Evening star., 1944-04-23
Catholic Leaders Here
Pay High Tribute 10
Cardinal 0'ConneII

The death yesterday of William
Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop OF
Boston, left as the only living Car
dinal OF the Catholic Church in the
United States, Dennis Cardinal
Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadel-
phia, churchmen here pointed out
last night as they expressed sorrow
over the death of Cardinal O'Con-
nell.
Patrick Cardinal Hayes of New
York died in 1888, and George Car
dinal Mundelein, Archbishop of Chi
cago, passed away the following
year.
There have been no new cardi-
mails of the church named in this
country to replace the deceased prel-
ates.
DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., vice
president of Georgetown Univer-
sity and regent of the School of
Foreign Service, lamented the death
of the eminent churchman as a
great loss to the Catholic Church in
the United States. He said:
"The death of Cardinal O'Connell
brings a sense of supreme loss not
only to the archdiocese of Boston but
to the entire church in the United
States. His was one of the out
standing figures of the present gen.
Grafton and his work as an eminent
ecclesiastic and prince of the church
was recognized far beyond the con-
fines of Catholic faith and thought. +"
Had Close Papal Ties.
"His long residence in Europe and
his intimate contacts with recent
Popes gave him truly world wide
competence of Judgment which
endowed his pronouncements with
an authority highly respected both
here and abroad.
His religious administration of a
great archdiocese was singularly
efficient and progressive, as the
record of the Catholic Church in
Boston amply testifies. His grasp
of history and the evolution of
Christianity was scholarly and his
public works, sermons and memoirs
reveal a powerful and uncompromis-
ing intellect.
Cardinal O'Connells eloquence
and force in his public addresses
ranked him, in his prime, with the
great orator of his race who bore
the same name as his own"
Archbishop Amelto Giovanni Ci-
cognani, apostolic delegate to the
United States, who will officiate at
the requiem mass Friday, said Car
dinal O'Connell's death lis an occa-
sion of national mourning"
For more than four decades this
beloved Cardinals great personality
had a definite influence in the life
of the church. His eloquent words
Of wisdom and counsel were heard
throughout this country and were
appreciated in Vatican spheres.
Fortunately the Cardinals excep-
tionally great talents of mind are
in some degree preserved to history
in more than II volumes of COL
lected writings"
The Rev. John K. Cartwright,
pastor of the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception, said:
"The death. of Cardinal O'Con-
nell removes one of the most dis
tinguished ecclesiastical figures in
the United States. His Office and
rank embodied a great tradition.
BY his brilliant and powerful 1per-'
sonality he kept alive the mag
nif1cence of that tradition.
Catholic U Trustee.
HE was a deep observer of the
movement Of our troubled times.
His public statements often gave
the counterweight of wiser second
thought to the easy optimism which,
particularly in the peace years, was
so rife among U.S."
I'VE shall regret his departure
from our midst"
The vice rector of Catholic Uni
versity, the Rev. Edward B. Jor-
dan. commented:
I'm his official capacity as arch
bishop, Cardinal O'Connell was a
member of the board of trustees of
Catholic University of America and
until failing health prevented his
doing so he attended the regular
meetings of the board here. He was
genuinely interested in the work Of
the university and helped its activi-
ties in many ways
The university feels that in the
death of the Cardinal it has lost
generous benefactor and wise