The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-23

Arthhiahop huu
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN--Sir shall
presume on my past experience Of your cour-
tesy and impartiality TO request the insertion In
your columns Of few remarks about Arch
bishop Purcell's embarrassments not rs an
apology but ms n timely explanation which will.
know, be grateful tovery many Of your readers.
4 telegram from Chicago. published in your
issue OF this morning. says Of the devoted and
much regretted Bishop Foley: - He bequeathod
his scanty personal property TO his SUCCESSOR
Aye. scanty indeed. as the public may soon learn
TO thoir edi1cation.
OF tho venerable mnn who. In 1888. was sent
to Cin'innGtl az it, Bishop. were he 10 die to-
morrow a. he WAS about 10 enter his SUth year
II would also be said. that at his latest hour his
personal properly did not 9nouht 10 ono nun
dred dollars worth doubt II. after u priesty
career of tiity.sN years. the few books which
his sohclrly tastes have forced him to ktsp
coul let III that Nalue. For u IL Ia my certain
knowledge that beautiful books sent To him asH
testimony Of grateful respect are az once given
to hi, religious conmunuiee. where, he thinks.
they ~n do moro good than IN bis modest
library.
bat / wished to explain now the venerable
pgrlato's cmbaTr0ssments DISQUALIFICATION
any moral fault of lie own or Of the devoted
brother priest WHO shared With him the iaDur-
the Irivahous, ana the anxious cares of his
long episcopal ADMINISTRATION.
In 1898 th.re was but one siugle Catholic
church ia Cincinnati. the dioc,se thon ombra
lug the entire state OF OHIO. Al the present
moment ONO has thrae distinct dioreses pos
scssing together upward o. dV1 churches with
some $50 priests, aud q magnificent array ul
| Institutions Of learning and CHARITY
Iiut IN 1873, whom Bishop Purcell .oDk charge
! OF y vast and nredNdlocss". tlo Catholics VI o
fondly clustered around him laf r.ltGi .us guild
aucs did what their fathers before them had
uted generously 10 every good work undeTtak,
/ Tor rcllF on, hv' very MANY oi them would have
their Hahop ~, esl their savings IN tue instiu-
! lions lac was founding.
/ It was considered n SAT investment. for no
] fNt..I|. HHFNNF
| goes, has ever iailrd M pay lis creditors. ma
! In 1855 There were hut few savings hanks. Be-
/ sides. rs To- our own people. thry have n q
/ limited faith IN sulll banks NH u still orc
] limited fash III trust companies or protest. lua
/ men. nli ~ whlm betfQy the conldGnG" repo=-'d
/ without ufordlng to thAr victims any certg.u
means ~ rHdrass.
1t mss happened. then. with the Archbishop ~
/ tncinnHli, ~ II dld with the yeneruhic lr
Power 81 NV Aork. and with Archbishop
/ Hughes hlmseii-he WIS maur Ia suilor hy Ltr
/ lmpfudant sp%nmloits oI others and py ITO
/ misfortune OF the Times.
81. Peters Church IN New York city was NJ
| nrei' mainly founded and aupporrt by su"h
/ Investments as | have described aud a similar
/ difficulty 10 that now EXISTING in Cincinnati
| arose alter the dnihn Ol Dr Power The church..
shNni, O., ~ dOllnr Of debit brinv; paid las the
/ hell-0Hcriu'iuS laoor OF Dr. Powers successor,
/ Tue very Ny. William Quinn ~ present Vicar
/ H"hetni. Later u saNihE bans, toward tho
/ iuuudnilon or maintenance of which tuc hate
! Ar'hhlshop hughes wa~ said to have g., ~
/ !tiNH'd, am ,umGy Nhihnu'S VITA hlm, ialIed,
| the good Archbishop losing. and a.. other de
! pOsitoT~ losing with nm.
NhrtNd men of the world business mon Ot
| long experience mlcht. ol course. blame tn.5r
I transactions, do mot SNOW that IL is dts'rpi.t-
/ able &C., c"reSmcn nQt TO to- very c.cRr-slghted
In Cmcnnnu. within year or two. the veneer.
/ n"lr Archbishop lost heavily hN the n,ldgc ar
| hrms with whom he had deposited his church
! luuls-iunds from which. unit tldt moment.
/ le hud paid regularly AMI srrupuluusly ihe n,-
! tiu9l cue on Hii Investments IA church prog
-, Now Wen Of tho world arc perfectly aware Of
| the sad embarrassment created ia tue most
SiunJ0O or s2OI00O. When a bus less man
finds nj Ot sudden. that the ready IoHoy on
! Wheh no certainly counted Tor mcetlua nll
| sWrrely avoid ruin II he cannot make u the
deficiency. though his properly at bottom. .uay
So aid IL happen with Archbishop Purcell.
| and mat, too, IN the middle OF TINT long and
Severe financial CRISIS Ok which tho country has
| not yet seen tho end. There has been nO mis-.
| appropriation Of the mQueys invested none
hus been charged On the Archbishop or his
| wear moral, Nor have ] hoard that either
| has boen accused of mi-munagoueut Ar
/ engagements. satisfactory TO all those Interested,
| nave been made, the whole body OF the clergy
| ana all the influential men OF the laity uniting
70 secure the creditors, from tho possibility Of
| loss. Therefore. there is only need of patience,
ana WIN time Al lust claims are sure 10 be sat
As to tho admirable prelate. on whom these
emh9rrassments have fallen with SO painful q
untiring labor. unselhsh devotion to every duty.
ana abundant success in all his undertakings
Tor tho good Of souls. there is need Of saying
and people; he Is respected and loved by Prot
| esthnts themselves. He has been the faithful
Gus patriot in the hour u nccd. the accomplish
ed scholar, and she perfect gentleman.
The people OF the West are proud OF him. He
ms never failed them. Nor will they fail to
WITH many thanks for your kindness. re-
main respectfully yours, n am,