National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-02-06
THECATHOLlC UNIVERSITY.
COMPLETING THE COLLECTIONS FOR
THE MILLION DOLLAR FUND.
Preparations for n Successful Meeting
of the Board of Directors Here in
April-what Some OF the Leading
Men Say of 1t.
7, w. BARNES,

The board OF directors OF the proposed
Catholic University will meet in April to
arrange upon plans for the erection Of the
buildings. Meetings have been held in the
large cities with good success. SO far,
S550,000 have been raised, OF this amount
100000 has been given by Miss Mary
Gwendolen Caldwell, of Philadelphia; $780,
900 by her sister; Baltimore and Washing
ton are each pledged for $4,000, Chicago
has promised 100000; New York, Boston,
Philadelphia will doubtless raise the sum to
near 100000. Several of the smaller
cities have taken active interest in the I'M
dertaking, and before the ending Of this
year, there is no doubt that 81 100000 will
be raised, and, would be required for build
ings and for the endowment of eight pro-
fessorships, The faculties Of theology and
philosophy have been decided on to be-
gin with. The other faculties will be
added in time. The April meeting Of the
board will likely decide upon the immediate
erection Of the theological department. 1t
is probable that the buildings will all DO con-
structed Of stone. The plans call for Sc
ries Of buildings, to be assigned to the sew
eral departments. The structures will be
large, roomy, and very imposing. Bishops
workers In the enterprise.
Bishop Spaulding urges the needs OF such
an institution, where the priests could be
more perfectly educated than in the semi
nares and colleges, and where young men
who wished to devote themselves to lltera-
ture could have the benefit of instruction
from thoroughly cultivated minds. The
Catholic Church wanted such an institution,
where its young men could receive as high
training as the men Of any other religious
denomination.
Bishop Ireland believes that the univer-
sity would call the attention OF the public
to the church. 1t would show that the
church was indeed the mother OF science
The time was now for warriors to be pre-
pared to defend the church. Great ques
lions Of religion are to be solved to-day
and who should be so well prepared to solve
them as the servants OF the church,
Archbishops Gibbons, Of Baltimore, and
Williams, Of Boston, arc deeply interested
and are doing their utmost to awaken In
terest IN their dlOceses TO the efficacy OF the
institution. Bishop O'Sulllvan, of Mobile
though not of the board, is working hard
for It. Rev. DIR. Chapelle, of this city, tc
yerslty located here, is q member OF the
board, and one Of the most active and
Jealous, lie expresses no doubt OF the sue
cess of the university, and entertalns nc
fears about the failure to realize sufficient
money TO carry out the project.
The board Is composed of Archbishop
james Gibbons, ID. D., of Baltimore; Arch
bishop NJ. lIeiss Of Milwaukee; Archbishop
Williams, Of Boston; Archbishop p, Ryan
Of Philadelphia Coadjutor Archbishop NJ
A. Corrigan, of New York; Bishop j. Ire
land, Of st. Paul; Bishop j. j. Keane, Of
Richmond; BlshopJ j. s. Spaudlng, of Peoria
Bishop NJ. Marty, vicar apostolic Of Dakota
Mgr. John NJ. Farley, Of New York, secre
taly the board; Rev John s. Foley, d. D..
Of Baltimore; Rev. Thomas S. Lee, OF Balti
more; Rev. j. l.. Chapelle, ID. D., OF this
city; Eugene Kelly, Of New York; Michael
Jenkins, Of Baltimore; Bernard n. Ferren
OF Philadelphia, and Thomas T.. Waggaman
OF the Sl,OOO,OOO to be raised 100000 OF
the amount will be used in buildings for the
theological department. Tho board Ia anx
iOus that endowments will be raised fol
four chairs IN theology and for four chairs
in philosophy. Mr.. Eugene Kelly, of New
York, has contributed $4,000 Great secrecy
exists rs 20 the persons who will be chosen
10 III tho chairs, As yet no one but the
heard are aware who will be the president
Of tho university. Report has 1t, aud II ID
strongly affirmed, that Rev. T. l., Chapelle
Of 81, Matthew's Church, will likely be the