"The records of this first three quarters of a century of the labors and achievements of our progenitors are worthy indeed in retrospect and we do right to chronicle them. Moreover, we are but following a Catholic ideal when we mark the memory of those years and honor the names of the valiant leaders and the loyal followers who have made our cause respected."
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James Aloysius Griffin
James Aloysius Griffin (February 27, 1883 – August 5, 1948) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.
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