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Divinity. He was rector until his promotion to the of Glenaladale are the senior cadet branch of the Ma<V See of Louisville in May, 1868, being consecrated Donalds of Clanranald, and Captain MaoDonald waa bishop in the chapel of the college on 24 May of that chosen "Tanister" or second in command to, and year by Cardinal de Reisach, Archbishop of Munich, representative of, his chief. It was an evil time for Bavaria, assisted by Monsignor Xavier de M^rode, Jacobite Scotland, especially for Catholic Jacobite minister of Pius^lX, and by Monsignor Viteleschi, Scotland. The Catholic Jacobite was cruelly perse- Archbishop of Osimo and Cmgoli. Dr. McCloskey's cuted, and Alexander MacDonald of Boisdale, south administration of the American College saw the crisis Uist, a former Catholic, outdid others in severity bv in the history of its affairs, an echo of the crisis in compelling his tenants either to renounce their faith American political life. He was rector during our or lose their land and homes. They chose to emigrate Civil War. In spite of all his efforts and diplomatic to America, but, being utterl^r destitute, found this skill the spirit of faction affected the college, Southern impossible. Hearing of their pitiable condition, C^p- Catholics being as loyal to the South as the Northern- tain MacDonald went to investigate. What he saw ers were to the North. Moreover, some of the bishops moved him to an act of heroic abnegation. It is said : could at the time send neither students nor support, and ''As a nursery for the priesthood, no old Highland the very existence of the institution was threatened, house can rival that ot Glenaladale, from the time But Dr. McCloskey stood loyally to his post, and Laird Angus became a priest in 1676, to Archbishop cheerfully bore adversity. Angus, Metropolitan of Scotland, in 1892 ". Captain He arrived in Louisville as its bishop towards the MacDonald proved himself a worthy son of his house, end of summer, 1868. The following facts attest the when he decided to mortgage his estates to his cousin energy of his character and the zeal of his administra- in order to aid his distressed compatriots. With the tion. He found sixty-four churches and left in his dio- money thus obtained he purchased (1771) a tract cese at his death one hundred and sixty-five. He was of land in Prince Edwara Island. The following zealous to provide chapels for the small settlements of year the South Uist tenants with other Catholics his jurisdiction. From •eighty, the number of his from the mainland of Scotland embarked for Canada, priests grew to be two hundred. He introduced many Glenaladale, who had from the first resolved to exile religious orders into the diocese, the Passionists, the himself with them, came a year later. In the Revolu- Benedictines, the Fathers of the Resurrection, the Sis- tionary War he and General Small raised the 84th ters of Mercy, the Little Sisters of the Poor, the (Royal Highland Emigrant) Regiment. Captain Mao- Franciscan Sisters, and the Brothers of Mary. The Donald and his men fought so well for the king that growth of the parochial schools was chiefly the prod- he was offered the governorship of Prince Edwsuxl Is- uct of his zeal. The number of children attending land, but the Test Act being still in force, he could them increased from 2000, in 1868, to 12,000, in 1909. not, as a Catholic^ comply with the statutory con- In 1869 he established the diocesan seminary known as ditions. From this time until his death he was ao- Preston Park Seminary. He was present at the Vat- tively engaged in the service of the new colonists, both ican Council in 1870. He also attended the Second in regard to their temporal and spiritual affairs. His Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1866, and the Third, in kindness and generosity knew no bounds and, extend- 1884, strongly advocatingin the former the cause of ing to those of other faiths, did much to create the American College at Rome. He had a splendid a feeling, rare enough in thase days, of mutual tolera- physique and was a man of talent and eultureo taste, tion and esteem. He himself never became wealthy, He had a strong will, and held tenaciously to any view and his Scotch estates eventually passed to the cousm or plan of action that he had once entered on. Of to whom they had been mortgagee!. His people, how- strong Christian faith, of exemplary priestly life, he ever, increased richly in numbers and in fortune. He was especially charitable to the very poor and to the gave his tenants nine hundred and ninety-nine year unfortunate classes of society. He will never be for- leases at a trifling rental, and from this came much gotten by the unfortunate magdalens of the House of of their prosperity.

the Good Shepherd at Louis viUe. Every Sunday, Captam MacDonald married, first. Miss Gordon of

unless stormy weather prevented, he visited, in- Baldomie, aunt of Admiral Sir James Gordon; sec-

structed and consoled them, listening to each one's ondj Marjory MacDonald of Ghemish (Morar). Many

tale of woe and showing to this fallen class that charity of his descendants embraced the religious life, notably

of which Christ set the Divine example. He wrote a his two grandsons, John Alaistir MacDonald and Allan

life of St. Mary Magdalen (Louis^olle, 1900). His McDonell, both of the Society of Jesus,

love for the poor, whom he visited in their homes even „ MacDonald. SketcfuM ofHighiand^n (St. Jolm, N. B., 1848);

in Viiq nlH aitp rtiH f/^ whom Ha iravo •arhAf^voi* Tnnnfiv MacMillan, Early Hx9U>ry Of the Catholte Church m Prme9

in ms oia age, ana to wnom ne gave wnatever nioney ^^^^d Itiand (Quebec. i§06); MacDonald. A Knight of the

he owned, so that he died a poor man, lllummated the Eighteenth Century in The Messenger (January. Id^): Mao-

city in which he wielded the crosier with force and Donell, SkHAee, OUngarry in Canada (Montreal. 1893). note,

mprrv for Almost half a cpnf nrv Ha w«a KoIovaH Kv 130; BIacKbnub, History of the MacDonalde and Lords of the

mercv lor aimosi; nau a century. ±ie was Delovea by j,^ (Invem«. 1881); Records, ScoU Colleges at Douai, R4me,

all who knew him. Madrid, VaUadolid, and Ratisbon (Aberdeen. 1906).

This sketch of his life is founded on letters of his atoter. Mart Anna SpRAGUB MacDonaLD. McCloskgt. and of his chancellor. Rev. Dr. Schuhmann: The

Aeeorc^ the diocesan organ of Louisville, files; Brahv, Htstory m*-«j^«^« 4— /s-x-d-i. e rr*

of the American College at Rome {If ewYork/l9lO), M»Cd0Iieil, ALEXANDER, first Bishop of King»-

Henrt a. Brann. ton, Ontario, Canada, b. 17 July, 1760, at Inchlaggan

^^ ^ ,. ,, in Glengarry, Scotland; d. 14 January, 1840, at

MacDonald, Alexander. See Victoria, Dig- Dumfries. Scotland. His early education was received

CESE OP. at Bourblach on Loch Morar. He attended the Scots

McDonald, James Charles. See Charlotte- CoUeges at Parte, and Valladolid, Spai^^

TOWN Diocese of. darned pnest at the latter place 16 February, 1787.

' * Returning to his native land he exercised the ministnr

MacDonald, John, Laird of Glenaladale and Glen- for five years m the Braes of Lochaber. In 1792 his

finnan, philanthropist, colonizer, soldier, b. in Glenala- people were evicted from their homes, and their lands

dale, Scotland, about 1742; d. at Tracadie, Prince were converted into sheepwalks. Despite the bitter

Edward Island, Canada. 1811; he was the son of Alex- feelings a^inst Catholics, lately intensified by the

ander and Margaret (MaoDonnell of Scotus). He Gordon Riots, and disregiuxiing the fact that, being a

entered the Scots College, Ratisbon, Bavaria, in 1756, Catholic priest he was ipso /ado an outlaw, imdauntod,

and there completed his education. Returning to he led his clansmen to the city of Glasgow, where he

Scotland, his high personal character and distinguifuied secured employment for them, acting as their devoted

mentality were quickly recognised. The MacDonalds pastor and laiCnfnlguflurdian^ a &lula«(\sw^}cv^^