Evening star., 1896-10-09
.ttention by l,is forceful and unambisuous


lumbia was nothing more nor less than
public calamity, and that no other man re-
mained who would fill his place as friend
and citizen. No more useful man had
ever lived in Washington, and the citizens
of all creeds and all classes would deplore
his departure and follow him with the best
and heartiest wishes for his future. Mr..
Truesdell detailed in strong sentences the
many instances where Bishop Keane had
extended his helpful influence in behalf OF
the progress and advancement of the Dis
trict, and nearly every period he reached
was the signal for applause.
The Resolutions Reported.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Truesdell's ad-
Dress Rev. Father MCGEE. chairman of the
committee on resolutions. took the plat
form and announced that the resolutions
had been drawn. He paid an affecting. trib
ute to Bishop Keane. saying that they had
both been associated with a man whom
they had regarded as a father and whose
influence had ever been felt In their spir-
itual and material lives. When he men,
toned the name Of Father Walter as the
one who had been the superior Of Bishop
Keane and himself at two different periods
in st. Patrick's Church there was burst
of applause that showed how dear the
memory of the famous pastor OF 81. rat
rick's Church was held.
DR.. MCGEE then read the resolutions,
which were signed by the committee, ana
were follows:
John ]. keane, DID,. as rector OF the Cath-
Ollie University has been brought to close;
and
Whereas the right reverend bishop has
taken his departure from Washington, and
it is understood that he may possibly cease
to reside here in the future: Therefore
Resolved, That we, citizens of Washing
ton, assembled here irrespective OF creed,
do gladly embrace this opportunity of CIV
ing public expression to the warm senti-
ments of esteem and regard which we en-
tertain toward Bishop keane, our dtstin-
guished fellow-citizen, that we take TINS
occasion to express our appreciation or the
valuable service he has rendered to the
great cause of education and intellectual
culture among us; that we honor the lofty
spirit of patriotism which ever animated
| him in his public life. and the spirit of
| Christian charity which ever prompted him
| to take foremost part in every undertak-
| ing designed to serve and benefit humanity;
| that we gratefully bear testimony TO the
! kindly spirit, the rectitude of life, the dig
| nifty of bearing which bespoke him In all
the relations of life an ideal Christian gen.
tleman; and
| Resolved, That we learn with profound
| regret of the termination of his official
| connection with the great institution Of
| learning with which he was SO closely iden-
| titled, CT which We considered him the very
| life. as he was in truth one of its creators;
| that we shall deeply deplore any decision
| which may involve his giving up his resi-
| dence among us, and that whatever his de-
| cision may be, we pledge to him our warm
| est sentiments of frier iship and good will.
| Resolved further, That copies of these
| resolutions be presented to Right Rev.
| Bishop keane, to his eminence Cardinal
Gibbons and to very Rev. Philip J. Garri-
gan. vice rector of the Catholic Univer-
| sity of America.
President Whitmnn's Words.
Following the reading of the resolutions
President B. F. Whitman of the Column
bian University spoke of Bishop keane
as an educator. Among other things, Pres
| ident Whitman said:
THE affair ments of Bishop Keane are
many sided The character of the even
irg's program indicates the many lines of
| influence along which he impressed him
self upon the community. No one who has
the privilege Of his acquaintance could fail
to mark the charm of his personality. The
type of his manhood is Of the highest. His
reaoy sympathy, his open hand, his un-
wearying patience, his boundless toll make
him a Tan to be loved and trusted. As
religious leader multitudes have follow
ed him to their profit and find faith
| strengthened and practical Righteousness
increased. In no capacity. however. has he
SO markedly impressed himself upon the
public as in that Of an educator.
| Bishop keane was quick to discern the
| signs of the times He saw the need of
meeting the questions with which the age
| has challenged fate and In which expires
sion has been found for a sense of growth
/
| OF men, The progress OF recent decades
has been progress pre-eminently in in.
| tellectual directions. The emphasis has
been shifted from spiritual to ma terial
themes This does not necessarily NEAR
| that men are less devout or less anxious Ia
do the will of God. 1t means growing rec-
ogntior of the fact that the world is with
US, and whether We will or no its problems
are thrust upon us, and by virtue of the
| fact that We are rational beings We are
compelled to seek for the solution Of those
| problems. None who heard it can hav,
failed to be thrilled by the noble uIteranct
| that gave the keynote to the opening o.
the more recent phases of the work at tn,
Catholic University of America. Accord
ing to that thought, the advance grounc
was taken that, while faith should not b.
, of science, it would not, on the other hand
, | limit investigation or refuse to canvas
truth disclosed by investigation.
Before the adoption of the resolution
Justice Morris said that it fitting tina
. | Bishop Keane should be spoken of as a mar
: ! and he introduced Rev DR.. ID. ]. Stafford @
. | st. Patrick's Church to treat upon this nc
. | BILE theme.
3 Bishop keane ms a Man.
: The brilliant young orator was neve
; | called upon to address a subject more i
: harmony with his own intense and earnes
character. There was a movement and
rustic in the audience that betokened ex
|
tined to be disappointed. DR.. Stafford's ad
S dress was as significant in one sense as ID
e | Rankin's was in another. His descriptio
, | of Bishop Keane's setting to work at tn
call of authority and his building of tn
Catholic University and his laying it dow
e | again at the call of the same authority, wa
thrilling in the powerful earnestness wit
| which it was delivered
v LAS he took it up said DIR. Stafford, h
f voice rising and ringing with vibrant resi-
d nance, 80 he laid it down. In the first az
n he was noble; in the second he wa
t sublime"
n The audience at this point broke into al
: plause that was difficult to restrain. Faith,
r Stafford spoke as follows:
The greatest of all things is to be maj
s rothing can add to it. nothing can tai
l. | from it. Prosperity cannot increase 1t, a,
n versity cannot lessen it. Glory cam,
3, glcrify it nor can obscurity obscure
e Wealth cannot enlarge it nor poverty bell
| tie it. Station cannot augment it nor mi
m fortune decrease 1t. To all accidental thin,
)f the greatness of a man is superior. F,
N whosoever is a man carries within himse
re his essential greatness, and in the rectituc
S. | of his motives and inShe appreciation of h
Or | own conscience has all that makes OF
great before God or men.
"Such a man is he whose official residen,