New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-24
ST. JoHY,s COLLEGE, F0RDHAM.

THE SILVER JUBILEE-GATHERING OF THE
ALUMNI-ADDREss ON THE LIFE AND CHAR
ACTER OF ARCHBISHOP HUGHES.
Silver Jubilee" is the poetic name given
by the Alumni of St. Johns College, Fordbam, to tho
celebration which occurred yesterday Of the twenyifth
anniversary Of the incorporation of the College, out
Of the 200 and of Alumni who have graduated from
the institution about l40 were present gathered from all
parts of the country to do honor TO their Alma Matters
birthday. Many went up from this city by the 930 train
on the Harlem Road They were received at the door by
Father Shea the Rector and professors Of the nsitu
tion who welcomed back many old pupils whom they
now SAW for the first time in ten, in cases. twenty
years 80 ,
The first ceremony OF the day the registering Of
the OF the Alumni in the of the library
The Alumni then repaired to the Study Hail. to witness
the exercises of the undergraduates. These consisted
OF Poem of Welcome TO the Alumni by j. W. Morris Of
Morrisana and an address by j. c. OReley Of RondOut
These were preceded and nerspersed with music by the
Students Brass Band and Choir. The Alumni and stu
dents then marched in procession to the chapel of the
institution where discourse was pronounced by Father
d. A. Merrick g. j. the appropriate subject of "The
Life Of Archbishop Hughes the Founder of the College
Born on the 23d day Of June 1884, he would ON this day
have been 70 years Of age forced to seek his
livelihood another part of the world, which his mpoy
ersed country denied, and came to this contry when
90 years OF age After three years of rude manual labor
he entered the college at Emmetsburg where he had tho
privilege of the influence aud instruction Of the pOus
and Jealous French priests on the 18TH OF OeODer,
1893, he ordained priest in Philadelphia, where he
mnisered II years until he was named eOadutor to tne
Bishop of NewYOrk Twice the mitre was raised to DO
posed II was in the great CITY OF New-York that he was
to exercise the bishops authority lie finally named
years he ruled in this City of New-York as
Bishop and Archbishop 70 show DIS en-,
of Catholic truth ana humanity would he, said tho
speaker waste OF words II will he rather necessary
to show that he not too prone and TOO D0d ana posi-
bishop
York When he came to York there were lew p1ers
churches in the city How the church stands there
was the man appointed by Divine Providence 20 bring
ness TO strength; from infancy to lusty maturity.
Tie speaker quoted passages from the Arehbish,
OF the doctrine of Infalliby. was his AMBITION h9
said to have one pastor and one chuIeh ior eoeiy ~
souls He labored constantly TO IoId eSc n BIZ.
seminares and increase the number OF chuenos ,he
diocese The subject OF education; no" RivnS that
one which absorbed his best atteh,i9' i,, halef of
the Catholic religion to become the fhi1g Dei ~
the country he % WI 5 5a hiSe me neons Of citizen
slim and government In the last year OF MS ne h' no DO
caIsdI cna' must be built first and the church
afterward. He was wiling that tno ~ the
bubble schools II they did not have To SEND tnei
t. them. He brought colony OF sl seS he eis,rs of
Heart from France, and encouraged une i oitIs and
CHARITY 10 enlarge their for young lads' au
20 him St. Johns College owes ~ Ollsl no 80 Ford
land between the gentle river br4hA ana ,Sc seaf
nary in the Diocese Of NewYork established ana
placed under the Of the Jesuit Fathers what gOd
the college has done is best seen IN the lhhunce ne
children are welding in all the walks OF life, Tine gfeai
preIae who founded the college Is gone, Dut men ao
- he known their works how great must De ms nano
Ga,, we have a better ambition than TO strive 70
him nd 10 become worthy children OF suen inlDe.a
The n. Deum followed the address OF tue n To- met
patIer r which the assembly disperSea " II, ,bs
aain h, fbS ., udy Han for the business meeHns VI NV
A MI 1r,,o Teiaud having been elected chairman CHAIRMAN
MI GGt e,n ntte that object was the reorganz
In ana attending ~; the ola Otg - I,ri,
III ~ fr ans reasons been discontinued ulns
n.i 30 sa,r yeors past. John o. OayhoI esl.' Hs'
t "a so:,ctaTy 10 then YOteu tlat Coil,
i,to ~ d, sbouid be appointed by the ehr 70 y ~
LIN ~ nrSapizaon rs soon as possible. Inc mco"o
then adjourned SINE Gte ,o ,,as dinner "eyen
The nSxt thing in the programme was mn eryed in
IN tbc Ahunni by their Alma Mater ~ was deco
~ 'caf Commons Hall of the College. waeh sst
rated with flags for the OCCASION AD1"s arly O'clock
dnvcn not and hungry, for II was nov i;g Of knife
Drrne nearly an hour only the click anu ~ the theoo-
and fork were he heard, but the Sea called the
rjnns was at length appeased, ana ~ welcome for
7octin to order and made address chose before
the College He said that in LOFTY She MAS their
him were children of ST. Johns nauted tho
Intellectual and moral mother; helo into uihcent
seeds OF thought which have grown acase we can call
trres 1--WE are glad 10 see you 700. ~ name I'M his
Won GOOD Children The Jesuts have a oa. nv thatn
fory and thc dictionary but We can nv " ,4nlausel
fe fathers are had the children are goo nm each
I'm rouelusion the President asked Iesca' album I'm
ana of mis- photoraph that me couu iV s se,noen-
xbth b yrnrs hence those who celeDfie ~ nrpsent
tennia can the faces OF all VhoSo Wv '.r|
upon this occasion AZ. nfeCanroYsQf this elttsA