The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-08
ROMAN CATHOLIC.

the twelve to fifteen prelates thought
to be certain to be elevated to the sacred
college of cardinals at the March con-
sistory. This is an unusually large num-
Der, but there have been many deaths
during the last year among the college
membership and there are a number of
cardinals who are incapacitated through
age or illness.
Neither is there any prospect of the
elevation of any Irish or English prelate.
according to the same report. Outside
of Italy seven names are mentioned as
possibilities for elevation. These are the
archbishops of Vienna and Toledo and
Archbishop Hartmann, Of Cologne. This
later appointment is said to be certain.
as there is at this time but one German
cardinal. Two dominicans are included in
the list These are Mgr. Fruwirth. nun
clio at Munich. and Mgr. Esser. secretary
of the index at Rome.
Five Italians. SO the reports say, are
to be included in the list Of new car
dinals. These are Archbishop Sbaretti.
once auditor at Washington. now secre-
tary of the regulars at Rome; Mgr
Giustini, secretary of the sacraments at
Rome; Mgr. serafini, assessor of the
holy office: Mgr. Lauri, regent of the
chancelleria, and Archbishop Della Chiesa
of Bologna
Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore; Cardi-
nal Farley, of New York, and Cardinal
O'Connell, of Boston, have united in
formal encouragement Of Catholic lay
men and lay women to take larger parts
in the work of the church. Two new
movements, growing out OF this en-
enlargement, have started up within a
fortnight One is a National Catholic
Club plan. aiming to bring into fedora
ton Catholic clubs in all cities. A name
for the federation has not yet been
chosen, but a call for a convention is
soon to be issued. Meantime, Catholics
Of cities wherein are no strong Catholic
clubs already are being urged to form
such clubs. The movement may in some
cities take in other than clubs alone, but
its probable 100000 members when fully
organized will comprise the well-to-do
men of the Catholic CHURCH Of the coun-
try. The aims are social and religious
The other new plan relates chiefly to
work by women 1t is for teachers in
public schools who are Catholics to ascer-
tain who among their pupils Of Catholic
parentage do not attend Sunday school
They are required to find out the names
outside of regular school hours. Having
done so, they are to form such children
into classes and in the nearest parochial
hall to undertake Sunday school instruc-
ton of them. Officials of school boards
are saying that since the work is done
outside of school hours they have no
Jurisdiction. but privately they regard
the plan as worthy one. Within the
last decade Catholics have much ENLARGED
their educational work for children MANY
public school teachers taking part in Sum
day schools organized in Catholic par
ishes.
Rev. L. c. Gowan, the new pastor of |
the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, has
many friends in Washington who are de- |
lighted at his return. He served two |
years, 1s0l-1S02, as assistant pastor of st |
Joseph's Church. Second and C streets
northeast, under Rev. Valentine f. |
Schmidt.
The present year marks the centennials
and semi-centennials of a number of |
eminent Catholic churchmen. One hun
dred years ago were born: In New
York City. James Roosevelt Bayley, of |
parents who belonged to old Colonial |
families, who became first bishop of |
Newark in 1853 and eighth archbishop of |
Baltimore in 1872; in the diocese of Cler- /
mont, France, John B. Lamy, first arch
bishop of Sante Fe, N. NJ, the story of |
whose missionary life is thrilling and in
teresting, and among whose Incidents /
were shipwreck and Journey over the I
plains. during which his party was twice Il
by Indians; in Vich, Catalonia. II
Spain, Joseph Sadoc Alemany, o. p. Il
who became second bishop of Monterey Il
and Los Angeles, and first archbishop II
Of San Francisco. and whose work was Il
largely among the gold diggers; in st. II
Etienne, France, Joseph p. Dubreul, dis
tinguished Sufpician priest and pioneer
Of his order in the United States, and
who filled in succession the Offices of II
master of novices. rector, consulter and II
provincial; in Fermanagh, ireland, John 4
Early, well-known Jesuit father and Il
president of Georgetown and Holy Cross L
colleges, and in Newport, r. l., William H
Jewett Tenney. author, journalist and II
Judge II
Michael Egan. o. S. F., who was conse- II
Grated first bishop Of Philadelphia In u
1910, died in 1874 John Connolly, o. p,
was consecrated second bishop Of New II
York in the latter year.
The semi-centennials include the fol-
lowing named: John Hughes, fourth II
bishop and first archbishop of New York: II
Martin J. Spaulding promoted from the
bishopric Of Louisville to be seventh II
of Baltimore; John McClos-
key. Americas first cardinal. promoted
from the see of Albany to be second l
of New York. and Thomas
N. A. Burke. present bishop of Albany. III
The year also will mark the fiftieth an
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