The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-18
NEN ARCHBISHOP
0F N[N YORK
He Talks of His Ideas on
Education.
Is A HARD WORKER
Has the Faculty OF Mastering
the "Details.

New 4OTk, jan. lf---AH l4iltitSbAio StDAJ
OF the habits and daily life OF Archbishop
Farrelly, the successor OF Archbishop
Corrlgan is told III the New York World
as follows:
Plans? Policy? L have no plans and no
policy save to do from day TO day the
work that my hands find to do. l am not
like d politician, from promises are ex-
pected. " hatever l accomplish will
speak for itself
In these words Archbishop John NJ.
Farley replied to the Worlds request
for a statement of the purposes of his
administration of the high office to which
ne has been called. They furnish what
is likely to be generally accepted before
as true index to the character of the
man who is to exercise a commanding
influence over the faith and morals of
large portion of the population of New
York City and adjacent territory. For it
is evident that he is man of action.
One has only TO be in the company of
Archbishop Farley a few moments to
recognize in him a militant churchman,
who viii leave nothing undone to pro-
tect and advance the great interests COM
mitted to his charge. His every word and
act betokens energy, courage and vast
reserve force.
During the past week Archbishop Far
ley has assumed the full dignity of his
Office by taking up his residence at Mad
ison avenue and Fiftieth stree so long
the residence of Archbishop Corrigan.
For several months succeeding his ele-
walton he continued to live in the paro-
chial residence of ST. Gabriels church,
of which he has been rector. His grad
ual assumption of the new honors was
characteristic of the modesty Of the man
and Of the methods of the Catholic
Church, which is never in hurry.
Since the new Archbishop established
himself in his official residence the pal
ace has become the scene of unwonted
activity. There are streams of callers
every day, clerical and lay, Catholic and
Protestant. Various official boards hold
frequent meetings to discuss plans out
lined by the Archbishop, for, despite his
modest statement, he has projects, and
important ones. which have aroused the
adaptation and enlisted the warm sup
port of his advisers.
The matter nearest his heart undoubt-
eddy is the perfection of the parochial
school system, which he regards as the
bulwark of the church. Intimately asso-
ciated with his solicitude for the Cath
Ollie schools is the feeling that has caused
him to throw down the gauntlet TO John
d. Rockefeller Morris X Jesup and
other millionaire supporters of Protest
ant missions the purpose of which. he
declares, is to win converts among Cath
olic immigrants.
Archbishop Farley has announced that
the regular meetings of his council will
be held on the first Wednesday of every
month and that his weekly consultation
with the Vicar-General will be held on
Friday at 10 a. m. But not even on
these days viii he be inaccessible to the
public. His reception hours are from
a m. to noon daily and he receives per-
sonally everybody who calls. Visitors
are shown into the big front parlor at
the left of the entrance adorned with
marble busts and portraits in oil of de-
parted dignitaries of the church In the
same room are congregated pastors of
little parishes of the charitable 00O0000
little parishes in the country represent
stives of the charitable and other insti-
buttons of the church, and persons from
every walk in life who have business
with His Grace.
Presently there enters a little man in
red-trimmed cassock, with a thick gold
chain about his neck, from which hangs
n massive cross of the same metal. On
the third finger of his right hand he
wears beautiful amethyst ring which
every Catholic visitor deems it an honor
10 kiss. His quick step and alert man.
ner are in contradiction to his white hair
and his sixty years, and if there be
among his visitors one who he invites
TO his private study on the next floor
II can be seen through the open door
that he bounds up the stairs with the
agility of boy
The Archbishop is likely to become in
time as renowned as President Roose-
Welt for the faculty with which he dis
poses Of a vast variety of matters pre-
scented by his visitors. 4 word here. an
other there a few low-toned converse
tions. lasting perhaps half a minute each,
every caller rising as the prelate ap-
proaches his chair, and in n few min
ptes the reception-room Is cleared of all
save two or three whose business re-
ouires more extended consideration These
are escorted one at time into the rear
rarlor, where the Archbishop seats him
self on red-upholstered sofa. with his
visitor in chair close by. and the mat
ter at interest is discussed with an en-
tire absence OF formality
Directness Is the chief characteristic OF
Archbishop Farley's speech. He doesn't
beat around the bush" His first words.
In talking with The World reporter. were
an expression Of his horror OF appearing
IN the light Of posing before the public
1t would simply make me ridiculous
he said. TO advertise my views on this
subject or that through a newspaper in
terview. when there is no special occa-
sion for IT.
But when the subject Of Catholic cdu-
cation was preached the Archbishop be
gan almost eagerly TO tell Of his plans
for the extension Of the system OF paro-
chial schools
The position of the Catholic Church
on the subject Of education has been
Justified by experience" he said For
years we We're alone in holding that chill
dren ought tn have daily religious in
struction in addition TO that which they
receive in church and Sunday school
Parents are negligent in this respect. and
IN many cases they are incompetent II
is therefore a duty which devolves upon
the church 10 see that the young receive
proper religious and moral training.
other denominations are at last COM
irga round 10 our Way OF thinking 4