The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-01
BISHOP RYAN.
The Eminent Clergyman Talks About
Roman Catholic Church Matters.

| 4uo Em'ueut clergyman Ihlk4 ABOUT
| Roman Catholic Church Matters.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3l.-Bishop Ryan, OF
st. Louis, arrived on tine City Of Berlin
Monday, and is now stopping at the Ever
EFT House. This distinguished prelate
took part In the recent council Of Aneri.
can ecclestastics in Rome, and has been
created Archbishop Of the province Of st..
Louis (cosdjutor to the aged Archbishop
Kendrick) Bishop Ryan will not assume
the new title until he receives the
formal letter Of appointment from the
Vatican. To reporter who crossed the At.
lantic with him, the bishop said that he had
fears lest dispatch relating to one Of bis
sermons, which was sent TO America from
Dublin on the 9Th inst, might mislead
some people In the United States. He
stated positively that not one word OF Irish
or Irish. American politics was spoken at
the Roman meeting of the American PIE.
lates. What the bishop said In bis Dublin
sermon had reference to past epochs In Irish
history. and to possible future repetitions
of them, but not to present political diff.
cuties. He said that although the Irish
people had been subjected to severe shocks
aud trials 10 the past, they had remained
true to the church, and there vas not the
slightest doubt but that their devotion to
religion
WOULD SURVIVE EVERY SHOCK
which the future had In store for them.
The strongest proof Of this was their loyal.
ty at present. This uttsrsnce had no sig.
nficance OF new attitude taken by the
Roman Catholic Church since the Roman
Council. The Bishop states he found the
clergy and people united, and witnessed
evidences Of devotion to the church worthy
Of the days Of primitive Christianity. At
Thurles he addressed 1,400 men who
meet weekly for religious exercises
and the advan cement of temperance. He
believes that with union and prudence and
by remembering and acting out @ Connell's
motto, "That the man who commits q
crime gives strength 10 the enemy the
people Of Ireland will soon gain such hone
legislation as our separate states enjoy.
The bishop WAC escorted on board the
steamer at Queenstown by Archbishop
Croke, Of Cassoi, Bishop Mccarthy, Of
Cloyue, and several of the Cork aud
Queenstown clergy. On Sunday last he
preached TOR IN hour In the steerage Of the
City OF Berlin, aud his audience included
every cabin passenger. Bishop Ryan was
the recipient OF many visits from his hosts
of friends.
TOA REPORTER HE SAID
that the council dealt altogether with mat.
ters Of discipline inside OF the church.
Nothing was final, and the Bishops who
meet at BalNmore to act upon the sus.
gestions Of the council have the fullest
possible freedom to accept or reject any Of
the new instructions.
at Is tEve that the question Of with.
drawing Roman Catholic children from our
public schools and Of asking for State aid to
support sectarian schools was considered
favorsbly2" asked the reporter.
"The question was not brought up at
oil. OF course the prelates were all In ia.
yor, as the church has always been, Of
duoating our own children 1t our own
schools, and thsre was some o0nsideration
given to the question Of bow to strengthen
the educational system. The whole matter,
together with oil the moro detailed parts OF
church government In this country, was
left 70 the council Of American Blshsps."
"Was there any prominence given 10 any
particular subjeCtf'' '''
mo. Amerioa.is . missionary country
a. yet, and the church aud its surround.
ings are naturally subject to greater and
more rapid changes tlsp those 10 older
countries. Those changes
GALL FoR coaRpsRONDlN0 CHANCES
In the methods Of church government from
time 10 time, and 1t was 10 consider the
mazda Of the church resultinp from the
crest progress u Hmsrisa 10 recent years
that tic 6tuASN .ssiSmtled. cannot give
yeu the de!ahg o. our work, because 10 do
% before tkS hishoeS meet would DO obv.
ously disoourtso6S ID yndisorest.