The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-02-17

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in the midst of dense forests, roamed by wild
beasts, and exposed to the incessant attacks
of prowling Indians.
The age Of the Archbishop's parents at
that time was respectively fourteen aud
twelve years; they married in 1898, and be-
came the parents of eight children, of whom
the subject of this sketch was the SIXTH
After the death Of his first wife, Richard
Spalding married a second and subsequently,
a third wife, and he had in all twenty-one
children, Of whom fifteen grew up to become
men and women. Martin John, in his 18th
year, was sent to st. Mary's Seminary, Ma,
rion county. which was conducted by the
late Rev. VIM. Byrne, and which had been
built by the Catholic people of the neighbor-
hood, among whom Richard Spalding was
the most active and prominent, he being en-
gagged in successful business pursuits.
THE FUTURE ARCHBISHOP
graduated in 1926, and having determined
to enter the ministry at an early age, he pro-
ceeded to St. Joseph's Seminary, Bardstown,
KY. where he remained four years. studying
theology and teaching in the college. In
| April. 1880, he proceeded to Rome, where
| he entered the famous Urban College Of the
! Propaganda, at which he arrived August Z.
! He remained at college for four year years,
| and at the end of his course made public
| NGiGuSS CIV SllLS GI0 "uUlS SIOullu vi lISOlO~
| gy aad canon law, and embracing two huns
dred and ffty-six theses or propositions,
| which he maintained in Latin against all
! opponents for seven hours. The result of
| this championship, deemed able and elo-
| quent was that he was made a Doctor Of
| Divinity by acclamation. DR.. Spaldng was
! ordained priest on the 9Th Of August, 1884,
! by Cardinal Pedicini, and after celebrating
! his first mass in the crypt or subterraCean
| e IL L,
! of the Apostles, started for America two days
afterwards, and arrived in Kentucky after
four months travel. there being means of
! rapid transit by steam or water in those days.
| He was at once made pastor of st. JoSeph's
church, Bardstown, and on the death of Rev
! @. A. NJ Elder. President of St. Joseph's
College, he was appointed to succeed him.
After having been again for a short time
pastor of St. Joseph's church, he was called,
So 1843. to the Cathedral in Louisville, and
| five years later to the episcopate, under the
title of Bishop of LeDgone, and as coadjutor
to the celebrated and venerable Bishop Fla
| get, the first Bishop of Louisville.
! At LOUISVILLE.
Bishop Spalding spent twenty years in
! Louisville, after having been consecrated
! September 10, 1848. and acquired a great
reputation as a writer and cOntroVersialist,
| as well as pulpit orator, and published many
! works. His zeal and ability were fully re-
| cognized at Rome by the Supreme Pontiff.
and on the death of Archbishop Kenrick, iu
| 1868. Bishop Spaldng was created Arch
! bishop of Baltimore, May y, 1864, thus be,
/ coming the Primate of honor Of the Roman
| Catholic Church in the United States, in
consequence of the See of Baltimore being
| the oldest in the republic. He took formal
| possession of the Archiepiscopa See July 81,
1864, the Cathedral, we'll as all the adj
joining streets, being thronged with a vast
multitude to witness the solemn inauglra~
tion.
During the residence of the Archbishop in
this city lie has been actively engaged in the
duties Of the Archdiocese, and has therefore
been called upon frequently TO lay corners
stones of new buildings, churches, schools,
and charitable institutions, as the Diocese,
in point of numbers, has increased rapidly.
During the period of over seven years that
he has administered the Archdiocese of Bal
timore, more than twenty new churches have
been erected and opened for divine service,
of which three are in Washington and FIVE
in Baltimore, besides many others which
have been enlarged. The most prominent
institution opened during his episcopate was
St. Mary's Industrial School for Bows. which
was erected at cost of $4,000 on grounds
! donated for the purpose by the late Mrs
Oily McTavish. a granddaughter of Chas
! Carroll of Carrollten, the last survivor or ne
| signers of the Declaration Of Independence.
! One of the most remarkable events oe his
| administration was his convening and pres
| siding over the Second Plenary Council of
! Baltimore, in October, 1866, which was
! composed of all the Archbishops aud Bish-
! ops of the United States, forty>seven in num-
Der and he was appointed by the Pope.
| Plus IN, Deegate Apostolic, with ample
| powers for the purpose. The Council delb-
Grated for two weeks, and among its first
acts was telegram addressed by the assen-
| bled Prelates to the Pope, in the following
words: "Seven Archbishops and forty Bish-
! ops. in council, unanimously greet your Ho-
illness, wishing long life, with preservation
of al, ancient and sacred rights of the HOLY
/ See, >" This was signed by the Archbishop
as President, and it was received in Rome in
less than an hour after it left Baltimore
| The acts and DEGREES of this Council, embra>
cling also the DEGREES of all previous Councils
of Baltimore, were in due time approved by
the Pontiff and published in an octave vol
ume, and constitute what may be called the
standard canon law of the Catholic Church
in the United States.
CALLED TO ROME.
Archbishop Spaldine during his residence
in Baltimore was called to Rome on two diff
| erent. occasions. The first was in compliance
with the invitation contained in a circular
letter from the Cardinal Prefect of the "Sa>
cred Congregation Of the Council of Trent"
dated December 8. 1866. and addressed to
all the Catholic Bishops of the world, invit-
ing them to assemble in Rome in June, 1867,
on the occasion of the eighteen hundredth
anniversary of the martyrdom of Sts Peter
and Paul, and to assist at the canonzation
of various heroes of the church in modern
times. Nearly five hundred Prelatos from
all parts of the world convened, the United
States being represented by FIVE Archbishops
and eighteen Bishops, of whom Archbishop
Spaldiug was the head.
The second visit of Archbishop Spalding
to Rome during his residence in Baltimore.
was in response to the bull issued by the
pore Lt1ne % 1863 calling the Ecnn,onina L