The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28

was hoped to make the opening OF IL an
incident of the celebration OF the
Bishops golden jubilee, but the work
Of construction has been delayed BY
unforeseen circumstances, and 1t can
not be completed in time. The build.
ing will cost about $4,000, and will
fifty or sixty students.
The building adjoins st. Johns College
and st. Johns church, which are under
the care Of the Lazarist Fathers.
Elaborate preparations have been
made for the appropriate celebration OF
the important anniversary in the career
of Bishop Loughlin, which will take
place a month hence, on October 18TH.
For months the work has been in pro-
gress os arranging the details. IL is de-
signed to make the exercises as impos'
ing and significant as possible and to
permit as many persons as desire 10
take part in the ceremonies to do so.
Tpthis end it has been decided to ex-
tend them over several days and have
q variety of exercises. As arranged the
programme provides for apublic recep-
ton TO the Bishop and the presentation
of a congratulatory address to him at
the Palace Rink in Clermont avenue on
the evening of Friday, Octo-
Der 18th. A purse is being pre-
pared TO be handed to the Bishop
at the same time as testimonial Of the
appreciation of his labors by the people
of whom he is the sacerdotal head. and
it ia expected that it will contain $780,
900. Toward this the priests OF the do
cese have contributed $50, 900. On Sat
urday, October 18th, there will be a
torcblight parade by members OF the
various societies of men.: attached to the
Roman Catholic churches, and General
James McLeer, of the Second Brigade,
N. q. S. N. Y, has consented to take
command as grand marshal. A parade
Of children will be the feature OF sun
day. October 10Th. when the Bishop will
celebrate his jubilee mass in st. John 3
chapel. On Monday night. October
20th, dinner in hisIhonor will be given,
at which speeches will be made by some
of the leading men Of the city.
Personally, Bishop Loughlin is one OF
the most unobstrusive and retiring .of
men. and he is unwilling to saysany-
thing about himself. He regards the
proposed Jubilee celebration as by no
means personal tribute. but demon
stration of the glory of the Church.
Some idea of the work involved in the
care of his diocese may be gained from
the latest statistics. There are 1S5
priests, 10 churches, 92 chapels, one
seminary, 30 ecclesiastical students. :
industrial schools, o asylums, 4 hospi-
tails, homes for the aged poor, one home
for invallds, one home for newsboys,
two colleges with 437 pupils. three Sc
lect schools for boys with 431 pupils.
and fifteen for girls, with ,239 pupils.
forty-fve parochial schools for boys
with 1915 pupils, and forty-slx
schools for girls with IL 1858 pupils, and
nine not classified with 1883 pupils,
reaching a total of 1880. Among the
orders of priests and nuns in the diocese
are the Christian Brothers, Lazarisl
Fathers, Fathers OF Mercy, Franciscan
Brothers. Franciscan Sisters, Sisters OF
Mercy, Dominican Sisters, Sisters OF
the Good Shepherd. Visitation Nuns
Sisters of St. Joseph, Little Sisters of the
Poor, and Sisters of the Sacred Heart OF
Mary. Bishop Loughlin is so devoted to
and unless seriously i'll does not at any
time suspend his temporal and spiritua
activity. Last summer it was feared
that he would not be able to take part
in the jubilee celebration, but now he
is enjoying fair degree of health
MANY anecdotes Of his oddity and hui
NOR are related by those who have
come in contact with him. but hi'
kindly nature and good-heartednes'
are known TO a wide circle, and fully
appreciated. ..
1t is thought by some persons faml'
liar with the situation that a cOadlutol
to Bishop Loughlin will be appointed
after he has rounded out half "A century
in the priesthood and upward of two
score years as a Bishop. In that case /
is likely that the appointee will serve
only temporarily or until the Bishop
death. and not with right OF succession
Then when the see becomes vacant il
the order of nature the cOnsultOrs oil
the Bishop. seven IN number, and thu
ten irremovable rectors would NEE
and select three names of suitable can
didates for the succession to be recon-
mended to the Bishops of the province
who in turn present their choice o
these to the Pope for appointment
That the day may be remote TO
this procedure is the wish of al
those who unite in the celebration
of the Bishops golden jubilee. l. Il
thought that he will use the fuuo
which is being raised for presentation
to him TO endow the seminary in which
he takes a deep interest. 1t would tit
tingly round out his career to secur
the completion of the splendid cathe
'. dral OF the diocese and have it dedicated
with all the pOLLp and grandeur o
elaborate ritual. II his life is spare'
: long enough Bishop LOughlin will &C
compish this work, He has expended
millions OF money in building churche
and other institutions and in placinl
them upon a secure foundation 70
wears to come. OF the priests undo
him only the Rev. Fathers Joseph Fran
sioli and Nicholas Balleis have cele
brated the golden jubilee of their min
istry. The next in point Of service
the Rev. Sylvester Malone, with forty
six years to his credit.-New Yorl
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