The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-16
CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
PRELATEs OF THE CHURCH TO MEET
IN WASHINGTON OCT. FL.
Rector of the University to BE Chosen
and Probably other Important
Matters Considered.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.-The approach
ing meeting of the Catholic clergy at
Washington will be one of special interest
and Importance. Not only are the admin
istrators of the Catholic University to meet
on the 21st inst. but the archbishops. rep
resenting the controlling force or the
church. have determined to change their
place Of meeting, which was set for New
Orleans, and meet here following the uni
versity meeting. The two bodies are en-
tirely distinct, as only six of the thirteen
archbishops have a vote on the university
board. These six are Cardinal Gibbons
also an archbishop of the Baltimore Do
cese). and Archbishop Williams, of Boston,:
Corrigan, of New York; Ryan, of Philadel-
phia; Ireland, Of ST. Paul., and Chapelle,
of Santa Fe. They hold their places on
the board by virtue of being charter men,
bers. The other archbishops have an adj
visory membership on the board, but no
vote. This last feature is important In
view of the vote on the choice of a sue
cessor to Bishop Keane as rector of the
university. Seven bishops also have a vote
ON the board, viz: Spaulding, of Peoria;
Marty, of st. Cloud; Macs, of Covington;
Foley, of Detroit: Horstman, of Cleveland,
and Keane, late rector of the university.
Bishop Spalding is in Europe and will not
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to return for the meeting. Monsignor Far
ley, of New York, and Err. Lee, Of WASH
ington, make up the remaining voters.
There are three lay members, Waggman,
of Washington; Jenkins, of Baltimore, and
Banigan, of Providence, who have Nd vote
on the choice of the rector. that being a
function of the clerics especially committed
to them by the Pope. This makes twelve
voting members of which seven constitute
a majority.
Thus far the names mentioned in connec-
ton with the succession to Bishop Keane
are wholly conjectural, as it is expected
that each of the voting members of the
board will come here with a candidate to
support and until they get together there
is no means OF learning the consensus OF
opinion. The view prevails that the board
Will incline to a ralne teacher, rather
than a prominent member of the clergy.
1t is pointed out that Bishop keane was
best quaii1ied as an organizer and man
ager. he vas not trained as a teacher, as
he was raised from a parish priest to the
position OF rector of the university. Now,
however. the institution has passed
strong executive manager was required,
and has entered upon its teaching period,
SO tnat a rector havlns the .eachlhg char-
Such a teacher may be drawn from the
ranks of the priesthood rather than from
the bishops, who are prominent mainly
through their administrative ability. This
opens SO wide a field that there can be lit
tie definite Information as to whom the APP
polntee VIII be until the administrators get
IN prominent part Vice Rector Garri-
gan has taken in the affairs of the uni
versity leads to the mention of his name.
Among the more prominent teachers of the
university are Bishop O'Gorman, of Sioux
Falls, an authority on church history; Rev.
Monsignor Schroeder, professor of dog
matte theology, and some others. While
any OF the names, attention is directed to
them in view OF the feeling that a teaching
cleric will be named. In making the recon-
mendation to the Pope the board may sug-
gest three names, as is usual when a bishop
is to be named. or may confne their recon-
Hendations to one name. While the action
of the Administrator will doubtless be final
IN shaping the action of the Pope, yet
lions ns W miI Po pe room ION ~ dof tb private representa-
continuation. The meeting of the arch
bishops following the university meeting
Will nave a number of important questions
to deal with.
The Pope's recent letter to Bishop Keane
gave him the rank of archbishop and added
that a see would be designated by the arch
blshops II he elected to remain in this coun-
try he SO elected, but there was some
vanced rank. An authority on church adj
mlnistration says that the Pope's language
Vas effective In creating. the rank and that
Blshop heane is now in fact an archbishop
AT present, however, there is no vacant
arehbishopric so that rank will be nominal
attempted. The archbishops also deal with
the administration of Catholic Indian
SCHOOLS. alloting the sums to be used for
imam education in the several localities
The changes made by the last Congress as
70 government support for ecclesiastical
Schoois may neceSsitate some methods M
administration. BY the act of Congress ali
government aid is to end July next vesr,
ana as the Catholic schools received the
buik OF this aid, the archbishops will be
called on to determine how the work car
proceed unaided by the government. The
coming OF the archbishops and bishops will
anord the first opportunity for a meeting
between the heads of the American church
and the new delegate Mgr. MartineIli. and
IT Is expected that several imposing cere.