The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-23
DEDICATED TO LEARNING
Ceremonies at Trinity
College for Women.
4 DISTINGUISHED Gathering Mt the
New InstitutiOn-Cardin Gibbons
brated by Archbishop MartinclIi
"A Sermon by MonsiGnor Connty.

In the presence of distinguished group
Of Catholic dignitaries the imposing gran
lite structure henceforth to be known as
Trinity College was dedicated yesterday.
Standing on commanding knoll at the
junction of Michigan and Lincoln Avenues.
in the Northeast section Of the District.
the new editice overlooks the Catholic
University of America, with which it is
affiliated.
The dedication of this new institution
Of learning for women took place in the
morning. Sister Julia, Superior of the
order in the United States, had sent cards
of invitation to the ceremony and the
gathering which responded was composed
of men and women occupying high posi-
tons in the world of learning and culture,
Government officials prominent business
men. and leaders in the social world. De-
nominational and sectarian feeling had no
place in the assemblage.
Long before the hour set for the cere-
monies constant flow of people began
to fill the assembly room at the south
western extremity on the first flocr
porary chapel for the occasion. AT 9:i5
O'Clock the procession, composed Of stu
dents, priests. monks, Bishops, Archbish
ops. and Cardinal Gibbons. passed
through the corridors of the building and
around it. The Cardinal performed the
dedicatory exercises consecrating the ed
ifice according to the impressive cere-
mony of the Church. The priests, monks.
and students meanwhile chanted til,
''Benedictus." Cardinal Gibbons. who
was attired in the full canonicals of his
office. wearing the mitre. and pre- coded by
his staff bearer. was assisted by Rev.
William T. O'Hara. President Of Mount
st. Marys College, Md, and the Very
Rev. NJ. Byrnes, Vicar General of the L 10
cese of Boston.
After the ceremony of blessing the
buildings. Archbishop Martine.li took his
seat on dais. where he dcnned the vest
ments for the pontifical mass to be ceie-
brated by him. Cardinal Gibbons was
seated on dais opposite Archbishop
Martinelli.
The deacons of honor at the pontific al
mass were the Very Rev. DR.. Byrne and
Very Rev. DR.. o Hara. The deacon of The
mass was Rev. Timothy Brosnahan, of
Waltham. Mass, and the sub-deacCn Dr.
Rocker. Secretary of the Apostolic Dele
gate. The deacons of honor to his emf
nence the Cardinal were the Very Rev.
DR.. Dumont, S. s., Of the Catholic Uni
versity, and Rev. Father Clarke, of Prov
idence, r. l. The Paulist students, under
the leadership of Student William Flynn
chanted the services. and Rev. Father
Burke. of the Holy Cross College. acted
as master of ceremonies. OF religious
orders wore represented the Augusiin an
the Franciscan, and the Dominican
Fathers.
Mgr. Conaty took for the text of his
sermon Psalms xliy:5: with thy comeli-
ness and thy beauty set cut, proceed
prosperously and reign. because of truth
and meekness and justice, and thy right
hand shall conduct thee wonderfully"
After alluding to the distinguished char
acter of the people present, Monsignor
Conaty said.
THE work of nuns in the monastic sys-
tenn of the Church is remarkable for its
effect upon education. St. Boniface. the
Apostle of Germany. found Lioba and her
Saxon nuns valuab BILE aids in the eganyeli-
zati0n of Germany. The spirit OF study
WAS introduced by them into Germany.
and their monasteries became as normal
schools. St Hildegarde. st. Gertrude,
St. Catherine of Sienna are names prom
inent In the scholarship of the church.
Hrotsvita, famous nun of Gandersheim.
in the tenth century. and Abbess Her
vada, in the twelfth century. are types
OF the learned women who presided over
religious establishments, and present to
the student Of education opportunities for
extensive Investigation. Montelambert
dcvotes whole chapters of his Monks of
the West to the account of the literary
work done by the nuns in the monas-
teries Of England during the seventh
and eighth centuries. st. Redegonde es-
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fury. the first great Christian school fer
women in France. and the records show
the remarkable acquaintance of the nuns
with ecclesiastical literature In Ireland,
during the golden age of Celtic scholar
ship, the nuns held prominent place in
the educational system of the Church. az
may be seen from the privileges granted
TO st. Brigid and her successors in the
Abbey of Kildare
Mgr. Conaty referred to the hundredth
anniversary of the institution founded Ly
Madame Barat, who was the intimate
friend of Sister Julie Blliart, whose Sis
tiers now open Trinity College as the
browning work OF sixty years of labor in
the United States. He said that it was
refreshing to see the establishment of a
college for women which emphasized the
necessity of religion in higher education.
A reception was held from 3 to o'clock
in the afternoon. Grouped in front of the
artisticaily intertwined Stars and Stripes
and the yellow and white colors of the Pope
stood the Reverend Mother Provincial of
the Sisters of Notre Dame. attended by
Sister I.idivine, the president; Sister Igna-
thus. the dean, and Sister Julia. the foun-
dress, and the faculty of Trinity College.
There they greeted the numerous invited
guests and visitors who came TO pay their
respects TO the sisters and commend the
work which they have accomplished. Cardi-
nal Gibbons. in his vestments of red. and
Archbishop Martineili. in purple. priests
and sisters in sober black and white. ladies
dressed in fashionable attire. and gentle
men in conventional black. formed an in
teresting picture. The orchestra of the
Marine Band was in attendance during the
afternoon. and rendered selections. Lunch
con was served in the banquet hall on the
second floor.