The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-20
C0NATY INSTALLED.
NOW RECTOR OF THE CATHOLIC
UNIVERSITY.
A Letter From the Pope-Inaugural
Address Loudly Applauded-A
Good Impression.

Washington. Jan. 19.-Rev. Dr..
Thomas ]. Conaty of Worcester. Mass,
was installed as rector of the Catholic
University of America this afternoon.
The exercises took place in the assem-
bly, room of the Mcmahon hall of phil
osophy, where a large and distin-
guished audience had gathered. Among
those composing it were Senator and
Mrs. Carter, Senator and Mrs. Roach.
Senator Smith. Hon. D. 1. Murphy,
commissioner of pensions, the wives of
the Brazilian and Mexican ministers;
Seror Andrade, the Venezuelan minis
ter and Sonora Andrade; the Marquis
De Chambres, and the Marquise De
Chambres; Miss Fair and Miss Goelet
of New York; General Thomas O. Vim
cent, L. S. A.; Bishop Hurst of the
Methodist university and representa-
tives OF local and nearby educational
institutions. A large delegation from
New York, Brooklyn, Worcester,
Springfield and other places were also
present. Among its members were
Major John Byrne of New York, Major
John d. Kelley of Brooklyn, John Nc
CURE, surveyor of the port of New
York; Rev. Father Levelle. rector OF
the New York Cathedral, General Boyd
Bryce, Rev. B. s. Conaty of Spring
X. c. Conaty, his sister, and several
priests from Massachusetts. Mr.. Pat
rick Conaty. the venerable father OF
the new rector who accompanied the
party 10 Washington was unable to
attend on account Of fatigue.
on the platform with Dr. Conaty
were a number Of distinguished Catho-
lie clergy. Cardinal Gibbons, Arch
bishop Ryan of Philadelphia. Arch
bishop Elder of Cincinnati; Bishop
elect PrendergaSt of Philadelphia:
MonsignOr MaftinellO. the papal dele
gate; Bishop DOnahue of Wheeling:
Bishop Beaver of Springfield; Right
Rev. John Farley. bishop of New York;
Monsignor Griffin, MOnsignor McMa-
han of the Catholic university; Mon
signor McGinnis, of Boston. All were
arrayed in their robes of Office
The faculties of the university and
lay branches of the university appear
ed in their cassockS and gowns, and
the divinity and lay students were also
attired in their appropriate dress, the
former in cassocks and barretas. the
latter in gowns and trencher caps.
Most of the lay students wore capes
and ribbons of the papal colors, gold
and white, with which the McMahon
hall was taStefully decorated.
The proceedings began at o'clock.
The pontificial brief of appointment
was read by Professor Daniel w Shea,
secretary of the university, as follows
TO our beloved son. James, Car
dinal Gibbons, archbishop of BaIti-
more:
Beloved son: Health, and apostolic
benediction. 1t is with pleasure that
we nave received the letter which you
sent us from the meeting held in
Washington to designate another pres
ident of the university, evincing, as it
IL Il
the welfare of the great seat of learn
ing. Yielding TO your request, we have
considered the names of those candi-
dates whom you have proposed as
worthy to discharge the office of rector
OF these we have deemed fit to choose.
and by our authority we do hereby ap-
prove, the first on the list, namely,
Thomas ]. Conaty, heretofore parish
priest in Worcester, and president of
the summer school. Both the learning
and zeal of the advancement of reli-
gion, which characterize this distin-
guished man whom you by your joint
suffrageS recommend, inspires us with
the well-grounded hope that his efforts
will not be without abundant fruits in
watching over the interests of the uni
verSity and in enhancing its lustre.
How dear TO our heart is this mat
ter, cannot but be well known to you,
for you are aware how unyielding was
our solicitude in founding this institu-
ton that we might deserVedly reckon
it among those works, which in the in
terest of religion and science, we have,
out of our loving affection undertaken
in furtherance of the glory of our
country, and which we have, with
Gods help, beeh able to bring to a
happy issue. Meanwhile, as an earn
est of heavenly grace and as an evil
dence of our spirit of good Will, we
most lovingly in the Lord impart to
you, our beloved son, to the new presi-
dent of the university and to all its
faculty, the apostolic benediction.
Given at Rome, at St. Peters, on
the 23rd day of November. 1896, the 18th
year of our pontificate.
LEO, PIP. XIII"
An address by Cardinal Gibbons and
his references to Bishop Keane and
DR.. Conaty were applauded.
The Very Reverend Phillip j. Garri-
gan, vice-rector of the university, pre-
scented to DR.. Conaty the book of con-
situations and the university seal.
DR.. Conaty was applauded loudly
when he rose TO deliver his inaugural
discourse. He was applauded fire.
quently and evidently made an excel
lent impression.
After the exercises DR.. Conaty began
a reception in the rotunda of Mcmahon
hall. Among the congratulatory tele-
grams he received was this one from
Bishop Keane, dated Rome:
Cordial greetings, prosit."