The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-03-21
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ARCHBISHOP PURCELL's OFFICIAL ORGANS
UTTERANCES.

UTTERANCEs.
CINCINNATI, MARCH 13.-The following
editorial article appeared in the Catholic
Telegraph, Archbishop Purceii's official
organ, to day:
Great sc is the debt Of the diocese, there is
not, and there must not he. the faintest whis-
per of reputation. Justice, honor, the spot
less name OF the Archbishop of Cincinnati, the
future welfare and sacred interests Of religion,
ell demand the payment of dollar FOR dollar
Il is true, as the Treasurer Of the Board Of
Trustees and his clerks positively eEsert, that
more than two millions OF this debt is the COM
pound interest accrulng from the original de-
posts with the financial agent OF be diocese.
It would, therefore, be generous act on the
part OF the 800 creditors to cancel willingly all
their present claims except the amounts ihey
actually deposited. 2E!s would reduce the debt
TO half its present ERure, probably to even II
smaller sum; but TO those unwilling TO release
the diocese from the payment Of the interest,
to those who ask for all that can be legally
claimed We say frankly and conhdcutiaily,
trusting in the love OF the clergy and !aity Of
this diocese Tor their religion, trusting 10 the
charity OF the Catholics OF this country, trust
inR IN the deep sympathy which Cardinal Nc
Cioskcy aud tue Bishops OF the United States
have rnaHii esteC or US in our mist 0rtunes, you
ought and shall be paid 10 :hc last cent By
the legal assignment which has been made, the
ArchbIsnop does noi propose 10 do what such a
legal lnstrumCnt would allow in ordinary busi-
ness-that Is 70 pay the creditors pro rata y hat
the assigned property would bring. NJ such
thought has been entertained for & single mo-
meut. The C5iec; OF the assignment was the
protection OF the patient creditors against the
suits TO obtain advantage over the more de-
serving. The Catholic Church never repudiates.
1t may take > e8Ts to wipe ont this heavy debt,
f though our faith in the generous helq OF six
" millions of our brethren anticipates a speedy
extinction, Bat whether it be a labor OF few
. or many years, the debt viii be lQuidatcd to
4 the last cent.
This is the conviction; more than this IL is
. the determination OF the mass OF Catholics OF
+ this diocese, " hich the faint hcErteduCss and
dependency OF . few could never shake, and
Oi their Bishops, many Ol = HON have sent let
. ters Of The deepest and most touching sym
pathy TO the venerated head OF this diocese
r Tine Catholics OF the whole country, poor and
! rich alike, Will soon form themselves into a
+ vast arm Of charity. Hundreds of Thousands
. Of bands will be stretched fOrIh to aid us. Our
ami iciiOus viii be regarded as their own by the
Catholics in every per. or this country. The
wave OF charity beginning here will rCach tue
in the churches in New YORK Gad san Francis
co, and It viii wash out forever every imputR
ton OF dlshOnor or disgrace The Catholics o
this diocese VIII do their part suu for hcTn,
selves by their own generosity right to bt
. helped D. their brethren. The payment o.
this dvbt will r6udly Iiiustrs &c the truth OF To-
words o! the apostles OF The Gentlies- 'Hheri
remain these three, faith, hope and charity bu
. ;he greatest OF these iE charity -"
+ The funeral services over the remains Of Mis-
. Kate Purcell. sister OF Archbishop Purcell
took place to-day ia Brown county, where Rh
was inferred this afternoon. Owing to tn
funeral but little was done one way or the 9th
er in the Archbiehop's Affairs, the only thiu
De!uE the hiiHgt Of the bOnds OF John b. AAu
. nix under the new assignment. wing to IL
fact that il vss at present impossible TX IN
Vatue OF tie property assigned, the bOGd va
fixed at the nominal sum of SJJ,JhI, with II i
, Hoffman aud n. Clements rs bondsmcn.