Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-25
CARROLL INSTITUTE.
Its Reception to the Right Rev. Bishop
keane.

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Keane.
4 ELOQUENT ADDRESS OF THE RECTOR OF THE
| NEW CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES LOVES WASH
lNGToS, AND THANKS GOD HE Is AN AMERI-
cAS-HUNDREDs GREET HIM WARMLY.
row of Chinese lanterns across the front of
| the building on street, owned by the Carroll
institute indicated that last night was gala
occasion for its members. Within, the large
hall was handsomely decorated with American
| flags, while Towering plants and palms were
| disposed in advantageous hooks. On the stage,
almost concealed by the flags and flowers, a
section Of Donch's orchestra discoursed sweet
music at appropriate intervals. 1t was
reception and welcome on the
part Of the institute to the Right Rev. Bishop
John ]. Keane, rector of the new Catholic uni
| versity. About five hundred ladies and gentle
men had assembled to honor the man whom
| they SO we'll remembered when he was the as
sistant pastor of st. Patricks church here.
Nearly all the local Catholic clergy were pres
ent to give dignity to the occasion. The presi-
dent of the institute, MIR. W. II. Sohon, made a
very neat speech of welcome, telling the bishop
that he had come back to his home. and refer
ring to the days when he was not only the
spiritual counsellor of the institute but was one
| of its most active working members. In fact it
was largely due to his efforts that the organ
| ization was founded.
THE BISHOPS RESPONSE.
Bishop Keane made an extended and elo-
| quent response, in which he said that he deeply
appreciated the kindly words of welcome which
he had just heard, and also those which were
extended to him at the banquet last Tuesday
| night. He felt, indeed, like coming home to
get back to this city, for he remembered the
twelve years of service he had spent here
as an assistant parish priest. But he
could not forget that other home
at Richmond where he had spent eleven pleas
| ant years. Now, however, that his duty called
him away from Richmond he was thankful
| that it had called him back TO Washington his
| first home in the church. for there was no
other city on Gods green earth in which he
would so like to dwell. He then referred feel
| ingly to the days when he used to be ''scud-
| ding around these streets in the performance
| of his parish work; of the labor that he had
| performed in conjunction with the members of
the institute in the days of its early struggling
existence; of the high aim of the society, and
OF the peculiar appropriateness OF its motto,
| Truth and duty"
After brief reference to the duties of the
| members of the institute as Catholics, and an
earnest appeal to them to always live up to the
| high standard of their noble motto, the bishop
| said: During the past few Years my duty has
compelled me to cross the ocean four times,
| and have never visited the old countries
|
| God that am an American" He referred to
| the problems of the relations of church
| and state which the old governments find great
difficulty in solving. of certain phases of social
relations which perplex them. none of which
| bother us here in America. where freedom of
| conscience and liberty of action exist in their
| broadest ard truest sense. OF the university,
| over which he was to provide. he said it was to
| be a thoroughly American institution. and the
| young men who went forth from it would carry
| a NJ inc itr14i aplI ,a
| fitted for the duties of the highest American
citizenship. He apOstrophized the American
| republic in eloquent terms. and closed by
| urging the members of the institute and their
| friends to perform their duties as citizens and
| Christians, thus fulfilling the highest aim of
American manhood.
The bishops address was listen ed
to with marked attention, and
he was frequently interrupted by
applause. At its conclusion the reception COM
menced. and for nearly two hours the bishop
was kept busy shaking the hands of the
large company assembled. Messrs. W. H.
SOhon and d. NJ. Murphy made the presenta-
tons, though in the majority OF cases it was
simply the renewal of old acquaintanceship
| heartily expressed both by prelate and people.
All the arrangements were complete, and re-
Elected great credit on the committee Of the
institute who had the reception in charge, viz:
Messrs. W. H. sohon, d; s, Murphy, E. voight,
f. Harmon. and n. L. Taylor Though at
the commencement of the reception only
about 500 were in attendance. il is estimated
| that at least l,500 shook hands with the bishop
before 10 o'clock. The floor committee per-
| formed their duties admirably in preventing
undue crowding and in accelerating the move
| ment of the line. They were Messrs. H. f.
White, John Finn, Col Healey, John ]. Der
mody, G. L. Ennis Vim. H. Lepley. b. J. Coyle.
| II. c. Lancaster, Frank Clarkson, w. j. Hughes
and John A. Moran.
Prominent among the callers were Rev. W.
F. Clarke, S. j., Rev. J. A. Walter, Rev. j. F.
Magee. Rev. DIR. P. l.. Chapelle, Rev. Dr. Gar
rigan, the yice-rector of the university; Rev. p.
j. OConnell s. j., Gen. W. S. Rosecrans and
daughter, Representative Tracy, of New York
Commissioner Douglass, Postmaster and Mrs.
Ross, Mrs. A. A. Wilson, State Senator Nc
Bride, of Missouri; Frank P. Curtis and Stephen
+. Grove, Of Baltimore; DIR. j. l. Dyer, and
Col. j. S. Healey
THE BISHOP TO TAKE A TRIP.
Bishop Keane, who has been a guest at the
pastoral residence of st. Patrick's church since
his arrival in the city last Tuesday, will leave
tomorrow afternoon for Philadelphia He
will visit number of places in Pennsylvania,
and will then go to Chicago and the far west.