The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-08

Ana farther saith tas decree s sta IN force
rny thus sesssa IA n and for reason" entirely ssracoy
TO himself 9Th OF November last past he re-
Church Of the Annuncison at Wilt and that ii:
SACK by mail IN sc VA: sa 10 Yon ~ %
At and win inform OF my further in'cn
Aud dsaOneni further saith tina. N view q the change
Ter to tas Rev Keeper priest ia csarse the Church Of
T. hoaiiaes wns sport which was enclosed to by
Mp s.p s'ass, OF which the following Is a copy;-
DsAs sIl enclose you $500 which wish You to pay
can be sold at any moment should shis not sum
ss .aa hsR Ss. y" ns%' to
. sps cs remain in IS Rs
Ssuss an o yca s w sssR the You
this sa S .s
Waning duty 70 allow to Continue any oSisr '''"
NovrMBrR6 w. O'HARA,. Bishop OF Scranton
sss s
M re. r. S q s ssa
removal wou oe for his good and his unqualified
az as II s ss o ms @
which deponent voluntarily gave him. and SAID Stack said he
dspoaeas PGadephs, which proposition depoasns
;ss sa. Sss
which a. had written e .sia REV.
Che church, books, vesnsn furniture and stated to
ss s s. he
! the possession OF the sexton.
him ha. he said Rev had to to
him the s II s. Of the
ters to make some corrections therein and that afterwards
Keeper AM dc same HIM .A'A rev. =
As1 ss ssS ss s
% o. ~ . 40 sot INV Sa9 Hs that date
go Wilamsport 10 which replied -: You can
amt % %as s TO .a i e.
Stack politely % cpo6en his sssens to the propo.
And asponens .nr.hsr ..h that during NE interviews
said Stack dppeasGre by words as
G i. wa 70 me 20 OF
mtsd scaass he shossnt + w Won be for hi. good
a he eepa me Sn s
ca.s ne received from ne sev Stack few lines BY
might say You aam, ase in thu injunction
%apy sad 1 asSn %ess ws
And deponsn further saith that hi. acton IN Se removal
of the Rev NJ r. Sack had been the assent
@ eSnssy sP' seSs s
' aud ss o
which is erected BY law ami In fac! vesteI in the
@ rasssaA, IL, ,Ss'e Church .ai
% s and S1 h o s y s
20 he saSn
OF deponent with the keys and church property In
depenen. further that Rev MP Stack was edu
Gated in st. Charles Seminary, Philadelphia "a Catholic
IN whlca he s,adens for orders "a the Church
pine that BIND the priest to the bishops IA country, and
herefers cnd not have been isnor,a. OF the laws the
priest and The Bishop Of the docse uaa,r whose ecces
,,;,.., r. is 9mARA, Bishop s Of Scranton.
ENTERMARKs, Ntiry Public.
SWORN STATEMENT OF FATHER KoEpEn
Rev j. Keeper, being duly sworn, according to law de-
poses and says that ps has read mat portion Of the adav
the receiving OF letter from said Right Rev
M v and a. sop 2. tue ss a be e said ar
a and aS s s s Ss as e ss s
keys books vest nens and furniture q the church depo
W. ''' "N. 1 ''''-'' JOHN KoEpER.
HILL, Prothonotry.
AFFIDAVIT or FATHER srAcx
Father Stack having read tne an lavit OF lishou
OHara through his counsel returns the folio wing
counter aifdavit:-
Mi-h, ,s,J P s'cs within ,, gg's 81. i Jun..yv
duly saith fha he has carefully the anidavt
Of Ssy sa fsy bishop read in this
Bishop this deponen tho assumption OF his ordination
an obedience and s ws
by ose n ne nn &C. long
SsS s:sR Or 70
priye me Of the rht to exercise any priesy functions
authority and contrary to the esabshed eanonS Of
Tirahst therefore that the citation
from The DEGREES q Che Provl1sa Council Of Baltimore
IF the Z but ssrsIS%
VII nS ,oa s,
Gee. o. which at Ss; one f. kGSwn 20 exist
,sa aeponsn r: that prizes. within an e.,.D
" IS. s sS q &. i. .ss
anything ~ the DEGREES q said Provincial Council
=: Sp:; $s;s
The OF minis
And the deponsnt further aSers that was ruei BY the
Of the oSarcS o :" ''' u 'n' law
ure y Necessary to Ssprv' parish priest one regularity
Baltimore ia 1886 defining aus, OF bishops
bishop aa .SI. Al things by the sacred canons
cbHass h &. ns the dstsss Of ss
ssher desirable tina, pan pre:s Ss abe fired ~
s aHd 1i
.s4 q Sa s % f III OF s
s's Bishop sn
view (Which then the from s d S 70 NOR
or the prehpWon Of the saer SIS.
=. said sissss di$s the ;sid ,s :sgss:;
houd
spG X e @ a
Inconvenience and at Wansport to which he
had subjected that would be good for this
to make such but this DID not express
acquiesccncc whatever the action OF the Bishop which he
regarded unauthorized and unlawful. At that time be
had not fully determined he ought TO
pursue therefore, accepted the two week leave OF
made careful Of the laws Of the Church. which
authorized unlawful being satisfied The course
adopted BY the Bishop, being wholly irregular and
Of valid appeal to the higher authorities Of the Church his
established the And he further saith
he did surrender TO the Rev. John Keeper any vesment
utensils frnurc other Of the church. only
the bapisma register and duplicate set OF Keys OF said
church. which delivered courtesy
Keeper and avoid technical that be
tanned full set OF keys Of said church and opened the
In: ae Ming Of the bill and subsequently did not
say mass o administer the sacrameuts.
And said deponent further saith that time he
sented IN conversation with the said Rev. John Koeper
deliver him the keys of said church In the of Rev.