The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-03
THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD.
RELIGION AND REAL ESTATE.

RELIGION AND REAL ESTATE.
FATHER G~UILFoYLE,. OF NEWPORT, KY,
UINS a SPECULATIVE PENNY-HIS TRANS
ACTIONS IN REAL
IN HIS CHURCH AND HIS
TIE Cincinnati Enquirer of the 26th inst.
COL aims the following secular account of a
recent church scandal at Newport, KY: For
twenty years Father Patrick Guilfoyle Off
ciated as pastor over the Roman Catholic
congregation now wOrshiping in the Church
of the Immaculate Conception on
Madison street, near Columbia street,
in the city of Newport, KY. Last
Saturday his connection with the church
was severed for the present, at least by or
ders from his ecclesiastical superior, the
bishop of Covington, and Father Moore was
assigned his place. Father Guilfoyle, we
have from high authority, has been received
at the Mount st. Mary's Seminary, in the
western part of Cincinnati. Six o'clock yes
terday morning found a great crowd of peo-
pie gathered around the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception, unable to get in.
The front doors were bolted on the inside,
and the schoolmaster, who was the keeper
of the KEYS. was-not present. Subsequent
inquiry developed the rumor that he had
been absent since Saturday evening. The
s~choolmsster, we are informed, did not put
in an appearance, but the assistant pastor
did, and with a key to the back door,
by which the priests entered. It was
tried on the door; the bolt turned,
but the door would not open. The infer
ence was that some one had fastened
it from the inside and climbed ont of a
window. From one of the congregation we
have the information that a man by the
name of LYMAN, q member of the congrega-
ton. stoodin the crowd outside and said in
a loud tone that he had told Faith
er Moore, the new pastor, on the
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read mass in the church yesterday. This
stirred up a little of the opposite sort of de-
termination among other members present,
and WAYS and means of getting in were dis
cussed. At last one, the more reso-
lutte of the congregation, solved the
problem by entering a window and unbolt-
ing the front door, whereby the congrega-
ton were admitted. Parties then pro-
ceeded to the back door, by which the
priests enter, and this they found nailed
shut. They opened 1t and admitted Father
Moore, and services proceeded. After mass.
and near. the close of the service-so state
our informants-while Father Moore was
delivering his discourse, the man Lyman
who had been boisterOus az the door
standing up in the middle of side aisle, his
hat on his head and
CUDGEL IN HIS HAND.
interrupted the pastor by calling aloud to
him, and using threatening language. Mem
bers of the congregation, however, divided
may have been their views touching the
Guilfoyle matter, unanimously and emphat-
ically disapproved OF Lynam's conduct. In
palliation for his conduct the only plea of
fered was that he was half crazed with
drink. By dint of remonstrance and persua.
sion members succeeded in getting Lyman to
| go.out. While this alayed the CONSERVATION of
the audience it did not end the trouble.
Lyman, when outside, stationed himself by
the PASTORS door at the rear of the church,
clud in hand, muttering threats OF VEN
geance to the new pastor when he should
pass out that way. No remonstrance and
no entreaty availed to move the infuriated
man. A member of the congregation was
| dispatched after Mayor Berry, while an
other member approached Lyman to talk
with him. Lynam-so says a
bystander-assailed him with a
! storm of abusive words. In the mean
time Mayor Berry arrived, slipped up
behind the man, jerked away his club, and
sent him off to Jail, where the charge of dis
turbing divine service was lodged against
him. In the afternoon bail was given for
his appearance before an examining court,
| and he was permitted to go his way. All