The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-11-30
CONSIDERATION OF MGR.
CONATY AT BALTIMORE

Every Catholic educational iUstjtu-
tion of prominence i'm the United States
was represented either by it's prTsi-
dent or members of the faculty "a the
conservation last Sunday i'm the old
Baltimore cathedral of NonsiEnor
Thomas J. Conaty. rector Of the Cath
Ole University of America. as tituI7r
bishop of SdmOs.
Former President Gilman and Prcsi-
dent Rcmsen of John Hopkins Uuiver-
sity. together with representatives W
other secular colleges. We're Interested
spectators The aSSemblage of pre-
Iatas numbered nearly 5oo.
The conservation ceremony was per
formed by Cardinal Archbishop Glib
bons. primate of the church i'm Amer
lea. assisted by Bishop G.. p. Macs OF
CoviuCtou. Ky. the secretary of the
board of trustees of the Catholic uni
versity and Bishop Thomas ID. Beaver
of Springfield the diocese TO which
MonsignOr Conaty belonged for thirty
wears The Very Rev. p. j.. GdrriGdn,
vice rector of the university read the
papaJ brief. and the Very Rev. Dr. A
l.. Magnien. president of ST. Mary
seminary. was the arch priest
The deacons of honor We're Mon
sfgnor Thomas Griffin of Worcester
Mass. and the Rev. DR.. Thomas Ma
genn1S p OF f'OSJOl- AtllSlSli 'l "e'L''N'
lynch of Utica y. Y. was the dea-
CON of the mass. and the Rev. Or. p e.
Phelan of HoIyoke. Mass, suh-deacou-
The Rev. Dr. w. A. Fletcher. rector
of the cathedral was master of cere-
monies.
The sermon was preached by the
Very Rev Dr.. Thomas j. Shahan' pro
fessor of church history at the UNI
versity.
Rishop Conaty is a native of County
Cavan. Ire. A kinsman and name
sake of his rose to the episc1pate IN
The church i'm Ireland. and the much
beloved first bishop of Springfield.
Mass. the late Right Rev p. T. O.Reil-
1v D. D.. was relative on the
mothers side The man destined 10
so large a place and influence III lhe
church in America. came To- TAUNTON,
Mass. with his parents I'm ms earlS
childhood. A brilliant graduate ol
HOLY Cross college Worcester ne maui
his theological studies with distinction
~ t,a Grand seminary. Montreal and
was ordained TO the priesthood ior lne
diocese of Springfield. Mass, at Christ
mastide. 1872.
After eight years service as assist
ant to the Right Rev. MOnsignor Frli-
fin at St. Johns church, Worcester
Dr Conatv was appointed to the rec
torship of the new parish of the sacred
Heart i'm the same city. IN WiH'i
charge he remained for sixteen years
Rut almost from the outset OF thlS
nearly quarter of d century of priest
bood DR. COnatv. while faithful To
the modest labors of his pastoral
charges. had been coming into national
prominence. He was magnetic ana eIo-
cuent with a keen perception OF the
needs az his time His zeal and energy
overleaped the boundaries or city OF
section. He realized that in many sec
tions of the country intemperanCe
among Catholics was the greatest
stumbling-bl7ck in the path OF tne
church's progress. Hence ne hre"
himself with the ardor of new Father
Nis+batv into the cause of total absti-
nence. He organized the diocesan
uniou of the temperance societies OF
Springfield. and was it's first president
He served two terms as vice president
and two as president of the Cathohc
Total Abstinence Union of America
and on several notable occasions ap-
peared at national gatherings of Prot
estants ard at teachers OrganlzaIlons'
to speak the devotion of the Cathollc
church to the heroism of total aDsu-
nenne and the value of the temperance
idea in public instruction
In his own parish. DR.. COnaty began
among the young people the work
which later got a national development
i'm the reading circle and summer
school movement. In 1893. at the sec
ond session of the first Catholic sum
mer School he was elected its presl-
dent. During his over three years IN
office the firm foundation OF the
schools material and intellectual sue
cess was laid, and the brilliant de
velopment that came after, made pos
sible.
To bring for Gods honor and glory
tho utmost of spiritual and intellectual .
culture. and of the happiness which
comes from a sober. industrious ana
public-spirited citizenship TO the great
est number of his people was DR..
Conatv's life-idea. To this end ne
spent himself in parish work, IN tne
labors incident to national charges. IN
the representation of Catholic faith
and practice to our separated brethren
His ability as taCtfUl guide or force
fuI sneaker was at the service Of every
religious educational and patriotic
cause. and. though the cause OF Ire
lands freedom and the progress OF the
Irish race in America inspired MIN WIN
a sDeciaI fervor, vet his heart and MIND
had the cosmopolitan sympathies nee
esSarv for great priest ana ledueI-
So was he chosen in 1896 for ma
tionaI place and as rector Of the Cath
Ollie University of America he has risen
to his great opportunity. The history
of his administration is too fresh in
our readers minds to need recapitula-
ton here. His especial achievement
has been the establishment of the an
nua1 Conference Of American Colleges.
for the unification of our whole edu-
catfonal system. The ability and sue
cess of DR.. Conatys administration
has won for him the highest dignity
in the Church's gift. He is honored and
the University is hOnored in his per-
son. Ad Multos Annos.-Boston Pilot
The life of every man is a diary in
which he means to write one story and
writes another: and his humblest hour is
when he cOmpOTes the volume as it IS
with what he vowed to make 1T. NJ.