Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-02
MoNsIGNoR CAPELls ARRIVAL
His Mission to the New World.

Neao York Special to PbiJddelphia Press, 3Oth.
The steamer Arizona. of the Guion Line.
arrived at her dock, foot of King street, at
half-past 6 O'Clock this morning. Among
the more prominent passengers was Mon
signOr Capel (Disraeli's ''Catesbv'' in Lo-
thair), the eminent English divine and
Catholic controversialist. Monsignor
Capel is man of fine physique, about
six feet in height and built in proportion
On leaving the vessel he was surrounded
by the passengers, who had been won bv
his genial AMI affable manners during the
voyage, and who were desirous to pay
their respects to him on parting with such
a pleasant companion.
After resting at the Hotel Brunswick
this morning after his arrival, he called
upon Cardinal McClOsky and Archbishop
COrrigan at noon, and had a brief inter-
view with each. He left this city at 4 D.
IN. for Burlington, n. j.. where he will
make short visit to some friends. Dur
ing his stay here he proposes to lecture in
some of the principal cities on secular
and religious questions. Among other
things he will lecture on art, painting,
travel, education, and Catholicism and
other subjects. One of the principal OBJ
jects of his visit is to study American in
stitutiOns and observe their influence
upon the growth and development of the
Roman Catholic religion. He will travel
extensively throughout the West, going
probably to San Francisco, and during his
journeying he intends to carefully study
the American educational system, OF
which he says he has high opinion. He
will preach frequently.
SKETCH OF MONsIGNOR CAPEL.
The Right Rev. Monsignor Thomas
John Capel, d. D., was born in England
October %, 1886, of humble Irish paren.
tage. In early life he went to London,
under the patronage of Count de Tore
DiaZ, and was placed at the Hammer.
smith Training College, to be brought up
to the profession of a schoOlmasteT. Show
ing considerable ability, he was retained
there as teacher when his training was
over, and shortly afterward he Joined the
Lay Brothers of st. Joseph Calasanctius.
still remaining at Hammersmith, where in
time he became vice principal of St Mary's
Normal College, and, having studied
theology cOllaterally with his other
work, he was ordained a priest by Cardi-
nal Wiseman in 1860. He went to Pau,
where he established the English Catholic
mission, and was formally appointed its
chaplain. During several visits to Rome
he delivered courses of English sermons
in that city by the express command OF
the Sovereign Pontitf. MonsignOr CapeI.
while labOring at Pau in the work oi
conversions" was named private cham.
berlain to Pope Plus TX, 1868, and after
his return to England domestic prelate
in 1873. With returning health
Monsignor Capel once more took to
his work Of prediIection-educ
and, in February, 1873, established the
Catholic Public School at Kensington. He
was appointed rector of the College of
Higher Studies at KensingtOn-the nu-
cleus of the Catholic University-in 1874
by the unanimous voice of the Roman
Catholic Bishops. 1t is said that the
right reverend gentleman intended to
avoid publishing until he was 40 years OF
age, but the attack made on the civil al
legiance of Catholics led him, as a born
Catholic, to write "a reply to the Right
Hon. W. E. GladstOne's Political Expos.
tulation." His career since ordination is
better known to the general public than
that of almost any other Anglo-Romar
ecclesiastic