Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-15
The NarquiSe des Monsters, Nee
Caldwell, Who Founded the
Catholic University
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Was Largely Influenced by Bishop
Spaulding--Her Protestant Blood
Finally Asserted Itself

New York Nov lJ.-Ihe AssoelAleu
Press has received the following Be-
fore giving It publication its anthem
tIcity has been fully verified by cable
from Rome:
Rome. oct. &c. 1904, Editors OF the
Associated Press-YOu have my iull
permission 10 print the enclosed and
give 10 as wide a publication as posi-
BILE Yours truly,
'MARQUIsE DIES MONsTlERs'
Dear Edltor.-It may interest some
of your readers 10 know that the Mar
qulse des Monsters Merlnvlle. former
ly Miss NJ. @. Caldwell, who II will be
remembered, founded the Roman Cath
Ollie university at Washington some
years ago, has entirely repudiated her
former creed. In an Interview With me
the other day she said
Yes, Il is true that | have left the
Roman Catholic church, Since / have
been living In Europe my eyes have
been opened TO what that church really
is and to its anything but sancuty
But the trouble goes much further
back than this. Being naturally re-
caught by the idea OF doing s0methl K
lit the church from the lowly posi-
ton which 1t occupied In America, so |
thought Of university or higher school
where It's clergy could be educated and
II possible refined. OF course, In this /
was greatly Influenced by Bishop
Spauldng Of Peoria, who represented
Il TO me as one Of the greatest works
Of The day. When ] was 81 / turned over
to them one-thlrd Of my fortune for
that purpose But for years 1 have
been trying to rid myself of the subtle,
yet overwhelming influence " church
which preteuds, not only to the prlyl-
lege OF being the only true church, but
NJ being alone able 10 open the gates Of
heaven 10 sorrowful sinful world A.
last, my honest Protestant blood has
asserted Itself. and ] now forever re-
pudlate and cast on the yoke Of Rome,
so saying, the marquise politely dis
missed me-"
1T win be remembered that the Mar
quise des Monsters Merlnville, and her
sister the Baroness Won ZoodwltZ, are
the daughters OF the late William s..
Caldwell and his wife, who was q Breck-
inrldge OF Kentucky Shortly before
his death Mr. Caldwell became con-
vert TO Roman Catholicism and left his
children 20 the care OF Irish Roman
Catholics IN New York. whom his wife
had met IN church circles The young
er sister married some fifteen years ago
q German nobleman, a Lutheran, and
has since then also left the Roman
Catholic communion The elder has
been I'm very bad health for some years
from having to occupy a position be-
fore the world as a prominent Roman
Catholic, which was not a real one and
10 which her extreme generosity led
her, when a young and inexperienced
girl Now at last, her own mind has
asserted itself, and she returns to the
creed Of her ancestors"
Mary Gwendoliu Caldwell rs the
daughter Of William Shakespeare Cald-
well, who after being a theatrical man.
ager IN England settled IN Richmond
Va, and eventually made a large for
tune in building gas holses IN Chicago.
St Louis Mobile and other cities He
married Miss Breckenridge a famous
Kentucky beauty. Miss Caldwell and
her sister Lima spent the summers at
Newport. where they had a magnificent
house, and usually passed part OF the
winter when they were not abroad I'm
New York on the death OF her father
Miss Caldwell inherited S2OOO.OOj. on
oct 10. 1896 Miss Caldwell was married
10 the Marquis des Monstlt's MerinvIlle
n French nobleman IN st. Josephs
church, Avenue Hocue. Par.s. by
Bishop Spading OF Peoria H., the
guardian and administrator OF the es-
tate Of Miss Caldwell. assisted by
Father Cooke
At the time OF her marrige Miss
Caldwell was a very handsome woman.
about rs years old and a devoted Ro-
man Catholic. She had previously
shown her devotion TO the church by
giving $500 600 TO found the Divinity
college Of the Roman Catholic uni
versity IN Washington. Some seven
years previous 10 her marriage Miss
Caldwell wa engaged to Prince Muort.
grandson Of the king Of Naples The
engagement was broken because the
p1nce insisted that half OF Miss Cald-
Wells fortune should be settled upon
him