The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-01-05
Statement Of the Financial Trouble of the Dio
eese of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph

4 e3pinnatIone 70 Cn6 Catnedrat congregation
and to all who take the trouble to reas
them. 1t has been his fate or good luck
, to work hard for his living since his earl
. years. At the age of little more thar
eighteen years, he supported himself ant
3 helped his hard working parents tn psy fol
. his education; At twenty he entered 9
seminary in Frederick County, Maryland
where he afterwards became professor
+ There he was made president, and after
J six or seven years was copsecrated Bishop
} of Cincinnati. He had officially to con.
tract debts. AS professor and Bishop be
work of God. When he left the college he
was 80 poor as to be obliged to borrow
three hundred dollars to pay his way al5
the expenses of two or three young at tudents
to Cincinnati, aod for 8 grocery bill for pro,
visions consumed here Before hls arrival.
Such were is beginnings here. At that
time there was but ore email church in
Cincinnati. For SO many others since
erected he had to beg or borrow. He can
not accuse himeelf before God of having
expended anything in waste or extrava-
gance. carriage and q pair of horses
kindly presented to him by the congrega-
tion he found too costly to retain, go he
quickly disposed of them. SO it happens
that for building lots, churches and
| asyfums in which there are four hundred
| orphans, for seminary and its support to
| q great extent, and for various necessities
he is now pretty heavily in debt, but with
Gods merciful aid he hopes in no long
| time to pay all the Diocesan debts; and if
he will not be relieved from the heavy
burden of the episcopate which he has
earnestly eptreated the Holy Father to
relieve him from, he trusts In the charity
and goodness of the clergy and laity to pay
all. J.B. PURCELL.
In relation to this lmatter we subjoin
the reeolu lions of late meeting of the
clergy:
Memoraud am of o Conference held by some
Of the Clergy of Cincinnati, for the purpose of
devsing some plan to aid and assist the Most
Rev. Archbishop Porcell ont of the present
financial embarrassment
1t was agreed to submit to the Moat Rev.
Arch bishop, the following points:
lit ia respectfully suggested to hs Grace,
to take under consideration the propriety and
advantage of making public staten ent, for
the infotmstion and re assurance OF the peo-
pie, 10 the effect, that he holds himself, as he
has always held himself, responsible for all
financial claims against his brother, Very Rsv.
Edward Pnrcell, who had been acting as his
oonhdential agent and the manager of his
fnsncal affairs
H.-And security for such claims aud lia
bilitles, the Most Rev. A1ch bishop pledges all
the aAsets of whatever kind or value, that be-
long to him; as we'll az all properties, which
are strictly diocesan, or common to the whole
diocese, such ss the Cathedral property, the
Seminary property, the Cumminsvilie Orphan
Asylum property, and the like, If there be
others.
II-Aad it is further submitted to the
Most Rev Archbishop, to consider the pro-
priety and sdvissbiity of selecting and ap-
pointing some person or persons to assist the
Rev. Father Pnrosll in preparing 0 statement
of his financial condition soon as pos ibIe.
IV:-And to this end notice should be given,
in whatever way may be judged most likely to
reach the parties interested so the effect, that
all depositors are requested to present their
oleims within Qet No say) thirty days.
VA statement having been prepared from
the data thus obtained and from other no.
counts; If there appear an excess OF liabilities
over the aseet6 Of every available kind, the
clergy present at this conference pledge them
Selves, aud they have no doubt that all the
clergy of the diocese will pledge Themselves
to cooperate cordially with the Moet Rev.
Arch bishop in providing means to meet all de-
mands and pay off all debts. And for this pur
pose, they ubmit to his Grace, that such gem
eral cooperation of the clergy could be best
obtained, and the necessary regulations there
unto could be most ffi 3aciously epjoined aRd
enforced in q diocesan Synod, which might be
convened as soon as the financial statement is
ready.
Wit may be allowed the clergy gathered
on this occasion to assure the Most Rev. Arch
bishop, though the assurance may seem super-
fluous, that, after his long aud happy career,
remarkable for the untiring zeal, the simplici
ty, humility and unselfsh spirit of self sacri-
rifoe which have adorned his whole life, the
diff SultieS of the present moment only serve
to draw closer the bonds of union between
tuom Auu us SEAce 4n0y are Wiling TO snare
in any ssorfoes that may be necessary to re-
lieve his Grace from the present embarrasment,
and tighten the burden which no fault of his,
but rather the untold circumstances of the
times, have made to press 80 heavily upon him.
They believe that public confidence will be re-
etored by the means they have respectfully
suggested, and time will thus be gained to take
furtner steps, If need be, to meet all demands,
and preserve unblemished the credit and good
name of the diocese.
Present at the informAl meeting or confer
enoe, were the following clergymen, represent
ing the principal parishes to which the deposi-
tors belong:
Rev. Rev. " Y 4 !. BAILEY. Bailey. Cathedral.
Very Rev. Otto Jair, os F., st. Francis.
Rsy Rev. FashSI EESdnS SI"S6s Wo6s.'9so st.
Rev. John c. Albrinok, Holy Trinity.
Rev. H. FernedinG, St. Psul's.
Rev. John Maokey, St. Patrick's.
Rev. p. Cusack, Atonement.
Rev. Father Augustine, Holy Gross, Mount
Adams.
Rev. Antony Walburg. st. Augustiue's.
Rev, Z. A. Higgins, 81,