The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-27

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8. q M sn 9. -: 80. ssrs 9 49, =
tss present ds.s q ths eharchh ells "a vh.ssas
no claim whce they have no iutseesshs mortgage
Of $l0OQo- tAs balance would BE- $4,000 dus and
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tSs language employed elsewhere dvidssd Of prOsssy
en-. This Is what the Law simply would secure to
them but It IL much to your credit my dear brehrsn-
yOa, The ooDs.sss.iee q D. P.ssrs-.has Jon h.v:
In such . manner that I en- here authorized 70 say
that before the 6rst day Of May next every dor and
paid to their holders without the diminution Of enc
farthDg The Archbishop then went on to detail the
various applications made to him. through actual nsoess
N by the poorer Glass Of subscribers to the church and
at the time exoneyated the corporation OF Trinity
Church in their capacity Of lessors from all blame He
nv thanks now to that for the hind and
forbesrsnce with which they treated the clergy Of st.
Peters Church upon that occasion fer they made the
willing the clergy Of denomination disposessed
and turned out from their lodgDge and places Of usual
residence What Is the whole result Of this review my
consabcy and the berAty with which you have entered
into schemes and contributed the door Sunday
without being fatgued during these three years. Jour
offerings towards the full payment Of the poor note
holdss Of this church. congratulate your pastor
by his prudence and his devotion and uncessng energy
has been your representative encouraging you, and
complaining the wonderful things which he has 40
colnplsbed when you find that within three years,
besides thDOrdinEy expense OF this church, he has
paid, or you have enabled him to pay, twenty t~o
thousand dollars to the poor note holders coDgrau
late st. Peters ChuA that they have borne their
buIh.p s. and called for aid from other quarters
copgr aulate and return my thanks to those gen
who first at the residence Of the clergy the
very night on which that downward system was broken
n hen n which individually
they had BEEN known In other contributed
their hundred and some Of them five hundred dol
lars towards the redemption Of this temple and towards
wipDg away the stain which Its circumstances cal
culated to leave upon the Catholic Church Nor can
avoid returning thsnss to the the Rev.
aware Of the abos the sssiduty the patience the los
Of time, and the rouble which these gentlemen have
taken at all times execute IN the most rfeot manner
the trusts committed their charge And new, dearly
beloved brethren is this dear bought experience to be
Lost upon the Catholic body Is this fact extending
of the Catholic body in this entire city bearing down
their credit and sending abroad the watchword Of dis
TO pass away without impressng upon our minds some
useful lesson? trust not ,ruit 1t will DO lesson
to this congregation and this city and to the Catholic
Church throughout the entire United States 1t Is
experience and experience going to show that wher
ever In the management Of their temporal affairs
the Catholic people have deserted tho rules laid do In
their church. thst God has not manifested his blessing
In their operations twill be lesson which ought not
to be lost on trustees or bishops or priests aymen
even though the poor should have full cond-
denoe in making them the repositories of money
IT is treacherous business II was an unfortunate day
upon men, and while may seem to speak In manner
which would imply upon the motives INTEGRITY
OF those who have been In the administration
Of this church trustees beg leave to say that have
never known any individual among them in whom
could not place the utmost confidence but the system
itse-the eysem OF borrowings entirely deprecste 1t
Is dangerous stem and certainly long almighty
God permits me to be at the head of this diocess no
Iy In the name Of religion to receive penny in the
foim Of deposit This is the lesson which the experience
we have bad should teach and another lesson is
OF benefit Is we'll as warning, and 1t Is this It
very difficult for Catholics SUCH to borrow money for
our reputation has been injured and 90 far
religious body rejoice that it s and trust that the
difficulty Of borrowing money except in cases Of absolute
necessity will be 80 increased that sh all learn to find
within ourselves all the for the healthy
win be benefit and dearly beloved cannot but rejoice
that during these three brief years in which everything
God by his providence and BY inspiring you with those
feelings which truly become your faith to repair the
bundes in which you have become involved BY acting
under different authorities that matters have arrived st.
that point that able and authorized now to say
that dollar OF the for which notes have been
given by the trustees Of this church shall be paid
mutt hoeever make Distinction must say that where
there notes have passed very small sum in the days Of
need from the hands Of the original who
the note he presents It, shall be entitled to what the
allows him. and this will DO more than he paid for In
the secons piece there Is no idss or OF paying
ts -h." f =, -9u,a n;vs been wiling s 70 give
ALL msy cay all for conceive that in the purchase
of the ground all have been representative taxed
themfeves and paid over and above what the Law re-
qured 10 make up Catholic equity instead of civil law
They have made this sacrifice and If they able pay
the poor Catholics but just that the latter should
too feel portion of the sacri6ce hope there
is no man or woman calling himself or herself Catho-
lie who will bave the courage to speak after this sacr
flee. Of claiming interest Yet. l must make ons ex
intercourse with gentleman having charge Of this mat
ter that in the poor servants OF families
took their money either her they had IT Dy them .S or IN
here and that instances are known in which the COM
panion of the Catholic who not herself Catholic
but Protestant neverthel induced to invest
the money she Cahelc ard 1t would be very
cruel indeed persons not belonging the church at
all but yet having shown such In the church
should not receive their money and for this reason
take upon to ssy not only that they shall re-
cevs their principal but f.rthng OF interest to
the
stances such as sha be entitled to their interest we'll
principal and whether the within reach
will be sufficient b meet this or not, / pledge my
word, and take it upon myself. that in every
such instance these persons shall be paid both
principal and interest As as the Catholics
cerned they must not pretend to speak Of interest.
! am astonisbed to hear some persons who only Q
year ego would have been thankful If they could
II they were in the market Of usury, when
they know how much their brethren have done.
viii conclude 1t is the last Sunday evening Of the
year 1852 The next Sunday will be another year and 1t
has been in Catholic times practice always at the close
Of the year return thanks to Almighty With
and solemn music the blessings which he has beto we'd
upon his people during the that has just passed
away In addition to this think you have o,her
We have all other to thank Almieb God
and on that account eha Say both as communicating
the total dispersion Of that black cloud which has long
mpended this Church that in both Thanksgiving
for that and the blessings that God has bestowed IN
this re,ut, shall unite in asking that there shall be
offered to- day solemn TIE Deum in Thanksgiving for all
these blessings and benefits.
The Tie Deum Laudamus then sung by the oh or
the entire congregation standing
benedicton was then pronounced, and the corgregs
tion dispersed
Married,
At Dr.. Springs Church. on Christmas day December