Messmer, RicgHT REVEREND SEBASTIAN GEBHARD

Middle ton, Reverend THOMAS COOKE, 0.5.A., D.D., D.c.L., Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, p.p., b. at Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, 30 March, b. at Goldach, St. Gall, Switzerland, 29 August, 1842. Education: private school; St. Thomas College, 1847, son of Sebastian Gebhard and Rosa (Baum- Villa nov a, Pennsylvania; Sant’ Agostino, Rome. gartner) Me mer. Education: public school at Entered the August in i an Order 1858; ordained 1864; Goldach, high school at Rorschach, and St. George’s teacher (for some time lecturer in philosophy) (1866- College, St. Gall, Switzerland; University of Inns- 1910) and president (1874-1878), St. Thomas College, bruck, Austria; Roman Seminary, Rome. Ordained Villa nov a; a ociate provincial and secretary for the 1871; profe or of dogmatic and moral theology, United States, August in i an Order, resident at Villa exegesis, canon law, and liturgy, Seton Hall College nova, 1878- First president (several times (1871-1889) and chaplain of St. Mary’s Orphan reelected) of the American Catholic Historical Asylum (1881-1889), South Orange, New Jersey; Society, 1884; for a number of years editor and profe or of canon law, Catholic University, Washing consulting editor of ‘Records of the American ton, D. C., 1890-1892; Bishop of Green Bay, Wiscon- Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia”. sin, 1892-1903; Archbishop of Milwaukee 1903- ‘ Member of Committee of Historical Research (former a istant at the Pontifical Throne 1906. Secretary chairman), American Catholic Historical Society. at the Provincial Council, New York, 1883, and at Author of: “Historical Sketch of Villa nov a, Pennsylthe Plenary Council, Baltimore, 1884; has always vania, 1842-1892” (Philadelphia, 1893);Introduction taken prominent part in conventions of American to Donnelly, ‘‘Liguori Leaflets” (Philadelphia, 1887); Federation of Catholic Societies and Deutsch Rémisch “Life of Ven. Anna Maria Taigi”’, translated from Katholische Centralverein. Member of: American the Italian of Balzofiore (Philadelphia, 1872); various Catholic Historical A ociation of Philadelphia, pamphlets; edited, with Introduction, Maimbourg, Wisconsin Historical A ociation, American Historical “Life of St. Thomas of Villa nov a” (Philadelphia, A ociation, American Geographical A ociation, 1874); collaborator in Ashmead, ‘‘History of Dela- Catholic Historical A ociation of New York. ware County, Pennsylvania”; contributor to: Author of: “Praxis Synodal is” (1883); ‘Canonical “Records of the American Catholic Historical Society Procedure”? (1886); ‘“‘Spirago’s Method” (1901); of Philadelphia”; ‘American Ecclesiastical Review”’; “Outlines of Bible Knowledge” (1910); edited: “American Catholic Historical Researches”’; ‘‘Catho- Devivier, ‘‘Christian Apologetics” (1903); Bishop lic Record”? (Philadelphia); ‘“‘Bulletins of the Free England’s Works, 7 vols. (1908). Library of Philadelphia’”’; ‘Catholic Annual’ (New ARTICLES: ApMINISTRATOR; ARCHBISHOP; ARCHDIOCESE. York); ‘Catholic Review” (Brooklyn); ‘‘Freeman’s Journal” (New York); ‘Villa nov a Monthly”; Metz, Reverend WILLIAM J., LL.B., diocesan “Catholic Standard”? (Philadelphia); “‘Our Lady of director, Priest’s Eucharistic League, Spokane, Good Counsel” (Philadelphia); ‘“‘Public Ledger” Washington. pee ee; “Pre ”? (Philadelphia). ARTICLES: Srarrie, Diocese OF; WASHINGTON, STATE OF. ARTICLE: Our Lapy or Goop CouNsEL, FEAST OF.