Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-08
SCENE OF ACTIVITY
MEETING OF HIERARCHY AT
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.

The Catholic University OF America will
be the scene of activity this week, when
the hierarchy of the country will gather
for a conference regarding thu affairs of
the university and also of the Catholic
Church. 1t is expected that there will be
others, will be present.
Cardinal Gibbons, the ranking prelate Of
the Catholic Church in this country, will
preside, and 1t is expected that all of the
prominent members OF the hierarchy, in
Guiding Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul,
Archbishop Farley of New York, Arch
bishop Ryan Of Philadelphia and many
others will be present.
Among the first expected to arrive are
Archbshops Farley of New York and Ryan
of Philadelphia and Bishop Harkins of
Providence, r. l.. who are members of the
board of directors of the Catholic Mission
airy Union, the holding corporation of the
Apostolic Mission House. The board of
directors will meet tomorrow evening at
the Apostolic~Mission to hear the report of
Rev. A. p. Doyle, rector O6 the mission
mousse. and transact such other business as
many come before it, One of the most i'm
portant matters to be considered will be
the naming of director for the proposed
Catholic negro mission 1t was stated last
November that Rev. John E. Burke, pastor
of the Church of st. Benedict the Moor,
New York. one of the largest colored
Catholic churches in the United States,
would be selected to head the bureau.
Father Burke is said to have received the
appreciation of the entire board and several
OF the southern bishops of the Catholic
Church, who originated the movement it
is said, and from the further fact that no
other name has been mentioned the i'm
preston prevails that Father Burke Will
be named. The headquarters of the bureau
Will be in this city.
Session of Archbishops.
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meet Wednesday in Caldwell Hall at the
university. The state of the church in this
country will be gone over tn ,rcughIy, and
1t is expected that means will be adopted
TO Increase the Peters pence. The size of
the monetary contribution of the Catholic
Church in this country to the Vatican has
been a matter of complaint from Rome 1t
has been matter of comment on the part
of those well qualified to speak for the
Roman Catholic Church, and an increase of
the annual contribution is urgently sought
Even though Peters pence should be in
creased TO million dollars or therea bouts,
1t is felt in some quarters in Washington
that the circumstance would not increase
the probability of another cardinal being
named for America at this time. To do so
now. II is explained would make it appear
as II an appointment was made in response
to pressure of political or financial ma
ture-the Storer incident and Peters pence,
for instance. In connection with the long
looked-fOr cardinal, it is stated that Cardi-
nal Merry del Val, the papal secretary of
state, is not unfriendly to America or Amer
leans and has not eXerted any influence to
prevent the naming of an American prelate.
The trustees of the Catholic University of
America will meet next Thursday in Nc
Mahon Hall. Their deliberations are ex-
pected TO continue until next Friday morn
ing.
A number of the archbishops and bishops
will leave Washington next Friday after
no. IA ~ fNrl owl ON
to attend the consecrat ton of a new Catholic
Cathedral there.