Evening star., 1896-10-22
ARCHBISHOPS IN COUNCIL
Meeting Of Catholic University
Directors Also Held.
Archbishop COrrigan Delegated to
Write the Letter to the POpe-In-
dian Schools and Politics.

The archbishops and bishops, members
OF the board of directors of the Catholic
University, who have been in attendance
upon the meeting just concluded, were
called together this morning FOR a supple
mental session, and the time Of the annual
meeting Of tae board was changed to the
second Wednesday in October. Arch
bishop Corrigan of New York was dele
gated to write the letter to Pope Leo pre-
sentIng the three names recommended by
the directors for the rectorship of the uni
versity. The impression prevails in church
circles. AMI is also shared by some MEM
bers Of the board, that while Father
Conaty's name heads the list and has been
indicated. So far permissible, as the
decided preference Of :he board for The
position vicar General Mooney of New
\ ork may receive the favorable considera-
ton of the pope and POSSIBLY may become
the successor of Bishop keane.
Reasons for the Sentiment.
Two reasons are advanced for this belief
One is that Father Conaty is expectant Of
being appointed to a bishopric and the
other is that the designation of Archbishop
Corrigan to write tine letter to the pope
will have favora Die tendency in behalf of
Father Mooney, who, IT will be remember
ed, publicly advised his parisnioners Curing
Sr,t n
city which resulted in the election of
Mayor Strong to vote for the Tammany
candidates. Before the final adjournment
of The board Cardinal Gibbons asked tie
arciiDlshops 10 TAKE such steps as lay in
their power, through the press and other
wise 10 overcome The public impre ssicn
that the present meeting oc the board ard
the events leading up to ii mad been of a
sensa tional character.
Archbishops I'm Annual Conference.
After the meeting Of the directors the
archbishops assembled for their annual
meeting. The sessions are private, and
will probably continue throughout the day.
1t is thought that the principal question to
be considered will be the important one OF
the Indian schools. The Roman Catholics
have many of these schools on the reser-
vatiors devoted to the Indians. where for
many years past, the Indian children have
been educated, and toward the support Of
which the government has substantially
contributed. The recent decision of Con-
gress to do away with national aid to Sec
tarlan education of the Indians has COM
PEELED the church to consider to what uses
the present schools may be put, and this,
1t Is expected, will he decided by the arch
bishops befo-e their adjournment.
1t was rumored this morning that the
meeting would also deprecate the recent
activity shown by certain prelates in a DO
iticai way. Ii was said tina: the sentiment
Oh the meeting would be that while every
alchbishop as citizen had a perfect rig ilt
10 take an faterest in the political affairs
OF the country, their personality was so in
timately identified with their positions as
churchnen that public utterances by them
on pohtical issues were, in a measure, ILL
advised. -
ParOchiaI Schools.
Inc morning session of the archbishops
was comparatively unimportant, being de-
voted to administrative matters of no very
general interest. The Indian school and
parochial school questions are scheduled
Tor discussion this afternoon, and it is un-
derstood that the latter, which has yexed
.he church authorities for years. NAV be
brought to final issue, owing to the fact
that one of the bishops has directed that