The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-01

him has compounded its interest That is the
way in which large part Of this debt has been
formed. But Of course he has used a grent deal.
the Twenty-nth Ward bought the ground Tor
some distance away but operated IN con
nectiou with IT,. Al that is worth now, at
least slO0.OO0. lie built the Church of the I'm
ma'uata ON Mount Adams at cost oi slYWO.
paying all the expenses himself. He built the
Church of the Holy Angels In great part.
r svc at it f2si TSm Ge f aen oSS paymGS 1n of 800
Irrm"mher. not dollar of which has been
Paid back. n" bought the ground on winch ~.
patrick's Church stands in 1919. for ttODO, ana
never got back principal or interest lie PAID
the greater part for the building OF the
ago, but | helieye that was pald hack IN tao
crisis / know OF on" repayment ot S9.5uO made
siN or seven weeks ago. Then there were
many loans 10 churches Tor Whlch fnthef
Purcell never ever requested note. There
are fully ten churches ~ the diocese thal
owe him money now. Another property bought
by him rccurs TO me-that on Third street.
whore the first orphan asylum stood ana was
aitrrward St Johns Hospital occupied by the
to-day. but he bought it low in ls3s
q 1889, when it was sid 9s g. part
Bank. Tho old cathedral and the ground 1t
stood upon. whore 81. Aaviers Church now
stands. he gave in fee simple e. the Jesuts II is
now probably worth hall a million, WIN We I'M;
provements they have put upon H. Father Purcell
Is quite as economical and hard worsing AS the
Archbishop. and iot fifteen years has never
taken days recreation. | am sure ne does
moi spend On himself $500 year. From morn
ing TO night be toiled IN doing Goodi iqr
never owned a piece OF property, never owned
anything, might say. But he was charitable.
and during the winter months there was
hardly day in which he did not tenn
porarily relieve the distressns OF some hun
dreds of poor people, they ,la, Hooked a., TO
scheme. Of which SO much has been sad, can
speak understandngly since | suggested II,
and am one OF the Committee IN charge. We
did uFOBOsa To have lottery exactly,
but 10 issue numbered bonds for the value
ST. and 10 provide that premiums corresponds
ing with prizes should 20 with the bonds
as determined 10y their numbers on drawing,
that there will be- no lottery. But We intend 10
have a grand raifle at our diocesan TAR and
will try to sell $4,000 tickets at 81 each. and ofer
prizes amounting 10 u total value Of about
s3OOO0-a much more liberal return than lot
tcries generally offer. II we succeed. next year
we may try to sell 100000 tickets"
Father Prircells Kindness is being in repnid.
have received money from him in sums
simply hecause some OF the notes are
outawed by lapse of time, do not make the least
effort to help MIN and unless thrlr notes are
pushed at law VIII not even aeknowltdgr thelr
Indebtedness Many. too, from whom he took no
notes, rely upon his not remembering thnm,
learning that he kept no books ana when
asked they are the individuals whose names
he may have some memorandum of indebted
ness against, boldly say they are not the per
sons Prrgups in some cases they may not be,
but sometimes II looks very suspicious. As
general thing may say the parties who bor-
rowed money from him are now holding of.
Hnd not one of them coming othe rescue. They
are repaylng his kindness with basest ingrati-
tudc."
The Archbishop has the sympathy Of the en-
tire community, because all her" know that ho
has been very austrre man 10 himself, giving
"a flTn e. d IA
profit or pleasure. He was once presented with
n carriage and a pair OF fine horses hy Catholic
citizens and had them but short time. when
benefit Of the orphans. This year gold chalice.
received by him rs gilt at hIs silver jubilee,
he gave to be ralled Off for the same
charity. TwO-thirds OF the people 10 whom
the Archbishop owes money arc Germans,
and thrrr- fOurths Of the amount due is
due 10 Germans. This fact, coupled with the
Father Pureells funds were more largely APP
piled 10 the Irish than the German churches
has given strength TO the rumor that
the German priests were not IN fun sympathy
1t hRs even becn affirmed that some Of them
had gone so iar rs 10 hint that there must have
been some dishOr esty in losing so great a sum
in 80 short n time. and thut they would not
churches for the Archbishop's relief. THE SUN
reporter carefully investigated the basis Tor
such reports by interviews with number OF
the leading and highly intelligent German
priests. and the more important Of them ara
fully and faithfully presented. In this cOnnoc-
tlOn II n proper tO state that tWO-thlrds OF the
Catholic population ot Cincinnati are Germ4ns,
hence the importance of the views OF the leaders
Of this element caunOt br oVerrstlinated
The Rev. John c. Alhrlnk of the Church OF
the Holy Trinity. who is not only one OF the
member OF the board Of trustees. saidi The