, 1880-02-01
RENOUNCING. ROME.
4 BOHEMIAN PRIEST DOES so TO MARRY.
baltimore Gakette.

4 BOHEMIAN PRIEST DOES so TO MARRY.
baltimore Gak<tte.
On Thursday morning last the Rev. John
Hojda, aCatholic priest, pastor Of st. Wences-
laus' Church in East Baltimore, formally
renounced the doctrines of the Roman Cath
olic Church, and became 4 lay member of the
German Evangelical Lutheran Church. The
reasons assigned for his actions at first were
differences of religious views, but later de-
yelopments show that there was q woman in
the case, and that his renunciation Of the
Catholic faith was chiefly owing to desire
to marry Miss Emilia Lehman, a Bohemian
GIRL who, it Is charged, he ruined and de-
serted in Austria, and who finally consented
to come to him in this country. The day
after the renunciation Hojda obtained mar
riage license for himself and Miss Lieh-
mann, and they both left the city and have
not since been seen. It is supposed that they
we're married on that day, but where the
ceremony was performed is unknown. The
charges against Hojda's morals were made
to Archbishop Gibbons about four months
after Hojda was appointed to the pastorate
Of St>Wenceslaus' Church in June last, and
were contained in the following letters sub
% mitted TT te the Afehbishop by a AZ IL 4 RI; p Krem-
P1sCHE1r, Oct. Ii, 1s7e.-DEAR SIR: VIII you
hare the kindness to give me the residence,
actual employment, and other particulars Re-
gnrding John ho1da whG IS sag to act as as Gatn ,
Baltimore. He was born in Bohemia. 4 few
years ago he wns assistant priest in Kleutsch,
near Tauru- Lnter he became Protestant, in
lady. This friendship being broken up By the
young lady. he resmhraced the Catholic faith,
Of the Old religion. My porsonnl acquaintance
with him makes me doubt his statements, par
ticularly as he wants the young Indy, who Is
the beginning Of next month. She, too, ex-'
presses the desire to go. therefore take the
liberty, with the permission Of her sister, to ask
cerning him. In the name Of humanity, enter
tain the hope that you will give mo by return
mail the t9formason ask af tine is very
Mr.. Kremelberg subsequently received the
following letter in reply to a. Communication
acknowled ging the receipt Of the above:
PrsCnE1T, Nov, Is, ls1g.-DEAR Sin: Tour cs-s
teemed letter has reached us safely, but too
full name is Emilia Lichmann. left Prague on
tho 10th Of Noyember,'in opposition to her sis
ter's wishes: She is OF 2 most respectable fam
liz, but has been an orphan for many years. She
carries with her al her possessions, In 6tAte Sc
curIt1es, cash, and sundry effects, which may be
a5 g ecn n9 q
fore, dear sir, see that it is Of some interest to
her relatives as into whose hands this money
tn Hmerca ri s b1,t We hi haye to Fear that It IS Of
delicate nature. As this step has been taken by
tho Indy We who are near to heE ssgqest yo1
quaiuted with the laws of America, to ascertain
what became of her: ~ worId alsG Sd request you
fS 6 me It IS possbe to save beng
frnm destr,1ction. q. E1sENHUr.
rfSiq Mr ofI Hoida did not denv to the Archbishop
That young woman hsaa coinE W l1iaii Aluid i
europe, put saa tnat ~ Sne WIS III eoufan. a
had SINCE gone 10 EicaGQii ~ o.nea ,ife mi3e
eXpalnea nttSs a. t ncI pf
sat,sdaceoly dysno1 70 e ~ i,e ol,aps oreinst the
er;ast ftn1 tha recainf of the sec6nd letter.