, 1879-07-26

sentative of this p0pcr heard an tll.0cnnch hint
yesterday that there was sonothlnG OF tltls kinu
In prt,stnct and devoted deal Ot tlmo Ala1 en-.
leAvor TO learning something about It. There
hayc of late been many rumofs c0ncErntnI the
Kt-Rov. Ballon RI. Nyan. BONE Of the Esat-
ern .napers had Il ulat ho would DO made
ubdcate, md the coAljutor become Archbishop.
All Of this mas tnero conIeelure; but yes
tcrday's lead proved qnftc rlrs, onc. On
Information that there WAS ono Cntl,u!ic gentle
about 1t a. any one hut the chief authorities Of
ihe Church here, = visit was n,ada to Ills place
Of business. fio Ia = gentleman who assoclntes
tnuch with the dRnftesios ot thu Church. AMI
liz was tound, aud, although airabIo, WAS al
lrht sadly reticent aa 10 the subject III hand.
The engagement opened: ...-...
"l.call to lesrp II yoa CAP give mc sny atl.
thorstatiyc information relative 10 Bishop
tant changes high .un In the Church here. !!
learn that you have faets which wilt rctnoyo all
uncertainty"
The victim hcsitated few seconds. and
studied n sign Acroaa tho htrcet. Then l'e said:
"Wel1, AZ l snl verY snxious thAt tho ftlpoT-
tant event should be nnuUunctd In proper
shape, II II must be published at oil, VIII give
you an outline of It on condition thul anal
nut bo mentioned or connected with 1t III nry
wnz.h ....-.
There was no trouble about that arrangement,
nnd Tue bonanza Haa realized.
"ln The first placs, l Will preface my re-
marks briefly. Bishop Ryan IL 4 sel,alar and
Iigious character occurs without lie is invited
to take uronlfncpt part. Ills fame Inns guno
nbrond, mud lie ts better known ~ lonc tot'nT
!lan any other BtsbSp e the United ~, States.
.licncca with Pops Plus TX. aud the present
Pope. 1t was two yesrs ago when he preached
tho Lontcn sermona in Rome. On sllut orrnslon
lie became acquainted with tue Cardinal wi,o Ia
made great impression on Tint luIy man, tho
results Of which arc about to lie Developed
Aud uoH, eau inform vuu definitely TINT the
Kt..tlcy. =. J. Ryan mill be u,ade Arehblshop Of
promotion will cause many changes of Inany
knds. For instance, bishop Ryan u the Icah-
Ing spirit in tile OrphaDs' BoaFd and tho calvary
Ccfuetrry Board, atd takes good deal Of active
AianY Of tho younger priests arc greatly at-
tachcd to him, nlu some will 70 with him 10
Chicago. But the most startling chanr6 IL not
tI,at one. Archbishop Kcnr!ck, who retired
bishop Kyaa was appolntul his eondjator. viii
agasn come out md perform oil the fniniatra.
lions belonging to bis Office. Ills Sec Will ba
small now:, It Is the entire stnte Of Missouri,
iorty-ayc churches Ia all. 1t ls presumed that
1lo VIII haye coadjutor, as the reverend gen-
tlcmau is IL years Of age. ln this caBe cosaiu
u st. Brid deete, or fatheF zesIer, d St.. slala
chi's, who Ia le presunt Secretary uf the Arcll-
diocese, aud Of the younger priests, the Rev.
Father Brady, Of the Administration, mud tho
lsev. Father Daly, Of 81: ;M.ry's, r GaronaoIcs,
''Tl.e sta'e Of Missouri will 10 divided intu
four Sees or Btshoprlrs, . bishop henE stationed
at st, Charles, ono Ut kansu City, O1lo ut St.
Joseph, and Archbishop keurick rs virarste III
this city. Another State to 10 divided up Will
bu 1lllnols. At present that State has two
Bishops, ono at Alton and tho other In Chl.
cago. and no doubt will receive two more,
bcs!des the Arclicpiscomcy: la'n afraid have
been tellln. yon too much. But, Let Inc aid,
.llc Pope ID allvo to the ueeds Of TIC Catholics
OF the entire West, ard, nArk my words. tlsidu
| Of two years r. j. Ryan Will be a Cardinal. You
sco, Archbishop hunrck il too old to bs d call
cell Of cinctunati, nlu thls leaves tic field clear
| to Bishop ltyau. No doubt this grand move
transfers and promottons-will sut thu Protest
| mt world aRoR at this vigorous Invasion Of Lie
| great West by the Mother Church, but they ccE.
ta,uiy have notl,!ng intolcTant Or umiem oeratic
| to fear when such o ccntlcmauly, md Inv -abid
Ing, md Intelligent citizen as P.J. Ryan IL ut thu
| hend.'
| 4 cali was noxs made at the Catholic book
store of MIR. Z. ]. Fox, that being n good hrnd
quarters for Information eccleBhstic. Alr. Fo1
! could add but little to the stAtenlents given
t1c l.aa beard of and believed iu thu ciangcs
a''t he nouFned Tue loss q bishop Ryan to st
Ulshop) was q Ind studying for the priesthood il
Carlow College, Ireland, with lis (Fox'e
brother. Tie Blshpn was, lu aa[l, ~ yeur1
old when lie landed III tho UnIted States
| aud he carne direct to b. Louis. II,
waa natlo \ deacon mud placed In u.
noyfttate In Caronde'et. Being very tai
cuteu, ho was made Professor OF EjocutIon #
lie college there. In 1858 he waa ordained as
priuat Ut tlt old catnclraI On Waluut street
fetwecn Second uud Thirf- by Nrchbishu,
Kcnrick, along with James Duggan, iorulcrl
| Ulsbop OF Chicago. Af.er the ordination. IL
was appointed pastor ol tic Cauedral, aud heIt
| this important trust Seven yua1s. lie was the,
transferred to tho AununclaiIon rarlsh, riltcI
lo also hcld sovcn years. Then he was ap
pointed pastor Of St. Jolln's, then became nd
tn,nistrator Of the diocesu, and ten years ar
wa mnue bishop Of Tsicolta, In AsIn Ml13,
but with duties ~ Coadjutor TO ArchbIEbo,
Kenrlck.
This was the substance Of what Atr, Fox la
TO say. 1t Ia said that Archbishop Kenrlcg hu
been krglug to Eet this division Tor years mai
uutI now that his suggestions arc bsiis follpwe,
out is happy a,,d coutented. Father McMul,sn