The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-03
BISHOP KEAEE's TAREWELLs.



BALTIMORE, Dec D. 1ss6.-Bishop
Keane, formerly rector of the Catholic
University. after spending last night with
Cardinal Gibbons, left the Archiepiscopal
residence at nine o'clock this morning for
to Archbishop Ryan. From Philadelphia
the Bishop Will go tomorrow to New
York, where he will see Archbishop Cor
rigan and attend to number of business
details before leaving for Rome Saturday,
morning on the French line Steamship
La Bretagne.
The Bishop said that he had made ALI
arrangements to take up his permanent
residence in Rome. but that he counted
ON keeping In touch with the Catholic
Church in this country by annual yisits
home.
My friends of the Catholic University
he said, 'have been kind enough to ash
me to remain as one of the directors OF
the university, and as the annual gathers
ing of the Archbishops of America takes
place in Washington each October ex-
pect to find it very convenient for me ~
be present each year at these meetings.
and SO keep myself informed of the spirit
of the church in America. The fall months
are the vacation period in Rome and that
will make this hope the easier 20 realize.
What fields of labors do you expect
to have in Rome?" he was asked.
81 know nothing more definite than
that the Holy Father has been kind
enough to intimate to me his desire that
I should become member of the Prop
aganda and also member of the Cons
sitions for which my years of service az
rector of the University have probably
more especially fitted me. In both posi-
tions I can be OF much service 20 the
church in America.
s'In his first letter to me the Holy Fa-
ther, 1t will be remembered, left me az
perfect liberty to choose whether wish
ed to remain in this country or go t.
Rome where I could be OF service to tha
church. In his subsequent letter he az
could remain in America in the retire
ment which I had gladly sought when
laid down the burdens of Office as rector
should come to Rome was clearly indi-
Gated, and 1t was evident that he felt
that could be OF greater service to the
ing here. The kind expressions of which
he made use in his first letter were re-
peated even more strongly in the second
ABOUT the time when his second mes-
sage came to me / had about come to the
conclusion that it was best for me TO
leave my retirement There were SO
many mystifications 50 many baseiesss
and to me painful. runaors concerning my
departure from the University that felt
that the good of the Church required thax
l should not continue longer on fursough
When the invitation to Rome came
obeyed 1T cheerfully and willing as
soldier would obey the call of SUPERIOR
l never solicited the honors promised me.
and / accept them because my whole
heart IS with the Church,
.sYou have, of course, accepted the
Popes nomination TO an Archbishopric7y -
Eyes. do not know when my formal
elevation from the rank at present hold
is likely to occur. On my arrival in Rome
1 shall report at once to the Holy Father
and tell him I am ready for duty. After
that his orders shall govern me. The
archbishopric which / shall receive Will,
of course, be titular one, as could not
govern an archdiocese and remain IN
Rome at the same time"