, 1874-02-22

| tween 14G0 and 1920. Examining the list Of stu
! dents during the past year, they ~
found to come chiafy from Maryland
Louisiana, the District Of Colnmhis
/ and the. Spanish American States, pai
| ticularly Mexico. Protestants consign thai
children to Georgetown. although the stAndar
history Of the Catholic Church says OF 1t that
has been " the most fruitful Of all nurseries 10
the Priests' Seminary in Baltimore
=. 1t is an impressive vist, to drive OF waik u
| the afternoon out OF the broad avenues Of Wash
| ington, and Cross the little barrier OF Koc]
| Creek into the narrow streets Of Georgetown
| which looks to be half-a~century older than tn
| Capital City, and then. traVerH1ng the whol'
length Of this old subu1b sec to our right th'
little chapel set in the facade and the stylish
new ehow-ball OF the seminary at the angle
| willis behind it, with lligh inclosing walls
stretch the 40 acrea Of conTent-grounds, quite
| up to the colle9e-property. They are but q few
rods apart, and communicate The college.
lawn and farm cover half aa much ground ~ Ill
Georgetown. and two creeks wind through those
grounds in deep, misty dells, passing under the
great aqueduct by culverts. Every day
the space between the two piles Of college,
and pedestrians, assembled to see the
boys at their sports, OF to regard the magnif-
cent Wow afforded OF Washington City from the
rocky terrace behind the old refectory.
In 1870 the Catholics had eleven churches in
Washington. which accommodated about 5000
persons, while their property Was valued st
about S90O,o In the entire District we're l12
churches OF all denominations, with 81 600 sit
tings, and property valued at IS, 400, 900. The
Catholics possess in the District large hospital
to which Congress has voted support, and soy-
eral asylums which hare been assisted il ground
or beuefactions.
BISHOP cAnRo11's CHAPEL.
About 10 miles north Of the city is tho spot
which must bo always noted amongst American
Catholics as tho Homo and Mission Church
where Father John Carroll reorganized, while
the Revolutionary War was happening around
him, the Roman Church in America It is Z
small, neat church, rebuilt in recent years, with
school-house close at hand, and many old
tells the story Of the Bishops mother:
'Eleauor Carroll, relict Of Daniel Carroll, Esq.
Died Sd February, 1896, aged 3a."
This lady was probably responsible for
her son becoming priest: Sue VAS s
Miss Darnal1 Of an.impoverished Catholic fami-
rolls father came from Ireland to be a mer-
chant. Hiss Darnall had about that time re-
turned from France, where her father, after tho
fashion Of the Catholic Maryland planters, had
placed her at school.
Carro1l's sisters married the Breots, Of Aquia,
Va. One OF them, Elizabeth. lies in this gravo-
yard beside her husband, ,-he dying at the ago
Of 73, and she 63. With these we're intermixed
the DiggeH family, very rich, and naughty in
their day, who are now best known FOR extend
INF an asyluln and grave to hln1. Pierre Charles
l. Entant, Who laid out tue City OF Washington.
cAnnoILs RANK
In sight Of this churchyArd, John Carroll, after
about twenty years Absence IN the Jesuit schools
OF france, began his work OF reylylng the Catho-
Lie power N the United States, which had nearly
disappeared Tor want OF priests, and by the
superior ardor and REFRESHING laws OF the Prot
estants. At the close Of the Revolution, Carroll
computed lG,ooo Catholics IL the State, 1000 in
fennsyivan1a, and only ,5oo IN all
the other Coloo'es- h1aryland had but nine
priests and pennsylvania i've. Carroll had no
great natural powers, but the jesuit institutions
and given him fervor and discipline, and his OPP
portunity Tor use and distinction was acquired