Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1938-1940

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1938 $500!:000 Postoffice Building Dedicated

A part of the 2000 who Monday attended dedication ceremonies of San Diego's new Federal building in the 150xl00-foot main workroom of the edifice. At right is His Excellency, Bishop Charles Francis Buddy, who spoke at the public ceremony.-(Cut, Courtesy San Diego Union) ·r·

Bishop Speaks At Dedication Of New Federal Building Great Crowd Present at· Postoffice Rites; First Assistant Postmaster General Present at Ceremonies·; Talks Over National Broadcast Invited to give the closing talk at the dedication of the new Federal Postoffice here, Monday of this week, 1 His Excellency, the Most Rev. Charles F. Buddy., said it 1 was a "happy aug11ry" that those responsible for the pro- , gram recognized that "God is still _the God of nations", and "the Supreme Benefactor?sured his audience that the nation whence comes every good and per- "is going forward under a s.ound feet gift." program and remains the best na- Assembled for the ceremonies tion on earth in which to live." were Municipal and Federal offi- Bishop Buddy's address on the ciaJ,s, ~nthoritiPs of the Federai :occasion which was brnadcast over Postoff1ce, and a group of 2,000 the blue network of NBC, through citizens. · Chairman of the program was Don Stewart; local Postmaster. Stations KFSD, is here given: It is indeed most gratifying to take part in these impressive cere- monies especially because these Talks were also given by the architect of the new structure,

not seen, the substance of things hoped for." So it is h"PPY augury. that the vivifying sap of Christianity is here neither denied nor ig- nored-that invoking the Divine Architect today we recognize in Him the Supreme Benefactor whence comes every good and per- fect gift. May the blessing of God rest upon this new manifestation of the vigor of our nation; may the cld and the new, wedded here to- day, grow and prosper in this be- nign garden spot of the world;

responsible for this program of dedication are courageous enough to tell the whole world that they believe in God, the Father Al- mighty, Creator 01' Heaven and Earth-Who is still the God of nations.

W i 11 i a m Templeton Johnson; Mayor Percy Benbough; T. Leroy Richards, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors; and William W. Howes, First Assistant Postmaster General, who came here from Washington for the ceremonies. Howes cited the gain in local postal receipts from $150,000 in 1910 to $1 ,105,981 in 1937 as evi- dence of the city's growth, and as-

Outside the church agnosticism may this imposing Federal struc- rules the hour. For gross mater- ture mean a welding closer of the ialism has invaded the minds of links that bind us all in a golden men and made callous their chain to the glorious union of the hearts. This is an age of spiritual states; may the blessing of Al- cowardice and atheistic bigoit-ry. ,mighty God, Father, Son and Holy When £0 many of our fellow-citi- Ghost descend upon you and re- zens prefer the darkness and shal- main with you forever. lowness of unbelief to that light The riew post office was con- and peace that surpass wider- strncted at a cost of $500,000. standing-"The evidence of things