, 1879-07-13

United States and the increasing influence OF
hc Church spread over vast country rope
Leo XIII. had made up bis mind to appoint
lew Cardinal for the West.
The announcement caused widespread Talk
md conjecture in regard to the matter, and the
Catholic West went to work at once to figure On
The possible choice OF the Vatican. Some OF
The clergy credited the truth Of the cablegEa1n
because, as they said, they recognized the great
Justice Of it, put Others set 1t down at once Us
q press cauard, and not few said there was
no man in the Western country tit to wear the
scarlet hat. The subject, however, mas con-
tiuued to grow in interest. The papers nave
taken m the matter aud have attempted 10 re-
fleet the opinions OF the respective communities
whose ideas they arc supposed to, but frequently
do not, reflect, and Ia St. Louis especially the
Cardinalate has excited so muca
earnest Discussion OF the merits Of local faVorite
dlyines that the Post-Dspatch saw tit to send
out q representative among the priests to on-
tain their individual opinions concerning Tie
prclate most worthy of the dignity about to DO
conferred by Rome.
There were only four names put forward IN
auy prominent way, either here or in any OF the
large Western cities and these were Archbishop
Kendrick, OF st. Louis; Bishop Ryan, his coad-
tutor: Archbishop Purcell, OF Cincinnati; aud
Archbishop Lani, of Santa Fc, n. NJ. In st.
i mis- the choice lay between Archbishop Ken
drick and Bishop Ryan. Zone OF the priests 'n-
sists on calling him, Archbishop Ryan, not
,hrourh auy ignorance OF his real position, but
from other motives, not to be stately The re-
sn,t of a number of attempts ut interviewing,
nroved most unsuccessful, the clergy in almost
every case refusing to allowing the pump to do
1ts work. Sufficient was CLEANED, however, to
satisfy the interviewer that, while the local :
c,eruv would like to have the Cardinal in posse
annointed from st. Louis, they were III serious
1u,hI IN regard to the adyisabillty OF choosing
between the Archbishop and MS coad]utor, o!,
rather, to make public an expression OF tne'r"
choice. Tie majority saVe the reporter 10 u,l.
1erstand that they did not think the Pope wouid
nIars Bishop Rvan over Archbishop hcndrlck's
head. A few declared positively III favor OF 1ne
Archbishop but did not want tnclf names Heii~
toned lever still believed tnat owg 10 gfra .a
toin cn,nn,lcations between the Fooe anu the
principal Church dignitary OF this dloceae tntle
WAS no possibility OF choice being made pe-
tween the Bishop and the Arcnosnop' anu aaauS a
nearly al1-asserted that st. LOUIS Woa'u 1u1-
nsh the comm. addition to tne Co!lese u ~ ~
dluals, but as, Us has been stated above no posl-
-riv, fpclaration was made, no names are glVen'
The itost- Dispatch interviewer ran across one
priest here. however, who maze sucn posltlse
statements concerning the subject, ailo maae
tnem in such way, that, nolM'tnSt, l's.s1a,d :. ts
reverend gentlem:u's rane IS w1tnheio at us
verv urpent request, the interVieT Is lounu
worth printing and will afford entertaining ana
startling reading to some OF our Catnoilc ,l caes
zens. The gentleman referred 10 IS Msll hnomn
1hrouphout the ciry and State, aud his opinion
carries great weight with It, and is reflex OF
thc self-same. opinions held BY great many
a,hcr rlerry,ucn not only in this city anu state,
but all over the Archdiocese lhe tather was
Had and
busy when the reporter calico, anu "ntls n ~ mue
engaged iu flushing up hls business lew ques-
tions were put which were promptly, lcrse'y,
and satisfactorily answered.. ~
What 90 YOU think Of the rew Cardtnalate,
'Fathers" asked the newspaper man.
nln wnat way2" 49,
..Idon't believe"
Why not!"
on. there's not q word Of truth in 1t.'
"Bur the Post-Dispatch received q cable mes
eaoe from Rome announcing the fact some days
:" You can't believe all you hear from Rome
A. vreat many persons send messages q thls
sort to serve their own purposes l think the
whole thing is = canard." -:
u manufactured" >-...i
: "Ycs." ....
"Haye you any particular q reason for belfe7-
w No No, except that we, do not want another
Cardinal il this county,"
we've WEI got one already, and what use is he2
What good would it do Us to have another mere
IN the West, unless we wanted to look At MS
scarlet hat once in whilel Cardinal McCloskeY
has no power, and he is merely ~ nsurc,neau
for an additional Prince OF the Church IN tais
II do; aud I tell You what ne want in this
country, We priests, more than Carutnal,l IS
canon law. We want Pap:4 de'egaaon' anu
not d mere nominal dignitary:" -.
!" Has not Cardinal MlCloskey any power!"
"Not Bit"
uWhat power should attach to. Cardinal
atcsn :. :. ~, Aa,;eorr e,o,,,,, o, of t,e
Pope, and, in aruer to be such, he should be near
the Papal Sce."
election OF Pope Leo N1u.m
"Of course he had; but again be Ind not, iu-
asmuch as he got to Rome when the Pope was
elected, and his vote amounted to nothing.'
The reverend gentlemen here went into dis
cusston of Church matters that were purely OF q
theoiocical character, and then turned his atteu-
tion to the Papal Instructions OF 9uly ~.
II tell yuu," be SAID again, "we want no
Cardinal in this country. Whatwc want is good
material for Bishops" -,
HWhy, what's the matter with the Bishops2"
asked the p.-D. man.
clergy. Formerly priests looked upoa Bishops
as their fathers; now there is growing antags-
onism between them, and the effect on the
Church will prove disastrous.'
:. Be kind enough to explain, Father"
" Well, the Bishops and Archbishops OF the
country received the decree Of July 90 but
soueched it, all OF them failing to send it
around to the pastors Of the Church, as they
should hare done, in accordance with the gen
eral CUSTOM" =
ibid not Archbishop Keudrick inform the
priests of the Papal instructions?"
No, sir. He not only not informed the
priests of the decree, but he has utterly refused
to carry out the injunctions contained in it."
stIn what respect" .. i.
"ln many. He refuses to recognize the pas
tors OF churches as Rectors. aithou5h the decree
expressly states that they are to be called BY
tus title. In all his regent pastoral letters he
has called Rectors pastors, aud has really gone
out OF bis way to disobey The instructions from
Rome"
!, Can you give any other instance?"
"Ycs. Jhe decree requires that Synod be
held guam prinsuHa las soon as possio!e), at
which council is to be elected which shall Con-
slider questions of Importance III Church mat
tiers, aud before which especially priests against
whom charges have been brought for removal
can lay their statements. The Papal instruc-
tions say the Bishops cannot remove Rector
without cause. Archbishop kendrick says be