Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-26

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THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
Corner Stone Laid Yesterday-The Presi
ident and Cabinet in Attendance.
| WASHINGTON, May 24.-The corner ston
OF the divinity building OF the new Catho
lie University OF America was laid thi
afternoon. The day opened rainy ant
gloomy. Early in the day there appeared
| to be a prospect OF clear weather, but
notwithstanding the flair weather" predic
tion of the Signal Service Bureau, 500,
again drizzling rain, with infrequent ano
and brief cessation, continued until night
fall. Still the preparations for the cere
mony went on. Cardinal Gibbons arrived
from Baltimore at IL, and was attended
by a number of distinguished prelates. Al
2 o'clock he accompanied Colonel anc
Madame Bonaparte In their carriage to tht
university grounds, where about four thou
sand people had already assembled. The
heavy rain and deep mud had deferred
thousands from attending. Among the
DISTINGUISHED PRELATEs
present were James Cardinal Gibbons
Archbishops Williams of Boston, Ryan O
Philadelphia, Elder ofGncinnati, Salpointe
of Santa Fe and Ireland of st. Paul
Bishops Spauldins OF Peoria, Reyan o.
Buffalo, Northrop OF Charleston, Brouks
of Cheynnne. Machebeuff Of Denver, Bron
del OF Helena, Gilmore of Cleveland
Jannsens of Natchez, PheIan OF Pittsburg
Kain of Wheeling, Oreilly of Springfield
o. Sullivan OF Mobile, Moore Of st. Angus.
tine, Labrouf of Washington Territory
Macs of Covington, McGovern of Harris.
burg, DR.. John Foley, Bishop elect oil
Detroit, Robert Fulton, s. j. OF the
provincial order OF Jesuits of the United
States, and Monsigneurs Farley of New
York, and Sullivan of Wheeling.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT.
A large number Of priests, scholastics and
seminariens were also present A few mo.
ments before o'clock the President ar
6iSfa b66nsa and and ya 1ntEeduced to Cardinal Glib
present who removed their scarlet and
purple berettes and remained uncovered
while the President was standing. He took
the proffered seat between the Cardinal and
Bishop Ireland on the platform, Secretarys
Bayard, Villas, Whitney and Endicott and
Postmaster General Dickinson arrived soon
after and took seats near the President.
At O'Clock p. m. a choir OF $50 voices ac-
companied by the Marine band. rendered
Hayden's anthem "The Heavens Are Tell
ing" This was followed by the chanting OF
Psalm S3, after which
RIGHT REV. BISHOP sPAgLDING
OF Peoria, began the delivery of his address.
He spoke of the religious exies who sought
In America home for Christian conscience
Who could have faith" He said that
men OF different creeds speaking various
tongues, bred in like social condition
would here coalesce and cooperate for the
general purpose of free Government. The
achievement is greater than we are able to
know. 1t does not lie in population or the
building of cities. clearing OF forests, drain
ing of swamps, binding OF two oceans and
opening of lines of rapid communication
in every direction, not to numbers and
wealth do we owe our significance among
the nations, but to the fact that we have
shown that respect for law Is compatible
with civil and religious liberty, that a free
people can become prosperous and strong
and preserve order without king or
standing army, that the State
and church can move on
separate orbits and still coop
crate for. the common welfare,
that men of different races and beliefs may
an abnormally rapid increase OF popula-
tion and wealth and of the many evils
thence resulting, the prevailing tendency is
to the variety of thought and sentiment,
thus plainly manifesting the vigor OF our
lie and our institutions and that the
government OF the majority when men put
their trust in God, and in knowledge is in
the end the Government of the good and
wise.
The Bishop predicted IL splendid future
for the church. and at the conclusion OF his
address, said: "And how shall more fit
tingly conclude than with the name OF her
whose generous heart and enlightened mind
were impulse which has given to that long
deferred hope and dream ike vision exist
ence and a adwelliDg place-Mary Gwendolen
Caldwell"
BISHOP KEANE,
rector OF the University here, stepped for
ward and addressed himself to Miss Cald-
well. who was seated at the right and in
front OF the platform. He read short
letter from the Cardinal to Miss Caldwell
expressing the profound gratitude OF the
church for her gift of 100000, which he
said entities her to be considered the
'sfoundress of our Catholic University" !"
Accompanying the Cardinals letter was
one from the Pope to Bishop Keane, ex-
pressing his gratitude for Miss Caldwell 8
munificience and upon her the Apostolic
benediction.
HANDSOME GIFT.
Bishop Keane then handed Miss Caldwell
a medal sent to her by the Pope. It is Of
solid gold, and two inches in diameter. 1t
was struck by order of Leo XIII, at the
beginning and in commemoration of the
seventh year of his pontifcate. One side
contains profile OF the Pope. On the
other is representation OF the genius OF
history, lifted aloft by angels, with an in
scription commemorative of the opening
of the archives of the Vatican library to
the researches of the scholars OF the world.
Miss Caldwell received the gift with bowed
head. The ceremony OF blessing the site oil
the chapel, and laying the corner stone was
postponed on account of the rain. The
ceremonies will be performed on a future
date.
WORD FROM THE POPE.
While the Bishops and a few specially
invited guests were dining with the Cardi.
nal and DIR. Chappelles this evening the
following cablegram was received from the
Pope: "The Pontiff offers his hearty con
gratulations for the work that has just
been began and gives his Apostolic blessing
to all bishops" Almost Immediately
following, a cablegram came from Rome
asking for the full details OF the ceremony
to which an answer was Immediately
cabled by Bishop Keane.