The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-02
A BIG SENSATION
EXPLODED WITH GREAT EASE.
The s.or, of til. srs. who Are Alleged to Have
Ran Away With Sixty thousand pollars-rhs
Trus Statement Of tho ArAIr-HOw the
RamOr 0rlSInatsd-Why thsy Left.

CLEVELAND, November 1.-The Herald
says: For dull, dreary romancing-rom.
ancing without the merit Of originality Of
brightness-certain unRalted members OF
the fraternity Of newspaper men are max
ing an earnest hustle for the belt A morn
ing paper Of yesterday contains a column
Of baseless iabrications to the effect that
three Sisters Of Charity, connected with the
Charity Hospital, had stolen 500, 1000 OF the
funds OF the church and absconded. Tire.
some details Of a quarrel with Bishop
Rappe and with Bishop Gilmour, in which,
singular TO state, Pope Plus IN or the
present occupant Of the Vatican, were not
involved, are also given. The difficulty is
given as The cause which led TO the embez.
Element. The fact is tina. three nuns con-
nected with st. VinceRt's Orphan Asylum
have left the place and returned to their
homes. They did so on their own motion,
hindered by no one, and Bishop Gilmour,
with other officers Of the church, were fully
aware OF the intended action. No money
was stolen, none embezz!ed.
ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
As usual, the ado is about nothing, and all
the details are incorrect. The statement is
made that three nuns had eloped from the
Charity Hospital, taking with them isbu-
lous sum OF money. Whittier they had
gone, it is alleged, was an impenetrable
mystery. Catholics will be somewhat
astonished TO know there is such an
organization as the Sisters OF st. Vim.
cent de Paul. A reporter called upon the
Bishop and asked him about the affair.
Said he: "Please say three things distinctly:
There was no money taken. Three sisters
have lett the St. Joseph's Hospital, it is
true, but OF their own free will. There is
some difficulty about the tenure of the
property known as st. Joseph's Hospital.
The departure Of those sisters had absolute
no connection with the discussion
as to the tenure Of the property.
In the organization OF the various
sisterhoods 1t Is 30 arranged that a
vow may be taken for tho period Of q year.
At the expiration Of that period they are
free to 90. Those religious persons who
have taken the full VOWS may, II they be-
come dissatisfied with the lie, after having
given notice aud performed certain cere.
monies, be released from their obligations
and become once more women OF the
world. This these late Sisters ot Charity
have done. They have ceased to bs relig.
euscs. They have once more become
women OF the world, and this without let
or hindrance without one word OF censure
or reproach, or blame attaching to their
action. They have gone back to their
families.
HAVE TAKEN NOTHING.
That they have taken penny is utterly
false. 1t is simply fabulous. There has
been some difficulty abou: the tenure Of
St. Joseph's Hospital, and that l will ex.
plain. Bishop Rappe many years ago, by
the aid Of subscriptions from the faithful,
got the hospital established and incorpo.
rated under the style Of St. Joseph's Hos.
pital. In few years the Bishop found
that be could more advantageously use the
institution as an orphan asylum, and ior
more than twenty FIVE yeas 1t has con-
tinued in that line, still, however, retaining
the name, st. Joseph's Hospital. Diocesan
property not in the name Of the Bishop
and not under bis administration Is an
anomalous condition Of affairs and not for
the best. St. Joseph's Hospital is diocesan
property. It Is maintained by the contri-
buttons Of the faithful in this diocese.
There will be no proceedings before any
civil courts. The matter will be brought
before the Archbishop, with the right OF
appeal to the Holy See. By far the
majority OF the community Of Sisters Of
Charity In the city are in favor Of Epis
copal control oi ST. Joseph's Hospital, on
Monroe street"
care all the sisters who left from St. 10.
seph'.%
"Two Of them. The other is from the
Charity Hospital"
rs there any truth in the statement that
there was difficulty about the election Of
Mother SUPERIOR"
"There has never been any trouble. How
ever, the Mother Superior Is elected by the
community. According to their peculiar
rules. the election must be sanctioned by
the Bishop, the same as public State off,
Ger when elected receives the confirmation
Of the Governor. There has never been
any difficulty in the matter, as l said be.
FORE"