. Memorial volume of the centenary of St. Mary's Seminary of St. Sulpice, Baltimore, Md. : 1791-1891. orteaching. In order to comply with the views of FatherEmery and the wishes of Father JN^agot, an attempt hadbeen made at founding a clerical school in 1793, but itproved to be abortive. Six years later, when St. MarysAcademy was opened, it too was very nearly stifledin its birth, as w^e may judge from the following letterof Father Emery to Bishop Carroll: I had advisedthe gentlemen of the Seminary, according to the coun-cil of Trent, to educate young men showing some dis-position for the prie
. Memorial volume of the centenary of St. Mary's Seminary of St. Sulpice, Baltimore, Md. : 1791-1891. orteaching. In order to comply with the views of FatherEmery and the wishes of Father JN^agot, an attempt hadbeen made at founding a clerical school in 1793, but itproved to be abortive. Six years later, when St. MarysAcademy was opened, it too was very nearly stifledin its birth, as w^e may judge from the following letterof Father Emery to Bishop Carroll: I had advisedthe gentlemen of the Seminary, according to the coun-cil of Trent, to educate young men showing some dis-position for the priesthood; but Father JN^agot hasinformed me that you did not assent to this measurefor fear of harming Georgetown College. I respectyour intentions and honor your wisdom, and at thedistance I am from Baltimore, it is not proper for me tojudge of the reasons of your opposition. But it seemsto me that the consideration of forming priests for theUnited States is of paramount importance ; for whatwould be a diocese with none but foreign priests, whoare often unknown, and dependent upon temporary ^X X /. HISTORICAL SKETCH. 13 circumstances? Father JSTagot informs me that, toavoid this inconvenient state of things, some young-men are now brought up by the gentlemen of theSeminary; but his letters show that you are somewhatdis]3leased at this measure. I have the honor of de-claring to you, Monseigneur^ that I shall never approveany measure of the gentlemen of the Seminary whichwould meet an earnest and continued opposition onyour part. Such an approbation would be contrar}^ tothe spirit of my Society, which must depend on , I have not approved the establishmentof the Academy, since it had not your approbation. ^Bishop Carroll, on the strength of this letter, resolvedon suppressing the Academy within two or three Father Emery, seeing on the one hand anopportunity of reestablishing seminaries in France andthe urgent need of all his priests for that objec
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