The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
RESTORATION PLEA
GOES TO CATHOLICS
Archbishop Hayes Asks N. Y.
Churches to Raise 100000
Of $5,OOO,OO0 Fund.
TELLS OF WARS HAVOC
1000 Buildings Destroyed by
Germans, He Says-Big
Meeting Tonight.
TELLS OF WARS HAVOC

An appeal to Roman Catholics In the
Archdiocese Of New York to provide at
least $4,000 Of the S5,000,ooo neces-
sary for building temporary places Of
worship in the devastated area Of France
was issued from St Patrick's Cathedral
yesterday by Archbishop Hayes. In all
Of the 2ss churches of the archdiocese
the appeal win be read at every mass to-
day, and there will be a meeting in Car
negie Hall tonight in support Of the
project.
In his letter to the clergy Archbishop
Hayes designated Sunday, July 20, for a
general envelope collection, a method or
dered in lieu OF q general campaign Of
solicitation. More than 1000 churches,
schools. orphanages and converts have
been totally destroyed or 80 ruined as
60 unfit them for use. the Archbishop
states, and the priests have nowhere
to offer the sacrifice of the mass and the
Of the sacraments.
Let II be understood clearly" wrote
the Archbishop, "that 1t Is not q move
ment to rebuild the noble monumental
cathedrals Of France. Our project Is to
erect simple, inexpensive and temporary
places of worship with the essentials as
to sacred vessels and vestmentS Please
read this letter at all the masses on Sun
day. June 20, and impress upon your
flock that those who hearken to this APP
peal are listening to the voice OF Christ
Himself, of His holy church and OF our
holy father. Pope Benedict"
An incomplete survey of devastated
regions in northern and eastern France
reveals 1880 churches in ruins, 1887
damaged but repairable, and 2,94s
sacristies destroyed. More than $500
priests have been deprived OF their
regular places OF worship. AS tempo
rsrily planned. the outlay contemplates
the expenditure OF $5,000,o00. Personal
dinals Annette and Luoon, Bishops Andre
OF Amiens, Julien of Arras, Tissier of
Chalcns. Neveux Of Rheims, Pechenard
Of scissors and Ginisty OF Verdun.
Cardinal Gibbons has written to the
Very Rev. Cabanel expressing his ap-
prevail Of and interest in the movement,
and Morgan ]. OBrien, writing Of the
destruction ordered by the Germans
says: I'VE know that the German
armies that went through those sec
tons of France were instructed to de-
strcy every vestige Of Catholicity. and
they succeeded splendidly. Not only did
they destroy churches but in every in
stance they destroyed the sacristies. the
homes OF the priests. the converts, the
mchasteries and the schools"
Judge O'Brien placed the number Of
Protestant churches destroyed as not
more than 100. as against more than
1900 Catholic places OF worship, and
noted that the Protestants in America
are raising millions OF dollars for res
toratlon and repair work.
At the Carnegie Hall meeting to-
night the principal speaker will be
the Rev. Francis p. Duffy, chaplain of
the 165th Infantry. and William D.
Guthrie and William F. LarlSin will de-
scribe what they saw in the battle area
John Mccormack will sing some Of
his new songs. Seats in the orchestra
VIII be reserved until s P. NJ. The box
holders include Archbishop Hayes. Mich
olas F. Brady. Adrian Iselin. John D.
Ryan. William D. Guthrie. John c. Agar.
jones Butler. Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Bor-
den, Mrs Delaney Kane, the Countess
Georgine Iselin and Miss Maria La
Montague.