The Washington herald., 1912-05-05
Georgetown HOnors Founder.

Al banquet held by the National
Alumni Association OF GeorgetoWn Uni
versity IN Washington in January. 1903.
Rev. John A. Conway. s. J.. a member
OF the faculty. responded 70 the toast.
Our Founder" and made a plea that
the members erect statue to Right Rev.
John Carroll. who achieved the crown
ing glory OF q life spent nrthe service
of his fellow-men BY establishing this
famous seat OF learning. The suggestion
was adopted with enthusiasm, the monu-
ment has now been completed and placed
on the university grounds and It's un-
yelling win take place to-day. Elaborate
exercises viii mark the ceremonial They
viii include addresses by President Taft.
Cardinal Gibbons. dean Of the hierarchy.
and successor TO Bishop Carroll as Bish-
op Of Baltimore; Very Rev. Alphonsus J.
Donlon. s. J.. president or the university
and president OF the Alumni Association.
A reception was rendered the visiting
alumni by the Philodemic Society yester-
day. Tonight there will be a banquet
and on Sunday a solemn high mass OF
thanksgiving viii be celebrated IN Dahl
gren Chapel and In the afternoon the
president Of the university viii hold a
reception IN the Hirst library for the
alumni and friends Of the institution.
The other guests win include governors
and members OF Congress and State Leg
islatures.
So Georgetown after an existence of a
century and a quarter, honor its Illus
trious founder. John Carroll was a menu
Der OF a distinguished family of Mary
land. He was associated with his ia
nous kinsman, Charles Carroll, last sur
viving signer Of the Declaration OF In
dependence. He was sent abroad for that
education which as a Catholic he could
not receive at home. When the clouds
Of the Revolution began to gather he
felt called on to return 20 America and
share In the fortunes Of his fellow-citi-
zens. Here he tolled among his own peo-
pie in Maryland, and in fullest SYM
pathy with his countrymen and their
aspirations for freedom
The Continental Congress, recognizing
his ability and patriotism selected him
to accompany Franklin. Chase. and
Charles Carroll on their mission TO Can
ada to enlist the aid Of that country for
the colonies Although the mission
failed, the appointment Of Bishop Car
roll evidenced the high esteem in which
he was held and entities him to a place
among the founders Of the republic.
When peace came. the Catholic Church
in the United States was free from bond
age and he was appointed superior Of all
the Catholic clergy. Almost his first act
was to design college. and so the open
ing OF GeoTgetoWn University was syn
chronous with its founders appointment
as first Bishop OF Baltimore and indeed
of the United States
Archbishop Bonzano, the new Catholic
apostolic delegate TO the United States. |
has arrived in this country and next
week viii take up his residence in WASH |
ington. Churches have a way OF using |
proper names that Indicate political re-
lation, perhaps authority. There is a
Bishop Of Chicago, and he 80 styles him
self, but he has no political relation TO
Chicago as a city, nor authority over any 4
persons who do not voluntarily award
him such power. In the same sense
BonZano is apostolic dele
gate to the Catholic Church in the
United States.
TIE Catholic, Church has nine such
apostolic delegates. The other eight are
Canada, Constantinople, Arabia, Greece,
India, Armenia, Persia, and Syria In
stIll smaller countries there are two
delegations of even lower grade. There
are the Wears and the prefectures.
French Guinea in South America being
1ne of the numerous delegations of the i