, 1869-07-23
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF
CHICAGO,

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rr,,,".cl .,atu of Tho tc,n,s,rnl,t,c. NJ lin
Church. Will. in an;r;lual matto.s tho din.
content ia hardly lcss upna.ont.
Tho flnunc;nl condition Of tho dioooso has
,,ccn IN shocking atnte for ycuyu, on1 bns
been growing xor,a ,yorv div. Wcro II,
no, occlcsiastical nYonortv ,hat xua In.
yoIyej. tho cstn,o would hoyo boon mt
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Til. has lccn Yhc rasn,t ~ m;am,n.oo.
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,nno. b,vo hnon o-.cr,oa v.,h n -ost,oaa.
mn aud ,,nn1,7vgocnco ,,h5.h :, tho co.n ~
, ,,r,,nn a:n,,d boro ;rs+;0a,1 tba ;ntsr,o.
.;,;nn ri n oo,nu;os;or l., to,a ,boro. ~ tho
cs,otc, rhcre IL bsr,,tv n n;ooa NJ church
p,oncrtr tbat IL not ,n,rt,,nood ove, and
aver. nnd nj mites or ;ntorost md unon
other terua That consume al, tha raye-
nue. 10 meet the annual chnrccs which have
na, n1xnrs been moi T,isbon Dr,oan,,
;rs,mitv bas led to tha ,n,o;n, mont n nm
,a,,;r;strotor wbo M no,,te, ,.bn, hin
,,,lifc,t;ona h,a fo;,cd tn. .w;r fila conf;-
,ienco nj. e;ther CLERGY or Iormcn The
eon,se of ,bc A1cbb;ehon Of 81. Ioujs no
vlcso p1orince Ch;caoo I,c,onos,. in Tho
eontrovcn.v hotpcen Hisbon 1,nnr,n and
some Of the clergy. hns not been accented
M either couciliaior or rcstorntive. md
linn not ,,ccn rccnrdcd either Mt, Rome or
liz The Chn,c,, oencrallv in Tho un;ted
sta,ea ns fren f,o1,, ,na,tisarsb;n
Underneath Tho whole matter lies onother
question, md TINT is The estab1i.hn,ent Of
IN American cbn,cb in lion of The na,,lv
,,;sy;,n,-,, ar+o,,,;sh,a,t uh;,,, a~;g,a n
rho T1n;,ed stotes unde, t,o ,,resant rnyo
the n; ,,,ons oro neor,r absolute snb;ec, n
IN on,eo, !, poro n,d., 49, ,tha. ~.
Tam ~, chr-o, r,,u ,>o c,orano1 NJ. aoo,ss;
ustic,l canona ond ,ba oovernront vi, ho
nn;to5 ond .,a.o .,asea.,;. r.ax u,;,
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1,,;n;on o,uona 49, 1,;ohans ~ W., @ n;ssan ~
n,aono nos re,no1aa - r. ,..,,,,,, % ... oazta;r
naroans wa9a ,o,,,;1ataa w. ~ pror;ne;a, ,
n pono The nroct;,a bna 1ocn .o for-
xa1a tho nn,nes of three nerss,na ona NJ
ub,nn ia so,a,ted NJ Rome This vau ,nonv
,non,bs ooo md no oction baa toron n,aca
thereon. so daenlv uea .ba hierorrbv IN.
,.rcstcd in tbe case of tbo D;ocese nj chi.
t.,co which e,cent IN The caea ~ fro f;,st
l,ishop, has never had a harmonious
,.niseonate.-that II ia sunnoeed
that those h,oh in authority
in other dioccsos. and ,,-ov;ncoa addressed
rcmonstrances tn Rome IN tho sub;ect of
:,nnofntments NeorIv nil the nrav;ons
Eishops apnointed 10 Chicago Ind hccn
sent hither from ST. Lonis md none of
them hava been fortnnatc n ia also nm.
lcrstood thot the c1arov ri Tho d;o,osa
themselves. he ineitotjon f,on, Ro,o or
o,,,crw;se hoye communicated ths;, v,shes
upon the xntiect Tbe resn,t has been
very nrohahlv lint tbo ,nno;nt;no nn,se,
III Rome bas dec;aed TO p1,u.,a Ts1v eou-
tlouslv md ia be veil informed
before acting definitely in tho mn.
po;utmeut OF a new Bishon The whole
i,ody OF the American Dishons will 20 70
Rome in Deeembe, to attend the Gcumcn-
ical Council, and A,cbb;shon gnauldino of
Ha1,;,norc. The pr;nste af the Cbn,eb in
this country. it hes been announced. viii
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