The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-18
WORLD BETTER FARLEY
ARCHBYSHOP TO A PESSIMIST At
ST. JOHNS COMMENCEMENT.
There Has Been Progress. Especially 10!
Catholicism, He Says-Picture nus"
TO His Own Faiti,--An Honorary LII ~
Conferred Upon Charles -. buissE'

Conferred Upon Charles y. buissE'
Archbishop Farley presided yesterday
at the fifty-eighth commencement Oh al.
Johns College. Fordham, where ne Is
president OF the alumni association. BE-
fore the opening of the exercises. a recep-
ton was held in the Archbishops hohof'
and costly edition of the Pohtihcaie
Romanum" was presented to nm by Tue
students. The honorary degree OF l-l,D'
was conferred on Charles N. Bulger' VINO
last year was defeated as the Democra1io
candidate for Lieutena mt -Governor' ana
upon Dr. George NJ. Edebohls.
The speeches all dwell upon the worth
Of Jesuit training In professional lue.
The speakers were William j. Murray
Charles J. Mum and Eugene E. Mcoee.
Mr.. Bulger delivered the address to the
graduates. His remarks we're as gloomy
as the weather. I'VE have to-day spirit
anarchistic, "a spirit socialistic. spirit
athestic such as the world has never
known" he said. He spoke OF a crying
need for honest lawyers. honest doctors
and honest politicians, and impiored the
young men before him to enter these f1eids
with the knowledge Of right and the courage
Of their convictions.
After comforting the degrees, Archbishop
Farley addressed the students in the OAK
grove south of the old church. In part he
said:
Whatever there Is OF good in me. what
ever steps have been placed beneath my
feet to make possible the position which II
has pleased the Holy Father to confer upon
me- owe all to st. Johns where the first prln-
ciples. the first incentives and ambitions ior
e eGHa w srsdassss Who have for pride
What the advantages Of a Jesuit training mean
well Be- seen II thHt q Tie oldest pdn yHF
IL. ase K sy.tem weF Keep n5'sss
you. He has shown himself osPaaoie eo 70 DC
Ga the ' sreat sss The
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ter how no W You ing /. the world Wi come round
a true philosopher. who. said. One is a ma
jority when he ie right"
do no, take the gloomy , rier Of re wose
ss 5s.s rss sss{
when hs was name
to he proud Of and to conjurs with: ! recall
the story Of poor man who. during ne
Prot Proses slant to better his condition. When
he was dying he sent for u priest.
why Michael" said the father Il thought
you were Protestant"
Sure father" answered the poor Irish
man, what fool was to think poor man
could be Protestant
But the world has changed since then.
They are falling over one another trying to
cali themselves Catholics to-day, And more
than this few years ago, we had to com,
bat alone the spirit OF divorce against all
OF the influence OF wealth and position
Too day these same men are coming to us to
seek aid and counsel ~ an effort to crush the
demon OF divorce. Fifty years ago we were
proclaiming the right in this and other things.
like voice in the wilderness c, ya; out
biiity of marriage. To-day there are meet
ngs, of the most learned men. and The best,
to devise ways and means to combat this
the school. the university
There ia no part OF our land that has not
felt It's heavy curse. save the Church OF Rome.
Hold fast to your Catholic principles and you
will prosper. and your alma mater. your
family and your nation can look upon you
with pride