinction of being the first priest of the Diocese of Salt Lake to be raised to the ranks of theHier- archy. Monsignor Hunt is nationally known for his series of eloquent radio addresses over station KSL in Salt Lake, in which, during sev- eral seasons he has delivered pop- ular talks on "Catholic Doctrine and Practices," which have re- sulted in many conversions. In recognition of his outstanding abilities as a radio speaker, Msgr. Hunt has twice been invited to deliver "The Catholic Hour" se- ries over the nation-wide hoolr p. Author of Marriage Gu! Monsignor Hunt is the a ~hor of a popular treatise entitled I "Priests' Guide Book for In.;t111c- tion in Mixed Marriage." The pamphlet was printed by The I Monitor Publishing Company of San Francisco in December, 1936. \The booklet bears the Imprimatur of His Excel.lency Most Rev-erend John J. Mitty, Archbishop of San Francisco. The former Vicar General of , Salt Lake, Monsignor Hunt was born in Reynolds, Nebraska, on September 19, 1884. He is the son of A. D. and Dema Garrison Hunt. His father is still a resident in Iowa state. Monsignor Hunt was educated in the local schools of the city of his birth and graduated from Cor- nell College, Mt. Vernon, Ia., in 11907. It was during his senior I year at the college that he became interested in the Catholic religion, he having been reared as a Meth- odist. He took post-graduate work in law at the University of Iowa and later at the University of Chicago. Received Into Church During this period he continued his study of the Catholic Faith and was received into the Church , on January 13, 1913, in the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Chi- cago.

11. nnti nuPn rrorn r1av,. 1 , n;scontinumg his studies in law, he was invited by the University of Utah to accept a professorship in public speaking. He spent three years at the University of Utah and achieved notable success with his debating teams. His thoughts now turning to- wards the priesthood, Monsign01 Hunt determined to study for the Diocese of Salt Lake, and was sent by the late Bishop Joseph S. Glas.,; to St. Patr:ck's Seminary, Menlo Park, California.

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I Lions Club Told , f vii~ of y Due To Gocll ssness Bishop Buddy Guest Business Men at Luncheon of

Completing his priestly studies I within a period of four years , he I His Excellency, Bishop Charles was ordained on June 27. 1920, Francis Buddy was the guest of in the Cathedral of the Madeleine the Lions Club for luncheon at in Salt Lake by Bishop Glass. the U. S. Grant hotel yesterday. Honors From Pius XI The members listened with rapt Recognition of his outstanding attention while he stressed in an talent drew the attention of thd informal tolk the need of religion Holy See and in 1925 the Holy for everyone today. Father, Pope P:us XI, raised Mon- His Excellency reminded his signor Hun~ to the rank of Papal I hearers that national suicide Chamberlain and in 1929 ad- comes from Godlessness and ir- vanced him to that of Domestic religion, that nations which have Prelate. ignored their Almighty Creator in During all these years Monsig- the past were doomed to decay. nor Hunt served as editor of th~ This he declared was the verdict diocesan paper. "The Intermoun- of history. He deplored the lack tain Catholic." On the death of : of religipus instruction in the pub- Right Rev. P. M. Cushnahan, v. lie school system of the nation G., Monsignor Hunt was made and pointed out that the educa- Vicar General, in which capacity tion of the nation's youth is sadly he served until his present ap- neglected because there is no daily poin'.ment as Bishop of Salt Lake. instruction in the essential prin- In 1930, he res:g~cd the rector- ciples of ethics as contained in ship of the cathedral and has the ten commandments. since served as chaplain of Holy "The trouble today," he said, Cross hospital in Salt Lake. Mon- "must not be traced to doctrinal signor Hunt was also Adminis- differences, so much as to the re- trator of the diocese during the ligioi~s indifference of more than period b3tween the transfer of half of the people of the nation. Bishop Mitty as Archbishop of Those who take the stand that it San Francisco, and the appoint- makes no difference what you ment of Bishop Kearney to sue- believe conclude that it makes no ceed to the Salt Lake See.

BISHOP Will PRESIDE AT HAST MASS Fr. Hurley to Preach On Feast Qf St. Augustine At St. Patrickts Saturday, August 28, the feast of St. Augustine, will be marked in San Diego by the celebration of a Solemn High Mass at St. Pat- rick's church, 30th and Dwight s;reets, with His Excellency, the Most Rev. Charles Francis Buddy presiding. ' Mass will be at 10 o'clock at which the Very Rev. James M. Hurley, O.S.A., principal of Vil- lan~va Preparatory school at Ojai, California, will preach. St- Augustine was born in 354. His mother, St. Monica, is honored by the Church on her feast day, May 4. Augustine founded the hermits in 388 at Tagaste, Ro- man Africa and in 395 was con- secrated Coadjutor bishop of Hip- po by Valerius. He died August 28, 430, but his influence has lived through fifteen centuries of Chris- I tian cultur(;.. More than 60 insti- tutes of religious men and womer. /' follow the holy rule of Augustine.

difference what you do. The many disorders of the day and the in- tensive Communistic propaganda are reactions of Godlessness."

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Duane G. Hunt (above), Vicar General of the Diocese of Salt Lake, who has just been selected Bishop of that See and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. George J Rehring (below), rector of Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Nor- wood, Ohio, who has been named Titular Bishop of Lunda and Aux- iliary Bishop of Cincinnati.