Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-10
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
Meeting Of the Board of Trustees Of That
Institution Tomorrow.
to Meet Thursday and
Iege Will Also Take Place.

| Events of unusual Importance will mark
the present week at the Catholic Univer-
! s!ty The board Of trustees Of that institution
| will gather tomorrow morning in Mcmahon
J Hall to discuss the needs and best interests
of the university. Thursday morning the
council of archbshops of the Catholic
| Church in America will convene while the
| afternoon of the same day will witness
| the ceremonies of dedication of Holy Cross
College. an adjunct of the university. sit
uated on the campus. some distance back
| of the Divinity. or Caldwell Hall The dis
| tinguished prelates attending the archbish-
| ops council will be present at the dedica-
| tory exercises. a number of their associates
| officiating or assisting.
! The ceremonies attending the dedication
| of this new institution of theological and
| philosophical learning will be the only pub
| lie function of the week, the meetings of
| the university trustees and of the archbish-
| ops of the church being private. Great in
terest is centered In the three principal
| events of the next few days, not only by
| the Catholics in Washington, but by mem
| bers of the church throughout the United
| States and Canada.
Catholic Higher Education.
This interest extends from the meeting
| of the hierarchy, through the dedication
of Holy Cross College down to the proceed
| ings of the trustees of the Catholic Uni
versity for that institution is the head of
| Catholic higher instruction in the United
| States. The council of archbishops will
| remain in session several days and during
| that time topics and questions of the ut
| most importance to the church in this
country will be taken up, thoroughly dis
| cussed and undoubtedly settled and de-
cided
| Another significant and important feature
Of the week Is the presence in Washington
| of Lady Mechtildis Pynsent, abbess of
ST. Benedict's Rome. This distinguished
| woman. the daughter of an English peer.
| and holding a place of such prominence in
| the Catholic Church, arrived in Washing
| ton Saturday last. and is the guest Of the
Visitation nuns in their house on Connec-
| has been in America some weeks, on mat
| tiers of business connected with her con-
vent in Rome. Lady Pynsent will sail for
that city early next week. She is accom-
panied by a Benedictine nun.
Members of the Board.
The trustees of the Catholic University,
| many of them members of the archbishops
council, are beginning to arrive in the city
The board will be called to order tomorrow
morning by the president, Cardinal Glib
bons The other members of the board are:
John Joseph Williams, archbishop of Bos-
ten: Michael Augustine Corrigan, arch
bishop of New York: Patrick John Ryan,
archbishop of Philadelphia; John Ireland,
archbishop of st. Paul; Placide Louis Chap
pelle archbishop of New Orleans; Patrick
William Riordan, archbishop of San Fran
cisco; John Joseph keane ttuiary arch
bishop of Damascus; John Lancaster Spal-
ding, bishop of Peoria; Camilus Paul Macs,
bishop of Covington; John S. Foley, bishop
of Detroit IgnatiuS F. HorStmann. blShop
of Cleveland secretary: John NJ. Farley
auxiliary bishop of New York: Monsignor
Thomas J. Coraty Of this city; Michael
Jenkins, Baltimore. Md; Thomas E. Wag-
gaman, treasurer, this city; Michael Cud-
ahy, Chicago. ILL.,
With this board of trustees are associated
ex officio all the archbishops of the United
States as an advisory board.
Cardinal Gibbons is also president of the
council of archbishops and will officiate at
Thursday mornings convention. Archblsh-
op John Joseph Williams of Boston is dean
of the council and the other members are:
A. Feehan of Chicago. William H. Elder of
Cincinnati John Hennessy of Dubuque,
Frederic Il. Katzer of Milwaukee. John j.
Kahn of St Louis, Placdus Chappelle of
New Orleans, Michael Corrigan of New
York Alexander Christie of Oregon City
John ireland Of St. Paul. P W. Riordan of
San Francisco and Peter Bourgade of Santa
Fe The archbishops of Oregon City and
of Santa F'e make their first appearance at
this meeting
College Dedication.
The Holy Cross College dedcatory exer-
cises will be held Thursday afternoon upon
the lawn in front Of that institution In
the event of inclement weather. however,
the Grafton of Bishop Spalding of Peoria
will be delivered in McMahon Hall of the
Catholic University. Mgr: Martinelii, the
apostolic delegate, and Cardinal Gibbons
will ofiiciate, while the Rev. J. A. Zahm
Phi. D., provincial. or head, of the order of
the Holy Cross in the United States and
Canada, and Father Franciscus. principal
| of the college, will take an important part
| in the ceremonies.
Bishop Spalding who will deliver the ora
| ton, is one of the most learned men and
distinguished orators of the Catholic
Church in the west.
| The exercises will begin shortly before
| o'clock and will be public. A number Of
| important personages. outside of the dis
| tinguished churchmen who will be in the
| city. have been invited to attend. and the
| gathering is expected to prove representa-
tive not only OF the church. but Of the
| resident and official life of the capital city.
Founder of the College.
Holy Cross College Is the first contri-
! button of the central west to the papal uni
| versity of America. 1t will be a scholas-
| ticale for students of the Holy Cross Order
| who desire to pursue the higher branches
of theology and philosophy. 1t found
ed by the Rev. John A. Iahni, who, as
stated is the head of The order in this
country and in Canada. Dr. Zahm is an
| eminent Catholic scientist. and holds the
| degree of doctor of philosophy. He is the
| author of Evolution and Dogma" book
| which, although liberal in its treatment of
| religion and science, has been favoraby re-
ceved at Rome.
1t has been translated into seven Ian
guages of the continent of Europe. Last
spring, however, came the startling an
nouncement that the book had been con-
demned by the CcEgrega ton of the Index.
Dr. -Zahm so informed. and Immediate
| ly Withdrew hic work from publication.
| The congregation claimed it was neretical.
| An effort is now being made to secure
| reconsideration Of this decision. DIR. Zahm
| is now in this city and will remain here all
| of this week. HIS present home is at the
| University of Notre Dame. South Bend,
| Indiana.
Real Estate Transfers.
| Trinidad-Albert G.. Brooke ct ux. to
| Samuel and Rose A. Fenton, lot 4. block 3;
| 81 lstamnS 81 lM.