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685 



III tin' iiicimtiine HU ll-ililn-.-. who ha* 80 Ilillliy 



iitei'tain special regard t'T the t'nited 



nmciit, on account n!' tin- liberty wliii-li 



.il in tin- said States by the Catholic Church, 



and who justly iulmircs tin- enterprise and pi 



of that country, has decided to l.c represented at the 



j>uhlic ih-inonstratioiis which an- to In; hrhl tln-n- in 



ODor of the liriicoM- hero on the fourth centenary of 



hi* ineinorilhlf d'lM-ovcry, b\ a pcl'stm \vllO is HO ICM 



distinguished by his j.eixmal qualities than by his 



Slide in the cccl.-Masticul hierarchy. This person is 

 irr. l-'raiiccseo >atolli, Archbishop of l.epanto, a ]>rel 

 ate who U highly to be esteemed OD aooountofhia vir- 

 for his profound scholarship, of w hicli he lias 

 trivcn many evidences in his writings. His Holiness 

 I doubt that this decision of his will be re- 

 ceived with pleasure bv the Government, and feels 

 Mmued that your Excellency will welcome the prel- 

 ate \\itli your accustomed courtesy. 



M-r. Satolli was officially received in New 

 harbor, and by the President and Cabinet 

 at Washington, and was present at Chicago in 

 October at the dedication of the exposition 

 building. I If brought three letters one of con- 

 gratulation to President Harrison, one to Cardi- 

 nal Gibbons, and one to Archbishop Ireland. 

 The two latter commended him to the care of 

 tli'i>r dignitaries, and virtually indicated that 

 his conduct of ecclesiastical affairs would be 

 on the lines recommended by them. He was 

 constituted ablegate for the adjustment of pend- 

 ing disputes, but his status being questioned, 

 and an unfriendly disposition being manifested 

 among some of the more rigorous ecclesiastics, 

 the Holy See invested him with extraordinary 

 powers, and indicated that it would still further 

 increase them to that of a full and unappealable 

 delegateship, if necessary. 



The case of the Rev. Edward McGlynn, D. D., 

 was the first to be settled. He had been sus- 

 pended by Archbishop Corrigan six years before 

 for disobedience in advocating the theory of 

 land-values taxation of Henry George, and ex- 

 communicated for refusing to recant and go to 

 Rome on the request of Cardinal Simeoni. Mgr. 

 Satolli absolved Dr. McGlynn, on his testimony 

 that he harbored no doctrine contrary to the 

 Church's teaching. Dr. Burtsell, counsel for Dr. 

 McGlynn, submitting a statement of his client's 

 views on the land question, Mgr. Satolli declared 

 that they did not imperil faith or morals, and 

 could consistently be held by Catholics. A 

 series of restorations for disciplinary infractions 

 on the part, of priests followed. The right of a 

 priest to publish his views on a question affect- 

 ing the welfare of the Church or country, aris- 

 ing through the trial of the Rev. Patrick Corri- 

 gan for criticising in the New York " Freeman's 

 Journal" his bishop's action in presiding at the 

 German Catholic Congress, Newark, where Ca- 

 henslyism was advocated, the priest was practi- 

 cally sustained, the trial being abandoned by 

 Bishop Wi.L'L'cr. Mgr. Satolli took up his quar- 

 ters at the Catholic University, Washington, and 

 proceeded to adjudicate differences as a supreme 

 arbiter, and his rulings were ratified by Ifmne 

 in every instance. 



United Slates Summary. A remarkably 

 large mortality manifested itself among the 

 priests and religious of the United States and 

 Canada, although that among the hierarchy was 

 unusually small. One archbishop. 5 bishops. :!U 

 priests, and 100 religious died within the year. 



Official statistics report 14 archbishops, 75 

 bishops. !t.2ss prie-K M77 churches. 3,485 sta- 

 tions, 1,7'io chapels, :tn seminaries. 127 co. 

 (i.Vl academies, 3,587 parochial schools, 738,269 

 parochial-school children, 245 orphan asylums, 

 Jo. :>:;:; orphans. !<;:; charitable inst itntions. and a 

 church membership of 8,80(5,095 (estimated). 



Colored and Indian Missions. The colored 

 Catholic population is set down at 152.7<)<i, with 

 21 churches, 34 priests. 1 15 .schools, 8,280 pupils, 

 and 14 colleges, orphanages, etc. 



The Indian Catholic population is 80,856, with 

 80 churches, attended by 63 priests. In 1892 

 about 500 adults were baptized, and 1,056 chil- 

 dren. The 78 schools were attended by 4,246 

 pupils ; 36 boarding schools and 15 day schools, in 

 which 3,596 students are cared for, receive Gov- 

 ernment aid. 



The Convent of St. Elizabeth, the mother 

 house of the new Order of the Blessed Sacra- 

 ment, founded, directed, and endowed by Mother 

 Katherine (Miss Drexel) for mission work among 

 Indians and negroes, was opened near Philadel- 

 phia. The building will cost $200,000. 



The third Catholic Colored Congress of the 

 United States was held in Philadelphia, the first 

 week in January, the delegates prior to the open- 

 ing attending the dedication in honor of St. 

 Peter Claver of the first church for colored 

 Catholics in that city. 



New Bishops. Six vacant sees were filled. 

 Dr. Ignatius F. Horstmann was consecrated 

 Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, as successor to Bishop 

 Gilmour, in Philadelphia, Feb. 25; Rt. Rev. 

 Charles E. McDonnell was consecrated Bishop 

 of Brooklyn vice Rt. Rev. John Loughlin, D. D., 

 deceased, by Archbishop Corrigan, in New York, 

 April 25 ; Very Rev. Henry Gabriels was conse- 

 crated Bishop of Ogdensburg, vice Wndhams. 

 deceased, at Albany, May 5 ; Rt. Rev. John 

 Stephen Michaud was consecrated auxiliary 

 bishop to Rt. Rev. Louis De Goesbriand, of Bur- 

 lington, June 29 ; Rt. Rev. Sebastian G. Mess- 

 mer was consecrated Bishop of Green Bay, 

 March 2-7 ; Rt. Rev. James Schwebach was con- 

 secrated Bishop of La Crosse, Feb. 25 : Rt. Rev. 

 Thos, D. Beaven was consecrated Bishop of 

 Springfield, in succession to Rt. Rev. P. T. 

 O'Reilly, Oct. 18. 



The archbishops, at their meeting in November, 

 resolved to make special provision for the relig- 

 ious instruction of children attending the public 

 schools, and also promote the erection of Catho- 

 lic schools where possible. 



Miscellaneous Events. The Catholic Sum- 

 mer School, formed on the Chautauqua plan, held 

 its first session in New London. Conn., between 

 -Inly 30 and Aug. 20. It was successful. The 

 corner stone of the Hall of Philosophy of the 

 Catholic University was laid April 27. It is the 

 gift of Father McMahon, whose name it will bear, 

 Cardinal Gibbons, and Charles J. Bonaparte were 

 the speakers. The Catholic ritual for thedead was 

 performed for the first time in the United States 

 Senate Chamber by Rt. Rev. J. J. Keane. D. D.. at 

 the funeral of Senator Ken mi. Three other dis- 

 tinguished lay Catholics died, in the pet- 

 John Gilmary Shea. Catholic historian: Daniel 

 Doherty, orator and jurist : and Patrick Sarsfield 

 Gilmore. bandmaster. Oct 12 was marked by 

 extraordinary public Catholic demonstrations 



