d;Thel ANCHOR Vol. 14, No. 38, Sept. 17, 1970 Price 10, $4.00 per year
Bishop Bids His Flock Farewell tlROWNSVILLE (NC)-oll a nute of deep humility, Archbishop-designate Humberto S. Medeiros said farewell to the priests, Religious and laity of the Brownsville diocese which he has headed for the last four years. He will be installed to succeed' retired Cardinal Richad J. Cushing as archbishop of Boston on Wednesday, Oct. 7. In a special message to the people of Brownsville diocese, the archbishop-designate .said: "Frankly. I did not deserve to be your shepherd as I do not deserve to be the shepherd of the justly renowned Church of Boston. In simplicity of heart I joyfully accept the will of the Lord, even if acceptance entails the deep sqrrow of leaving those who are such a living part of my' being as a brother, a father, a priest and a bishop. "What a blessing it has been for me to be with you, to be one of you in your joys and in your sorrows, in your problems and in your hopes for over four short years. I will leave enriched in spirit by you as my brothers. "May it please God that my being with you has brought you and me closer to Our Lord Jesus Christ, the bishop and Shepherd of our souls. This has been the first, the last and only burning desire of my heart."
New St.Vincent's' Facility Groundbreaking takes place tomorrow afternoon at 2 for the new St. Vincent's Home in Fall River which will be located on land on Highland Avenue across from the Catholic Memorial Home. The first spade of earth will be turned by Most Rev. James L. Connolly, Bishop of Fall River. He will be assisted by Rev. John F. Cronin, director of St. Vincent's Home and the one who has been coordinating plans for this new facility for children who are deprived of parents or whose parents cannot
adequately met-t their special needs. The follqwing description of the new St. Vincent's was prepared for The Anchor by Father Cronin who also holds a Master's degree on Social - Work from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. It was way back in 1887 ",hen the first children were admitted to St. Vincent's Home. At that time; they were housed in one of the old buildings at the former Forest Hill Gardens amusement park. The diocese of Providence,
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Plan Installation For October 7 BOSTON (NC) - Archbishopdesignate Humberto S. Medeiros, 54, will take office as spiritual .head of the Boston archdioct:se on Oct. 7. Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, apostolic delegate in the United States, will officiate at the installation' rites in the Cathedral of Holy Cross here. Cardinal Richard J. Cushing will preside at the ceremonit:s. The archbishop-designate, who has been bishop of Brownsville, Tex., for the last four years, was appointed Sept. M by Pope Paul' VI to succet:d the 75-yearold cardinal who retired because of age and ill health. In his. first message hI the bishops, priests, Religiolls and
TRENTON '(NC)-A state com- Iiam E. Schulter of Mercer mission investigating pornogra- County, the commission called phy said obscene material may for the repeal of current state cause psychological or emotional laws governing obscenity as "obharm to young people. solete." It proposed three new The Commission to Study Ob- laws as a substitute: scenity and Depravity in Public One would bar sale or comMedia in a report authorized by mercial exhibition of certain spethe legislature when it established cified materials to persons under the nine-member unit a year ago, . 17. It would provide exemptions was drafted on the basis of testi- in cases where young people had mony at a series of public hear- parental consent or where such ings held throughout路 state. material was displayed by recBut like its counterpart on the ognized educational and cultural TRENTON (NC) - The New' national level, the commission institutions. found that there is no proof of a A second bill would ban public Jersey Catholic Conference has relationship between pornogra- displays which thrust offensive issued a series of position papers, BROWNSVILLE (NC)-Bishop phy and anti-social behavior on materials on an unwilling public. outlining the case for state asHumberto S. Medeiros, of the part of adults. It was explained this would prosistance for children attending Brownsville, soon to succeed Headed by Assemblyman WilTurn to Page Two private schools. The action by the agency for the state's Catholic bishops came two weeks before the state legislature was due to renew work after a Summer recess on aid to Bishop .Connolly has announced non public schools proposals the appointment of Rev. Msgr. made by Gov. William Cahill. Robert L. Stanton, pastur of St. The proposals are in a bill introMary's Cathedral School in Fall duce'd last Spring by AssemblyRiver and Thomas D. Lopes, 200 man Richard Vandal' Plaat of Ash Street, New Bedford, a Bergen County to provide $9.5 member of Our Lady of the million for textbooks and teacher Assumption Parish, to the Diocsubsidies. esan School Board of Education. The NJCC papers: explaining The appointment is the result of proposals and offering arguof nominations submitted by the ments for theIr enactment, were various parishes of the Diocese. prepared by Msgr. Aloysoius Monsignor Stanton is a naWelsh, NJCC coordinator, and tive of Taunton and graduated Maura Rossi, a consultant. They from Immaculate. Conception are being distributed to legislaSchool and Taunton High. He tors, education officials, ,the attended Boston College before press and other ihterested parentering St. Bernard's Seminary, ties. Rochester. He completed his Msgr. Welsh writes of the citistudies at St. Mary's Seminary zen's stake in private education, in Baltimore and was ordained declaring that the need for state Nov. 27, 1943. assistance stems from two conThomas D. Lapes ._Turn to Page Nineteen Rev. Msgr. R. L. Stanton Turn to Page Two
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laity of the Uoston archdiucese, the archbishop-designate said he approaches his new assignment "with a deep sense of reverence and love for all," asking for their prayers and cooperation. Archbishop-designate Medeiros expressed his a~fection for "our Christian brothers who are not in communion with us" and also to the "children of Abraham," asking for their cooperation in "tasks. common to us aiL" To the archdiocese's "searching, intelligent and candid youth," the archbishop pledged "my ear is optm." He said he realized "how precious your contribution can be at this. moment for the future of the Church, our Turn to Page Five
Bishop Medeiros Contras,ts Brownsville路 and Boston
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Cardinal Richard Cushing as archbishop of Boston, knows all 113 priests' in his di6cese by name. In this he follows in the footsteps of Bishop James L. Connolly of Fall River who also knows his priests in this way and whom Bishop Medeiros served as secretary and vice-chancellor and chancellor before becoming Bishop of Brownsville in June of 1966.
But it may be difficult to do the same thing in the Boston archdiocese with a priest population of 2,496-after his installation there Oct. 7. Brownsville and Bustun differ in several other路 respects: the former is rural with 57 parishes. 14 elementary schools and a predominantly Mexican-American Catholic population of almost 260,000. The latter is urban, with 401 parishes, 235 elementary schools and a multi-ethnic Catholic population of nearly two million. "It's a fascinating challenge Turn to Page Six