The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-12-12
DIOCESE Of DENVER.
CITY OF DENVER.
A Resident Pastor at Greeley.
lSnecial cnrresnnndanceA

Rev. Andrew B. Casey, who has just
been called to the pastorate of the
church at Greeley, was in Denver for
few hours on Saturday. He takes a
NEST optimistic view of the prospects
for the future Of the church at Greeley,
and is delighted with his promotion.
Father Casey took charge Of the
church two weeks ago. but his pas
torate was formally initiated on Sun
day last when an eight days mission
was opened. Father William Organ
Of st. Leo's church, Denver, conducted
the exercises. The morning devotions
have been held in the little church and
in the evening the lectures by Father
Organ have been given in the Greeley
opera house. Every evening has seen
the opera house packed to its doors
with non-Catholics as we'll as Catholics.
This is the first time in its history
that the church at Greeley has had a
resident pastor Although a beautiful
church has been standing for some
time the city has been attended as a
mission from Fort Collins by Father
Joseph La Jeunesse. OF late his terri
tory has become 80 extensive that it
has been impossible to look after it
and the Sunday services at Greeley
have been conducted by a Denver
priest Until his illness, Father White |
had been in charge. Father Casey is |
stopping temporarily at the Oasis hotel, |
but will move into the parochial resi- |
dence at Christmas. 1t is at present /
undergoing needed repairs to the ex- |
tent of $1,000, but win soon be in readi |
ness. As soon as the Indebtedness on |
the house is paid off Father Casey con-
templates starting a sinking fund for /
the new church which he will build.
Although the present structure is a
substantial building, it has a seating
capacity Of only $50. and is. therefore,
quite inadequate for the needs of the
growing congregation. The new church
viii be built upon the same site which
is deemed the most desirable in the
city. Father Casey sees ahead of him
a season of prosperity for the parish
and has gone to work with an energy
that bespeaks final success. He is de-
lighted with the prospects of his new
charge. AS an industrial center of
northern Colorado, Father Casey be-
lieves that the town may also become
q religious center. The location of the
church is in the heart of the city. 1t
borders on the tra-fashionable resi-
dence district, yet is not far distant
from the downtown portion of the city.
1t commands a view of the prettiest
part of the town, and will be an ideal
site for the handsome new church
WHICH, lliG BccLNL lLOpbStS " Itdl"
Father Casey will undoubtedly make
a success of his new charge. He has
already demonstrated his ability to look
after a parish and TO him is due the
credit for the present splendid financial
of the church at Manitou.
The missions which he will attend
from Greeley are La Sale, Eaton, Erie
and Windsor.
The announcement made by Bishop
Alatz last week to the effect that Rev.
Michael F. Callahan, former pastor of
the cathedral in this city, had been ap-
pointed to fill the pulpit of the Church
Of Our Lady Of Perpetual Help at Man
tou, came as a great surprise TO the
Catholics of the diocese in general. So
-ecently was made the announcement
hat Father Callahan contemplated a !
visit to his old home in Ireland that it |
seemed almost incredible that he would
lbandon his plans which he had cher
shed for so long time. But when 1t
vas known that there was no one to
whom the passionate could be entrusted
md that considerable inconvenience
would be attendant upon the holding S
II Sunday services, Father Callahan I
'heerfully resigned his trip and &C {
epted the call The church is in SPLEEN !
lid spiritual and financial condition at E
present, and everything is suspicious 7
or a successful pastorate for Father 5
,allanan.. His many friends in Den +
-er extend their best wishes to him. /
The course of lectures which Bishop +
Z. c. Matz began with his assuming +
he paStorate of the Logan avenue +
hapel is attracting more than local at
ention. The local papers reprint them r
q full, and they are exciting comment n
rom many outside cities. Extracts are !,
rinted in eastern papers, and editorial :
emarks on the views expressed by the ;
bishop are being made in many of the +
aading newspapers. Bishop Matz +
poke briefly to the congregation of the =
logan avenue chapel on Sunday morn /
ng calling attention to the lectures, !
nd asking that those who have not an I
pportunity of attending Sunday even 9
ngs will at least read the addresses I
in the Monday editions of the ;
apers. He believes that the subject is
ne with which every educated person
hould be thoroughly conversant, and IT
q his lectures he has begun at funda- !
Mental principals in order to make T
hem explicit 10 those who have only 7
he vaguest sort of an idea Of what the 7
ubject involves. Bishop Matz has for :
ears made a study Of socialism and is u
Z
In the third of his series Of lectures d
elivered on last Sunday evening he I,
learly defines socialism as a conspir- a.
cy against the existing order Of so n
iety" Said he: 'It denies the right of n
rivate property, which it would con- n
scate for the state; it destroys the q
amily by the abolition of Christian n
marriage; it antagonizes religion by e
Eliminating it from our schools and T
taking the rising generation anti Y
lesic I
In socialism four great forces are q
continues the bishop. "They =.
re the power of the press. the power of +.
old the power of numbers and the L;
over of organization. The power of r
ne press is undeniably the greatest :,
over Of the age. 1t is the power of
multiplying indefinitely every expires n
on of thought, every dream of the i'm -
every sentiment of the heart O..
nd every clamor of the passions. :,
ct will sketch briefly three salient ~
oints of this socialistic conspiracy. The
rst Is universally. When a conspiracy
localized and confined to one point, A
ne blow administered at the proper a
me may be sufficient to crush it. but w
hen this conspiracy has invested a | e'
naracter of universally and is found W
and the country is threat M
led from every quarter, you must con- Il
rs that the fatherland is in imminent tt
anger. The next salient point is con- IL
nuity and permanency. 1t is this
hich constitutes its most dreadful
Today 1t conspires no ii
niger in the dark. but in the full light m
day The last and most dreadful Of vi
Il ito characteristics is its inexorabili- M
or its impracticability. And, in fact, al
nthing like II has been known in the a,