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 Wiih the Compliments of the 
 
 most%ev, m, cA, CORRIGAN. D.D, 
 
 cArchbishop of 3(f'^o York, 
 I896.
 
 HIS GRACE THE MOST REV. M. A. CORRIGAN, D.D. 
 ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK.
 
 THE H ISTORY 
 
 ST. lOSEPH^S SEMINARY 
 
 M H W YORK 
 
 NEW YORK 
 
 THE CATHEDRAL LIHKARV ASSOCIAIION 
 
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 NOTE TO SECOND EDITION. 
 
 Many changes have occurred since the First 
 Edition of this book was issued. The Right 
 Rev. Monsignor Preston, D.I)., (p. 3) and the 
 Right Rev. Bishop of Curium (p. 10) ha\e died. 
 On page i 1, 4th hne, read "afterward Bishop 
 to Clogher" for "present Bishop, etc.,". In our 
 hst of Priests ordained in St. Joseph's Sem- 
 inar)', Troy, it will be necessary to observe 
 that the following are dead : 
 
 REV. McCAULEY. JOHN. 
 REV. BAXTER, HENRY 
 REV. CALLAGHAN. MICHAEL, 
 REV. (iOODWIN, BERNARD, 
 
 BYRON JOSEPH, 
 
 FOY. WILLIAM, 
 
 FITZHARRIS, JOHN, 
 
 HOGAN, WILLIAM, 
 
 FARRELL, WILLIAM, 
 
 KELLY. HUGH, 
 
 ANTONI, CHARLES. 
 REV. O'CALLAGHAN, GEOR(iE, 
 REV. CLANCY. ANDREW. 
 
 McGILL, WILLIAM, 
 
 BUTLER WILLIAM, 
 
 KELLY WILLIAM. 
 
 ev. Monsignor Mooney (p.' 7 i ) 
 
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 has become a Right Rev. Domestic Prelate. 
 
 The thanks of the Catholics of New York 
 are especially due to Mr. John Mullaly, whose 
 self-sacrificing labors as editor of The Seminary, 
 caused a knowledge of the work doing for the 
 Seminar)- to be so widely known. 
 
 We are particularly indebted to Mr. Frank 
 l^arshley. Photographer, for his kindness in 
 giving us permission to reproduce for this 
 book his magnificent pictures of the new Sem- 
 inar)-. 
 
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 preface. 
 
 The following history oi tlie Diocesan Seminary 
 of New York has been compiled Irom the most 
 authentic records accessible. The compiler is 
 much indebted to His Grace, the Most Rev. 
 Archbishop ot New York, to the Rt. Rev. Bishop 
 of Rochester, the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Preston. 
 
 D. D., the Rt. Rev. John M. Farley. I). D., Aux- 
 iliary Bishop of New York, the Rt. Rev. Charles 
 
 E. McDonnell, D. D.. Bishop oi Brooklyn, for 
 much of the information that is embodied herein. 
 He has also consulted "The Historv of the 
 Catholic Church in New York," b\ .Vrchbishop 
 Bavlev, " The Historv of the Catholic Church
 
 4 PREFACE. 
 
 in the United States," Vol. III., by Gilmary Shea, 
 Scharf's " History of Westchester County," Bol- 
 ton's " History of Westchester County," Has- 
 sard's " Life of Archbishop Hughes," together 
 with the records of the Chancery Office of New 
 York. To all these authorities he wishes to ac- 
 knowledge his indebtedness. The book has had 
 the advantage of thorough revision, and conse- 
 quently is put forth as an accurate record of 
 the history of the Seminary of this Diocese. For 
 the photographs from which the engravings have 
 been made, he is indebted to the Rev. John J. 
 Scully, S. J., President of St. John's College, 
 Fordham, the Rev. William Livingston, of the 
 Troy Seminary, Mr. John D. Crimmins, Mr. 
 William Schickel, and Mr. William Hurst.
 
 FJLIiT X. 
 
 Ibistorv^ of tbe Semiuari^ of 1Re\v l!)orft. 
 
 History of tbe Hirst ^eminary. 
 
 In 1833, Bishop Dubois built at Nyack on the 
 Hudson River, a college on the plan of Mount St. 
 Mary's, Emmittsburg, combining both the theolo- 
 gical and collegiate course of studies. The corner- 
 stone of this, New York's first Seminary, was 
 laid on the 29th of May, 1833, b}^ the Bishop. 
 The institution did not prosper, and when it was 
 destroyed by fire before it was quite finished. 
 the Bishop expressed himself, (^n the whole, 
 as rather satisfied than discouraged. The future 
 Cardinal, McCloskey, not yet ordained, was des- 
 tined by Dr. Dubois to be the first President of the 
 Nyack Seminary, In order to finish his studies 
 he was allowed to go to Europe, with the under-
 
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 standing that he was to take charge of the Semin- 
 ary on his return. A second attempt was made 
 shortly afterwards to build a Diocesan Seminary in 
 Brooklyn. The stone was transported from the 
 ruins at Nyack to the site oi the new Seminary. 
 It would appear that Mr. Cornelius Heeney * had 
 offered some lots for tlie erection of a college ; 
 but, as he afterwards was unwilling to give the 
 proper deed until the building was completed, the 
 project was abandoned. In the meantime, Bishop 
 Hughes, then the coadjutor of Bishop Dubois, 
 had set about founding a theological Seminary 
 at Grovemount, Lafargeville, Jefferson County, in 
 the extreme northwestern part of New York, near 
 
 * Mr. Cornelius Heeney was a distinguished Catholic, and benefactor 
 of the Orphans. He lived in Water Street, New York, until 1835, 
 when he maiie Brooklyn his home. His house was a home for 
 ori)hans, and he always had some living with him, whose prospeiity 
 in life he secured as far as possible. Every year, he brought the 
 children ot the Orphan Asylums of New York to visit his orchaid in 
 Brooklyn when the fruit was ripe. When the Catholics in Brooklyn 
 wished to build a church, he offered a site, and subsequently gave the 
 ground for St. Paul's Church. In 1S39, he gave the Orphan .\sylum 
 in Brooklyn $18,000. He was also one of the founders of the Cath- 
 olic Half Orphan Asylum in New York. He died at the age of ninety- 
 four, leaving his entire estate to the poor nnd the orphans.
 
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 the Thousand Islands, in the St. Lawrence River. 
 Bishop Dubois approved the undertaking, because 
 trom his hap[)y experience at Ennnittsburg, he 
 was in favor of placing Seminaries as far as 
 possible from the excitements and temptations of 
 large cities. Lafargeville was three hundred 
 miles from New ^'ork, and well removed from 
 all great lines of communication. The property 
 consisted of four hundred and sixty acres of ex- 
 cellent lime-stone land, with buildings in quahty 
 superior, in extent not much inferior, to Mount 
 St. Mary's. These buildings w^ere put up in 1834 
 and 1835 by Mr. Lafarge, at a cost of $30,000. 
 The land itself was valued at from $35 to $40 an 
 acre ; and the whole was purchased by Bishop 
 Hughes for $20,000. 
 
 After the Broi^klvn plan had been abandoned, it 
 was determined to make the Lafargeville establish- 
 ment a college for secular education as well as a 
 theological school. It was opened under the 
 name of "St. Vincent of Paul's Seminary," Sep- 
 tember 20th, 1838. bv the Rev. Messrs. Guth,
 
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 Moran, and Heas, and three tutors. The}' began 
 with six young men and two boys, A short trial 
 convinced the Bishop that Lafargeyille would 
 never succeed as a house of general education. 
 He sold this property to his brother, and it 
 is still in the possession of the Hughes family. 
 Shortly afterward he found a suitable place for 
 the establishment of a new college at Fordham, in 
 Westchester County, about ten miles from New 
 York. The estate, called Rose Hill, was a beauti- 
 ful spot. The buildings consisted of an unfinished 
 stone house, on the summit of a gentle eminence, 
 and an old wooden farm-house, which had been, 
 in its day, rather a fashionable mansion. A beauti- 
 ful lawn, some fifteen or twenty acres in extent, 
 occupied the slope in front of these buildings, and 
 along the edge of it was a fringe of magnificent 
 elm trees, the seeds of which had been brought 
 from Holyrood Palace. Behind the stone build- 
 ing lay a large and prc^ductive farm, and back of 
 that a beautiful wood, through which ran the 
 River Bronx. Rose Hill besides had many his-
 
 SOUVENIR. 9 
 
 torical associations, as it was near Fordham 
 Heights, celebrated in Revolutionary History as 
 part of the position occupied by General Washing- 
 ton before the Battle of White Plains in 1776; and 
 a mound of earth, covering the remains of a number 
 of soldiers, was a conspicuous spot on the north 
 side of the lawn, seeming to indicate that a skirm- 
 ish had taken place on or near the estate. While 
 the American Congress was in session in New York 
 just after the peace of 1783, Rose Hill was the 
 residence of the celebrated Lady Mary Watts, 
 the daughter of Lord Stirling, and the old farm- 
 house must have witnessed in those days many a 
 brilliant scene of gaiety and fashion. 
 
 The cost of Rose Hill was about $30,000. To 
 fit the buildings for the reception of students cost 
 $10,000 more. The Bishop, who had not a pcnnv 
 to meet these expenses, concluded the bargain, and 
 immediately opened subscriptions throughout the 
 Diocese. A large part of the money was obtained 
 in this way by voluntary subscription. The 
 churches in the citv of New York showed their
 
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 conlidencs in him by subscribing at once more 
 than ten thousand dollars. A considerable sum 
 was collected in Europe, and the rest was finally 
 raised b}' loans in small amounts, for which inter- 
 est was paid at the rate ol 5 per cent. 
 • The Seminar\ was removed from Lafargeville 
 to Fordham in the Autumn of 1840, and opened 
 with lourteen Seminarists, Rev. Felix Vilanis 
 being Superior; and the College was opened in 
 June, 1841, with the following faculty: 
 
 President, and Professor of Rhetorie and Belles- 
 lettres, Rk\'. John McCi.oskkv, (afterwards Cardi- 
 nal Archbishop of New York); Viee-Presideut, and 
 Professor of Greek and Mathematics, Rev. Ambi-IOSE 
 MaNAHAN, D. D. : Professor of Moral Philosophy, 
 \\^\ . Fei.IX VlLA.xrs, D. D. ; Treasurer, and Pro 
 fessor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry, Rev 
 Edwakh O'Neill; Professor of Spanish, Rev 
 Bernard A. Llanez ; Professor of Latin, Mr 
 John J. CoXRrn', (now Bishop of Curium); Pre 
 feet of Diseipliue, and Professor of Book-keeping, 
 Mr. John HarLKV ; Professor of German, Mr.
 
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 There were, besides these, six tutors. 
 
 It had been Bishop Hughes' intention to make 
 Father Donnelh', the present Bishop of Clogher, 
 Ireland, the first president; but his Bishop re- 
 fused to allow him to accept the position. Father 
 McCloskey was, therefore, made president pro- 
 visionally, he, in the meanwhile, remaining Pastor 
 of St. Joseph's Church. 
 
 The Seminary was placed under the patronage 
 of St. Joseph, the College under that of St. John 
 the Baptist. 1 he Seminarists occupied at first a 
 small stone dwelling-house, west of the College. 
 The large building afterwards used by the Semi- 
 nary, and the church adjoining it, were begun in 
 1845. Bisho]) Hughes not only labored inde- 
 fatigably to raise money for the foundation and 
 support of St. Joseph's, but also devoted to that 
 institution a considerable part of his own salary. 
 
 During the second year of its existence, the 
 Seminary had thirty students, nineteen pursuing 
 the theological course. vSt. John's College had
 
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 fifty pupils, and soon gained the confidence of 
 Catholic parents. One of its first presidents, the 
 Rev. John Harley, a man of singular ability, and 
 universally esteemed, did much to extend its 
 influence. 
 
 As it was found impracticable to secure a per- 
 manent secular faculty, the Bishop determined to 
 transfer the management to the Jesuit Fathers ; 
 and in the autumn of 1846, a number of them who 
 had been previously emploved in the diocese of 
 Louisville, arrived and took charge of it. The 
 State Legislature had granted a charter to the 
 institution on the 17th of March, 1845, conferring 
 universit}' privileges upon it. The first com- 
 mencement for conferring degrees, was held on 
 the 15th of July, 1845, 'iftei' which the College 
 was committed to the Jesuits. The Rev. Auguste 
 Thebaud was the first president imder the Society. 
 In 1851, he was succeeded by the Rev. John 
 Larkin. 
 
 The following list of priests ordained at Lafarge- 
 ville and Fordham from 1841 to 1853 taken from
 
 SOUVENIR. 
 Bishop Bayley's History, will be of interest 
 
 Rev. Miles Maxwell, Lafargeville and Kordham. 
 
 Rev. J. Mackay, Fordham. 
 
 Rev. B. L. Laniza, Lafargeville and Fordham. 
 
 Rev. Chas. D. McMullen, " 
 
 Rev. Carberry J. Byrne, Fordham. 
 
 Rev. Anthony Farley. Lafargeville and Fordham. 
 
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 FORDHAM. 
 
 Rev. Francis Donahue. 
 Rev. Isaac P. Howel. 
 Rev. Michael McDonnell. 
 Most Rf.v. James Roosf. 
 
 VELT Bavlev. 
 Rev. William McC'lellan. 
 Rev. Michael Curran.Ji'. 
 Rev. Michael Riordan. 
 Rev. John Hackett. 
 Rev. John Sheridan. 
 Rev. Thomas McFlro) . 
 Rev. William O'Reilly. 
 Rev. Sylvester Malone. 
 Rev. Matthew Higgin^. 
 
 Rev. George McCloskey. 
 
 Rev. Patrick Kenny. 
 
 Rr. Rev. F. P. McFar- 
 
 I.AND. 
 
 Rev. Valentine Burgos. 
 Rev. Patrick McKenna. 
 Rev. John J. McMenoniy. 
 Rt. Rev. William Quinn. 
 Rev. Patrick Murphy. 
 Kev. James Hourigan. 
 Rev. Eugene Maguire. 
 Rev. Thomas Daly. 
 Kev. John Curoe. 
 Rev. Dennis Wheeler.
 
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 SOUVENfR. 
 
 Rev. James O'Sullivan. 
 Rt. Rev. B. J. McQuAiD. 
 Rev. John M. Murphy. 
 Rev. John Boyle. 
 Rev. Edward Reilly. 
 Rev. John Quinn. 
 Rev. Stephen Sheridan. 
 Rev. Thomas Dunn. 
 Rev. John Raufeisen. 
 Rev. Thomas Doran. 
 Rev. John Carroll. 
 Rev. Henry O'Neill. 
 Rev. Patrick McCarthy. 
 Rev. Michael Madden. 
 Rev. Hugh Sweenv. 
 
 Rev. John Comerford. 
 Rt. Rev. T. S. Preston. 
 K.ev. John Regan. 
 Rev. Eugene Cassidy. 
 Rev. Thomas McLaughlin. 
 Rev. James Coyle. 
 Rev. Titus Joslin. 
 Rev. Cornelius Delahunty. 
 Rt. Rev. A. J. Donnelly. 
 Rev. Patrick Egan. 
 Rev. Bernard Farrell. 
 Rev. Patrick McGovern. 
 Rev. Thomas Mooney. 
 Rev. William Everett. 
 Rev. Francis McKeone. 
 
 The following list is from official records : 
 
 Rev. Brennan, James Jan. i8, 1854. 
 " Mahoney, Patrick " 
 
 " McCarron, Peter " " 
 
 " O'Callaghan, Benjamin J. " " 
 
 " Baldauf, Francis J. Aug. 12, 
 " Campbell, John " "
 
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 lOkDIIAM. kCo)11 I lilted I. 
 
 Rev. Camion. Cornelius '^^^%- 12, ICS54. 
 Kelly, John A. 
 
 Lynch, Edward " " " 
 
 McMahon, Philip " 
 
 McNIKK^"I•:^^ Francis " 
 
 Barry, John Dec. 20, 
 
 McGean, Edward ■ 
 
 Murray, John 
 
 Boyce, James Aujj^. 15, 1855. 
 
 McEvoy, John 
 
 O'Donohue, Philip 
 
 McDermott. John 
 
 Magee, John 
 
 Brennan, Riciiard Apr. 27, i<S57 
 
 Byrne, Robert 
 
 Murphy, Peter 
 
 Slevin, Charles " ' 
 
 Treanor, Thomas 
 
 Nelligan, William J. June 9, 
 
 Conron, James 1,. May 3, 1858. 
 
 Doyle, John L. " "
 
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 Rev. Clark, William (Hartford) May 3, 1858 
 
 Hechinger, Anthony " " " 
 
 Ferrall, Peter June 28, 1859. 
 Orsenigo, John " *' 
 
 Remsal, George A. *■ ' = 
 
 Woods, Joseph P. •• •' 
 
 Lenihan, Francis J. '■'■ 
 
 Sheridan, Philip '■ '■ 
 
 O'Hara, Oliver '• " 
 
 Farrell, Christopher A. Oct. 15, i860. 
 O'Callaghan, Cornelius Jas. " " " 
 
 The Rt. Rev. Bernard J. McQuaid, D. D., 
 Bishop of Rochester, furnishes the following 
 interesting information concerning the Diocesan 
 Seminary of New York, that existed at the pres 
 ent site of the Cathedral : 
 
 " The students were removed from Fordham 
 to the old building on 5th Avenue and 50th 
 vStreet, in January, 1844. The Rev. Fathers 
 l^enco and Borgna, Lazarists, were Superiors and 
 Professors. The students numbered about twenty, 
 few of whom are now living. Mr. Bayley, after-
 
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 wards Archbishop of Baltimore, here made his 
 immediate preparation for ordination. The Semi- 
 narists returned to Fordham for the next term in 
 September. Thus the Seminary was kept up at 
 50th Street for nearly six months. The students 
 were directed, when they went out for a walk on 
 Thursday afternoons and Sundays, not to go to 
 the city, and, that no mistake might be made, 
 they were told not to go nearer than 27th Street. 
 Of all the Seminarists that were there, the Rev. 
 James Hourigan of Binghamton N. Y. ; the Rev. 
 John Sheridan of Cleveland, O., and the Rev. Syl- 
 vester Malone, of Brooklyn, and myself are the 
 only ones living." 
 
 The Seminary continued at Fordham, under the 
 charge of the Jesuit Fathers, until 1862, when 
 it was closed in consequence of the disturbed 
 condition of affairs that followed the breaking 
 out of the war of the Rebellion, whose true 
 magnitude had just then dawned on the people 
 of the North. Tn the same year Archbishop 
 Hughes, on the recommendation of the Rev.
 
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 Peter Havermans, purchased the property, now 
 known as St. Joseph's Provincial Seminary, at 
 Troy. N. Y. The history of this property is 
 related by the Archbishop in a letter: 
 
 "About the year 1850, the Methodists deter- 
 mined to rival the other denominations by 
 founding a great University in the city of Troy, 
 New York State. It is said that their subscrip- 
 tion list amounted to half a million of dollars. At 
 all events, they purchased a piece of ground, on a 
 beautiful site called Mount Ida, consisting of 
 thirty-seven acres of land situated almost in the 
 centre of Troy, and erected upon it an imposing 
 educational building of 360 feet front, four stories 
 high, and 60 feet deep, with architectural adorn- 
 ments oi turrets, etc. The building, inde- 
 pendent of the ground, cost $197,000. It con- 
 tained altogether about three hundred rooms for 
 students. * There are departments for philoso- 
 
 * To those who know the Seminary of Troy these figures are mis- 
 leading. Bishop Hughes, of course, wrote from hearsay, as he had 
 not yet inspected the building. At present tliere are only ninety-one 
 rooms reserved for students, and these will accommodate only one
 
 socn'i^.y/K. 19 
 
 l^hical expciinicnts, a imiscuni, libraiv, and a 
 chapel tor the acc(M'miK)dati()n ol six huiulrefl atten- 
 (hmts, * together with a very jjood organ. 1 ])ur- 
 chased the whole {property last week, including 
 turniture, the organ, etc., for $60,000." 
 
 Local traditions relate nianv humorous stories 
 of the sale, and of the conyersion of a Methodist 
 into a Roman Catholic seminary. 
 
 This institution although not in the Diocese of 
 New York, was at that time the central point of 
 Archbishop Hughes' Ecclesiastical Province, f 
 there being a railroad to it from the home ol 
 each of his suffragans, as well as from his own. 
 In purchasing it. his intention was to place it 
 under the management of the Sidpitians of Paris, 
 or some other association deyoted to the education 
 of priests that would take charge of it, and to main- 
 
 lumrlred and fifty-eiglil or sixty at most. There were many changes 
 required to make the building suitable for a .Seminary. 
 
 * The chapel, as arranged at present, can accommodate only about 
 three hundred. 
 
 t The Metropolitan See of New ^'ork included at that time the 
 present Province of IJoston.
 
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 tain it as the Ecclesiastical Seminary of the Pro- 
 vince of New York. There was considerable difih- 
 culty about the preliminaries for the establishment 
 of this Seminary. At one time the Archbishop 
 was on the point of selling the property and 
 founding anew institution at Fordham, about half 
 a mile from St. Joseph's. He went so far as to re- 
 quest a gentleman to negotiate in his own name for 
 the purchase of a certain piece of land which 
 seemed -to be especially well suited to his purpose, 
 but before long the difificulties connected with the 
 Troy scheme were overcome. This was Arch- 
 bishop Hughes' last work. 
 
 The management of the new^ Seminary was 
 offered to the Sulpitians, but the Superior of that 
 congregation felt constrained to decline the offer, 
 fearing that there was not room enough for a 
 new Seminary between Baltimore and Montreal. 
 The fact that the Sulpitians now have charge of 
 Brighton, and are to take charge of the new St. 
 Joseph's, attest the wonderful growth of the 
 Church in this district. Bv the zealous labors of
 
 STATUE OF ST. JOSEPH, FRONT OF SEMINARY.
 
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 the late Cardinal McClc^skey, then Bishop oi 
 Albany, thrcjugh the kindness of Mgr. Delebecque, 
 Bishop of Ghent, Belgium, professors from the 
 University of Louvain were foiuid who were willing 
 to undertake the delicate task. The self-sacrifice 
 and zeal manifested by these gentlemen, the first 
 professors of St. Joseph's, cannot be too highly 
 praised. Coming utter strangers into a foreign 
 land, entirely unacquainted with the language and 
 customs, their task was certainly a difficult one. 
 
 Owing to important changes that had to be 
 made in the building to adapt it for use as a Cath- 
 olic seminary, it was scarcely ready for occupa- 
 tion when they arrived. It was opened, as the 
 Seminary of St. Joseph, in the month of October,. 
 1864, with a faculty consisting of a rector, and 
 three professors from Louvain, and tw^o from the 
 clergy of Boston and New York. The students 
 numbered sixty, and represented the various dio- 
 ceses in the ecclesiastical province of New York. 
 
 Archbishop Hughes died on Sunday, January 
 3d, 1864, before the work he had undertaken was
 
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 successfully put in operation. On the ist of 
 December, 1864. his successor, Archbishop 
 McCloskey, in the presence of the suffragan 
 Bishops of Boston, Hartford, Burlington, and 
 Portland, and the administrator of Albany, 
 solemnly dedicated the new Seminary, placing it 
 under the protection of St. Joseph. 
 
 Three yeai-s later, the number of students was 
 one hundred and forty, and ever since it has 
 varied from one hundred to one hundred and 
 sixty. The needs of dioceses, changing with 
 various circumstances of immigration and ecclesi- 
 astical partition, have caused a corresponding 
 change in the number of representatives from 
 dioceses. The opening of the Seminary at 
 Brighton drew off all the students from the 
 Province of Boston. The spiritual wants of the 
 French Canadians caused the Bishops of many 
 of the dioceses of New England to send their 
 subjects to Montreal. New York has always had, 
 and, of course, has now, the preponderating 
 number of students. From its opening until 
 January, 1891, vSt. Joseph's Seminar}- has matri-
 
 SOUI'ENIK- -3 
 
 dilated 1036 students, of whom ^,25, after the lecr. 
 ular course, have been ordained priests in the 
 Seminary chapel, or at home, 140 are now at 
 the Seminary, the others having either died, 
 or been ordained elsewhere, or abandoned 
 their studies. There are, at the present writing. 
 (June, 1890, about 200 students of St. Joseph's 
 laboring in the diocese of New York ; 60 in 
 Albany; 69 in Boston; 48 in Rochester; 13 i" 
 Hartford; 12 in Springfield ; 14 in Ogdensburg ; 
 3 in Portland ; 8 in Peoria; 4 in Burlington : 30 
 in Syracuse; 5 in Providence; 5 ui Manchester; 
 3 in Trenton; i in Detroit; 2 in Denver; i in 
 Buffalo; i in Louisville; i in Chicago; 2 with 
 the Jesuits; i with the Redemptorists * 
 
 There have not been many changes in the 
 original facultv. as will be seen from the f<^llow- 
 
 inir 
 
 Thi- diffcrcul Faculties of St. Joseph's Seminary, 
 
 Troy, N. V. 
 1864. Verv Rev. Canon Louis Vandenhende 
 
 - These statistics were prepared with much labor by the Very Rev. 
 H. Gabriels, S. T. D., President of St. Joseph's Provincial Seminary. 
 Troy, N. V.
 
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 D. D. President, Director and Profes- 
 sor of Canon Law, Church Histoi-y and 
 Sacred Eloquence. 
 
 Rev. Charles Roelants, S. T. B., Prof. 
 Sacred Scripture. 
 
 Rev. Peter A. Puissant, S. T. B. Prof. 
 Philosophy. 
 
 Rev. Alexander Sherwood Healy, Prol 
 of Moral Theology. 
 
 Rev. Patrick William Tandy, Procurator 
 
 Rev. Henry Gabriels S. T. L. Prof 
 Dogmatic Theology. 
 T865. Rev. Michael Mullen, Prof, of Philosoph) 
 
 (in place of Fr. Puissant, who took Moral) 
 
 Rev. Peter A Puissant, Prof. Moral, in 
 place of Fr. Healy, who became Director. 
 
 1866. Rev. John Edwards, Procurator (place of 
 
 Fr. Tandy) 
 
 1867. Rev. Thomas Kenny, Prof, of Philosophy 
 
 in place of Fr. Mullen — resigned. 
 
 1868. Rev. Peter. A. Schmidt, Prof, of Church 
 
 History.
 
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 Rev. Hugh Shields. S. T. B. Prof. Philos. 
 — place of Fr. Kknxv resigned. 
 
 1869. Rev. John McLouGHLiN, Director— place 
 
 of Fr. Ukalv, resisrned. 
 
 1870. Rk\. Hkxrv Gabriels, S. T. L. Took 
 
 Church 1 listorv in place of Fk. Schmid'I", 
 resigned. 
 
 1871. Rev. Hi.nrv (iAURiELs. S. T. D. President, 
 
 (place of Fr. Vandexhende) 
 Rev. Au(;ustixe Five/, S. T. L. Dogma. 
 
 (place of Fr. Gabriels) 
 Rev. James wS. M. Lvxcn. Director — place 
 
 of Fr. McLoughlix, resigned. 
 Rev. |()Si:ph F. Mooxev. Prof, of Philos. 
 
 (place of Fr. Shields, resigned.) 
 
 1872. Re\. Phii.ti' Garrkjax. Prof, of Sacred 
 
 Floquence. Director, place of Fr. Lynch 
 resigned. 
 
 1873. Rev. Pe ter A. Puissaxi" Procurator, place 
 
 of Fr. Edwards, resigned. 
 1875. James S. M. Lyxcil Director for second
 
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 time — place of Fr. Garri(;an, recalled by 
 his Bishop, lor diocesan duties. 
 Rf.v. Edward A. Dunphy, Prof. Sacred 
 Eloquence, and minor Branches. 
 1S79. \<v.\. Cornelius Mahonv, D-. D. 
 F^rof. of Philos., place of Fr. Mooxev and 
 Sacred Eloquence, place of Fr. Dunphy. 
 1880. Rev. John F. Woods. D. D. Director in 
 place of Fr. Lynch and Prof. Sacred 
 - Eloquence. 
 
 1883. Rev. Remy Lafort, S. T. L. Prof, of Can- 
 
 on Law and Introduction to Sacred 
 Scripture. 
 
 1884. Rev. Daniel Burke, D. D. Prof, of Philos- 
 
 ophy place of Dr. Mahonv and Prof, 
 of Sacred Eloquence. 
 Rev. Wm. A. McDonald. Director, place 
 of Dr. Woods. 
 
 1886. (February) Rev, Michael ]. Considine, 
 
 director place of Fr McDonald; Pi-of. of 
 Natural Sciences, and Sacred Eloquence. 
 
 1887. Rev., William H. Murphy, Professor of
 
 SOUVENIR. 27 
 
 Logic and Metaphysics, place of Dr. 
 Burke. 
 1889. Rev. William Livingston. Director, place 
 of Fr. Considine, Prof, of Natural Sci- 
 ences, and Sacred Eloquence. 
 i8qo. — 1S91. Rev. J.\mes Fitzsimmons, S. T. B. 
 Prof, of Logic, place of Rev. Fr. Murphv, 
 who took Metaphysics, place of Fr. La- 
 fort, who took Scripture, place of Fr. 
 Roelants resigned. 
 1892. Rev. Joseph F. Delany, D. D., succeeded 
 Fr. Fitzsimmons as Professor of Logic, 
 the latter taking Metaph3^sics. 
 In 1 87 1, Canon Vandenhende, who was very 
 much beloved bv the students, and highly es- 
 teemed bv all who knew him, returned to Bel- 
 gium, and was made Canon and Magnus Poeni- 
 tentiarius of the Cathedral of Ghent. About 
 the same time, the course of studies was length- 
 ened, and a new branch introduced, viz : Sacred 
 Eloquence. 
 
 Father Roelants, Professor of Sacred Scripture, 
 and dear to all who listened to his clear, interest- 
 ing, and, frequently, eloquent comments upon the 
 sacred text, much to the regret of the former and
 
 28 SOUVENIR. 
 
 of the present students, resigned his professorship 
 in the summer of 1890, and was made Canon of 
 the Cathedral of Ghent. With these exceptions, 
 the members of the original faculty are still at St. 
 Joseph's. 
 
 And now, before passing to the New Seminary, 
 let us in the following chapter, give a parting 
 glance at the old.
 
 II. 
 
 ^I^e ^eminary at Trov. 
 
 St. Joseph's Provincial Seminary at Troy, N. Y., 
 stands on the most beautiful part of Ida Hill, 
 overlooking the compactly built city that pre- 
 sides over the head-waters of navigation of the 
 Hudson River. The sounds of life from the 
 bustling city reach the crest of the high hill with 
 softened murmur, and at that elevation, the roar of 
 busy trade, the sharply tolling bell of a passing 
 train, the shriek of a locomotive on the farther hills, 
 dashing along, groaning with the weight of its 
 heavy cars, become romantic. At certain seasons 
 of the year, from April till July, and from Septem- 
 ber till November, the Seminary grounds were 
 really beautiful, and will be held in pleasant mem- 
 ory by those who have been students at St. Joseph's. 
 
 29
 
 30 SOUVENIR. 
 
 The pale mists that rose steaming from the 
 Mohawk Valley, as they floated lazily upwards 
 were tinted with the splendors of the rising sun. 
 At eventide, the western heavens deepened with 
 ever varying colors. The placid Mohawk lay 
 like a silver ribbon between its rich green banks, 
 taking on the shifting hues of evening and morn- 
 ing. Northward could be seen the mills and 
 churches, and spires of busy Cohoes, picturesque 
 at that distance; while to the south rose the 
 Cattskills' massive blue wall, its broken line now 
 wreathed in purple mists, now tricked out in the 
 golden splendor of gorgeous day. In the cool 
 eventide ot the long spring days, the odors of 
 fruit blossoms and lilacs mingled with the inde- 
 scribable sweetness of grass and shrub and new 
 turned earth. The interlocking branches of fruit 
 trees, white with the clustering blossoms, roofed 
 over the well kept paths, which traversed the 
 spacious grounds rendered beautiful bv the patient 
 labors of the humble brothers. On all sides lay 
 the green sward bristling with spears of timothv,
 
 SHRINE OF SACRED HEART, ON THE GROUNDS.
 
 SOUVENIR. 31 
 
 shaded by clumps of red top, and softened hv the 
 snow of fallen blossoms. Throug-h a lovelv vale 
 trickled a tiny brook overhung^ with weeping 
 willows, whose tender leaves filled the branches 
 with green-gold stars. Nestling amid a thick 
 shrubbery is the shrine of the Sacred Heart, 
 erected by the Trojan students as a token of 
 their love for the Sacred Heart of their Master. 
 In the center of a pretty parterre, on the plateau 
 immediately in front of the Seminarv chapel, 
 stands a statue of St. Joseph, jilaced there bv the 
 class of icS/O, on the occasion of the tenth anni- 
 versary of their ordination, in acknowledgment 
 of how much they owed to the patronage ol this 
 srreat saint.
 
 III. 
 
 Priests yrdainea in Trov for the Diocese 
 of rtew Y orl;; 
 
 In order to complete our history of the Semin- 
 ary, we append a list of those students ordained 
 after their course in St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy, 
 N. Y., for the archdiocese of New York. 
 
 Rev. Hussey, William J. Dec. 17, 1S64. ' Died 1865. 
 
 F'itzsimmons, James. 
 
 July, 
 
 
 1865. 
 
 
 '• O'Hare, Hugh, 
 
 " 
 
 
 " 
 
 
 Edwards, John, 
 
 Aug. 
 
 21, 
 
 1866. 
 
 
 " Brogan, John, 
 
 Nov. 
 
 20, 
 
 1866. 
 
 
 " McCauley, John, 
 
 u 
 
 "• 
 
 '• 
 
 
 " McEvoy, Michael, 
 
 " 
 
 u 
 
 " 
 
 1884. 
 
 '• Flannelly, William. 
 
 luii. 
 
 15' 
 
 1867. 
 
 •' 1884. 
 
 '• Lings, Albert, 
 
 ti 
 
 - 
 
 >• 
 
 
 " Neade, Thomas, 
 
 a 
 
 '■ 
 
 " 
 
 " 1873. 
 
 '• Brennan, Michael, 
 
 Dec. 
 
 2 1, 
 
 T867. 
 
 
 '• Daly, Patrick, 
 
 <( 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 " 1877. 
 
 " Dougherty, James, 
 
 '■ 
 
 u 
 
 '• 
 
 
 " Earley, Terence, 
 
 (, 
 
 '• 
 
 t. 
 
 
 '' Quinn, John, 
 
 " 
 
 li 
 
 a 
 
 1876. 
 
 " Murphy, George, 
 
 Jim. 
 
 6, 
 
 1868. 
 
 1882. 
 
 " Galligan James, 
 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 
 " Keenan, James, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 a 
 
 " ..S74. 
 
 " Loughran, Patrick, 
 
 u 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 
 " 1S76. 
 
 ' Had entered as deacon Oct. 
 
 1864. 
 
 

 
 sou 1 7t.\7K. . 33 
 
 Rev. McCi)url, Peter, Jun. 6, 1S6.S. Died 1S77 
 " O'Farrell, Michael, " " 
 
 '■ Ducey, Thomas, Dec. 19. 1S6S. 
 
 Dunphy, Edward, " 1885. 
 
 Cialligan, Bartholoni. Dec. 19, 1868. " 1883. 
 
 .Martin, Francis, i* .. a '> 1874. 
 
 Brophy. Martin, May. 22, 1869. " 1890. 
 
 Baxter, Henry, 
 
 Callaghan, Michael, 
 
 "■ Henry, John, 
 
 " McClancy, John, 
 
 McNaniee, John, 
 
 •' Welsh, Thomas, ■' 1871. 
 
 " Brady, William, Nov. 16, '• 
 
 Mullen, James, 
 
 " Canary, Andrew, Jun. 11, 1870. 
 
 '■ Hayne, Joseph, 
 
 '■ Healy, Patrick, " " " " 1889. 
 
 Mee, James, " '" " 
 
 '' Meister, Isidor, '' '' '" 
 
 " O'Flaherty, Martin, •' 18S1. 
 
 I'helan, Michael, '' " " 
 
 '' Kean, John, '' 3, 1871. 
 
 " Clancy, James, '• 1S72. 
 
 '' Corley, Charles, 
 
 *' Goodwin, Bernard, • " " 
 
 '' Mooney, Joseph. " '' " 
 
 " O'Neil, William. 
 
 Very Rev. Penny, William. •• '• "
 
 34 . SOUVENIR. 
 
 ev. Rigney, Patrick, 
 
 Jun. 
 
 3, 
 
 187I. 
 
 Died 1885 
 
 Lynch, Thomas, 
 
 July. 
 
 
 (( 
 
 
 Byron, Joseph, 
 
 Dec. 
 
 23, 
 
 187I. 
 
 
 Hughes, Nicholas, 
 
 (i 
 
 «. 
 
 u 
 
 
 " Brophy, Patrick, 
 
 May 
 
 25, 
 
 1872. 
 
 " 1874 
 
 " Flood, James, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 
 " Keogan, John, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 
 " Lynch, John, 
 
 u 
 
 <( 
 
 u 
 
 
 " McQuirk, John, 
 
 il 
 
 u 
 
 " 
 
 
 " Malone, Patrick, 
 
 " 
 
 u 
 
 a 
 
 " 1886 
 
 " O'Kelly, William, 
 
 (1 
 
 " 
 
 '■ 
 
 
 " Gordon, Henry, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 
 " Campbell, Joseph. 
 
 Dec. 
 
 21, 
 
 " 
 
 
 " Corkery, Daniel, 
 
 a 
 
 (.1 
 
 " 
 
 " i8yi 
 
 " Donovan, Cornelius, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 (.1. 
 
 " 1887. 
 
 " Molloy, Anthony, 
 
 " 
 
 (1 
 
 >i 
 
 
 " Power, James, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 
 '■'■ Westerman, James, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 
 McGinley. Edward, 
 
 June 
 
 7, 
 
 1^73- 
 
 
 Newman, Michael. 
 
 " 
 
 u 
 
 " 
 
 " 1887 
 
 ' O'Gorman, Edward, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 Salter, John, 
 
 " 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 " Smyth, Eugene. 
 
 a 
 
 
 
 
 '• Colton, John, 
 
 Dec. 
 
 -O. 
 
 '• 
 
 " 1878 
 
 Foy, William, 
 
 
 
 
 
 '' McGivney. Jolin, 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 " 1881 
 
 '• Riordan, John, 
 
 Mar. 
 
 19, 
 
 1874. 
 
 '• 1887 
 
 " Corr, John. 
 
 May 
 
 30 
 
 " 
 
 '• 1S75 
 
 " Cronin, Daniel. 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 " 

 
 SOrVENIR. 35 
 
 Lev. Farrell, Peier, 
 
 May, 
 
 30, 
 
 1874 
 
 
 " Fitzharris, John, 
 
 •• 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 
 " Morris, John. 
 
 
 
 Di 
 
 ed 1886. 
 
 " Ward, William 
 
 
 
 
 
 " Hogan, William, 
 
 Dec. 
 
 '9' 
 
 
 
 *' Doyle, John, 
 
 May 
 
 2 2 
 
 >875- 
 
 •• 1878. 
 
 " Egan, Joseph 
 
 " 
 
 
 " 
 
 
 *• Hayes, James, 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 " Hurley, John, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 
 •' 1891. 
 
 " Kiely, James, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 '• 
 
 
 " McC'abe, Hugh, 
 
 
 
 •' 
 
 
 " Martin, Patrick. 
 
 
 
 " 
 
 
 '* Farrell, William. 
 
 Dec 
 
 iN. 
 
 " 
 
 
 " McSwiggan, Michael, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 '■ 
 
 • ' 1 890. 
 
 " Montgomery, Michael 
 
 '• 
 
 •' 
 
 " 
 
 
 " Colton, Charles, 
 
 Jun. 
 
 10, 
 
 1876. 
 
 
 •' Nagle. Stephen, 
 
 " 
 
 
 •> 
 
 •' 1881. 
 
 Dougherty, Maurice, 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 ' 1890. 
 
 Crosby, James, 
 
 '■ 
 
 
 
 
 '• O'Hanlon, 'I'homas, 
 
 " 
 
 
 • • ( 
 
 • 1883.1 
 
 '' McCloskey, Patrick. 
 
 '• 
 
 •' 
 
 " 
 
 " 1877. 
 
 " Grady, John, 
 
 
 
 «' 
 
 1888. 
 
 ' • Meister, Filibert, 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 (< 
 
 
 " Lane, Michael, 
 
 1 )ec. 
 
 2.^. 
 
 " 
 
 " 1888. 
 
 " Slattery, Edward, 
 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 '• Ahern, Philip, 
 
 May. 
 
 26, 
 
 1877. 
 
 
 " Fitzpatrick. Tobias, 
 
 
 
 •' 
 
 " 1880. 
 
 " Mayer, John, 
 
 i< 
 
 
 4 ( 
 
 
 '• O'Hare, John, 
 
 " 
 
 
 - 

 
 36 SOUVENIR. 
 
 Rev. Quinn, Michael, May 26, 1876. Die 1 1882. 
 
 " Boddy, William, Dec. 22, " " 1890. 
 
 '• Byrnes, Edward, " " '' 
 
 " Connick, Patrick. Dec. 22, 1877 
 
 '• Hoey, Joseph, " '" " 
 
 '• Kuhnen, Matthew, " " " 
 
 " McCormick, Daniel, " " 
 
 " McGare, Thomas, " " " 
 
 " Ward, Daniel, '" " 
 
 " Bigley, Joseph, •' 21, 1878. 
 
 " Byrnes, James P. ^^ <. .. 
 
 " Dunphy, Thomas, " " 
 
 " Dunphy, William, " " " " 1891 
 
 " Henry, Michael, '• 
 
 " McCorry, Patrick, " 
 
 '' Dixon, Felix, " " " " 1883. 
 
 ••' Cunnion, Malachy, Jan. 26. 1S79. 
 
 " Kelly, Hugh, 
 
 ■' Donlin, George, Mar. 29. " 
 
 '• Parks, Charles, 
 
 " Sweeney, Edwin, 
 
 " Duffy, Bernard. Jun. 7, " 
 
 ' McNamee, Peter. 
 
 *• Smyth, Thomas, 
 
 •' Antoni, Charles, Dec, 20. " 
 
 " Brennan, Joseph, 
 
 " Brophy, John, " " '■ 1891. 
 
 " Byrnes, James M. << .1 <. 
 
 '■ Costello, Luke, ' " • " 1S83.
 
 SOUVENIR. ^:>7 
 
 Rev. McCabe, Patrick, Dec. 20, 1879. Died iSyo. 
 
 Haran, Michael, 
 
 •' Kellner, John, 
 
 Uev. Wolff, John, Dec. 20, 1879. " 1887. 
 
 " Leahy, David, May 22, 1880. 
 
 " McCarthy, James, " " 
 
 " Creeden, John, Dec. 18, 
 
 " McLaughlin, James, " " '' 
 
 " McCluskey, Thomas, 
 
 " Cummiskey, James, " " " " 1885. 
 
 " Meredith, Charles, June 11, 1881. 
 
 " O'Callaghan, George, 
 
 " Magann, Peter, ' '' 1888. 
 
 " Quinn, Thomas, " " " 
 
 Rigney, James, ' 
 
 " Clancy, Andrew, Dec. 17, " 
 
 " Donahue, James, " 
 
 Kelly, James. " " " 
 
 " Flannelly, Joseph, " " " 
 •■ McEvoy, Michael, 
 
 '• (iallagher, John, " '' " 
 
 •■ Waters, Arthur, 
 
 Kenny Michael, " " " 
 " O'Meara, Patrick, 
 
 " Considine, Michael, June 3, 1882. 
 
 " Feely, Josejih, 
 
 " Carr, John, Dec. 25, 
 
 " Murphy, William, ' 
 
 " Xavier. Henrv. • " " 
 
 2,'J2(J40
 
 3B SOUVENIR. 
 
 Rev. Burns, Richard, May 19, 1883. 
 " McGill, William, 
 
 '' Evers, Luke, '■ •• '• 
 
 " Boyle, John, Dec. 22, '■ 
 
 '• Parker, Moses, ' 
 
 " Weir, John, ' 
 
 " McKenna, John, June 7, 1884. 
 
 " Owens, John, 
 
 " Mulhern, Michael, " " '' 
 
 " Shine, Eugene, " " " 
 
 " Aylward, Michael, Dec. 20. 
 " Clancy, Patrick, 
 
 " Fitzsimons, Patrick, '* " '• 
 
 " Kelly Francis, '' 
 
 " Lonargan, John, " 
 
 " Moore, Francis, " 
 
 Power, John, " " 
 
 ■• Wallace, Thomas. " " 
 
 " Welsh, Michael. " " 
 
 '■ Cusack, Thomas, May, 30, 18S5. 
 " Galligan, Thomas, 
 '• O'Connell, Morgan, 
 
 Coyle, Dennis, Dec. 19. 
 
 Daly, William, 
 
 '• Jones, Francis, " 
 '• Lenes. Francis, 
 
 Mechler, Joseph, 
 '' Quinn, John, 
 
 Irving, Thomas, June 19, 1886. Died 1887,
 
 Rev. McMalion, Joseph, 
 " Murphy, Edward. 
 " Jackson, William, 
 Reinhart, Nicholas, 
 lirady, l^ernard, 
 " C'ullum, Hugh, 
 " I,)onnelly, James, 
 " Kinkead, Thomas, 
 " Sheahan, Joseph, 
 " Somers, Edward, 
 Higgins, Edward, 
 Schwinn, John, 
 IJeaudet, Cyriacus, 
 liriody, John, 
 ("hidwick, John, 
 '• Dougherty, William. 
 Fagan, Francis. 
 Fenton, James, 
 I .ivingston, A\'illiain, 
 Morris, John, 
 Murray, Lawrence, 
 '• O'Keefe, Thomas. 
 Hulse, Francis, 
 Pellicux, Augustine, 
 *• O'Shaughnessy, John 
 
 liraun, John, 
 •• lUitler. William, 
 i'reniel. Francis. 
 '• (iuinevan, Peter. 
 
 S0[/r/iA7K. 
 
 JUIK- 19, 
 
 39 
 
 Dec. 
 
 1886. 
 
 June 4, 1887. 
 
 Dec 
 
 June 24, 1888. 
 Dec. 
 
 Died 1890 
 1890.
 
 40 SOUVENIR. 
 
 Rev.-McCue, Edward, Dec. 22, 1888. 
 
 ■' Myhan, Thomas, " " " 
 
 ■' O'Dwyer, Daniel, " " " 
 
 " Roach, John, " 
 
 " Feehan Daniel, June 24, 1889 
 
 " Reilly, Bernard, " 
 
 " Fitzsimmons, James, Oct. 28, " 
 
 " Kelly, William. 
 
 " Dooley. James Dec. 21, " 
 
 ■' Duffy, Michael, " " '' 
 
 " Holden, Edward, '• " " 
 
 " McCabe, James, " •■ " 
 
 " Meade, John, 
 
 ■' Murphy, Thomas, " •• u 
 
 " Ronayne, Patrick. '• " " 
 
 " Minogue, Patrick, 
 
 ■' Brady, Bernard, Dec. 20, 1S90. 
 
 " Spellman, Peter, '■ 
 
 " Conway, John, May 23, i89i„ 
 
 " Cunniff, Michael, 
 
 •' Donlin, Thomas, 
 
 " Goggin, James, " - .. 
 
 " Hayes, William, '■ •' 
 
 " Heafy, Thomas. 
 
 " Keenan, Thomas, 
 
 " Lennon, John, " '• ■' 
 
 " Mangan, James. " 
 
 " O'C'onnor, 'i'homas, " 
 
 " Ryan, John, '• " " 
 
 " Shine, Michael
 
 S0CT/:2V/K. 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 ev. Mallon, John J., 
 
 Dec. 
 
 19, 
 
 1891. 
 
 Strezelecki, John H., 
 
 >• 
 
 '' 
 
 .'( 
 
 Drain, Patrick H., 
 
 Jan. 
 
 ^4. 
 
 .892. 
 
 Breslin, Patrick A., 
 
 June 
 
 15. 
 
 
 Dooley, John A., 
 
 •• 
 
 
 
 (ralligan, Bartholomew F., 
 
 
 
 
 * Keliher, Michael F.. 
 
 
 
 
 Keiahan, John F., 
 
 
 
 •• 
 
 McDonald, Joseph V., 
 
 a 
 
 i. 
 
 •• 
 
 ' McKenna, Charles B.,* 
 
 •'• 
 
 -' 
 
 
 ' Murphy, Charles T., 
 
 
 
 •• 
 
 Quinn, William, 
 
 
 
 
 ' Thornton, Thomas A., 
 
 '• 
 
 
 
 Hayes, Patrick J., 
 
 Sept. 
 
 s, 
 
 
 Smith, Joseph F., 
 
 .'< 
 
 a 
 
 
 Fitzpatrick, Malick J., 
 
 Dec. 
 
 17. 
 
 •• 
 
 ' Flood, Thomas F., 
 
 
 
 
 ' Horan, Michael F., 
 
 (C 
 
 '■' 
 
 
 * Kenny, Arthur J., 
 
 <e 
 
 •' 
 
 ''• 
 
 * McGuire, John F., 
 
 ec 
 
 (C 
 
 ({ 
 
 Malloy, James F. , 
 
 <i. 
 
 i i 
 
 a 
 
 ' Meehan, ^^'illiam 1\, 
 
 <t 
 
 a 
 
 <■' 
 
 O'Connell, Daniel A., 
 
 •■•• 
 
 
 '• 
 
 Reilly, Thomas J., 
 
 <.' 
 
 -' 
 
 
 Brown, James J., 
 
 June 
 
 24, 
 
 1893. 
 
 Dowling, John F., 
 
 
 
 " 
 
 ' Gallagher, Michael P., 
 
 . ( 
 
 •• 
 
 •• 
 
 ' Murray, David A., 
 
 <•' 
 
 ''• 
 
 
 ''^ Died jvuie 15, 181)3.
 
 42 SOUVENIR. 
 
 Rev. Ayhvard, James N., May 19, 1894. 
 
 '•■ Crowley, Cornelius F.. " "' '' 
 
 '•' Crowley, Cornelius J., '' '' '' 
 
 "' Cusack, Andrew F., " '' '" 
 
 '• Doyle, Thomas J., '' 
 
 " Driscoll, Timothy M., 
 
 •-•■ Fay, John J., " ..• .< 
 
 " Gibbons, Daniel A. " 
 
 McNamara. James F., '•' '•' " 
 
 '' Nowak, Stanislaus J., "' " '"' 
 
 " Sullivan. Francis J., '' 
 
 " Keane, James J., Dec. 23, 
 
 Bergan, Joseph E., '" 22, '• 
 
 '' O'Hanlon, Philip, '" 
 
 '• Strack, Otto, 
 
 " Pauli, Charles, 
 
 '•' Walsh, Michael, 
 
 " Carey, Patrick E., June 8, 1895. 
 
 *' Collins, James A., 
 
 "■ Donahue, Joseph P., '* " 
 
 ** Harrington. John J., " 
 
 " Hickey, John J.. 
 
 *•' Kelly, Thomas B., 
 
 " McKenna, Bernard F., 
 
 *' Meehan, John F., 
 
 '•' St. John. William T., 
 
 " Weir, Robert A., 
 
 '• Cusack, Louis M., Dec. 21. ICS95.
 
 SOl'l'HNIR. 
 
 Rev. Cusack, Peter P., 
 
 " Mulcahy, William J., 
 
 " Brehney, James H., 
 
 " Cushman, Joseph G,, 
 
 " Dunn, John J.. 
 
 '* Gilmartin, Terence E., 
 
 " Gleeson, Matthew C, 
 
 " Halloran, Edward F., 
 
 " Kenny, Arthur J., 
 
 " Leonard, Edward F., 
 
 ** Lyman, Thomas F., 
 
 ** Maher, John J., 
 
 " O'Connor, David F,, 
 
 " O'SuUivan, Edward F., 
 
 " Owens, Thomas F., 
 
 " Phelan, Thomas P., 
 
 " Power. James J., 
 
 '' Quinn, Daniel A., 
 
 '• Talbot, James A,, 
 
 " Wilson, John J,, 
 
 43 
 Dec. 21, 1895 
 
 (i ii a 
 
 May 30, 1896.
 
 IV. 
 
 History of \\)e rtew ^eminary Grounds. 
 
 The work for the welfare of the diocese that Arch- 
 bishop Hughes began in founding the great 
 Cathedral which shall be his everlasting monument, 
 Archbishop Corrigan hopes to complete b}^ build- 
 ing a diocesan Seminary which shall be worthy 
 of the diocese whose destinies have been com- 
 mitted to his guidance. Keenly appreciating the 
 fact that the care of the formation and the education 
 of the clergy is of all the cares of the bishop the 
 greatest and the most important ; endeavoring 
 to adapt the discipline and the rules imposed upon 
 clerics in the seminary to those of the Council of 
 Trent ; wishing to give his seminarists the means 
 for cultivating piety and abundant virtue, and desir- 
 ous of encouraging the study of the highest sciences
 
 SOUVENIR. 45 
 
 it has always been his hope to build within the limits 
 of his diocese a Seminary of which the Catholics of 
 New York could be justly proud. The inconven- 
 ience of the location of the Seminary at Troy, the 
 rigorous climate, of the place, and moreover the 
 necessity of having the institution under his im- 
 mediate supervision were the motives that deter- 
 mined him to take immediate action. In doing 
 this he was especially moved by a petition pre- 
 sented by his clergy in the Fifth Diocesan 
 Svnod, representing the many disadvantages of 
 having to go to Troy for their Retreats. The 
 Archbishop much to the joy of the priests, 
 announced on that occasion that he hoped soon to 
 build a Scminarv within the limits of our own dio- 
 cese. A competent Committee of priests, aided 
 by the valuable assistance and advice of exper- 
 ienced laymen was appointed to secure a site. 
 After examining many localities, they bought a 
 farm at Scarborough, on the Hudson. The place 
 however was found unsatisfactory on account of 
 the inadequate means of access and the undesir-
 
 46 SOUVENIR. 
 
 able surroundings. The Committee resumed 
 their labors and after examining all the available 
 sites within the neighborhood of New York, 
 they finally, through the agency of Mr. Georges 
 Lespinasse purchased Valentine Hill, a plot of 
 ground in the second ward of the city of Yonkers, 
 lying between Valentine Street, Jerome Ave., Mile 
 Square road, the land of James Gordon Bennett, 
 and Midland Ave. 
 
 Valen-tine Hill is a high ridge bordering 
 Mile Square on the west. '^ Its summit affords 
 one of the finest views in Westchester County. 
 On all sides is a fertile country, the gentle slopes 
 of the hillsides covered with beautiful trees. 
 Woodlands abound ; while along the lovely, 
 romantic country roads that meet here and stretch 
 
 * On the east side of the town of Yonkers bounded by the Bronx River 
 is situated an attractive piece of land called Mile Square, lying princi- 
 pally in a beautiful valley vvfatered by the river and sheltered by pic- 
 turesque hills. This tract was exempted out of the great Manorial 
 Tatent of 1693, and appears orioinally to have formed a part of the 
 possession of the Doughtys of Flushing; as we find John Doughty 
 of that place, in 1685, selling four acres of land here in one square mile 
 to Francis F'rench and Ebenezer Jones and John Wascott.
 
 .S"C^r/7:A7A'. 47 
 
 away (mi all sides, stately residences and comfort- 
 able farm houses dot the landsca])e. Eastward lies 
 an extensive countrv of hills, woods and valleys 
 reaching with a gentle succession of undulations 
 the Long Island Sound, whose waters, sparkling 
 in the sunlight and white with the Irequent sail, 
 carr\- the e\e to a chain of light blue hills bound- 
 ing the distant horizon. To the southeast extends 
 the flourishing village ot .Mount \ernon, its church 
 spires standing out j)i"()minentlv. N(jrthward are 
 the Tuckahoe Hills as far as the eye can see, while 
 westward the \'onkers ridge, crowned with lofty 
 trees whose openings reveal here and there a 
 glimpse of the Hudson vallev, leads up to the 
 dark wall of the Palisades, stretching in majestic 
 grandeur away to the North. Below the Hill is a 
 valley of rich rolling land wateied 1)\- Tippet's 
 brook and beautifulh' wooded. The old Croton 
 .Aqueduct winds along the foot of the Hill while 
 further west can be seen the New A(]ueduct. 
 
 The land known as the \';ilcntine Fai'm, and, par- 
 ticularly, this \'alentine's Hill with \\hich we are
 
 48 SOUVENIR. 
 
 concerned, belonged under the Crown to the estate 
 of Frederick Philipse, Esq., and fori:ned part of the 
 manor of I^hilipsburg-."- When Frederick Philipse 
 was attainted, his estate was sequestrated. On 
 xMay 1 8, 1786, Isaac Stoutenburgh and f^hilip Van 
 Cortlandt, commissioners of forfeiture, con\'eyed 
 238 acres to Thomas Valentine, for the consid- 
 eration of i?238o. Thomas Valentine m his 
 will, dated July 15, 1800, gave the farm on which 
 he lived himself, /. c. \'alentine's Hill, to his son 
 Nathaniel, who in turn bequeathed it bv will, 
 dated May 29, 1837 to his son Elijah Valentine. 
 A portion of it was conveyed on June 25, i860 to 
 John R. Haywood, a connection of the A'alentines 
 by marriage, it would appear : he conveying it to 
 Mary A.Valentine and receiving in return a mort- 
 gage of $1 5,840. Haywood afterwards sued Marv 
 
 * The Philipse Manor House is the present City Hall of Yonkers. 
 A tablet erected therein says tliat it was erected in 1682 ; that the 
 Manor of Philipsburg was erected in 1693 ; confiscated by act of the 
 Legislature of New York in 1779, and sold in 1785. It was used as 
 a private residence until 1868, when it became the property of the 
 city of Yonkers.
 
 SOUVEXIR. 49 
 
 A. Valentine, and in pursuance of a judgment of the 
 Supreme Court, bought back the property which 
 he afterwards sold on May 4, 1863, to Susan Val- 
 entine. Her son, Nathaniel, and her daughter, 
 Harriett A. Burtis, became possessed of equal 
 shares in it h\ the demise of Susan Valentine. In 
 October 30, 1882, Harriett sold her interest to 
 Nathaniel who thus became possessed of the en- 
 tire property. Valentine Hill, therefore, with the 
 adjoining land, has been occupied bv the Valen- 
 tine family for nearly one hundred and ten 
 years. There was an old bur^-ing ground in the 
 immediate neighborhood where are interred the 
 remains of Colonel Thomas Farringdon. of New- 
 York City, and several members of the Valentine 
 and Brown families. This burving ground is now 
 included in the Woodlawn Cemetery. 
 
 The \'alentines wishing to dispose of a portion 
 of their land which had become very valuable by 
 reason of its proximity to the citv. conveyed, 
 on March 6, 1890, the several parcels of land con- 
 taining respectively, 6.251 acres, 14.047 acres, and
 
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 32.911 acres to Michael A. Corrigan, for the 
 Slim of sixty-four thousand, one hundred and forty- 
 six dollars, and seventy-seven cents. ($64,146.77). 
 
 Valentine's Hill, like the grounds of the old 
 Seminary at Fordham, has many historical associ- 
 ations. 
 
 When the British army, in October 1776, occu- 
 pied Westchester County, from New Rochelle to 
 White Plains, the American armies moved rapidly 
 by forced marches from Harlem Heights along 
 the Tuckahoe Road, their march occupying from 
 October 12th, to October 21st. The Brigade com- 
 manded by Brigadier General Lord Stirling was 
 pushed first to the Mile Square, and afterwards to 
 the White Plains. Two regiments of the Massa- 
 chusetts militia, under Major-General Lincoln, 
 were sent up the Hudson river to watch the 
 movements of the British ships, and prevent the 
 landing of men, while the headquarters of that 
 division, and probably its two remaining regi- 
 ments were posted on Valentine's Hill, " one of 
 those ridges which still form a distinguishing fea-
 
 SOUVENIR. 31 
 
 ture in the topography of Westchester County : 
 and at the time of which we write, the most 
 beautiful of the high grounds extending north- 
 wardly as far as the White Plains, which were 
 subsequently occupied bv detachments of the 
 American army, while the main body of that army 
 was laboriously and painfully occupied in its famous 
 retreat with its baggage and stores from the 
 Heights of Harlem to the high grounds at the last 
 mentioned place. And General Heath's division 
 was posted in a line extending from Fort Inde- 
 pendence to Valentine's Hill. It is said, also, that 
 a line of entrenched encampments was formed 
 along the high grounds on the western side of the 
 Bronx Riyer, from Valentine's Hill, on the south 
 to Chatterton Hill, opposite the White Plains on 
 the north." (Scharf's History of Westchester 
 County, Vol. I. p. 414.) 
 
 General Washington established his headquar- 
 ters on Valentine's Hill, just previous to the battle 
 of White Plains. The information possessed by 
 General Washington of the topography of the
 
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 country, in the vicinity of Valentine Hill, was 
 meagre, and he complains very much of the gen- 
 tlemen of New Yark, from whom he had never 
 been able to obtain a plan of the country. Colonel 
 Putman in disguise reconnoitered the ground and 
 sketched a map, giving the important features of 
 the country and positions, but as will be seen from 
 the map reproduced here, the ideas about the posi- 
 tion of Valentine Hill with regard to Yonkers 
 were very hazy and misleading. This section of 
 Westchester County was the scene of the actions 
 of the " Skinners " and the other guerrillas made 
 famous in Cooper's novel, " The Spy." It abounds 
 therefore in interesting associations.
 
 Fart II. 
 
 XTbe ISeoinning of tbe Ibistorv of tbe 
 IHew Seminary. 
 
 I. 
 
 Theoeremony of tl^e Dlessmgof ti^e oorner-^tone 
 of il^e Kew i^emmary of ^t. Josepb- 
 
 On Pentecost Sunday, May 17th. 1S91, His 
 Grace, the Most Reverend Michael Augustine 
 Corrigan, Archbishop of New York, in the 
 presence of probably the largest concourse of 
 Catholics ever seen in this country, blessed the 
 corner-stone of the new Seminary Building, and 
 also the corner-stone of the new Chapel. 
 
 The day itself was perfect, cool, and clear. .In 
 consequence nearly one hundred and fifty thous- 
 and people left their homes to witness the cere- 
 mony. Of these, owing to a lack of railroad 
 accommodation, only about eighty thousand 
 reached the grounds at Valentine Hill. 
 
 The Most Reverend P. J. Rvan, I). D., Arch- 
 bishop of Philadelphia, delivered the following 
 address, which was listened to with eager atten- 
 tion bv a vast audience : 
 
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 54 SOUVENIR. 
 
 Archbishop Ryan's Address. 
 
 •' Confiding in Jesus Christ, we place this first stone in this foun- 
 dation, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
 Ghost, so that here may flourish true ^"aith, and the fear of God, and 
 fraternal charity, and this place may be destined for prayer, for invok- 
 ing and praising the name of the same Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Who 
 lives and reigns God with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, forever and 
 ever. Axnen."- Words of the Ceremotiial of this occasion. 
 
 Most Rev. A rcJibishop, Rt. Rev. and Rev. Prelates and 
 Clergy, and Dear Brethren of the Laity : 
 
 I can expect to do little more this afternoon than 
 to express aloud, and thus, perhaps, render more 
 vivid and memorable, the thoughts and sentiments 
 which must suggest themselves to your minds and 
 hearts in view oi the interest and itnportance 
 ot this occasion ; an interest and importance which 
 should not be confined to Catholics, but extend to 
 all men, who desire the welfare and permanence 
 of Christian society. To the Catholic this occa- 
 sion has deep significance. He knows that 
 Christianity is not mereh' a collection of ethical 
 principles no matter how admirable, nor the 
 fortuitous combination of persons under the names
 
 SOUVENIR. 55 
 
 of Churches, who happen to agree on some lead- 
 ing doctrines of the Founder of the Christian re- 
 ligion, but that it is, and ever has been from its 
 foundation, an organism, a Kingdom of God upon 
 earth, compacted and fitly joined together, an or- 
 ganism of which the Christian Priesthood is an 
 essential and inseparable portion. Christ and His 
 Apostles formed the first Christian Seminary, and 
 this vSeminary has been perpetuated from century 
 to century continuing in the world the divine 
 priesthood of Our Lord with all its great powers, 
 without which the Church cannot be conceived. 
 
 Again, it is well known that in proportion to 
 the excellence of the intellectual and moi-al train- 
 ing in the Seminary shall naturally be the priests 
 that come from its halls, and " as the priest, so the 
 people." If we examine the histor)- of the Church 
 at various periods and in various countries, we 
 shall find that the great body of the people were 
 good or bad or indifferent according to the kind of 
 priests that ministered to them. The priest- 
 hood should be, as the continued priesthood of 
 Christ, "the salt of the earth," "the light of the
 
 56 SOUVENIR. 
 
 world, " and if it be not this, it becomes a curse to 
 the world. If it be not for the resurrection it be- 
 comes for the fall of many. 
 
 Hence the immense importance of Seminary in- 
 stitutions for the welfare of all the children of the 
 Church. This truth is particularly emphasized 
 by the fact that when great reformei"s arose in the 
 Church, the}' directed their first and most earnest 
 endeavors towards the establishment of ecclesias- 
 tical Seminaries, the professors and pupils of 
 which should be filled with the spirit of God. 
 They went up to the mountain top, to the well 
 spring of religious life and let the sweetening 
 wood fall into the once bitter waters, and as these 
 waters flowed downward and leaped over the 
 rocks and formed the cataracts and swept by the 
 great cities, bearing bread for the children of men, 
 they retained the spiritual sweetness of their 
 mountain heights. 
 
 At times, the Church, like her individual chil- 
 dren, required reformation, not in doctrines and 
 teaching, for these God preserves true and holy, 
 but in the morals of priests and people. What
 
 SOUrENlR. 57 
 
 God has fornietl man sliould not dare to reform. 
 As well attempt to improve the mechanism of the 
 Heavens and change the natural laws of the earth, 
 as reform God's work or the supernatural order. 
 Hence the great mistake made by the so-called 
 reformers of the sixteenth century. Had they at- 
 tempted to relorm, not God's work but man's 
 work, not doctrines but morals, which sadly 
 needed reform in priests and peoples, they might 
 have done incalculable good. The doctrines were 
 the same which had been believed in the primitive 
 ages of ChristianilN, and with which and bv which 
 saints had been formed at the very time of the 
 reformation. Moral not dogmatic reform was 
 needed. This the great Council of Trent at- 
 tempted and to a great extent effected. It was a 
 reformation from within. And the Council di- 
 rected its special attention to ecclesiastical semi- 
 naries. 
 
 " If, " says Bishop Hefele, the historian, " the 
 Catholic World has had for the last three hun- 
 dred vears a more learned, a more moral, and 
 more pious priesthood than that which existed in
 
 58 SOUVENIR. 
 
 almost every country, before the so-called Refor- 
 mation, it is due to this decree of the Council of 
 Trent, and to it, in this age, we owe our thanks." 
 The Council directed that preparatory seminaries 
 should be established for the younger aspirants to 
 the ministry, and larger ones for the more ad- 
 vanced. 
 
 Few people advert to the long course of studies 
 and training required for the priesthood of the 
 Catholic Church. Tn two or three years a profes- 
 sional man may become a clergyman in some of 
 the non-Catholic denominations, and if he please 
 he can give up his ministerial calling, and return 
 to his former profession. Not so, however, in the 
 Catholic Church. In it, a priest once is a priest 
 forever. The indelible mark of his priesthcjod is 
 impressed on his soul. He cannot change. Hence, 
 the immense importance of his training. He must 
 have a desire for the state, an aptitude for the 
 state, and sufficient virtue to preserve his inno- 
 cence in this holy position. Because some were 
 admitted into the sanctuary who possessed not 
 these qualifications, great abuses crept in with
 
 SOUVENIR. 59 
 
 them, and extended to the whole flock of Christ. 
 Hence, the great reforming Council of Trent re- 
 solved to lay the axe to the rcx^t, and reform 
 priesthood and people by reforming the seminar- 
 ies, and making them all that they should be. The 
 Council was justly persuaded that it was better to 
 have fewer priests thoroughh' trained, and filled 
 with the spirit of sacerdotal piety, than many tep- 
 id or unworthy ones. 
 
 The priest is only the agent of God. Through 
 him God ordinarily acts on his people, preaching 
 and baptizing, and forgiving sins. But God has 
 not abdicated His power to act directly on hu- 
 man souls, and it is infinitely better to leave 
 such souls to God's direct action than to permit 
 them to be scandalized bv un worth v priests, 
 who have ever been, and still are, the Church's 
 greatest enemies — the salt that has lost its savor, 
 and is fit only to be cast out and trodden under 
 the feet of men. 
 
 But the Council was not satisfied with the per- 
 sonal sanctity of the candidates for the sacred 
 ministry. The Fathers demanded that the studies
 
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 in these seminaries should be of so high a stan- 
 dard that the CathoHc priests should preserve 
 their places as the great leaders of thought in the 
 world. The priest was to be the model man, in- 
 tellectuall}' and morally, and he was to be formed 
 for this exalted position in these retreats of learn- 
 ing and sanctity. St. Charles Borromeo was the 
 first to carry out in all its details the great scheme 
 for the establishment of well-regulated ecclesiasti' 
 cal seminaries. St. Vincent de Paul and M. Olier, 
 the founder of the Sulpitians, in France, in 1650, 
 continued the great work. The Sulpitians were 
 instituted for the express purpose of conducting 
 clerical seminaries, and the good they have done 
 for ecclesiastical training, and through this for the 
 Church, for priests and people, has been incalcu- 
 lable. 
 
 The Bishops who ruled this great diocese in the 
 past felt the importance of a suitable ecclesiastical 
 seminary. The history of their efforts in this di- 
 rection is narrated in the souvenir pamphlet of 
 this occasion, which renders unnecessary any de- 
 tailed account of them bv me.
 
 SOUVENIR. 6 1 
 
 Your devoted Archbishop is acting- out the 
 spirit and legislation of the Church and her re- 
 forming saints in the great Seminary about to be 
 erected on this spot. Oh, what a future it shall 
 have I Hundreds, even thousands, of voung men 
 in the very morning of life, in the spring-tide of ex- 
 istence, shall leave the great citv vonder — leave 
 human love and human ambition — and entering 
 into the chapel, the future heart of this great in- 
 stitute, shall cry out in the inspired enthusiasm of 
 their vocations : "We shall go in unto the altar 
 of God, to God who rejoiceth our youth." " Send 
 forth Thy light and Thv truth ; they have led us 
 and brought us to Thy holy hill and into Thy tab- 
 ernacles." After years of solitude, prayer and 
 study they shall go forth as the Apostles of Jesus 
 Christ went forth on this Pentecost day, and en- 
 tering again into the great city they shall {pro- 
 claim, in words ot fire, the holy truths that once 
 converted the world, and which alone shall pre- 
 serve it from moral destruction. Back to this re- 
 treat shall they come from time to time to renew 
 the spirit of their exalted vocation, and to go
 
 62 SOUVENIR. 
 
 forth, thus renewed, to continue their great work. 
 The mission of this institution is thus eloquently 
 described in the address of the old Seminary to 
 the New, in the Souvenir: 
 
 Here is the school of Christ — the upper room — 
 Where men shall learn to know the bud and bloom 
 Of saintly hves ; where Christ Himself shall teach. 
 Illume the mind and wake the chords of speech 
 Here men will dwell, to learn God's holy will. 
 That He who built the Church must guide her still. 
 
 Christ has not lied; this pompous world has need 
 
 Of high inspiring word and god-like deed 
 
 Of men who lift themselves above the clay 
 
 And yearn to show their fellow men the way. 
 
 Of men whose spotless souls are all aflame 
 
 To teach the sweetness of the saving Name ; 
 
 Whose words and works, though like their Lord assailed, 
 
 Prove that the gates of hell have not prevailed. 
 
 And for the non-Catholic, and even for the non- 
 believer in Christianitv itself, this occasion is not 
 without interest. From a human standpoint alone 
 the life mission of a Catholic priest is a glorious 
 one. His love for and attention to the poor and 
 suffering of our race ; the great institutions of
 
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 beneficence which the clergy of the Church have 
 inaugurated and sustained in every part of the 
 world ; the truths so conservative of human socie- 
 ty which the priest constantly inculcates ; his* re- 
 spect for authority as of God's institution ; his 
 efforts for temperance and brotherly love ; all the 
 natural virtues which he fosters, ought to render 
 the priest the best benefactor of his race, and the 
 Seminary in which he has been formed for this 
 glorious mission, an object of interest to every 
 lover of his kind. But the plenitude of interest 
 is found of course, in the Catholic heart. How 
 magnificent and consoling is the scene before me. 
 Here on this Pentecost da}- are represented na- 
 tions as many and as diverse as those who throng- 
 ed the streets of Jerusalem at the first Pentecost. 
 On that day each man heard in his own tongue 
 the wonderful works of God and the unity lost at 
 Babel was restored to Jerusalem. A unity greater 
 than this was produced by the Christian Church — 
 a sacramental unity, all partaking of divine grace 
 flowing from the seven channels from the heart of 
 God — a governmental unity, all bowing in rever-
 
 64 SOUVENIR. 
 
 ence and docility to the same pastoral authority, 
 and above all and more marvellous than all, an in- 
 tellectual unity, all believing the same doctrines. 
 We need these unities in this age of discord. We 
 need that the Pentecostal tongues of fire should 
 descend again, and we begin to build the Cenacle 
 where the future apostles shall await in holy 
 prayer their descent. 
 
 O brethren, aid your holy and devoted Arch- 
 bishop to accomplish what he and you commence 
 to-day. This Seminary shall be the glory of his 
 episcopate ; and in that glory you shall be par- 
 takers ; and if, as the Scriptures assure us, those 
 who instruct many unto justice shall shine as stars 
 for all eternitv, surely they who contribute to the 
 instructions of the priests and Bishops of the fu- 
 ture shall not be left without their luminous 
 reward in the firmament of God. 
 
 At the conclusion of the address, Archbishop 
 Corrigan proceeded to bless the corner-stone of 
 the chapel. He was assisted by the Right Rev- 
 erend Bishops O'Farrell of Trenton, Wigger of 
 Newark, Conroy of Curium, the Right Rev.
 
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 Bishop Keane, Rector of the Catholic University 
 at Washington, the Right Reverend Monsignor 
 Preston, V. G., the Very Reverend Monsignors 
 Farlev and McDonnell, the \'erv Rev. Dr. Gab- 
 riels, President of St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy, 
 the Ver)' Rev. Dr. Hogan of the Catholic Uni- 
 versity, the V^ery Rev. Dr. Rex, President of St. 
 John's Seminary, Brighton, the \"ery Rev. Dr. 
 Magnien, President of St. Marv's vSeminary, 
 Baltimore, the Very Rev. Edward Allen, Presi- 
 dent of Mt. St. Marv's, Emmittsburg, the Very 
 Rev. Fr. Campbell, S. J., l^rovincial of the Jesuits, 
 the Very Rev. Fr. Wayrich, C.SS.R., the Very 
 Rev. Fr. Spencer. O. P., the Very Rev. Rural 
 Deans, McKenna of Westchester, O'Flynn of 
 Saugerties, and Pennv of Newburgh, and most of 
 the clergy of the diocese. 
 
 Among the societies that took prominent part 
 in the celebration were, the Society of St. Vincent 
 de Paul, the Holy Name Societies, the Passion 
 Sodality, the Bona Mors Confraternity, The Con- 
 fraternity of the Holy Familv, the Temperance 
 Societies, the League of the vSacred Heart, the
 
 66 SOUVENIR. 
 
 Catholic Club, the Catholic Benevolent Legion, 
 the Cadet Corps of St. John's College, Fordham, 
 the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association, the 
 Catholic Knights of America.
 
 11. 
 
 Tbe 0peninq of \\)e Kew ^emmary. 
 
 The First Mass. 
 
 On the morning of the i6th of July, 1896, the feast 
 of our Lady of Mount Carmel, the first religious 
 exercises were held within the walls of the new 
 Seminary. At six o'clock, His Grace, the Most 
 Rev. Archbishop, blessed the Sisters' Chapel, 
 attended by his Secretary, Rev. James N. Con- 
 nolly; Rev. Edward R. Uyer, S. S., Rector; Rev. 
 Richard K. Wakcham, S. S., Treasurer, and Rev. 
 William Livingston. 
 
 After the Chapel had been blessed, the Arch- 
 bishop celebrated the first Mass in presence of 
 those already named, and the following Sisters of 
 Charity from Mount St. Vincent: Sister Marie 
 Therese, Sister Marcella, Sister Jane de Chantal. 
 Sister Maria .Ambrose, Sister Mar}' Angelus, Sis- 
 ter Theresa Arthur, Sister Theresa Mary, Sister 
 
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 68 SOUVENIR. 
 
 Mary Lucy, and Sister Maria Genevieve. Sister 
 Mary Lucina and Sister Mary Loyola were pres- 
 ent at the second Mass, which was celebrated by 
 Father Connolly, and served, as was the first Mass, 
 by Mr. McLaughlin. The third Mass was cele- 
 brated by Father Livingston, the fourth by Father 
 Dyer, and the fifth bv Father Wakeham. 
 
 After breakfast a short recess was taken, and at 
 10:30 A. M. the Archbishop, attended as before, 
 proceeded to bless the Sisters' House, the power- 
 house, laundry, and bakery. There was no display 
 on this occasion. Lovingly and reverently each 
 room was sprinkled with holy-water, and the 
 earnest pra3^er of the ritual repeated, invoking 
 God's blessing upon every part of the house thus 
 dedicated to a work so necessary and so holy. 
 The Dedication Ceremonies. 
 
 The vigil for the veneration of the Sacred 
 Relics to be deposited in the altars was begun 
 Sunday evening. August 9th, in the Sisters' Chapel, 
 and was observed during the whole night. 
 
 On the morning of the loth, at six o'clock, the 
 Archbishop consecrated the main altar under the
 
 SOUVENIR. 69 
 
 patronage oi St. Joseph, placing there the Relics 
 of St. Honoratus, St. Agatha, St. James the Great- 
 er and St. N^incent de Paul. 
 
 The Altar of the Sacred Heart was then con- 
 secrated, and the Relicsof St. Sevei"inus, St. Jidia, 
 St. Ambrose, and St. Alphonsiis Liguori were 
 placed therein. 
 
 The consecration of the Altar of the Assump- 
 tion was reserved for the consecration of the 
 Chapel proper, which will take place in 1898. 
 
 Iminediately after the ceremonies, the Most 
 Rev. Archbishop celebrated the first Mass on the 
 high altar of the Chapel, and the Mass of Thanks- 
 giving was celebrated on the same altar bv the 
 Archbishop's Secretary, Father ConnoUv. The 
 first Mass celebrated at the Altar of the Sacred 
 Heart was said bv Rev. M. J. Lavelle, Rector of 
 the Cathedral. 
 
 The eve of the dedication was deemed an oj»- 
 portune time for the blessing of the Seminary 
 proper. Bishop McOuaid of Rochester, at the 
 request of .Archbishop Corrigan. performed this 
 work as a labor of love. He blessed the main
 
 70 SOUVENIR. 
 
 building, which is to be used by the Professors 
 and students, leaving the Chapel to be solemnly 
 blessed next morning by the Archbishop. 
 
 At six o'clock on the morning of the twelfth, 
 the day was begun by a proper and patriotic cele- 
 bration on the lawn in front of the Seminar}'. A 
 magnificent American flag, twenty by thirty feet 
 in size, and having the complete number of stars, 
 was blessed by the Rev. James N. Connolly, as- 
 sisted- by Father Driscoll and Mr. McLaughlin. 
 The three then raised the banner of liberty to 
 the top of a large white pole, which stands near 
 the southeastern wing of the building. Thus, 
 under the protection of the great ensign, stands 
 St. Joseph's Seminary, not needing any other 
 name. There are no signs or tokens of TDyalty 
 about the place, but there are, and there will con- 
 tinue to be, every sign and token of loyalty to 
 the American flag and the American Constitution. 
 
 Promptly at ten o'clock the Archbishop, attend- 
 ed bv Dean Lings of Yonkers and Dean Sweeney 
 of Kingston, began the ceremony of blessing of 
 the new house of the Lord, and as the priests
 
 SOi'l'ENIR. 71 
 
 inarched around in procession robed in cassock 
 and surplice, they found the Chapel a lair and 
 gladdening- sight. The paintings behind the 
 high altar were illumined by electric lights con- 
 cealed behind the pillars and arch of the apse. 
 The sanctuary was a dream of golden glory, while 
 the simple, chaste beauty of the mosaic floor, the 
 richness of the oaken stalls, the splendor of the 
 marbled columns, and the wondrous color har- 
 monies of the stained glass windows, sent a thrill 
 of exultation through the souls of those who love 
 and appreciate the glory of the house of God. 
 
 When the ceremony of the blessing was finished, 
 the procession for the Solemn Pontifical Mass 
 entered the Chapel. His Eminence, Cardinal 
 Satolli, was the celebrant, attended by Very Rev. 
 Monsignor Joseph F. Moonev, V. G., as Assistant 
 Priest, Rev. John Edwards and Rev. Charles \\. 
 Colton as Deacons of Honor, Rev. John J. Kean, 
 Deacon, and Rev. Matthew A. Taylor, Subdea- 
 con of the Mass. The Masters of Ceremonies 
 were Rev. James N. Connolly, Rev. Wm. J. 
 Guinon, D.D., and Mr. Wm. S. McLaughlin.
 
 ;2 SOUrENIR. 
 
 The Subdeacon of the Cross was Rev. Thomas 
 M. O'Keefe. Rev. John J, McCabe was Censer 
 Bearer ; Rev. Henry O'Carroll, Incense Bearer ; 
 Rev. Luke J. Evers and Rev. Michael Walsh, 
 Acolytes ; Rev. James D. Lennon, Mitre Bearer ; 
 Rev. James P. O'Brien, Crozier Bearer; Rev. 
 Arthur J. Kenny, Jr., Candle Bearer; Rev. P.J. 
 Mahoney, D.D., Book Bearer, and Rev. Thos. F. 
 Myhan, Master of Choir. 
 
 Seated in the Sanctuary were Bishop McQuaid 
 of Rochester, Bishop Wigger of Newark, Bishop 
 Ludden of Syracuse, Bishop Gabriels of Ogdens- 
 burg, Bishop McDonnell of Brooklyn, Bishop 
 Burke of Albany, Bishop McFaul of Trenton, and 
 the Archbishop, attended by Very Rev. Albert A. 
 Lings, V. F., and Rev. Michael J. Lavelle. More 
 than two hundred priests occupied the stalls, with a 
 few laymen invited as special guests by reason of 
 their great interest in the building of the Seminary. 
 
 About twenty priests acted as a special choir, 
 and sang the Gregorian Mass under the direction 
 of Rev. Anthony Lammel, whose ability as a 
 musician has long been known and appreciated.
 
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 When the solemn services were finished, the 
 Rt. Rev. John M. Farley, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop 
 of New York, ascended the altar, and read the 
 following cablegrams of blessing and congratu- 
 lation. 
 
 The first was a blessing from the Pope, and was 
 addressed to His Eminence, Cardinal Satolli : 
 " The Holy Father, on the occasion of the blessing 
 of the new Seminary of New York, congratulates 
 the Most Rev. Archbishop, and from the fulness 
 of his heart imparts to His Grace, to the students 
 of the Seminary, and to all the clergy of the dio- 
 cese, his apostolic benediction. 
 
 " M. Cardinal Rampolla." 
 
 Cardmal Ledochowski's c<jmmunication was 
 addressed to Archbishop Corrigan, and was as 
 follows : 
 
 " 1 congratulate your Grace, and rejoice with 
 you most sincerely, that through your zeal and 
 energy a building so monumental and so useful 
 tor the training of the young clergy has been 
 completed ; and far from the scene of your labors, 
 1 invoke from my heart the blessing of Heaven
 
 74 SOUVENIR. 
 
 upon the work, and pray that the young- priests 
 who shall be educated in this Seminary, which is 
 a perfect model of its kind, may become also pei- 
 fect models of the Catholic priesthood. 
 
 " M. Cardinal Ledochcavski.'" 
 
 After reading- these documents Bishop Farlev 
 preached the following sermon, taking for his 
 text the words : 
 
 " Wisdom hath built herself a house." 
 
 " It. has passed into a proverb of two worlds, that 
 the progress of the Church in the United States 
 has no parallel in the history of Christendom. Be 
 this said with all humility, and let us not take to 
 ourselves the glor}^ that belongs to another. ' If 
 Paul plants and Apollo waters, it is God alone 
 that giveth the increase.' Nowhere in this broad 
 land has this progress of our holy faith been so 
 marked as in this, our own great city and diocese. 
 
 " Only four-score years ago the first resident 
 Bishop took possession of his See, and New York 
 became a separate ecclesiastical jurisdiction. 
 
 " When one tries to realize the condition of tiie 
 Catholics of New York eighty years ago, when
 
 SOUVENIR. 75 
 
 Bishop Connolly entered upon his episcopal office 
 with two small churches all-sufficient for the total 
 Catholic population of the city, with a few thou- 
 sand souls scattered throu^-hout the lens;th and 
 breadth of the States of New York and New Jer- 
 sey, with scarcely a dozen priests to minister to 
 the spiritual wants of all ; when one contrasts that 
 state of things wnth what we see around us to- 
 day, one is forced to say, surely ' the finger of 
 God is here." 
 
 "In the interval between this present da}' of grace 
 and thanksg^ivino^ wdiich has brought us here, and 
 the coming of the first resident Bishop, there have 
 been days that stand out as milestones along this 
 path of progress, — days fraught with jov and 
 happiness in the memory of many yet living. 
 Nay, this whole wondrous history has all come to 
 pass in the lifetime of our glorious reigning Soy- 
 ereign Pontiff, Leo XI 11.,^ — qitem Dcjis din sospitcm 
 incoliimcnqiie co?iservet. 
 
 " It was a joy to the hearts of all the people and 
 clerg)' when the first twelve laborious years of 
 Bishop Hughes' episcopate were crowned with
 
 76 SOUVENIR. 
 
 the pallium, and he became the first Archbishop of 
 New York. It was an epoch in the life of the 
 Church when that great Archbishop, verging to 
 the close of his illustrious career, laid the foun- 
 dation of his own monument — the grand Cathe- 
 dral of our city. It was a day never to be for- 
 gotten when we saw his wise and saintly successor 
 stand forth * a Prince of the Church, in the roy- 
 al dye of empire and of martyrdom, a pledge to 
 us from Rome of Rome's unwearied love, a token 
 that the American hierarchy was firm in Apostolic 
 faith and hope.' It was a day of virtuous pride 
 and gratitude when the first American Cardinal 
 dedicated to the serx'ice of the Most High the 
 grandest cathedral ever raised to the honor and 
 glory of God on this continent. 
 
 " It was a day full of hope and divinest promise 
 when, fiye years ago, 100,000 of the faithful from 
 all parts of this vast diocese, with their pastors at 
 their head, at the invitation of their venerated 
 Archbishop, gathered around this place to witness 
 the planting of the tree under whose spreading 
 shade we repose to-day, and of which for ages to
 
 SOUriiNIR. 77 
 
 come this diocese shall enjoy the consecrated fruit. 
 " What went that multitude out into that desert 
 to see ? They went to testify their loyalty to the 
 head of this diocese, and their love for the holy 
 priesthood. They saw in faith the multitudes of 
 God's ministers, who should be taught and trained, 
 dedicated to God's service here — priests des- 
 tined to break the bread of life to them and their 
 children and their children's children. They came 
 to register their devotion to the grand cause of 
 Christian education in its highest and holiest 
 sense. Thev came to proclaim their faith in the 
 fact that the hour had come to lav the foundations 
 of the greatest ecclesiastical seminary on the con- 
 tinent, and that with the hour had come the man 
 to carrv that divine work to its most perfect com- 
 pletion. They came to pledge themselves to hold 
 up his hands in this arduous undertaking, — the 
 most important work for education and religion 
 ever projected in this diocese. Who that witnessed 
 that generous outpouring of loyalty could doubt 
 that the work begun that day would lag for lack 
 of liberal support?
 
 78 SOUVENIR. 
 
 " I have said that it was the most important 
 work ever undertaken in the cause of faith and 
 learning. For it was designed to make that pro- 
 vision for souls without which the Church would 
 fail and fade from the earth. It was to do for the 
 Church of our day what Christ was pleased to do 
 in the beginning to ensure the success of His Di- 
 vine plans, when He made choice of His Apos- 
 tles. The chosen twelve were the first seminar- 
 ians, and the three vears spent at the feet of the 
 Master by the lakes and on the mountain sides of 
 Judea was their seminary life. These years of 
 teaching by Christ's words and example had to 
 precede the divine commission which all priests 
 receive. Not until He had inured theni to self- 
 denial, to habits of meditation on things oi lieav- 
 en and eternitv ; until He had led them into the 
 knowledge of the sacred mysteries of His holy 
 doctrine ; not until then did He say to them : 
 ' Go, teach all nations, teaching them all things 
 whatsoever I have commanded you.' 
 
 " Not until His last night on earth with them did 
 He sav to them : ' Do this in commemoration of
 
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 Me,' thus imparting to tliem tiie awful power of 
 offering to the living God the sacrifice of His 
 own (iivinit\ and humanity for the sins of men. 
 
 " Not until those first seminarians had the ha- 
 tred and horror of sin burned into their soids, had 
 learned and looked upon the mystery of sin in all 
 its hideous deformity, in the crime of Calvarx', 
 did the Son of God say to them : ' Receive ye 
 the Holy Ghost; whose sins vou shall forgive 
 they are forgiven them, and whose sins you shall 
 retain they are retained.' 
 
 "Even so, brethren, to this day, and so it will be 
 to the end, has the Church His spouse done and 
 shall do in making choice of her ministers. Until 
 she has moulded them, as far as poor human na- 
 ture will allow, into other Ciirists by meditation 
 on this highest model, until they have acquired 
 such knowledge of sacred and profane things as 
 their high mission and the times and circumstan- 
 ces demand, will the Church intrust to them a 
 ministry not given to angels. 
 
 " Warned bv the Apostle ' to impose not hands 
 lightly on any man,' and remembering that none
 
 80 SOUVENIR. 
 
 must assume to himself this sacred office unless 
 called by God, as Aaron and the Apostles were, the 
 Bishops of the Church in all ages, in whom alone 
 resides the power of renewing and perpetuating 
 the sacerdotal line, have held it to be the gravest 
 responsibility of their office, to make choice of 
 the most worthy to whom they may commit the 
 powers and commission of the divine aposto- 
 late. 
 
 " A.nd thus it came to pass that from the earliest 
 ages of the Church the Bishops trained the candi- 
 dates for the holy priesthood either under their 
 own roof or in seminaries specially adapted for 
 the purpose, but always under their own eye or 
 under the direction of trusted, learned, and holy 
 men. And whenever this wise provision was ne- 
 glected or departed from, the priesthood deteri- 
 orated, learning languished, morals relaxed and 
 evils unnumbered fell upon the Church. 
 
 " Tt was the multitude of such evils that led the 
 Council of Trent to decree that wherever pos- 
 sible it was the duty of the Bishops to see that 
 candidates for the hoi}' ministry should be trained
 
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 in diocesan seminaries under the very eye of the 
 Bishops themselves. 
 
 " Hence we ^nd that the holiest and most apos- 
 tolic amongst the Bishops of modern times, like 
 St. Charles Borromeo and St. Alphonsus Liguori, 
 whose lives were full of almost superhuman la- 
 bors and cares, gave their gravest thoughts and 
 the greatest part of their time to the care of their 
 3'oung clergv in their seminaries. St. Alphonsus 
 used to call his seminary ' the apple of his eye, 
 the jewel of his diocese." Nothing seemed too 
 much if it i-elated to the young clerg3\ ' All my 
 clergy are mv crown." he said, " but 1 depend 
 most on the seminary to cultivate and make mor- 
 alitv reign throughout the diocese.' And St. 
 Charles Borromeo, whose princely private for- 
 tune and large ecclesiastical revenues were all too 
 meagre to meet the desires of his charitable soul, 
 gave moix- liberally to his seminaries than to any 
 other of liis works; even as one whom we all so 
 revere has been the fcjremost amongst the bene- 
 factors will) have built up this splendid institu- 
 tion. Look around vou and sav if this Chapel,
 
 82 SOUVENIR. 
 
 his gift — the holy of holies of this sacred place — 
 is not worthy of him who has taken St. Charles 
 for his model ! 
 
 " It has always been the ardent desire of the Bish- 
 ops of this diocese to have a seminary of its own. 
 As far back as the time of Bishop Dubois, when 
 the resources of this diocese were hardly suf- 
 ficient to provide the Sacraments for the faithful, 
 when the churches were few and poor, and the 
 people likewise, the holy Bishop undertook the 
 building of a college and seminary at Nvack-on- 
 the-Hudson. But an accident shortly reduced 
 the place to ashes. His illustrious successor, the 
 first Archbishop, after some years established the 
 Seminary of St. Joseph at Fordham, which flour- 
 ished for many years, and gave many noble and 
 zealous clergy to the diocese of New York ; 
 amongst them the three late Vicars-General, 
 Starrs, Ouinn, and Preston. But for economic 
 reasons it was found necessary for all the dioceses 
 of the province to unite in one Provincial Semin- 
 ary, which was established at Troy. There for a 
 generation the clergy of New York were instruct-
 
 SOUl'hNIR. 83 
 
 ed and moulded under a body of learned and de- 
 voted priests, to whom this province and diocese 
 must ever remain deeply grateful. For if this 
 vast diocese, one of the largest and most impor- 
 tant in the whole Church, with its 800,000 scju Is, is 
 zcalouslv and laithfullv cared for froin the cen- 
 tre of the metropolis to the remotest mountain mis- 
 sion ; if it is provided with spacious and handsome 
 churches and schools and charitable institutions, 
 it is after God and under direction of the Arch- 
 bishops, mainly owing to the splendid body of 
 priests, numbering to-dav fully 90 per cent, of the 
 clergy of the diocese, who have been so ablv and 
 efficiently trained and formed in St. Joseph's Sem- 
 inary, Trov. which, full of years and of merits, 
 having tulhlled its mission, has ncjw passed away. 
 " The time had come for New York to have her 
 own seminarv within her own limits, as had been 
 originally intended by the former Bishops of the 
 diocese; a seminarv so placed that it should be 
 under the eye and immediate guidance of the 
 head of the diocese. That the time was ripe for 
 it is evidenced by the marvellous success that has
 
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 attended the work from the moment of its incep- 
 tion. Tliat within five years from the laying of 
 the first stone, ' this monumental structure, the 
 most perfect model of its kind,' as Cardinal Led- 
 ochowski calls it truly, should have reached com- 
 pletion, with only such a residue of debt as a brief 
 space will wipe out, is something- without pre- 
 cedent in the Church of this country. 
 
 " All know to whose energy and zeal this won- 
 drous success is due. He took no rest or re- 
 pose till it was accomplished. To him may be 
 applied in this instance the words of Scripture : 
 * He vowed a vow to the God of Jacob : if 1 
 shall enter into the tabernacle of my house, if 1 
 shall go up to the bed in which I lie, if I shall 
 give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, 
 or rest to my temples, until I find a place for the 
 Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.' 1 
 know that I am violating the reserve which is 
 peculiarly his when I speak thus ; but I cannot on 
 such an occasion suppress the expression of what 
 ! know to be the feelings of all here to-day. 
 
 " Your Grace, this must be for sow one of the
 
 SOUVENIR. 85 
 
 most consoling days of your life. Your heart 
 goes out in thanksgiving to Almighty God, with- 
 out whose help ' they labor in vain who build,' 
 that vou have lived to see this day. Your il- 
 lustrious predecessors in this See sighed to be- 
 hold this day ; they saw it in spirit and were glad. 
 The\' knew it would come, — that God would pro- 
 vide the means and the man. The}^ see it to-day 
 from on high. As vour anointed brow bowed 
 down this morning, whilst the '■ gratias agimus 
 tibi ' ascended to heaven from the tongue of the 
 Eminent Prince celebrant, and on the wings of the 
 Church's glorious chant from the lips of the con- 
 secrated choir of priests, methought I saw — who 
 could help thinking so? — amidst the just made 
 perfect, the spirits of your eminent and illustrious 
 predecessors in this See — McCloskev, Hughes, 
 Dubois, and Connolly, — with the whole host of 
 holy patrons of the churches and institutions 
 of this diocese, take up that chant and repeat, 
 'gratias aginnis Tibi, Domine Deus, Agnus Dci^ 
 Who can dcnibt that as they laid at the feet of 
 the Lamb, this latest and greatest gift of a grate-
 
 86 SOUVENIR. 
 
 ful clergy and people, this future home of piety 
 and learning, who can doubt, I say. that these 
 holy patrons and prelates united their prayers 
 and pleadings with those that fill vour heart and 
 the hearts of all the prelates and priests and peo- 
 ple here to-day, that the Eternal Father would 
 pour out upon this Seminar}- and upon all who 
 shall dwell therein, the fulness of His blessing ; 
 that the Great High-Priest may make interces- 
 sion for those who are to be made after His like- 
 ness here ; that they may be most perfect models ; 
 that the Holy Spirit may diffuse upon the soids 
 of the young levites soon and for centuries to 
 come, to fill these noble halls, His light and His 
 grace ; that as generation after generation of 
 young priests go forth from these sacred pre- 
 cincts, they may bear away with them the ful- 
 ness of His wisdom and understanding, and coun- 
 sel and fortitude, and knowledge, and piety, and 
 the fear of the Lord I That they may go and 
 bring forth fruit, and that their fruit remain, to 
 the honor and glory of God, to the salvation of 
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 ed countr)' to still higher planes of truth and 
 honor and national prosperity. " 
 
 At the conclusion of the sermon, the Archbish- 
 op, in cope and mitre, standing before the high 
 altar, intoned the Te JJeum, and immediately the 
 Bishops and Priests took up the strain. The 
 glorious old anthem of praise and glory and grati- 
 tude rolled and echoed through the noble arches 
 of the Chapel and soared aloft to God. 
 The Dedication Dinner. 
 
 At about one o'clock dinner was served in the 
 large students' dining hall. There were no toast 
 cards, nor was it intended that any number of 
 speeches should be made. It was impossible, how- 
 ever, even though the heat was exceedingly op- 
 pressive, to let such an occasion pass without some 
 expression of the gladness that beamed from the 
 faces of all who were present. Towards the end 
 of the dinner Archbishop Corrigan rose, amid a 
 storm of hearty and sustained applause. His 
 Grace waited till quiet was restored, and then 
 spoke in his usual happy and gracefully-worded 
 style.
 
 88 SOUVENIR. 
 
 The Archbishop's Speech. 
 
 " Yojir Eminence, Right Revere)id Bishops, Prelates^ 
 ai'd Reverend FntJicrs : — In consideration of the 
 great heat of the day, a desire has been expressed, 
 in an authoritative quarter, to dispense with the 
 usual toasts, but we cannot allow this happy occa- 
 sion to pass without proposing, as 1 shall do a 
 moment later, at least one health, that will strike 
 a responsive chord in the hearts of all present. 
 Meanwhile, as in parentheses, permit me to give 
 vent to the profound feelings of heartfelt gratitude 
 with which all the incidents of this dav overwhelm 
 me. In particular, I beg to thank His Eminence, 
 the representative of the Holy Father, forhisgieat 
 kindness in honoring this feast with his presence, 
 and thus making us realize more vividly the lo\- 
 inof benediction which His Holiness has been 
 pleased to impart on this joyful occasicMi. Cordial 
 thanks are also due to the venerable Bishops of 
 this Province for their gracious attendance, not- 
 withstanding other duties, distance, and uninviting 
 weather, and for the kind felicitations which they 
 have been good enough to express. But especial-
 
 SOUVENIR. 89 
 
 ly on this clay of days, deep gratitude is tendered 
 to those who have so noblv aided in tiiis impor- 
 tant work from its very foundation, the zealous and 
 generous Clergy, and the no less devoted Laity of 
 this diocese. Notwithstanding the hard times and 
 the financial depression that have prevailed for 
 the i)ast five years, the living spring of charity 
 has never ceased to flow ; nor was it found neces- 
 sary to suspend the work, through lack of funds, 
 even for a day. Signal gratitude is due to the 
 gentlemen, both of the Clergy and Laity, who form 
 the Committee of Ways and Means. They as- 
 sisted in chocising this site, in approving the plans 
 and contracts, in obtaining the necessary funds ; 
 and trom the \erv outset have given the benefit of 
 their advice, I heir encouragement and suppdit, 
 and their experience. In the furnishing of the 
 Seminarv, the services of the Sisters of Charilv 
 have been iiualuable: and, in this connection, I 
 cannot omit the untiring zeal of my secretary, 
 Father Connolly, who has (le\-oted months and 
 months in looking after innumerable details as re- 
 gards the construction and liijhtinir of the build-
 
 90 SO(J]'E!VIK. 
 
 ing, the equipment of the chapel and sacristy, 
 the health, the comfort, and the conveniences of the 
 students. 
 
 " Permit me, in conclusion, to welcome to the 
 diocese, and to commend most kindly to all pres- 
 ent, the Sulpician Fathers who are to have charge 
 of this institution. Thus far they are known to the 
 majority of us only by reputation, — a reputation 
 for earnest and sustained devotion to their work 
 which was voiced so impressively on his death- 
 bed by the illustrious Fenelon, when he declared : 
 ' I know nothing in the Church of God more ven- 
 erable or more apostolic than the Society of St. 
 Sulpice.' It is safe to predict that the more 
 thoroughly we know these reverend gentlemen, 
 the greater will be our regard for them, our rev- 
 erent esteem, and our admiration. 
 
 "And now, closing the parenthesis already long- 
 drawn-out, permit me, your Eminence, Rt. Rev- 
 erend and Reverend Brethren, to propose to you 
 the health, the long life and happiness of our 
 Holy Father, Pope Leo Xiil. 'May the Lord 
 preserve him. and give him life, and make him
 
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 blessed upon the earth ; and deliver him not up 
 to the will of his enemies! ' 
 
 " I trust His Eminence, Cardinal Satolli, the re- 
 vered representative of our Holy Father, will not 
 refuse to sav a few words." 
 
 Cardinal Satolli, on rising, was greeted with 
 warm and enthusiastic applause. He said a few 
 words in English bv way of introduction, and 
 then began in Latin an address which stirred the 
 hearts of his hearers. Every gesture was elo- 
 quent, everv word was rich in meaning, every 
 sentence clear-cut and luminous. It is impossible 
 to give in English an exact equivalent of the Latin 
 original. The following, however, expresses quite 
 fairly the substance of the Cardinal's address: 
 
 " Most Rev. Archbishop, Rt. Rev. Bishops, and Rev. 
 Fathers: — It is to me a source of unbounded 
 delight to be present <jn this occasion as the rep- 
 resentative of the Holy See. I have studied the 
 progress of this vast Archdiocese of New York, and 
 have noted its flourshing condition. The Holy 
 Father also has given it most special attention, and 
 knows it not only as the sfreatest in the United
 
 92 SOUVENIR. 
 
 States, butalso as one of the foremost in the world. 
 This marvellous building is but a htting monument 
 to the generosity of the clergy and people of this 
 metropolis. All the self-sacrificing works of the 
 former Bishops and Archbishops of this diocese 
 have now reached their climax through the intel- 
 ligence, the prudence, and the zeal of your present 
 great Archbishop, whom I congratulate in the 
 name of the Holy Father, and to whom in the 
 same name, as well as in my own, 1 wish many 
 years of continued wise and useful administration. 
 This Seminar}', grand in its achitectural design, is 
 a type of the Archbishop's heart ; and it is an 
 evidence of the wonderful hold he has upon the 
 love and the generosity of the clergy and people. 
 " Let us remember, however, at the same time, 
 that though the magnificence of this material ed- 
 ifice, typifying as it does the magnificent grandeur 
 of our holy Mother the Church, is something for 
 which we must all be happy and grateful, there is 
 also required, to make it fruitful unto greater 
 good, the spiritual edifice, the true ecclesiastical 
 spirit, without which all material splendor would
 
 S0ri7uV/R. 93 
 
 be useless. The generosity shown in building- this 
 structure will soon be followed bv a still higher 
 generosit\- in the upbuilding of the minds of those 
 who soon will enter these portals. Here, knowl- 
 edge with virtue willthrive inthesoulsof theyouth- 
 ful candidates for the priesthood. Their united 
 names will stand as the synonym and type of the 
 very highest civilization. Knowledge in any 
 people is vain unless virtue accompanv it. No 
 matter how perfect the material civilization of any 
 nation mav be, it is a false culture unless to pro- 
 gressive knowledge be added progressive virtue, 
 " This age, possibly more than anv other, de- 
 mands this conipanionsh.ip. And the Church de- 
 mands it especialh' in her chosen representatives. 
 She stands to-day as the apostle servant of Christ, 
 in the midst of a world that hates her, and will 
 hate her to the end. But she uses every legiti- 
 mate means to attain her noble ends. And where 
 they are not wrong, she has no hesitation in using 
 even the wea|)ons of the enemv. With the aid of 
 the sound jihilosophv and theology which will 
 here be taught, nuich will be accomplished against
 
 94 SOUVENIR. 
 
 the errors of the day. Naturally associated as 
 knowledge and virtue are, it has always been a 
 sad experience for the Church and for humanity, 
 when through any cause thev have been dis- 
 severed. Consequently, 1 would uige that the 
 very best philosophy and theology should always 
 be taught here, in the very best possible manner. 
 What is the best philosophy and theology.'' As 
 St. Paul said, ' I am not ashamed of the Gospel,' so 
 do I say : ' 1 am not ashamed t(^ be a Thomist.' 
 And among the many wonderful works of our 
 Holy Father, Pope Leo XIII., there is none for 
 which either he or the Church has reason to be 
 more grateful, than his insistence upon the teach- 
 ing of the philosophy and theology of St. Thomas. 
 Cultivation of this absolutely sound system is the 
 great desideratum of our age. We need not new- 
 ness of theories ; what we require is solid Chris- 
 tian doctrine. This is what has been provided for 
 us by St. Thomas. And against the whole world 
 1 would defend it as the highest type of what the 
 system of teaching truth should be. It gives full 
 play to reason as well as to faith. It is analvtical.
 
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 and at the same time eritical. It is profound, yet 
 clear. It is broad, but incontrovertible. So pow- 
 erful is its arrani^ement of facts, so correct its 
 logic, so strong its arguments drawn from the in- 
 exhaustible fountains of i-eason and faith, that be- 
 yond all other systems it strengthens the mind, 
 and makes men able, while contemplating the 
 heavens, to also rule the earth. This is the quality 
 of mind especially required in the priest of the 
 present day. This is the happv mental condition 
 our Holy Father, Leo XIII., expects the clergy of 
 America to possess. He is the great propagator 
 of the doctrines of St. Th(jmas, and no more 
 pleasing news cf)ul(l reach the supreme Pontiff 
 than that in the Church in America, whose future 
 is to be so great, the Angelic Doctor will be as- 
 siduously and th(jroughlv studied. 1 wish the 
 Seminai-y all possible prosperity and success. 
 May it be like the good soil mentioned in the 
 gospel, in which the best of seed will be sown, 
 producing a generation of priests, who in their 
 turn will produce and guide a nation of Catholics, 
 the wonders of whose faith and virtue will be even
 
 96 SOUVENIR. 
 
 o^reater than thoseof their fathers before them." 
 When the Cardinal ceased, Father Captier, 
 Superior-General of the Sulpician Fathers, who 
 was present on a visit from France, rose at the 
 request of the Aichbishop, and made an address 
 in French. The venerable old man expressed his 
 congratulations and his joy on such an auspicious 
 beginning of a great work, and expressed his 
 heartfelt thanks to the Archbishop ior selecting 
 the Sulpician fathers as guides and teachers for 
 the future priests of the Archdiocese. 
 
 Bishop Gabriels of Ogdensburg then rose in 
 response to repeated calls from the old students 
 of Troy, and said : 
 
 " What is a dav of joy to man}- of you, is, to 
 not a few, an occasion of some sadness. The 
 opening of St. Joseph's at Dunwoodie marks the 
 end of a beloved institution, St. Joseph's of Troy. 
 ' I/iuifi fuit,' may be said of the old Seminary: 
 happily it is not so with the glory of its sons. 
 The glorv of the Trojans is and will continue to be 
 a living thing throughout this large continent. 
 Wherever I travelled T found it known and hoii-
 
 SOUVENIR. 9; 
 
 ored. ' Qiice regio in icrris no 11 nostri plena labor is ? 
 In every part of this broad land the sons of St. 
 Joseph's of Troy are spending- themselves in 
 labors for churches and institutions of all kinds, 
 
 " St. Joseph was in exile for many years. He is 
 now called from Egypt to his own home in Naza- 
 reth. Let us bear in mind, however, that in Pales- 
 tine as in Egypt, St. Joseph was tiie custodian of 
 his Master, the model of the priest. 
 
 " One thing I wish to remark about the stu- 
 dentsof Troy, without presuming to say tiiat they 
 are more so than others : they are loyal to the 
 Holy See. Our Lord said to Peter : * Diligis vts 
 plus his ? ' and he answered : ' Lord ! Thou know- 
 est that I love Thee ! ' So, too, if asked they could 
 answer: Holy Father, you know that we love you. 
 And I would ask His Eminence, the Apostolic 
 Delegate, when he returns to Rome, there to 
 benefit still more the American Church, to lay 
 this fact at the feet of His Holiness, that there 
 are in this Archdiocese seven hundred priests full 
 of lovalty and love for him. 
 
 " To conclude, 1 w isli to the successor of Trov,
 
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 the new Seminary of New York, a happiness 
 which the former did not enjoy. It lasted only 
 the space of one generation of priests. May the 
 new Seminary last for generations and genera- 
 tions. I say, therefore, with all my heart, to the 
 new St. Joseph's, ' Esto Pcrpctua ! ' " 
 
 The old students of Troy applauded their for- 
 mer professor and President with hearty good- 
 will, and his expressions of love for the Holy 
 Father and the Seminary were rapturously re- 
 ceived. 
 
 A general call for the venerable Bishop of Roch- 
 ester followed, and he rose with no unwilling 
 heart. 
 
 " I am not a stranger here," he said, and a per- 
 fect whirlwind of applause emphasized the truth 
 of that statement. " I am probably the oldest 
 New York priest in this hall," he continued, " but 
 [ think too much of you to inflict anything more 
 upon you than is necessary to express my con- 
 gratulations to the Archbishop, the priests, and 
 the people of New York on the completion of this 
 Seminary, not of Dunwoodie, but of the greater
 
 SOUVENIR. 99 
 
 New Y(jrk. Rev. Fathers, von have a Seminary 
 the like of which does not exist anywhere else in 
 the world. But it takes more than bricks and 
 mortar to make a Seminary. You must have 
 the men to teach, and you must have methods 
 that are uj) to date. And just here let me re- 
 mark that we have a Seminarv in Rochester, 
 neither so large nor so grand as this, which, in 
 other things, is going to set vou a pace that will 
 make vou bestir vourselves to keep up with. 
 If you are in old ruts, vou will have to get out of 
 them. Noold methods, a century behind the age, 
 will do. 
 
 "You have a building here that is a wonder and 
 a charm, and I thank God that a new spirit is 
 showing itself in regard to Seminaries. Years 
 ago it used to make me sad at heart to see mag 
 nificent structures in course of erection all over 
 the countr}' for orphan asylums and hospitals, 
 while anv old barn was thought good enough for 
 the young levites. the men called bv God to keep 
 alive, in the hearts of the people, the very faith 
 that made all our works of charity possible. But
 
 loo SOUVENIR. 
 
 now in St. Joseph's of Dunwoodie and St. Ber- 
 nard's of Rochester we have two buildings that 
 challenge comparison with any in the world. 
 
 " As I said before, I am a New York priest, and 
 an old one ; therefore I feel at home among 
 3-0U. The first Bishop of New York baptized 
 me, the second confirmed me. the third ordained 
 me, and the fourth consecrated me." 
 
 There was a generous round of applause as 
 Bishop McOuaid took his seat, and the guests re- 
 tired, again to feast their eyes on the building, 
 and express anew their satisfaction and delight 
 with every detail of the magnificent structure. 

 
 a SF)ort ^Financial Ibistor^ of tbe Seminary. 
 
 The Most Rev. Archbishop began the raising 
 of funds for the building of the new Seminary, by 
 inviting, in the month of June, 1892, a number of 
 the Catholic gentlemen of this city to a meeting 
 in the archiepiscopal residence. Twenty accept- 
 ed the invitation. His Grace disclosed the pro- 
 ject he had so deeply at heart in a neat and in- 
 teresting speech. The result of his appeal was, 
 that thirtv-four thousand dollars were subscribed 
 upon the spot. 
 
 His Grace next made it a point to speak to sev- 
 eral of tlie prominent pastors, asking them to 
 think out wavs and means for obtaining the. re- 
 mainder ol the fund. .\s the residt of their sugges- 
 tions, imited with his own views, a meeting of all 
 the pastors of the diocese was called in the Cathe- 
 dral School Hall, on September 15, 1892. This 
 gathering was presided over by His Grace, who 
 proposed for the acceptance of all present, the 
 
 following plan : That every parish in the diocese 
 
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 should for five years contribute the sum of two 
 hundred dollars for each priest serving therein ; 
 that each city pastor should contribute personally 
 one hundred dollars per annum ; that each countrv 
 pastor should donate seventy-five dollars a year; 
 and that every assistant priest should subscribe 
 fifty dollars for each of the designated five years. 
 The proposition was unanimously accepted by 
 those present, and on motion it was resolved that 
 a committee of five be chosen to receive the mon- 
 ies, and to hold them until they should be trans- 
 ferred to His Grace. The committee chosen by 
 the priests were the Rev. P. F. McSweeney, 
 D.D., John F. Kearney, John Edwards. 
 
 On St. Joseph's day, 1893, a second meeting of 
 the clergy was held, at which was read the re- 
 port of the committee appointed by vote of the 
 priests. It was found that more than sixty-five 
 thousand dollars had been subscribed during the 
 elapsed period. 
 
 In the following September, His Grace appoint- 
 ed a subsidiary committee of Ways and Means, 
 consisting of the Rt. Rev. Mgr. Farley, Very Rev.
 
 SOUl'ENIR. 103 
 
 Jos. F. Moonev, V. G.. Rev. Jas. J. Flood, Rev. 
 M. A. Taylor, Rev. J. \V. Power, Rev. M. J. 
 Lavelle, Jutlge Dalv, C. V. Forties, James D. 
 Lvnch, John D. Crimmins, Jos. J. O'Donohue, 
 Morgan J. O'Brien, C. Callahan, Jeremiah Fitz- 
 patrick. and \Vm. F. O'Connor. At their sugges- 
 tion another meeting of lay gentlemen was called 
 for the twenty-fifth of the same month. x\s 
 the result of this gathering forty-five thousand 
 dollars were added to the fund. It was further- 
 more resolved, as a consequence of this meeting, 
 to establish a monthly newspaper, which should 
 act as a means of keeping the project constantly 
 and clearly before the public. Mr. John Mullaly 
 was appointed the editor. The paper was stvled 
 simplv, "The Seminarv." It was published unre- 
 mittingly every month until August. '96, and to its 
 constant appeals to the generositv of the Catholic 
 people, no small amount of the funds raised must 
 be ascribed. Fach vear the clergv met in the 
 Cathedral Schoc^l Hall to hear reports, and they 
 iixvariablv had reason to be proud of the pro- 
 gress that had been made.
 
 104 SOUVENIR. 
 
 In January of the present year, the Most Rev. 
 Archbishop, his Rt. Rev. Auxiliary, and Vicar- 
 General Mooney, undertook to visit in turn on 
 designated Sundays, all the parishes of the city of 
 New York, with a view to presenting the Semin- 
 ary fund personally before the people, and asking 
 them in each church for an envelope collection. 
 It was provided, also, that the country churches 
 should be similarly visited by the Deans of their 
 different districts. Through this new movement 
 on the part of the ecclesiastical authorities, more 
 than eighty-four thousand dollars have thus far 
 been collected. 
 
 As the fund stands at the present moment, more 
 than seven hundred thousand dollars have been 
 paid into the hands of His Grace. No words are 
 adequate to praise the priests and the people for 
 the energy, the intelligence, and the generosity 
 wherewith thev have been able to subscribe the 
 very large fund in such a short period of time, 
 and in face (^f so many business embarrassments. 
 The Catholic clergy and people have the proud 
 satisfaction of knowing that they possess one of the
 
 SOUVENIR. 105 
 
 finest Seminaries in the world, to which practically 
 every single individual has contributed some- 
 thing. 
 
 The new St. Joseph's Seminary stands on Val- 
 entine Hill, a historic spot made memorable by 
 Gen. Washington and his armv during the war 
 for independence. The site was chosen after long 
 and mature consideration by His Grace, Arch- 
 bishop Corrigan, aided bv an able and zealous 
 advisory committee, who examined numerous 
 available places in the vicinity of New York, and 
 selected this site for its beautiful and healthful lo- 
 cation on the high plateau between the Sound and 
 the Hudson River, easy of access from the City of 
 New York, as well as fiom all othei- parts of the 
 Archdiocese, and promising to be eventuallv one 
 of the choicest locations of the Greater New 
 York. The ground slopes from the building on 
 ail sides, assuring natural drainage as well as a 
 beautiful landscape effect. 
 
 The propertv. which comprises oversi\t^• acres 
 of ground, was purchased in the beginning of the 
 year i8qo, and as an excellent building stone
 
 io6 SOUVENIR. 
 
 could be readily obtained on the premises, it was 
 decided to erect the building of this stone, and 
 soon after title was taken, excavations and quarry- 
 ing of the building material were begun, so that 
 by the end of that year, a large quantity of the 
 fine rock-faced stone was prepared ready for use. 
 In Spring, 189I, the foundations were prepared, 
 and Ma}- 17, 189I, is the memorable day on which, 
 in the presence of an immense concourse of digni- 
 taries and people, the corner-stone of the new 
 Seminary was laid. Since then work has been 
 steadily progressing, and on August 12, 1896, we 
 witnessed the dedication of the completed build- 
 ing, a monument to the grand and noble concep- 
 tion of an ideal Seminary, of His Grace, the Arch- 
 bishop, and of the zeal and generosity of the 
 priests and people of the diocese. 
 
 The architects, \Vm. Schickel & Co., wei-e en- 
 trusted by His Grace with the planning and the 
 execution of this great work, and they haye cer- 
 tainly succeeded in embodying the noble thoughts 
 of its founder, in designing a building monumen- 
 tal in character, useful and well adapted in its ar-
 

 
 SOClliNIR. 107 
 
 rangements, and solid and substantial in construc- 
 tion, so that for ages the Setninarv will stand as 
 the cradle and home of the priesthood of the 
 Archdiocese. 
 
 The hard rock found on the premises, suggested 
 for the building a treatment in keeping with this 
 material, and therefore the architects chose for 
 the exterioi- a tvpe of early Renaissance archi- 
 tecture, axoiding all carving or intricate work, 
 and leaving to the natural beautv of the stone, and 
 the general disposition and grouping of the mass- 
 es, the effect to be attaijied in the design. For 
 the interior, the Italian Renaissance of the end of 
 the fifteenth century was adopted, being the 
 style in which, after the revival of classic studies 
 in the service of Christian art, many of the fore- 
 most ecclesiastical buildings of Europe have at- 
 tained their refined and beautiful expressions. 
 
 The general disposition of the building is as 
 follows : The front facessoutheast, commanding a 
 beautiful view of the Sound, and assuring sun- 
 light to all rooms. The main building forms a 
 hollow square open to the front, with a chapel
 
 io8 SOUVENIR. 
 
 as a central extension in the rear; and the re- 
 fectory and domestic house form an additional 
 group of buildings on the northeast. Eighy feet 
 further away from them, are the boiler-house, 
 electric light station, laundr3% bakery, and other 
 out-buildings. 
 
 The length of the main building is 360 feet, 
 and the wings project 80 feet, while the dimen- 
 sions of the chapel are about 40x130. The main 
 entrance is emphasized by a massive portico with 
 polished granite columns, and the centre portion 
 of the building is surmounted by a grand cupola, 
 the cross of which rises 150 feet above the ground, 
 and is visible for many miles around. 
 
 The entire building is constructed absolutely 
 fireproof, and even the use of iron has been re- 
 duced to a minimum. Fireproof tiles and blocks 
 were employed throughout in the construction 
 of the floors and ceilings, which are all vaulted, 
 and the internal partitions are also all built of 
 fireproof blocks. The high roofs, which give 
 the building a most beautiful sky-line, are covered 
 with copper and slate, and every effort has been
 
 SOUVENIR. 109 
 
 made to insure durability and solidity in all parts 
 of the building. All the stairs are constructed of 
 tile arches, and the steps are of marble. The floors 
 of the halls on the main floor are mosaic, and all 
 bath-rooms, kitchens, toilet-rooms, etc., are tiled. 
 
 The building is heated by means of hot water, 
 and the heating, ventilating, plumbing, etc., are 
 all studied with special care to the comfort and 
 well-being of the inmates of the house. The 
 nicely-appointed bath-rooms deserve special men- 
 tion. 
 
 The entire building is lighted by electricity- 
 supplied from two Edison dynamos. 
 
 The internal arrangement of the building is 
 such that the basement contains large recreation 
 rooms, bath-rooms, etc. On the main floor are 
 located the entrance, vestibule, parlors, lecture 
 halls, prayer halls, study rooms, chemical labora- 
 tory, physical cabinet, refectory, and all other 
 public rooms, so that the entire floor is devoted 
 to the common life of the seminarians, while in 
 the three floors above this, they find their living 
 apartments.
 
 1 lo SOUVENIR. 
 
 In the tower is a room containing the archives 
 of the Archdiocese. The lecture halls are large 
 and airy, well-lighted and well-ventilated r(^oms, 
 equipped with all modern appliances for the studies. 
 
 The stairways and halls deserve special men- 
 tion, as they are exceptionally large and well pro- 
 portioned, and give the whole house a stately 
 character. The central stair hall is adorned by 
 four beautiful statues of St. Turibius, St. Rosa of 
 Lima, Blessed Father Jogues, and Blessed Cath- 
 erina Tegakwita. 
 
 The Seminarv has accommodation for i6o stu- 
 dents and twelve professors. Besides this, there 
 are special suites of rooms for the Archbishop 
 and Rector of the Seminarv. and visitors. All 
 rooms are bright and cheerful, and well fur- 
 nished. 
 
 The upper story of the centre part of the build- 
 ing is occupied bv the large library, an unusually 
 fine room, fitted up with hreproof book-cases in 
 two tiers, with handsome balconies and stairs, and 
 on the main floor are large reading tables and 
 desks, making this librarv a model of its kind.
 
 THE CHAPEL, ST. JOSEPH'S SEMINARY.
 
 SOL'VENJR. I 1 1 
 
 The gem, h()\ve\er. of tlie whole Seminary, is 
 the beautiful Chapel, the individual gift ot His 
 Grace, the .Viclibishc^p ; and here the architects 
 have created a most worth w harmonious, and devo- 
 tional crowning-point of the whole. All the arts 
 have been called in requisition to aid in beauti- 
 fying this sanctuarv. The ceiling and dome are 
 vaulted, and decorated in relief. The apse of the 
 sanctuary, and the panels over the altars, are 
 adorned with large paintings executed by Lam- 
 precht ; the windows, which represent a series of 
 subjects appertaining to the Holy Sacrifice, were 
 executed by Hard man, of London, and the beau- 
 tiful statues are the work of Sibbel. the sculptor. 
 
 The altars are of Italian marble, and the stalls 
 and other woodwork in the Chapel are executed 
 in oak, and are, as well as the decorati(3n, paint- 
 ing, mosaic and marble work, all in exquisite 
 taste. 
 
 The domestic cares of the house are in the 
 hands of the Sisters of Chaiitv, and a special 
 house has been built for the accommodation of the 
 Sisters, which contains the kitchen, serving rooms,
 
 112 SOUVENIR. 
 
 etc., all of which are fitted up with steam apparatus 
 and cooking utensils of modern description, and 
 in the most complete manner. 
 
 The boiler-house contains four large boilers for 
 the water heating apparatus and steam. The en- 
 gines, dynamos, pumps, etc., are located next 
 to the boilers, and the laundry is above the 
 machinery hall. 
 
 Between the Chapel and the west wing of the 
 house, the terrace is enclosed, and forms a beau- 
 tiful cloister, one of the principal attractions of 
 the Seminary. On the easterly side, an open 
 court corresponding to the cloister extends in 
 the rear to a large esplanade, on which promising 
 trees have been planted, so that shady, comfort- 
 able walks and recreation grounds will be ready 
 in the near future. 
 
 The contracts for the work on the Seminary 
 were executed by the firms iiereinafter enumer- 
 ated, and it should be said here that the quality 
 of all the work is excellent, and the contractors 
 deserve well-merited praise.
 
 Xist ot Contractors: 
 
 J. & G. Stewart, Masou and Stone, 
 
 Jas. J. c*c F. P. Treaiior, Mason and Stone. 
 
 Ronald Taylor. 
 Jeans & T;iylor. 
 
 Gustavino Fireproof 
 
 Construction Co., 
 John Neil, 
 Grissler & Son, 
 Power Brothers, 
 C. L. Eidlitz, 
 R. L. Stewart, 
 
 Barr, Reynolds vl- Co., 
 
 O'Brien & Lavelle. 
 A. G. Newman. 
 Post & McCord, 
 
 T. J. Byrne, 
 R. Schroeder, 
 
 Yonkers, N. Y. 
 Hastings on Hudson, 
 
 N. Y. 
 156 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 
 
 Gnuiolitliic. 
 Carpenters (for win- 
 dow frames, etc.) 103 So. 5th Ave.. N. Y. 
 
 Tile-arches, 
 
 Roofer, 
 
 Carpenters. 
 
 Plasterers, 
 
 Electrician. 
 
 Mason (for boiler 
 
 house). 
 Heating, 
 
 Gasfitting, 
 Bells & Tubes, 
 Iron Work (boiler 
 
 house). 
 Plumber, 
 Tiling, 
 
 -Eschlimann <t Pellarin, Mosaic. 
 
 New York. 
 
 434 W. nth St., N. Y. 
 634 E. 17th St., N. Y. 
 1764 Broadway, N. Y. 
 10 W. 23d St., N. Y. 
 
 Yonkers, N. Y. 
 
 67 Dock St., Yonkers; 
 
 N. Y. 
 162 E. 28th St., N. Y. 
 157 W. 29th St.. N. Y. 
 
 289 Fourth Ave., N. Y. 
 377 Fourth Ave., N. Y. 
 444 Greenwich St., N. Y. 
 231 E. 28th St.. N. Y. 
 
 tl3
 
 114 
 
 SOUl'ENIR. 
 
 Theis & Jaussea, 
 Klee Brothers, 
 Wm. 11. Jackson & Co. 
 A. B. & W. T. Wostei-- 
 
 velt, 
 Diiparquet, Hiiot & 
 
 Moneiise Co., 
 Jolin Hardniau k Co.. 
 Mayer k Co., 
 Geo. P. Olcott. 
 Oakley & Keating, 
 C. E. Hall & Co., 
 W. Bauni<;arten k Co., 
 
 J. V. Schaefer k Co.. 
 Geo. Faulhaber. 
 
 Tilfany Glass & Decora- 
 ting Co., 
 Wm. Lamprecht. 
 
 Marble, 
 
 Ornamental Plaster, 
 Iron lor finish, 
 
 Library Outfit, 
 Range and Cooking 
 
 Utensils, 
 Windows, 
 Stations, 
 Sewer, etc., 
 Laundry, 
 
 Marble Altai's, etc.. 
 Stalls & Wooden 
 
 Altars, 
 Sacristy Outfit, 
 Seats for Prayer 
 
 Halls & Sisters' 
 
 Chapel, 
 Decorating Chapel 
 
 and Library, 
 Paintings for Chapel, 
 
 J. Sibbel, Statues, 
 Howard Watch & Clock 
 
 Co., Clock, 
 
 Otis Bros. & Co.. Klcvator, 
 
 139th St., N. Y. 
 
 329 E. 40lh St., N. Y. 
 
 27 E. 17th St., N. Y. 
 
 102 Chambers St., N. Y 
 
 43 Wooater St., N. Y. 
 London, England. 
 47 Barclay St., N. Y. 
 Orange, N. J. 
 40 Cortlandt St., N. Y. 
 Boston, Mass. 
 
 321 Fifth Ave.. N. Y. 
 159 E. 88th St., N. Y. 
 
 Cleveland, Ohio. 
 
 333 Fourth Ave., N. Y. 
 393 Sackett St., Brook- 
 lyn, N. Y. 
 214 E. 26th St., N. Y. 
 
 41 Maiden Lane, N. Y. 
 38 Park Row, N. Y.
 
 Xlbe ©IC) Scminarv? to tbe IRew. 
 
 ^be Pirst 
 
 ^)eminary. 
 
 .... "Tlieu tlicy returned to Jcnisaleiii, from the 
 mount tliat i.s callod Olivet, wliicli is uigii Jerusalem, 
 within a Sabbath-day's journey. And when they were 
 come in, tiiey went up into an upper room, where abode 
 Peter and John, James and Andrew, Pliilip and Thomas, 
 Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alpheus, and 
 Simon Zelotes, and Jude the brother of James. All 
 these were perseveruio; with one mind in prayer with 
 Ihe women and Mary the mother of Jesus."— 7'^e Ads 
 of the Apostle^;, Chapter I. 12, 13, 14. 
 
 I. 
 
 "All power in heaven and eartli is given to me,"' 
 Thus spake the Sovereijjn Lord in Galilee. 
 " Therefore I say to you: (4o forth and leach 
 The nations of the earth. Baptize, and preach 
 What things soever I have spoken to you. 
 This is their law — bid them observe and df)."' 
 
 * * * * 
 This was not all— the end was not as yet. 
 He spake again ; perliaps on Olivet 
 Before He blessed them and was lost to view; 
 Perhaps within that chamber, where the few. 
 His chosen followers, sat down to eat — 
 His blood their drink, His sacred flesh their meat— 
 We may not say just where ; He spake again : 
 "Depart not from the city, but remain 
 Waiting the Promise. In that awful hour 
 The Father from on high will send you power 
 That going f(jrtli your lives and words may be 
 Throughout the world, a witness unto Me.''- 
 
 So wlien the cloud received him from their sight 
 They turned tliem to the city. Day and in'ght. 
 Morning and evening found them waiting there 
 ■ Matthew xxvili. 18. 19, 20 "J Actsl. 4, 8.
 
 SOUVENIR. 
 
 With Mary, Mother of the Lord, at prayer 
 
 The days wore on; the world was sunk in sin: 
 Foul crimes without and loathsome vice within. 
 Blood-purchased souls went forward to their doom. 
 Yet came no voice from out that upper room. 
 The Gospei bearers from the world had tied — 
 Christ and the preachers of his love were dead. 
 
 Dead to the sneering world, the sinful throng 
 Tliat makes its pleasure judge 'twixt right and wrong- 
 Dead in the eyes of carnal minded men — 
 Dead — when around the world they should have been 
 Holding aloft the standard of the cross, 
 Saving the souls of men from endless loss- 
 Dead — Ah ! the devil and his angels knew 
 What death was theirs. A death in which they grew 
 In grace and wisdom as the Lord had grown ' 
 Who chose to dwell for thirty years iniknovvn. 
 
 Dead' to the world they were : with Christ they died 
 A living death, that sin might not abide ^ 
 Within their hearts. Dead, as the seeds that die 
 To spring towards heaven and bloom and fructify. 
 
 Such was their death — to sin and passion lost 
 Till dawned the morning of the Pentecost. 
 
 Then kneeling liumbly with united mind, 
 
 Suddenly upon them, as a rushing wind 
 
 That filled the house, a sound from heaven came 
 
 Mighty in power, while the Spirit's Hame 
 
 In parted tongues blazed on each bending head 
 
 And fired the souls of those accounted dead. ^ 
 
 Trembling they rose, who knew themselves so weak — 
 
 Trembling their human lips essayed to speak 
 
 Then, as they felt the Spirit of the Lord 
 
 Filling their wakened souls, with one accord 
 
 They rushed abroad, impatient to proclaim 
 
 The Gospel message and the Saviour's name. 
 
 IL 
 Spouse of the Christ! in every clime and age 
 
 ' Luke II. 51, 52. * Romans vi. 8, 11. ^ Acts II. 1, 2. 3, 4.
 
 SOUVENIR. 
 
 True to the LovA'a command — thy lieritage — 
 To teach tlie nations! on this Pentecost 
 Knowing what miUions to their God are lost, 
 Angels to-day around the Father's throne 
 Fill Heaven with music lor this corner-stone. 
 
 This mighty stone and sturdy rising walls 
 That bring such promise of the spacious halls 
 Where youth may learn, and pray and persevere 
 With Mary's influence and the angels near. 
 
 Where those who consecrate their lives to God 
 May learn the ways in which their Master trod. 
 May learn with glowing heart to read the Word 
 And hear him speak, as the Apostles heard. 
 Where love shall set their earnest hearts on fire 
 Until they blaze with one supreme desire 
 To cut, to burn, to cast away the dross 
 Of human weakness that would shirk the cross. 
 
 To love no flesh— to sever ties that bind 
 Making the body master of the mind- 
 To lay up treasures which no moths consume ' 
 Absorbed at prayer, as in that upper room — 
 Living for Christ: with Him their daily bread 
 But lost to sin— with His Apostles dead. 
 
 Dead — but the Father and his angels hear 
 How speak these dead from fruitful year to year. 
 Low murmured prayers in ceaseless round ascend 
 For all the world, alike for foe and friend 
 Their hymns of joy arise as one sweet voice 
 While angels listen and the heavens rejoice, 
 Their chanted psalms, with love's appealing, swell, 
 Loosing for men the bonds of death and hell. 
 While voiceless love and supplication reach 
 Subhmer heights than ever human speech. 
 
 Such is the life these new Apostles lead 
 Bound to their Lord in every word and deed- 
 For them the banquet of his love is spread 
 For Him they live, thou</h men account them dead. 
 Dead — Aye the devil and his angels know 
 What death is theirs. A death in which they grow 
 In grace and wisdom, till the wakening hour 
 ' Matthew VI. 21.
 
 SOUVENIR. 
 
 Bids them arise in God's almighty power. 
 Bids tliem go forth to preach for sodden ears 
 And bear, as bore their Lord, the coward sneers 
 Of those who lead the world, and walk abroad 
 Casting their spittle on the Church of God. 
 Bids them go forth, to bless, and touch, and heal, 
 And live such lives as force the world to feel 
 The power they exercise. 
 
 Despite the boast. 
 That men no longer need the Holy Ghost 
 Vice reigns triumphant in her haunts of shame 
 And eartli has still her deaf and blind and lame. 
 Tlie Saviour speaks — men hear but human cries ; 
 The light streams downward — ' tis' for sightless eyes; 
 He bids them walk — the passion palsied limb 
 Can bear no toil along the read with Him. 
 What power on earth can bid the palsied rise, 
 Or give God's light to error darkened eyes? 
 Where is the voice to raise the drooping head 
 Open the grave and vivify the dead? — 
 Who can the innocence of youth restore; 
 Bid sinners go in peace and sin no more ? (') 
 Who can proclaim the love of Christ for men. 
 Turning their thoughts from earth to heaven again 
 Bringing back souls the world had long enticed ?— 
 Wlio, but Apostles from the school of Christ. 
 
 Here is the school of Christ— the upper room — 
 Where men shall learn to know the bud and bloom 
 Of saintly lives; where Christ Himself shall teach, 
 Illume the mind and wake the chords of speech 
 Here men will d\fell, to learn God's holy will, 
 That He who built the church must guide her still. 
 
 Christ has not lied: this pompous world has neec' 
 Of high inspiring word and god-like deed 
 Of men who lift themselves above the clay 
 And yearn to show their fellow men the waj'. 
 Of men whose spotless souls are all aflame 
 To teach the sweetness of the saving Name ; 
 Whose words and works, though like their Lord assailed, 
 Prove that the gates of hell have not prevailed. (") 
 William Livingston. 
 
 John VIII. 11. "^ Matthew XVI. 18.
 
 tDalentine Ibill. 
 
 William Livingsvox. 
 
 Before the Battle of "White Plains, Yaleutine Hill was occupied by 
 detachments of the American Army. There, also, about a stone's 
 throw from the New Seminary, Washington established his head- 
 quarters. 
 
 1770. 
 
 Here on this iiill, in the olden days. 
 When veins ran warm with a patriot fire, 
 
 They stood in the ranks, their hearts ablaze. 
 Shoulder to shoulder, son and sire. 
 
 And the virgin land they loved so welt 
 Was flushed with the rich, red blood they gave ; 
 
 She rose in strength as her heroes fell. 
 
 And to give her power they sought the grave. 
 
 Some of their forms are carved in stone. 
 
 Their names are clothed with a nation's pride, 
 And thousands sank to their death unknown ; 
 
 For love they struggled, for love tliey died. 
 
 We honor them all, and we love the fields 
 
 These resolute soldier martyrs trod ; 
 
 And the seed they planted this harvest yields — 
 
 The road of sacrifice leads to God. 
 119
 
 1.20 soirrEN/R. 
 
 1896. 
 
 Here on tliis hill, in these golden days, 
 Their faces glowing with voiceless joy, 
 
 They stand prepared for the coming frays, 
 Shoulder to shoiilder, man and boy. 
 
 Tliey bring to the famished, heavenly bread. 
 That the souls of men may be fair and clean- 
 
 The world hears not their marching tread, 
 And their banner floats to the breeze unseen. 
 
 But the sin-enslaved cry aloud for aid, 
 And the spirits of evil hear and pause — 
 
 There never was yet a priest afraid 
 To shed his blood in the Master's cause. 
 
 Some of their names will live for men ; 
 
 Thousands will rest 'neath a nameless sod; 
 They die that the dead may live again, 
 
 For the road of sacrifice leads to God.
 
 appcn^iJ: 11. 
 
 We append a copy of the circular issued to the 
 Catholics of New York by the Committee of 
 Arrangements. In order to show the cosmo- 
 politan character of this diocese, we add the 
 translations that were made of the circular issued 
 by the Committee of Arrangements. 
 
 Xaging of tbe CornersStone of the IWew Seminary of 
 St. 5o6epb. 
 
 At Valentine Hill, near Dunwoodie Station, 
 
 X. Y. CITY AND NORTHERN R. R. 
 
 Sunday, May 17///, at 3 P. M. 
 
 archbishop's house, 452 MADISON AVE., 
 
 -Ww/ York, April 2^, 1891. 
 
 To the Catholic people of the A rchdiocese of Nczv York: 
 
 His Grace, the Most Reverend Archbishop, in- 
 vites all the Catholics of the Diocese to be present 
 
 121
 
 122 SOUVENIR. 
 
 at the blessing of the corner-stone of the new 
 Seminar}' of St. Joseph, on Sunday, May 17th, at 
 three P. M., at Valentine Hill, near Dunwoodie 
 Station, on the New York and Northern R. R. 
 The solemn ceremon}- will be conducted by His 
 Grace, and the eloquent and learned Archbishop 
 Ryan, of Philadelphia, will deliver the address. 
 All the Catholic Societies of this Diocese have been 
 ofificially invited to participate in the celebi"ation. 
 Since the laying of the corner-stone of our beauti- 
 ful Cathedral, no event has been more important 
 for the welfare of this Diocese than the beginning 
 of the new diocesan Seminary. For many years 
 our priests have been educated at the Provincial 
 Seminary at Troy. Owing to the inconvenience 
 of the location foi" both Bishop and Priests, it has 
 been deemed opj)ortune t(^ cairy out the sugges- 
 tions and monitions of the holy Council of Trent, 
 and build within the limits of our Diocese a Semi- 
 nary that shall be under the immediate supervis- 
 ion of the Bishoj), and accessible to the Clergy. A 
 beautiful site has been secured at Valentine Hill, 
 in the town of Yonkers, two miles from the north-
 
 SOUVENIR. I -'3 
 
 ern limits of the Cilv of New York, and it is pro- 
 posed to erect thereon a building that shall cost 
 half a million dollars. Our people understand the 
 im})ortance and the necessity of a holv and learned 
 Priesthood, for the Priesthood is the source of the 
 people's spiritual life. Consequently Catholics 
 throughout the world love to see aspirants foi- the 
 Sacred Ministry properly trained for their high 
 vocation, and have at all times been distinguished 
 for their generosity in furnishing their priests with 
 the best education and the best care that their 
 circumstances would permit. The laity of this 
 diocese have not been wanting in this noble spirit. 
 We appeal to them, therefore, to aid tlieir priests 
 in making this celebration worthy of themselves, 
 of the great institution it inaugurates, and of our 
 devoted chief Pastor, whose crowning glory it 
 shall be to have left a Seminar\- that shall provide 
 this vast diocese with learned and hol\' priests to 
 supply the places of those who in the course of 
 years must inevitabh j)ass away. B^■ their pres- 
 ence on this noteworthy (occasion, our people 
 will give public testimonx- of their interest in the
 
 124 SOUVENIR. 
 
 work which so nearly concerns their own spiritual 
 
 welfare. 
 
 With the approbation of His Grace the Most 
 Reverend Archbishop, and with the consent of 
 the Reverend Rectors of the different Parishes, 
 this circular has been prepared for distribution 
 under the direction of the undersigned Committee 
 of Arrangements, appointed by the Most Reverend 
 Archbishop to supervise this important ceremony. 
 
 Very Rev. Mgr. John M. Farley, Chairman . 
 
 Very Rev. Euw. McKenna, V.F.. Very Rev. D. P. O'Flynn, V. F., 
 Very. Rev. Wm. L. Penny, V. F., Rev John F. Kearney, 
 Rev. James W. Power, Rev. John A. Gleeson, 
 
 Rev. Albert A. Lings. Rev. Nicholas J. Hughes, 
 
 Rev. James J. Flood. Rev. Charles R. Corley, 
 
 Rev. M. J. Lavelle, Rev. N. N. McKinnon, S. J. 
 
 Rev. Andrew Ziegler, C. SS. R.
 
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 §i«, bet T)unn300bie Station, 9Jen)-'^orf (^itl) unb 
 
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 3 Ut)r 9iad)mitta9§. 
 ^alaft bcS tSi'sbifc^ofS, 452 SJ^abifon 5loenne. 
 
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 2ln bic tatljotifen be« (Sr5bi«tl)nm^ ^)ktU''?)orf : 
 
 Seine ©nabcn, bcr I)od)miirbiQ[tc ipcrr (Sr5bi[cf)of labet 
 f)icrmit a((e ^lall)o(ifcn ber X)ibcc|e cin, bci bcr C^H-unb= 
 fteinlcgnng fitr ba^J nenc St. ^ofcplA^ Seminar, am 
 Sonntag ben l7ten ^OJ^ai, nm 3 Ut)r 3Jad)mittag«, ju ii$a= 
 lentine'^ |)iU, bei X)nnmoobie Station an ber Of. 9). nnb 
 9L dl. 9t. in erid)cincn. 
 
 Seine (^nabcn mirb bie feier(id)C ^eremonie oornei)men, 
 nnb bcr berebte (Sr5bifd)or ^Jil)an oon %n)ilabclp^ia mirb 
 bie Slnrebe i)a(ten. 
 
 SlUe ©eiedi'diatten biefcr l^ibccfc finb offisiell cingclaben, 
 an bcr gcier tl)cil5nnel)mcn.
 
 126 SOUVENIR. 
 
 ^cit oeu ©runbfteintciiiini] unicrei- fc^bncn ^at^f:bralc 
 t)at fid) uid)tv< crcignet, ba^ fiir btc SBoIilfaljrt biefer (Srj=- 
 bioccfc it)td)tii}cr ttcirc, a(ci bcr .Hnfaiii} ^u btc|em ueueit 
 Scintiiar. iMcle 3al)i'<- tt^'U] finb iinfcrc '^riefter in bem 
 ^rei^-@emtHar ,^u Jro^ tjerangcbilbct iDorbcu. I^ic Un^ 
 bcqucmlii^fcit ber Vagc fur bcu Si-jbti'diof [olDO^l a(^ fiir 
 bic ^]iirtcfter l)at c^ ratl)tid) crfd^eiucn laffeii, btc (5m|3fc()luu=^ 
 gen mib ^Jtatt)fd)lagc bed .^ciUgeii iionjil^ uon Orient 
 au«5ufut)rcn, luib imicrl)a(b bcr ©roujen ber ^tabt '^teiu^ 
 '3)orf ein Seminar ju baueit, lueldjev^ uiiter bcr umnittel' 
 bareii 'ituffid)t bee* (ir^bi|d)of^ ftcl)e uub bem .Silerit<5 311- 
 giincjtid) fci. Dc^l)a(b iinirbc ciix fc^oncr ^aupla^ 311 
 33atcntin'^ |)iU, bci ber Stabt ?)onfcr^, jwei iWeilen t)on 
 ber norblid)cn ©rauje ber Stabt ^Xzx^'-'^^xl cnDorbeii, unb 
 mail bcabfid)tigt barauf ctn (SH'biiube 311 errid)tcn, baci cine 
 i)albe :)J^iUioit i:)ollari5 foftcu foil. 
 
 3eber Jft'at^oUf meij^, luic iiottjiueitbig unb luidjtitj tu= 
 genbl)aftc unb i3clel)rtc ^^ricfter finb fiir ba^J geiftige iffiolil 
 be« il5olfe<J. 
 
 ®ie ^\xti)olifcu in bcr gan3cn '-Kelt fe()en c\< batjer gcrnc, 
 ba^ bte ^aubibatcn fiir ben I). '']3ric[tcrftanb 3n i()rcm ()o^eu 
 iBerufe irot)! oorbercitct lucrben, unb finb fo freigebig, a(^ 
 zi mijglid) ift, nm il^rcn %^rieftcrn bic beftc lir3ic(iung unb 
 ^flcgc 3n ucrfd)affcu. 
 
 2lud) ben .stat()olifcn bcr (5r3biocefc 9ceJU'9)ort ^at biefc
 
 SOUVENIR. 127 
 
 cble i^reigebigfcit nic C5cfcl)(t. 'iiJtr lucnticu luiS bal)cr an 
 2UIe mit bcr 33ittc, bci bicfcr flro[?cii A'cicrticl)fcit ^u er^ 
 id)ciucn itiib it)r 5d)crf(ciii bct^ntrai^cu ',itm Seminar, ba<< 
 ber 5to[5 bcvj l)od)iinii-bti][tcii (ir')bi[d)ofi^ imb bcr gaiijen 
 (Sr^bidccjc [citi, imb l)ct(ti]c niib tud)tii]cr 'i^ricftcr licfern 
 iDtrb, iucld)c bic 5tc(lcn bcr r)al)iiu-|C|d)lcbcncii cinnc()mcii 
 lucrbcii. i^nrd) tljrc Wci^'niui^i't bet bici'cr fcicrltd)cii (^k= 
 lei3eu()ctt lucrbcii mifcrc ®(aubcit\Jgeno[icii ciffcntUdjc^ 
 3eugni^ ablegcn imn i()rcm 2(ntl)ci(ncl)nicu an bcni 'iL^crfe, 
 bavj bie iBol)(fal)rt il)rcr 5cc(c |o nal)e ani]cl)t. 
 
 Dicfccs (itrcitlar ift nut bcr ®cncl)inignug 2ctncr Wna- 
 ben bevJ {)od)n)iirbtt]ftcn (irUiifft'of^ v.\\^ init ber ^nfttm* 
 nuuu] ber l)od)n)iirbti3en 'Jieftoren ber iicrid)tebeneu T)tft* 
 rifte erlafjeu luorben, um burd) ba<J unter^ctd)ncte ^veft- 
 (Sommtttee, lueldjc^ Don bcm l)od)iuurbti]ftcn ."p. (Sr^bt|d)of 
 ^ur ^)iei}etnng bicfcr l)od)und)tii]en 3ci'Ciiit)i'ic ernannt 
 njorbcn ift, unter bai5 iluilf oerbrcitet ^,n luerben. 
 
 5i3ert) 9teD. iUigr. 3ol)" '-W^- (^'ar(cl), Chairman, 
 
 ^cri) v*tieD. (Sbiu. yJK-. Sienna, '-B. %. 
 il5erl) ^Jico. T'eniS "i^. C'Alljnn, ii3. 1^. 
 2Scrt) 9?eii. iiMn. V. %^cnnl), 5i3. ^. 
 
 ^Jieii. 3ol}" i^'- -Hearnei). 
 W'o. 3aniee( '-11^, ^J^onjcr. 
 9^cD. 3o()n 21. ©leefon. 
 5)kD. 2((bcrt 31. Vingg.
 
 128 SOUVENIR. 
 
 3?ett. (Sljarleg 9^. (Sortct).
 
 LA PRIMA rilsTRA DF.I. N l'f)VO SF.MIX ARIO 1)1 SANGIUSKPPK 
 
 NELL" ARCiniOCKSI 1)1 NUOVA YORK. AL t Ol.I.K 
 
 VALENTINO PRESSO LA STAZIONE I)1:N\V()()DIK, 
 
 dt'lla fuiTovia Now Yurk and Norlliern. 
 
 DOMENICA 17 1)1 MAGCilO ALL 5 I'( l.MERIDI ANE. 
 
 DAL PALAZZO ARCI VESCOVI LK, 
 452 MADISON AVENUE, 
 
 NEW YORK 25 DI AI'HII.E, 1 ,S;» I . 
 
 Al popolo Cat to/ 1 CO dcir Arcidioccsi di Ntiova York : 
 Sua Eccellenza il Reverendissimo Arcivescovo 
 invita tutti i Cattolici della diocesi ad esser prc- 
 senti alia posizione della prima pietra del iiuovo 
 vSeminario di San Giuseppe nella Domeuica 17 di 
 Maggio alle 3 pomeridiane nel colle X'alentino, 
 presso la stazione Dunwuodie, della ferrovia New 
 York and Noiihern. La solenne ceremonia sani 
 compiuta da sua Eccellenza ; e I'eloquente ed eru- 
 dite Arcivescovo di I-'iladelfia, Mgr. R\an terra un 
 discorso. Tutte le socieTa Cattoliche di questa 
 
 12(1
 
 I30 SOUVENIR. 
 
 diocesi sorio state ufficialmente invitate a prender 
 parte alia cerimonia. Dalla posizione della prima 
 pietra della nostra bellissima Cattedrale nessun fatto 
 fu tanto importante per il benessere di questa diocesi 
 quanto I'impresa del nuovo Seminario diocesano. 
 Da molti anni i nostri sacerdoti sono stati educati 
 nel Seminario Provinciale a Troy. Ma a causa 
 della inconvenienza della localita per i vescovi e 
 per i sacerdoti, fu giudicato opportune, per effet- 
 tuare i suggerimenti e i consigli del santo Concilio 
 di Trent'o, fabbricare nei limiti della diocesi di 
 Nuova York un Seminario che sara soggetto all' im- 
 mediata vigilanza del vescovo e accessibile al clero. 
 
 Un luogo ameno e stato acquistato nel colle Va- 
 lentino nella cittadi Yonkers, due miglia dai limiti 
 nordici della citta di Nuova York,e si e determinate 
 innalzarvi un edificio che importera mezzo milione 
 di dollari. 
 
 II nostro popolo comprende I'importanza e la 
 necessita d'un clero pio e dotto, perche il sacerdo- 
 zio e la fonte della vita spirituale del popolo. Onde 
 giustamente i cattolici di ciascun paese amano 
 vedere gli aspiranti al sacro ministero rettamente
 
 SOUVENIR. 131 
 
 istituiti nella loro alta vocazione, c niai sempre si 
 distinsero per la Ic^ro generosita nel provedere i 
 loro sacerdoti con ottima educazione con ottime 
 cure per qiianto le loro circostanze lopermisero. 
 
 II laicato di questa diocesi non venne mai meno 
 a questo nobile spirito. Xoi adunque facciamo ap- 
 pello ad esso per ajutare i loro sacerdoti accio 
 rendano questa cerimonia degna di loro stessi e 
 della grande instituzione che si va a inaugurare : 
 anzi di far si che cio dia occasione ad una dimo- 
 strazione di sincera lealta al loro amato pastore, al 
 quale sara corona di gloria I'aver lasciato un Semi- 
 nario che provvedera questa vasta diocesi di un 
 clero, pio e dotto, per supplire a quei posti che nel 
 corso degli anni rimaranno vacanti. 
 
 Colla sua presenza in questa occasione notevolis- 
 sima il nostro popolo dara publica testimonianza 
 del loro interesse neH'opera che cosi prossimamen- 
 te concerne il loro proprio spirituale vantaggio. 
 
 Colla approvazione di sua Eccellenza il Reve- 
 rendissimo Arcivescovo e col consenso dei Reve- 
 rendi Rcttori delle differenti parrocchie, questa 
 circolare e stata preparata per la distrii)iizione dal
 
 1.32 SOUVENIR. 
 
 sottoscritto comitato regolatore, nominato dal Re- 
 verendissimo Arcivescovo per disporre questa 
 importante ceremonia. 
 
 Il Kevekendissimo Monsignoe J. M. Fakley. 
 Il Molto Rev.Ed.McKenna.V.F., Il Molto Kev. D. r.O'FL\NN V. F. 
 " " William L. Penny, V.F., Il Rev. John F'. Kearney, 
 
 Il Eev . James W Power, " ■ John A. Gleeson, 
 
 " " Albert A. Lings, '• '• Nicholas J. Hughes, 
 
 " " James J. Flood, " " Charles K. Corley, 
 
 " " M. J. Lavelle, " " N. N. McKinnon, S. J., 
 
 Rev. Andrea Ziegi.er, G. SS. R.
 
 HOSF. DK I. A l^RKMIKRK IMKRKI. DU XOUVEAU SEMINAIRF, 
 
 DK ST. JOSKl'H, A \ AhKNlIN'K HII.l,, I'KKS l.\ STATION 
 
 DK Dl^NWOODIF., CHEMIN DK FKR 
 
 ItK Xkw York kt du Nori>. 
 
 DIMANCHK 17 MAI A 3 HKURES DK I.'aI'RES MIDI. 
 
 ARCHKVECHH 452 MADISON AVENUE, 
 
 NKU VOliK, '25 AVRIL. 1891. 
 
 A/Lr L (Xtliflliqiics du Dioc'csc dc Neiv York : 
 
 Sa grandeur Monseigneiir I'Aichcveque invite 
 tous les catholiques cUi diocese a la j)()se et bene- 
 diction de la j)reiniere pierrc dii noiiveau Senii- 
 naire de St. Joseph, le Dinianche, 17 Mai, a trois 
 heures de Tapres-midi a V'alentine Mill, pres la 
 station de Dunwoodie, sur le chemin de fer de 
 New York et du Nord. La solennite sera presidee 
 par sa Grandeur, et Monseigncur Ryan I'eloquent 
 et savant Arclieveque de Philadelphie delivrera 
 I'adresse. 
 
 133
 
 134 SOUVENIR. 
 
 Toutes les Societes Catholiques du diocese ont 
 ete officiellement invitees a prendre j)art a cette 
 solennite. 
 
 La fondation dun nouveau Seminaire Diocesan 
 peut, a juste titre, etre regardee comme I'evene- 
 ment le plus importante et le plus digne d'etre 
 enregistre dans les annales religieuses de ce 
 diocese depuis la pose de la premiere pierre de 
 n6tre magnifique Cathedrale. Pendant plusieurs 
 annees nos pretres ont ete instruits au Seminaire 
 Provincial de Troy. Vu I'inconvenient de la 
 localite pour les Eveques et les pretres il a ete 
 reconnu opportun de repondre les suggestions et 
 exhortations du Concile de Trente, et de batir 
 dans les limites du diocese de New York un 
 Seminaire qui sera sous I'immediate surveillance 
 de I'Eveque et accessible au clerge. 
 
 Un ravissant site a et6 assure a Valentine Hill 
 dans la ville de Yonkers, situe a deux milles des li- 
 mites Nord de la ville de New York oii Ton se 
 propose d'eriger un batiment dont le prix sera 
 d'un demi million de dollars. 
 
 Les fideles comprennent limportance et la neces-
 
 SOUVENIR. 135 
 
 site d'un saint et savant clerge, le sacerdoce etant 
 la source de leur vie spirituelle. Aussi les Cath- 
 oliques a travers le monde aiment a voir les as- 
 pirants au Sacre ministere bien diriges dans leur 
 haute vocation, et pour cela ils se sont distingues 
 de tout temps par leur generosite a fournir a 
 leurs pretres la meilleure education et la nieilleure 
 direction possible. Les laiques de ce diocese non't 
 pas failli dans ce noble ministere. 
 
 Nous faisons appcl a leur bienveillance afin qu'ils 
 se joignent a leurs pretres pour rendre cette cele- 
 bration digne d'euxmemes, digne de la grande 
 institution qu'ils inaugurent et digne de notre 
 devoue Pasteur en Chef, dont la plus haute gloire 
 sera de laisser un Seminaire qui fournira a ce 
 vaste diocese de savants et saints pretres pour 
 remplacer ceux qui dans le cours des annees 
 doivent inevitablement nous quitter. 
 
 Par leur presence dans cette importante circons- 
 tance les tideles donneront une preuve publique de 
 leur interet dans ce travail qui touche de si pres a 
 leur bien-etre spirituel. 
 
 Avec I'approbation de sa Grandeur Monseigneur
 
 136 SOUl'ENIR. 
 
 I'Archeveque et le consentement des Reverends 
 Cures des differentes paroisses cette circulaire a 
 ete preparee pour etre distribuee par le soussigne 
 Comite d'arrangement, nomme par sa Grandeur 
 I'Archeveque pour presider cette importante 
 ceremonie. 
 
 Very Hev. Mgr. John M. Farley, Chairman. 
 VekyKev. Ewd. AIcKenna, V. F., Very Kev.Denis P. O'Flynn, V.F. 
 
 Very Rev. Wm. L. Penny, V Eev. John F. Kearney, 
 
 Rev. James W. Power. Rev. John A. Gleeson, 
 
 Rev. Albert A. Linghi, Rev. Nicholas J. Hdghes, 
 
 Rev. James J. Flood Rev. Charles R. Corley, 
 
 Rev. M. J. Lavelle. Rev. N. N. McKinnon, S. J. 
 
 Rev. Andrew Ziegler, C. SS. R.
 
 SOUVENIR. 137 
 
 Polozeni zakladniho kamene noveho seminare sv. 
 Josefa na Valentine's Hill, blizko Dunwoodie Station 
 na New Yorske a Severni zel. draze (N. Y. City and 
 Northern R. R) v nedeli, dne 17. kvetna 1891, ve 3 
 hod. odp. 
 
 Z rezidenci nejd. p. arcibiskupa, 
 
 452 Madison Ave. 
 New York, dne 25. dubna 1891. 
 Katolickemu obecenstvu arcidiecese Newyorske: 
 
 Jeho IMilost nejd. p. Arcibiskup timto zve vsecky ka- 
 toliky diecese, by se dostavili k slavnemu sveceni za- 
 kladniho kamene noveho seminare sv. Josef a, v nedeli, 
 dne 1 7. kvotna, ve 3 hod. odpoledne, na Valentine's 
 Hill, blizko Dunwoodie Station (New York and North- 
 ern R. R.). Sveceni bude konati J.eho Milosf, a kiizati 
 bude vymluvnosti a ucenosti slovutny arcibiskup lila- 
 delfsky, nejd. p. Ryan. Vsecky katolicke spolky po- 
 zvany byly, aby slavnosti te se sueastnily. Od jjoloze- 
 ni zakladniho kamene krasne nasi katedraly nebyla 
 udalost dillezitejsi pro duchovni blaho diecese, nez 
 zacatek toho noveho biskupskeho seminare. Knezi 
 nasi az dosavad byli vychovaui v provincionalnim se- 
 ininari Trojskem. Ale poloha toho ustavu nebyla pi'i- 
 liodna ani pro arcibiskupa, ani pro duchovenstvo a 
 proto uznano bylo za dobre, vyhoveti navrhu a pi'ani 
 sv. snemu tridenskeho, a staveti seminal" v same die- 
 cesi pod bezprosti'odnim dozorem biskupa a pi'istup-
 
 138 SOUVENIR. 
 
 nejsi vel. ducbovenstvu. Tim umyslem zakoupeny 
 byly krasne pozemky na Valentine's Hill v Yonkers, 
 dve mile od severnich liranic mesta New Yorku, a u- 
 sneseno staveti velkolepou budovu za pet set tisic 
 dollari\ ($500,000). Lid nas dobfe pocbopuje diilezi- 
 tost a potrebnost zboznebo a uceneho knezstva, nebot 
 od knezicli zavisi ducbovni zivot lidstva. Proto take 
 katolicky lid po celem svete ehce, aby cekanci toboto 
 svateho uradu patricne byli pripraveni, a ze vsecb ca- 
 sil stedrosti se vyznamenaval, kdyz se jednalo o nale- 
 zite vyucovani a vychovani knezstva. I katolici nasi 
 diecesi v obetavosti nezustavali pozadu. Proto i nyni 
 k nim se obracime s prosbou, aby ducbovenstvu napo- 
 mocni byli, a slavnost tu ucinili hodnou katolickeho 
 obcanstva, bodnou velkolepebo ustavu, kteryz ma za- 
 hajiti a hodnou milovaneho na§ebo ncjvyssiho Pastyre, 
 jemuz bude k nejvetsi cti a slave, ze vystavel seminar 
 ve kterem pro velkou diecesi tu zbozni, uceni knezi 
 budou vychovani, zpftsobili zaujmouti mista tech, kdoz 
 dfiv aneb pozdeji odstoupiti musi. Pfitomnosti svou 
 pri slavnosti te lid nas verejne dosvedci, jak mu na 
 srdci lezi dilo duchovniho blaha jeho tak velmi se ty- 
 kajici. Se svolenim Jeho Milosti, nejd. pana arcibis- 
 kupa, a s dovolenim vel. spravci\ rozlienj^ch osad, o- 
 beznik ten byl pfipraven k rozdani od nizepsaneho po- 
 radaciho vyboru, jenz Jeho Milost k vedeni slavnosti 
 tistanovila.
 
 DE EEKSTE STEEN 
 Van Het Xieuw St. Jozef Seminarie, 
 
 OP V.^LENTINE HEUVEL, BY DE STATIE VAN DUNAVOODIE, 
 STAD NEW YORK EN NOORDSCHE SPOORWEG. 
 
 Zoudag, 17en Mei, om 3 nur namiddag. 
 Aartsbisschoppelyk paleis, 452, Madison Avenue. 
 
 New York, 25 April, 1891. 
 Aan de Katholieken van liet aartsbisdom New York. 
 Zyne doorlucLtige lioogwaardigheid de Aarts- 
 bisschop noodigt al de katholieken van Let bisdom 
 uit ora tegenwoordig te zjn hj het wyden van 
 den eersten steen van het nieuAv seminarie van 
 St. Jozef, Zondag den ITeu Mai, ora 3 uur na- 
 middag, op Valentine Heuvel, naby de Dunwoodie 
 statie; langs den New York en Noordschen spoor- 
 weg. De plechtige ceremonie zal door zyne 
 Hoogwaardigheid voorgezeten worden, en de wel- 
 sprekende en geleerde heer Aartsbisschop Ryan 
 vau Philadelphia zal de redevoering uitspreken. 
 Al de katholieke genootschappen van dit bisdom
 
 I40 SOUVENIR. 
 
 Z}'!! oflicieel uitgenoodigd geworden de viering 
 by te wonen. Sederfc liet leggen van deii eersten 
 steen oiizer scli(3one hoofdkerk is geene gebeur- 
 tenis belaiiqryker geweest voor de weliaarfc van 
 dit bisdom dan het begin van liet nieuw bis- 
 schoppelyk seminarie. Gedurende veel jaren zyu 
 onze priesters gekweckt geworden in liet Pio- 
 vinciaal seminarie van Troy. Docli uit rede van 
 het ongemak der ligging voor den Bisschop en 
 de priesters is het nuttig geoordeelt geworden 
 de aanbeveling en de voorschrift uit te voeren 
 van het heilig Concilie van Trenten en in de 
 grenzen van ons bisdom een seminarie te bouweu 
 hetwelk onder de onmiddelbare overzicht van den 
 Bisscliop zal staan en voor de geestelykheid ge- 
 raakkelyk zal zyn om te bezoeken. Een schoone 
 grond is daarvoor aaugekocht geworden ojj Va- 
 lentine Heavel, in et kanton van Yoiikers, twee 
 mylen van de noordelyke grenzen der stad New 
 York, en men heeft voorgenomen daar een gebouw 
 op te richten dat een half millioen dollars zal 
 kosten. Onze geloovigen beseffen het lielang en 
 de uoodwendigheid van eene heilige en geleerde 
 geestelykheid, want de priesters zyn de bron van 
 het geestelyk leven des volks. By gevolg zien de 
 katholieken der gansche wereld geern de kandi-
 
 SOCl'RN/R. 14F 
 
 daten van het lieilig ministerie goed onderwyzeii 
 voor bun hoog bcroep, en in alle tyden hebben 
 zj zich onderscheiden door hunne orygeviglieid 
 om aan hunne priesters de beste opvoeding en 
 de beste zorg te verschaffen welke bun toestand 
 bun toeliet. De wereldlyken dezes bisdoms zyii 
 niet ten acbter gebleven in deze edele geests 
 gestelteuis. Wy roepen daarom op ben om bunne 
 priesters te belpen deza viering weerdig te ma« 
 ken van van benzelven, van bet groot gesticbt 
 betwelk zy inbuldigt, en van onzen zelfopoft'eren- 
 den Opperberder, wiens kroonende glorie bet zal 
 zyn van een seininarie nageluten te bebben dat 
 dit uitgestrekt bisdom zal voorzien met geleerde 
 en beilige priesters die de pbiats zullen nemen 
 dergene welke in den loop der jaren onvermydelyk 
 moeten verdwynen. Door bunne tegenwoordigbeid 
 by deze merkbare gelegenbeid zullen onze 
 katbolieken eene openbare getuigenis geven 
 van bun belang in bet weik betwelk van zf)0 
 naby bun eigen geestelyk welzyn genaakt. 
 
 Met de goedkeuring van Zyne doorbubtige 
 Hoogwaardigbeid den Aartsbisscbop en met den 
 oorlof der eerwaarde Pastors van de verscbillige 
 parocbieu is deze omzendbrief uitgevaardigd 
 geworden voor nitdeeling onder bet bestuur, van
 
 142 SOUVENIR. 
 
 bet ondergeteekende komiteit van bescliikkingen, 
 door den Hoogeerwaarden Aartsbisscliop benoemd 
 om deze belangiyke ceremonie te geleiden. 
 
 Zeer eerw. Mgr. Jolm M. Farley, President. 
 Zeer eerw. Edw. McKenna, Landsdeken. 
 Zeer eerw. W. L. Penny, Landsdeken. 
 Zeer eerw. Denis P. O'Flynn, Landsdeken. 
 Eerw. James W. Power. Eerw. John F. Kearney. 
 Eerw. John A. Gleeson. Eerw. Albert A. Lings. 
 Eerw. Nicolas J. Hughes. Eerw. James J. Flood. 
 Eerw. Charles E. Corley. Eerw. M. J. Lavelle. 
 Eerw. N. N. McKinnon, S. J. 
 Eeerw. Andrew Ziegler, C. SS. R.
 
 I'li-iiHirr^fTt^: Ton ' A/.poyir^'.aiitu AiOnu ry)s' 
 
 Ma<i 'hpaz'./.ii<; --/n^^ '»'> ' Ayio') horrrjc^ 
 
 £-;' run Af'x^iirj run ^Oou'/.z'^zi'^ou. r.'Kf^niity zun Jd-^jSouiiioo Ira- 
 
 trijxou Ton Icdr^//oofj6fJ.oo Siti'i ' Voir/.ri';-y.ai-Boftpa. 
 
 h'uptaxf^, T^ os/Atyj '£i3ddtj.rj Maiou, '(u<>a rruTrj, p.. //. 
 
 E.> Tu> \\ir/'.=:-t(7/.o-ei(p, 452 Mad'MU)vo<{ Jiodo'^. 
 ^E> Nia 'Yopxrj, ttj 25 \^-i>'Mou 1891. 
 Tu) KaOo/.'./.w AaiL Tj'^^-'Af)/'.'l'.o'.xrj/rewiT7]>; .\^rzs' '^"/'^/^•'/V"- 
 
 7/ lla.'iepoTr^'} 'anron 'o ' A'.otfT'.ji.ioTaTo^ \ipy'.z.-i<ry.o-<i'i -pon- 
 xaXtl r.fhra'i Ton^ Kaflo/.'./.on^ ty,^ Aun/.r^ffso)^ vmx -apdJtT'.'y £-'. 
 TT /.aday'.dfT-t Ton ^r/.poyo-^'.acou XiOou r/Jv,- •^iu'i IspUTt/S/'i 
 2yo/)59 ""f^ 'Ayion 'lo>nr]<s. /.u-d hu'i'.axr^/, Trj-^ (hxaTryy 'sfidopryy 
 Maioo. 'lopa rpiTrj p. p., i"': Ton mcoo too WuaXe^rivou, -///- 
 fftuv Au>i3ou3iou lTa<Tipou,\-\ roO I'Jr/podpopou Nia-} 'Topxr^f- 
 xa'i-Boppd. Tc/.sffOrjfferai 'anTr^ 'tj (TBp>rj 'axokouOia u-u r/^s'
 
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