The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-05-27
.PRELATE VISITS
SALT LAKE CITY
Bishop John P. Carroll, Distinguished
in Catholicism, at All Hallows.
RECEIVED BY THE FACULTY
ELABORATE RECEPTION TEN
DEREb BY PROMINENT LAITY.

Right Rev. J. P. Carroll Catholic
, bishop of Helena, Mont. arrived in the
. city Wednesday morning. and was the
guest of the faculty of All Hallows
college. The bishop was accompanied
by Rev. J. J. Callahan. pastor of Sacred
Heart church. Butte, and Very Rev.
Father Cummiskey. vicar general of
the diocese of Cheyenne.
When the bishops carriage reached
the gate of All HalloWs college the
cadets were lined up to receive him the
college band played two favorite airs,
| and three students stepped forward and
| presented bouquets to the guests. The
front of the main college building was
| decorated with American flags. An
| Irish flag was also in evidence. Over
| the gate. in festooned letters, wei
come to All Hallows College" was sup
| plemented by the legend over the en-
trance door of the college. In Sancti-
tate ct Justitia," which is the motto
| on the bishops seal, meaning In sane
| tity and justice" Following the pre-
sentation of flowers, John Dillon, a
! Leadville student, delivered an address
| of welcome.
Bishop Carroll is one of the youngest
| prelates of the Catholic church in this
country. He waAconSecTated at Dubu-
| que Id, ldSI DecefnDef. 10 succeed IIle
| late Bishop Brondel of Helena. The
bishop is a native of Iowa. His mis-
sionary life AS priest has been almost
wholly confined to educational lines.
When Rome chose him for bishop of
Helena, the decree reached the theo-
logical seminary at Dubuque, and the
honor fell upon its leading professor
He is vice president of the National
Catholic Educational association, de-
al; Of, itc Loo OF
meeting in st. Louis.
His diocese is some $4,000 square
miles in extent, covering the western
half of Montana. This was Bishop
CAROLS first visit to Salt Lake.
In an interesting interview the Rt.
Rev. Bishop talked about his pet pro-
ject that of training Catholic youths
for the priesthood.
The bishop said in part:
THE training of Catholic youths who
give signs of vocation for the priest
hood has awakened the interest of the
Catholics of Montana. l have reference
to boys born in Montana-boys in
touch with the spirit of Montana and
its people. Heretofore the drawback
has been that many bright boys found
with an inclination and vocation for
the priesthood were the children of par
ents of moderate means. at least in
or university At the reception ten
deTed me at the Broadway theatre in |
Butte, Judge Mediation said there were |
10000 Catholics living in that city. |
Hence the Catholic school population |
is large. 1t was suggested at that re- I
ception that fund be created to puT- !
chase scholarships for intellectual boys |
without means. Accordingly FIVE |
prominent Catholics of Butte-John d. !
company; Judge Mediation, D. ]. Hen
messy. E. A. Sherman and John Curtis |
pledged themselves to each contrib |
ute $4,000. making total of $4,000 in |
the scholarship funds. The interest on |
this investment will go a long way to |
educate Montana boys for the Montana |
priesthood. Six boys already presented |
applications, all were we'll recommend
ed by their pastors. and all will start
on preparatory studies in September -
Speaking of All Hallows, which was
founded by our own Bishop Seaman
and placed by him in charge of the dis
tinguished Marists, Bishop Carroll
said:
I am well pleased with All Hallows
college. Indeed, 1 am glad we have
such an admirable institution so near
Montana, and gratified at the number
Of Montana students I find here"
In the afternoon Bishop Carroll and
party enjoyed a visit with Rt Rev.
Bishop Seaman. visited St Mary's
Academy and was a guest at the Alta
club at o'clock. when many promi-
nent gentlemen of the city entertained
at dinner in his honor. Ri Rev Bish-
OPP Seaman and the faculty of All Hal
lows were among the other guests
present.
In the evening from to 10 an elab-
crate reception was given in the COL
Iege hall, which was attended by Bish-
op Seaman and the local clergy and
many prominent Salt Lakers. A fine
musical programme was a special fea-
ture of the evening, which was rem
dered by Misses Renie and Sigrid Pc
dersen. Arthur Petersen, Charles Kent
and Professor Anton Petersen.
Bishop Carroll and party left at 11:45
Wednesday for Helena