The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-24
Archbishop PureeIr's Financial Embar-
rassments-1Iel Has Asked the Pope 10
Relieve Him From Duty.

Arehbishop PureeIrs Financial Embar.
rassments-Ie Has Asked the Pope 20
Relieve Him From Duty.
Cincinnati Commercial Of Yesterday. j.. ,..-
The Cathedral congregation yesterday
was addressed by Archbishop Purcell, the
priest who was to officiate not having ar
rived. II ZIG lJh IL. ~ E
The address was listened to with un-
usual interest, asduringthe remarks made,
several subjects entirely new TO those
present were broached and dwelt upon.
0tAt the outset he caused O. genuinelpang
OF sorrow and surprise by announcing q
step he had taken, looking toward cessa-
ton OF his labors. tigT NI..lg IS -i.a5
He said that he had learned that the
priests Of this diocese had, at a meeting
held lately, determined TO make or, effort
.to. obtain fol. him additional assistance by
the selection OF some person who could do
portica afhiswork and make the duties
easier for him. This action he had fore
stalled BY letter written to his Holiness,
asking to be relieved. He had stated in
the communication that he felt that his
advanced years were. not equal to the in
creased labors, together with the added
risk Of watching properly the finances OF
the church. rf... apcy H.
He then spoke Of some Of the money
transactions. The ground on which the
Cathedral stood was purchased by him
many years ago, for S24, 900, and his hear
ers could judge OF its value to-day. The
Cathedral was built, and commencing at
that time, the building and ground debt
was slowly but surely paid of. The mon
ey borrowed in the beginning had been
returned to d cent. Or. :
Since then he had loaned money to par.
ishes,l societies, friends, asylums and
churches in process Of construction, and
money had become so stringent that sums
advanced were not repaid to him at the
time specified, and in this way he was
compelled to participate in the general
depression. He had lost 500, 900 by the
failure Of John Slevin and $1,000 by
John Boyle, a very large sum, but one
that would not affect the church in tie
least. rs the security by property and as
sets OF various kinds was more than am
pie to cancel every outstanding claimI
Not long since he had mortgaged the
Central, avenue front OF the Cathedral
grounds for So, 900, to relieve the existing
pressure, The Consadine property, which
when given him was worth 500, 200, had,
by the natural shrinkage Of values, depree.
ciated fifty per cent. For this reason 1t
had been deemed advisable not to- dispose
OF 1t Us had once been suggested.
:, The Orphan Asylum was relieved by a
large sum, and that had also contributed
toward making money matters close. He
finished the. financial part OF his discourse
,by, convincing his hearers that no fears
need be ieltas to the ultimate result, as all
Investments were secure and would be re-
turned in. due time.
He then reverted to tho Orphans Asy-
lum and spoke OF the. fair for its benefit,
now In progress. Heretofore II had been
his scrstom 70 make cash donation at this
time OF the year, but finding himself una;
Bile to do SO atpresent, he had donated
gold cross and chain TO the fair, and also
his Jubilee chaliGe. He urged everybody
10 assist this charitable enterprise, and
closed by wishing the congregation hap
py Christmas, ~ 3D.. "a
& As.the people filed slowly from the edi-
fee, the sole topic among them was rs 10
the eArcbbishop's IS action in writing toithe
Pope to be relieved, this subject seeming
70 oyerbalance every other interest. It Is
believed and hoped by the Catholics that
he will reconsider his determination
Bisl,op PURCELL Tenders HIS Resignation.
CtSCIXSATI, o., December 23.7The ven.
erable Archbishop Purcell, who has had
charge OF the tholictinterests ofthis city
fortnany years, has announced at the "a;
thedral to his congregation that he had
written to the Pope, askingto to be relieved