Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
CARDINAL OPENS
MALVERN RETREAT
Dedicates New House With 1o,-
600 Catholics Participating
in Ceremonies
"ST. J0SEPH'S IN THE HILLS"

a beautiful country house with sur
roundings conducive 10 rest and medi-
tation was dedicated as retreat for
Catholic lavmen at Malvern yesterday
by Cardinal Doughcrty. Dignitarics Of
ihe church from many sections Of
Eastern Pennsylvania attended the GER
cmonies and fully 10000 Catholics par
ticipated The house will be known as
~. Jcscrhs = in the Hills.
The dedication Of the new retreat
house was n memorable occasion in the
annals Of the archdiocese OF Phi adel-
phia as il is the first Of its kind In the
country. for the exclusive use Of Catho-
lie lasmen in making week end retreats.
The purchase of the 100 acres Of the
rolling ground and wooded hills was due
largely to the efforts Of the Week end
Retreat League. of which John J. Sui
Ivan is president and John J. Cabrey
vice president, and Richard II. McSor
ley is secretary.
The present retreat house is the out
growth Of series of laymens = week. end
retreats formerly conducted at st.
Charles Borromco's Seminary. Over
brook. since 1913. when the late John
j. Ferreck fostered the idea Of business
and professional mon giving up por-
'ion of their time 10 meditation and de-
votion from Friday night until the fols
lowing Monday morning. At present
the house will accommodate sixty men.
Four bands. representing st. Francis
dc Sales parish. this city st. Agnes
Academy. West Chester. and st. Pit
rick 5 parish Malvern. headed the pro-
| Cession Of clergy and laity from the sta
tion to the house. which, on the sum
nit Of the hill. overlooks the surround.
ing country for miles.
The Cardinal attended by the Mon
signor Henry r. Drumgoole and Joseph
a. Whitaker. with tho Rev. Joseph NJ.
OHara as deacon. the Rev. James q.
! Patterson as sub. deacon and the Rev.
! Hugh l.. Lamb as master Of cere-
monies, proceeded to bless the house
and chapel, while the choir. composed
Of rctrcatants from Lancaster. sang the
"Ncui Creator
Following the ceremonies of blessing.
the Cardinal delivered an address to
the 10000 assembled on the lawn about
the house. He dwelt upon the beauty
Of the site for the house and pointed
out it's many advantages. He asserted
the establishment of the house was n
step forward for the Archdiocese OF
Philadelphia and expressed tho hope the
house for the male rctreatants would
serve as a stimulus to the women of the
archdiocese to do in like manner. In
conclusion he pointed out the advantage
Of retreats and the great good one OBJ.
tains as a result Of making them.
Mr.. Sullivan in his address stressed
the point that the retreat house was
not for members of the Week lend Re-
treat League alone. but for every Cath.
olic man of the archdiocese and rs /.
sured all that beginning on June
and continuing throughout the year
that every man who desired to pass any
Friday till Monday morning in retrent
at the house would be received with
open arms.
Mr.. Cabrey briefly dwelt upon the
necessity of the house for Catholic men
in order to devote some time from their
work in looking after the welfare Of
their soul. and demonstrated the evi
effects Of not taking some time for this
purpose.