Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-05-11
Notable Men Honor the Memory
OF BaltimOre's First
Archbishop.
Friend and Advisor of Washing-
ton During War OF the
Revolution.
CARDINAL GIBBONS WAS THERE

carroll, tlrSt Archbishop of Balti-
more and the founder of George
town University, brought a notable
gathering together in Washington
last Saturday Among those assist
ing in the exercises were Attorney
General Wickersham, representing
President Taft; Baron Hengel-
mueller Won Hengervar, the Austro-
Hungarian Ambassador; Chief
Justice White, a graduate of George
town; Cardinal Gibbons, Speaker
Champ Clark and others. Chief
Justice White eulogized the founder
of the university and, reviewing his
career, made the formal presenta-
tion of the monument to George
town University as spokesman for
the donor, the National Alumni AS
sociation. George f. Hamilton,
President of the association, was
master of ceremonies, and intro
duced Chief Justice White as the
most distinguished graduate of
Georgetown. Cardinal Gibbons was
presented by Presiednt Hamilton as
the inheritor of the office of Arch
bishop Carroll and of his character
and wisdom. Baron Hengelmueller
sold tbof soianoa ond raI;oion .,.o-o
barronjousIv nnited ir the n,,rnoas
Of tbo nniyersitv Tha stotro S p"i y p'0 30
heroic siza a hror,o Fi,,,,o - A.oI,
hisbon Carro,1 saatod ond iooi,ina
dawn tbe potoroc riyor ~ tho Ne
tiona1 ConitaI Which yyos nroiaotad
IN tbo Sap,a 1oar ~ u'h;ob Sooroo
to,,n Coitaao 80 ono,,ad
M 80 20 s,l,.
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tI miIion il'eIesI nas eenSeIeu ABOUT
Sne Snns, ne any AM VI 9senDlsnop aoa
oi' Ioo9, tne
oen.enaIy VI 'ne american eplsco-
pA.g a. 90. nspe. ~ sleae spienuo.
~ wy Sas,euEal oi ,iil re,-anu ia
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'the SAME YEAR tIl6 knericah u0vern-
ment celebrated the centenary OF
the CONSTITUTIONS SO that Doth great
events nave the same birth year.
a provision OF the constitution was
that congress should make no law
estaDlishlng any reIlglon. nor hin
dering the tree exercise or any, The
spirit OF the United states therefore
was 'free field and no favor" to all
creeds; only a common protection
Tor all, should the right OF any to
freedom OF worship be disputed.
judged Dy results, 1t must be
granted that the Cathollc church,
winch no matter what the method
OF census, is stlll far and away the
largest religious BODY In the eoun-
try, mas proflted beyond all others
from religious freedom. In 1883,
when Archbishop Carroll was con-
secrated, he placed the sum total OF
Catholics at 10000 in total Ameri-
can population or 100000. DR..
II. X. Carroll gives us something
well over l2,OOO,OOO after deduct
ing 10 per cent. Tor our children.
Even with TINS grudging estimate
we are out OF slght IN the race
when the Methodists ana Baptlsts'
the next largest religious bodies,
come on.
For nineteen years Archbishop
carroll was the sole Catholic Bishop
in the United States. Then his
enormous diocese was divided by
the creation in 1908 OF the suffra-
gan sees OF New York, Boston,
philadelphia and Bardstown, now
Louisville. Baltimore was made
metropolitan see. How amazingly
rapidly the multiplication OF do
ceses ever since, until now there
are more Bishops IN the united
States than in any even OF the Oldest
countries or the world, except
Italy; and we must remember for
Italy that she holds the great Cen
trail See OF Christendom, the resi-
danpc of thn Sovereign POntiff and
Of his Sacred Court, all the members
Of which are Bishops. II is a long
look back to the days OF Archbishop
Carroll. But he was, In general
way, the model Tor all who should
come after him. He laid broad and
deep the foundations OF the Prim-
atial See, and the tradition OF
friendship between its incumbent
and the American President. He
preached patriotism, and manifested