Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-04

though there are yet but two, one east and one west, are those conducted under tho auspices of the Roman Catholic church The present will be the first season of the Western Catholic ChautauQua, and its establishment is the direct result of the unexampled success of the summer school established year or two ago by the Catholics on the shores of Lake Champlain at PIattsburg, \. \.
 The western school of the Catholics will be held at Madison, WisconSins beautiful capital city. It will begin on July II and continue its sessions for three weeks, closing On Aug. 1. The movement of which this school will bo the first visible result was begun almost year ago, when q meeting of Catholic clcrgymrn and laymcn was called in the ru,ms If tho Columbus club, Chi caEn, for the purpn$" of considering the scheme. II WI:' then p intcd out that, although tl,r Plut>lMrg ChautauQua had been an Iu,Iu,:iltivd success. it was too far east tn bc available for those living west of the AllrclaniCS who might wish tu attend. and that, in cunSidCra- tion of tEc umd'niahlr importance of the advantages enjoyed by Catholic young men and women Who could at tend the Plattshurg sChuul, nothing should hr "i!uwrd to stand i'll the way uf tie founding of n similar school in the west.
 Accordingly m executive committee, of which w. J. Cnahan was made chair man. was appointed. with power to go .l- and the selection of q site, to be either temporary or permanent, at the commit tees discretion. Bishop MeSSmer of Green Bay, Bishop WatterSon of Colum- bus, Bishop Cuttcr of WinOna, Bishop Mc(iolrick of Duluth, Professor Mau- rice F. Logan of Notro Dame and many others came to the front with their in flurncc and their money, and tho proj- cct Was pushed ahead with all speed.
 The new enterprise will be officially termed the Columbian Catholic Summer school, and ii will bo in charge of tho following named, who form the official board of control: President, Bishop MCssmur; vicr president, H. J. DeS- mond; tr' asurcr, Charles A. Mair financial committee, w. J. Onahan, Charles A. Mair and William A. Am berg.
 Nomorcn~t 1le asscmblaGc of Roman Catholic prrlutcs and laity than that which will grace and honor the opening day of this school has been gathered in tho west for many year Father Fitz- gerald, provincial of the Society of Jc- | suS; Father Hughes of the same society, ArrhliShVp Ferhan If Chicago, BishoT Foley of Dc;r,it, Archbishop katzcr C4 Milwaukee, Archbishop Elder of Ciucin. nuti and many others not here mention cd will make it point to be on hand at the opening,
 The l",turrs to hp delivered during this sunnIrr's Scs:,iuES of this school will bu uf two descriptions. For those who attend as student members there will be | didactic lectures, the subjects including "Tho Encyclical of Leo NH, - ''Tht Eastern SchiSm, The Efforts of tho | Popes For Reunion, ""Church and State In Their Mutual Relations. " History of Catholic Popular Education" etc. I For tho general public a series of lee lures of wider scope and more entertain ing nature will bo given, the subjects including "Catholic Explorers of tho Northwest" History" Science, : "Comparative Religion" interesting l Catholic biography, such as "OzanaIn, "Joan of Arc " "Savonarola" and vari ous current matters.
 | On Sundays sermons will be delivered by eminent Catholic clergymen, anC some remarkable diScourses are expect ed The lecturers have been chosen chief
 ly from the faculties of the Catholic uni versailles, and though the list is not ye ! complete it is known that it will be { very srOng one