Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-13
THE CarloLIC ,NrvEuxury.
Bishop keane On o.. Plan. and Proc.
poets.

Bishop Keane, the rector OF the proposed Catha-
lie university l. In Baltimore aud Ia,I evening 10
Invitation OF Cardinal Gibbons addressed a meet
lng OF the Catholic laymen IN that city on the pr-
poses and prospects OF tine university. Bishop
heane expects 10 make visit 10 this civ IA CON-
pahy With the architect who has prepared the
plans OF the building 1t Is proposed 10 erect frst.
and they VIII visit the site selected aud determine
the exact location for tie new buliing It Is pro-
posed 10 begin the work ol constructive as early
as possible during the comiag sprng. The LAYING
OF the cornerstone will be occOmr an!ed by appts-
PIRATE ceremonies On the l5tA inst. a meet ne q
the Clergy of tins dioce,e MIA he held at It. Mays
seminary, Baltimore. Bishop k-anr, Blslop Ir--
land, anu others VIII make addresses. The obl@ct
oil the meeting l. 10 interest the Clergy Ia tins
university anu giIe them a clear understanding Of
It's purposes Similar meetings VIII be held soon
Ia all the diocrsea OI the country.
BISHOP kEANE's ADDRESS ~ BALTIMORE
The Baltimore StH reports that Cardinal Glib
bons la opening the meeting In ina, city Last
night said: ave are assembled 10 listen 40 the
remarks OF the bishop OF Richmond n reference TO
the hew Cathoiic university. knoWiedge Is
power We believe that The university viii lie
Iraught Win blessings 20 the Clergy and laiIy and
70 this country"
Bishop keahe said: 1T Is peculiarly of interest
20 The catholics OF Baltimore ti,at the in,titutl1n
has been established In the ,ity OF Washington
ana IN thls pr1inaclal SEE OF tLe church IA this
country. have always considered myself A Raj
umorean, ana thank God that this glury If Tie
churcn III our times ana an our lanc II located I'm
this archdiocese. The eyes 81 the country ara
turned upon this CT y ana Washington 20 see what
they are going 10 DO Tor this Institution .
sehoolS give the lowest education colleges tie
miudie and university the highest cdCcation
Ihe people look To the Catholic clergy for the best
and On any great subject, the Highest nobl,.st'
best thought, and We want 10 give the FIRST fruits
Oi TIE university 10 linen in their r.uk. We are
not going 10 turn out mere practitioners ia any
art or science, but rcai scholars. grand noble
men, for The best work OI ticsi IL a nOble
man- After mat We want 10 add technical efura-
ton. We VIII have no debt, no chauce uf failure
Tor want OF lunus cunning IN. but VIII endow
everything at the start.
"Ae have now money for the ground. the
divinity buildings and two divinity chairs The
divinity chairs. We must eudOw them at sJanO
apiece, which Will require s0lne s.soOoei or
SSo0OOa TO fully endOw the divinity DEPART
nIehI VIA take sl,O00oy0. We have Miss Cald-
wells s.DO.OOO. may God reward her: from her
sister, sJ0.OOO; Eugene Kelly $4,000; other gtfts
OF saO,UOO, uf ilJuN0, OF 5000; "A good MANY Of
$1,000. OF $500 and q 500" kshop keane stated
afterward that Mr.. Michael jenkins, oI Bal'l-
more, gave $4,000, and would have doubled i
but Ia nov building 100000 church.
were the readings at Tie signal ono. to-day: A.
a., ~, p H., 33; InakImG.I, "a; LInImum =.
MIS- LowRYs WnI--1he will OF the late Eliza.
beth ID. Lowry Was admitted 90 probate TODAY
and leIters UestamenIary were issued 10 W IL
Dunlop and W. Lair,i executors. She desires that
her sister, Roberta Pete, and brother, Thomas
johnson, share la her estate, and leaves the estate
10 the executors 10 pay the proceeds 20 them.