New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-06
THE CATHOLIC COUNCIL or BALTIMORE
BISHOPS AND ARcHBrsHoPs n coyCLAyf--TUg EouAs
CATHOLIC CHURCH IL THE UNITED STAT2s-iTs

BISHOPS AND ARcHBsHoPs ~ CoyCLAyf--TuR EoiiAS
CATHOLIC CHURCH IL THE UNITED SrATzS--iTs
HISTORY, STATISTICS. AID ORGANIZATION
The second National or Pleuary Council Of The Roman
Catholic Preatcs in the United States win open DO the
Cathedral Of Baltimore tomorrow, aud VII continue in
session for two week. An event of 81 much Ioiiee
10 large number Of orr tilut -cliZnls WIZ 4ltfftt
great dca Of notice not only in the denomination most
closely connected with H. but among a ase- a. people
Although themssiougry enterprise OF The Roman CfthO
lie Church in this county date IRON The tsc0Trry OF the
New World by Columbus 81 D. rot y.t years tute the
inst episcopal established ~ To- lLiiel state,
and the scattered bands Of The faithful Who had ior nearly
three centuries wOgslcd az rnde affairs erected by mis-
sionGres from On lands, WeTo ulcG INTO one MOCK
and organized a. regular balcA o tha cN-,A' iA,t
numbers b. this time have become resp clahie teIn-
pnrayey lew had over 90 them Im The ranks oil
other denominations, but the French hal In Eouushing
Catholic coionics on the Other side 81 the st. Lawrence,
from which emgrens were continually Nrvng over the
border into the northern parts OF The United htas hl
had made many so amcnts in the Ear West ana South-
West, which were destined soon TO De added
20 the possessions OF Tie you-g republic, ana
whence the Catholic faith was 70 mdato a. from 20 many
centcrs over the adjoining regions Lord Baltimore had
founded his Catholic colony IN hafyiald IN l"Ji ans
these English settlers had not only obtained permanent
footLod in the State which they originally peopled, but
had sent vigorous ofhOots further west, and spread
themseves over good part OF Virginia, Kentucky New
York and Ohio. Then came the lrsh immigration and
as soon as that began the church commenced to increase
with marvellous mpdy, and has kept on increasing ever
since n a constantly accolentng ratio
The early laboIs oil the missionaries were almost Wholly
among the Indians Columbus took with him on bis
second voyage company Of j. priests under me lcc-
ohm Of ycor APOSTOLIC namcd Bernard Buyl which IS
perhaps Spanish form of the lnsh name BOYLE; anu
though these ccrics seem % have accomplished tllc D.
yond building church in The lsnd OF Hayu tgey wore
succeeded by more energ tie ana successful aporss
All the principal rel gOus Odcrsthc Jesust the Doum-
cans and ohers-gayo their labor and IN many cases
their blood for the poor sayageS Of the NeW-h ora anu
the charitable exertiors OF Las Cass m the tropics ana
the sulcrings OF Joques, Brlbpuf Lalemant and
Rases in the North, cOIsecated the infant church OF
with he LDDcst
virtues Missionaries among the white seltler'
came later but cs early as 100 There
were seven or eight priests IN Maryland,
aud about the time find mention o. q church,
can old priest" IN Philadelphia, and Of several jesuit
cergynen in the City OF New-Nork Ten years later
there Catholic families m NcW-l ork-a lact
which seems to have excited Puritan hostility 70 such
degree that in 1909 act passed subccng priests 10
perpeua imprisonment aud 70 death Ia they should
escape and be rcakeu, aud imposing penalty OF fHOg
fine and three days IN the poy upon such ~ harlore
and concealed Catholic cergymen. In accordance WITH
the provisions OF this Law John Try executed as
priest IN IN yet mystery so strange hangs ABOUT TINS
man that il is still doubtful whether he Catho
lie not to say clergyman Of the Catholic religion.
In spite of the popular odum against Papss the church
continued 10 increase and about the time wEea the
present Constitution OF the United States YVES under dis
cussion-thai is 10 say, IN JuHe 1854 priest named
Lewis who then governed the Maryland mission with tho
title OF VcaIGcnera called meeting OF e the misaloc-
aHcs al Whcmarsh, in that State 70 deliberate on the
religious Affairs Of tho country. ~ second meeting
held in November OF the same yeoi, thcy appointed
Committee draw up regulations Tor the government Of
The clergy and prepared memorial 10 tho Sacred COngTe
cation OF the Propagaton the Faith Rome (which bad
the supervision OF all missionary establishments Throughout
the world asking for the appointment Of superior, 10
be chosen from among themselves. Far nom soliciting
the establishment OF episcopal sec, however, they
rather dreaded the appointment Of bishop because they
feared that English influence, which lad hitherto been
apowcrful in the management OF American ecclesies
cal affairs would prevail in the choice Of person 20 wear
the inter The Holy Sec however exercised more fore
sight than the American clergy. judging that bishop
would soon be necessary, If not 80 already, the Roman
Dunco at Paris conferred with Benfmin Franklin then
United States Minister az the Court OF Versailles and the
result was that the Rev. John Carroll wac invested with
the essential authority OF bishop and was finally raised
in 1882 10 fun episcopal dignity with Baltimore as his
see Father John Carroll native Of Aaryland-the
son of an Irish father and Of American mother and
cousin Of the Revolutionary patriot, Charles Carroll
of Carr)llion. Jesuit IN his youth, unti
the society was suppressed by Pope Clement XIV; :,
and aiterwaTd for years travelling tutor TO Engsh
Loblemen he Joined fhe oolonst IN the war OF lndepe
dence and OF the commission including Franklin
and Charles Carroll which Congress sent to Canada Ia
l716 in order 10 raise, if possible revolution IN tna
province DurBg this expedition the priest and the PM
tosophef became fast friends The former nursed Fnnkln
through dangerous illness and won his admiration Dy
his sterling patriotism Bishop Carroll consecrated
in England Aug u.s. $780, and by curious coincidence he
was the fellow-passenger both going out and coming
home of the Rev Mr. Madison, who had gone abroad u
be conseCracd Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Chrc
in the diocese Of Virginia The two preates maintained
very friendly relations through life.
The French Revolution was great beneht TO the
Church in the United States by sending 1t what II most
needed educated and devoted pnests-vith whose ai
seminary for tho trimming Of the clergy was soon opened 10
Baltimore and sA9taoE WHICH saS eesR ap' 'eIlsa NO