562 KENRICK, FRANCIS P. 



KENTUCKY. 



more, July 8th, 1863. He received a classical 

 education in Ireland, and at the age of 18 was 

 sent to Rome to study for the Church, spending 

 two years at the house of the Lazarists, and 

 four years in the College of the Propaganda, 

 where, in 1821, he was ordained a priest. In 

 the same year he came to the United States, 

 and on the recommendation of the officers of 

 the Propaganda, was appointed head of an Ec- 

 clesiastical Seminary recently established in 

 Bardstowu, Ky. At this place he passed nine 

 years, visiting occasionally the scattered mis- 

 sions of the diocese, and succeeding, by his 

 ability and energy, in establishing the seminary 

 upon a firm basis. 



In 1830 he was consecrated Bishop of Arath, 

 in partibm infidelium, and at the same time 

 appointed coadjutor to Bishop Conwell, of 

 Philadelphia, with powers of administrator in 

 that diocese. On Dr. Conwell's death, in 1842, 

 he became his successor, and in 1851 he was 

 transferred to the Archiepiscopal See of Bal- 

 timore, of which he retained the charge until 

 his death. In 1852 he presided over the first 

 Roman Catholic council with plenary powers 

 held in the United States, as " Apostolical Del- 

 egate," and in 1859 the Pope conferred upon 

 him and his successors the "primacy of honor, 1 ' 

 which gives them precedence over all Roman 

 Catholic prelates in the country. 



The deceased prelate was one of the most 

 learned men and vigorous writers of his creed 

 in the United States, being equally distinguished 

 as a controversialist and a biblical critic. Dur- 

 ing his residence in Bardstown, he published 

 "Letters from Omicron to Omega" (1828), em- 

 bodying a defence of the Roman Catholic doc- 

 trine of the Eucharist, which had been attacked 

 by Rev. Dr. Blackburn, President of Danville 

 College, Ky., writing under the signature of 

 " Omega." He also published a series of let- 

 ters " On the Primacy of the Holy See and the 

 authority of General Councils " (1837), in reply 

 to the Rt. Rev. John H. Hopkins, Protestant 

 Episcopal Bishop of Vermont, subsequently 

 enlarged and reprinted under the title of "The 

 Primacy of the Holy See Vindicated," and an- 

 other series of letters entitled "Vindication of 

 the Catholic Church " (1855), in reply to Bish- 

 op Hopkins's "End of Controversy Contro- 

 verted." Of the same class of publications 

 were his " Catholic Doctrine on Justification 

 Explained and Vindicated" (1841), and "Treat- 

 ise on Baptism" (1843). 



The works, however, which constitute his 

 chief claim to theological eminence, are his 

 Latin treatises on dogmatic theology (Theo- 

 logia Dogmatica, 4 vols., 1839-'40), and moral 

 theology (Theologia Moralis, 3 vols., 1841-'43), 

 which form a complete course of divinky, and 

 are used as text books in nearly all the Roman 

 Catholic seminaries in the United States. En- 

 larged editions of both treatises have recently 

 been published in Belgium. During the latter 

 part of his life he was chiefly employed upon 

 a revised English translation of the Scriptures, 



of which, at the time of his death, the whole of' 

 the New Testament and the greater part of the 

 Old Testament had been published. It is il- 

 lustrated by copious notes, and is destined 

 probably to supersede the Douay version in 

 general use. Among the occasional and mis- 

 cellaneous writings of the Archbishop may 

 be mentioned the article "Roman Catholic 

 Church," in the NEW AMERICAN CYCLOPAEDIA. 



Archbishop Kenrick was noted for his purity 

 of heart and gentleness of disposition, for the 

 sagacity of his judgment and his moderation in 

 counsel. At the same time, when the occasion 

 demanded energy of action, he was energetic, 

 firm and courageous. It was during his epis- 

 copate that the anti-Catholic riots occurred in 

 Philadelphia, and his efforts in allaying the 

 strife and turmoil, and in preventing acts of 

 retaliation by his own people, are gratefully 

 remembered. During the troubles which suc- 

 ceeded the outbreak of the present rebellion h< 

 remained loyal to his adopted country, and, 

 notwithstanding a large portion of the Roman 

 Catholic population of Baltimore, including tha 

 congregation at the Cathedral, where he usually 

 officiated, sympathized with the secessionists of 

 the Southern States, he never failed to incul- 

 cate obedience to the powers placed in au- 

 thority over the people, and amidst frequent 

 manifestations of impatience and dissatisfaction 

 persisted in invoking the customary blessing 

 on the President of the United States. Ho 

 was indefatigable in extending the influence 

 and power of his church, and while Bishop of 

 Philadelphia, founded the theological seminary 

 of St. Charles Borromeo, in that city, and in- 

 troduced into his diocese the Sisters of the 

 Good Shepherd, who devote themselves to the 

 care of Magdalen Asylums. 



KENTUCKY. The State of Kentucky was 

 comparatively exempt from invasion by any 

 Confederate force during 1863. Some attacks 

 were made upon the railroad trains rtirmiiff 

 between Louisville and Nashville, and several 

 raids were made by small bands of the enemy 

 upon many towns in the State. Gen. Morgan, 

 also, with a force of about five thousand men 

 marched from the Cumberland river in Tennes- 

 see across the State, capturing several towns, 

 and passing into Indiana and Ohio. Previously, 

 on the 23d of March, Gen. Gilmore overtook, 

 by forced marches, a body of the enemy urubr 

 Col. Pegram at Somerset, in Pulaski county, 

 where a sharp contest ensued. The force of 

 Gen. Gilmore was twelve hundred to two thou- 

 sand mounted men. Sixty prisoners were cap- 

 tured, and the enemy routed. During the night 

 they retreated across the river, leaving behind 

 them four hundred cattle, which were recover- 

 ed by Gen. Gilmore. These expeditions not 

 only caused great excitement in some parts rf 

 the State, but inflicted severe loss of property 

 upon the inhabitants. 



The number of the enrolled militia of Ken- 

 tucky was 119,577. Out of this number 37,- 

 444 entered the Federal service for three years; 



