Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-28
The POLISH CHURCH TROUBLE
No Further Outbreak-interyis" Witt
the Bishop aud the PTiest,

uGAhEt NhAbEcAH- ''AN-
the Bishop aud the PTiest.
DETROIT, December 2I.-Troubls Was
anticipated b7 the police among Poles this
morning aud a fo-ce was on hand to queil
any outbreak. A crowd vas on hand Sll
day aud once or twice thsfe were mutter-
inEs as Of coming uproGr, but the people
were kept moving and nothing serious re-
suited. A few arrests were made for
drunkenness or rough behavior, but there
was no sharp contest between the officers
of the law and the dissatisfied church
people. The crowd was composed largely
of sightseers who had no interest 10
the church troubles. This evening the
police are on duty but find little to do, the
fury Of the mob seeming to have spent II
self The police were expecting trouble
on Christmas day and to-day, the people
being idle, and the former :.oeing holiday
Today having gone by without special 10
cident no outbreak is looked for before
New Years day. In regard to the distur-
oanee and the charges against Father
Kolssinski, Bishop Borgess. objects to be-
ing called despot and says in explsna-
ton of his actions: ordinarily
when charges are preferred against q
priest he is allowed to continue the
performance Of his pastoral duties since to
susuend him instsnter might work great
Injustice. There are charges, however, OF
snch q serious character for which the
good Of religion and salvation o. souls re-
Guire immediate suspension If the evidence
sustaining them is OF the proper character.
Such charges were preferred against hols'
sinski and the evidence in support OF them
Is overwhelming. He has been charged
with immortality Of such character thst
he should not be allowed to stand at a
Catholic altar for single hour and no
nure home should permit him to cross
its threshold Under these circumstances,
the Bishop deemed it his duty to religion
70 the community and to family purity to
snsnend his functions. While endesvoring
/ 10 find q suitable successor ne requested
Father Dombroski, a worthy priest, to acl
ss temporary pastor. The latter consent
Cd 10 do so. but with great reluctance, q;
he knew Kolasinskis character, and what
treatment might be expected from him
1 Immediately the latter began to pos'
"a martyr and to stir up rebel
lion among the people. He did nc
address them Christmas day because
he had no reliable interpreter an'
aIso because the whole object otthe demon
strstion was bulldozing of the worst type
and Kolasiuski was a. the bottom o. 1t
The Bishop sincerely desires that the psoo
Me will abandon the man who IS mlsleao
inc them for his own purposes; tcst the.
vy;u bslieye he has their interests slncetei
A. beart aud that at the first opportunity
ifthey will allow hin to do so, ne will sup
nlv them with q pastor worthy OF them an,
o. the altar 10 which they are &c mueI
attached
Father Kolssinski has also stated HI
n,sirion in an interview, in which be state
that he believes tbs Bishop is wrong an
he ia RIGHT snd that he should not hsV
bssn removed until the, Bishop had puohc
" announced his reasons therefore. d
believes the trouble viii rot be snde
mill he is reinststed as pastor CT n
church and says he was convicted With0o
a hearing. he proposes to remain IN tn'
ci,y until he ge;s what he considers du
him. The reverend gentleman grew warE
IN bis protest that he was innocent an
ssid ia conclusion that the only way t
solve the difficulty was for the bisoop
listen 10 the prayers Of 3 powerful col
greQstion, which is able to Judge the Wron
rom the right. The closing OF the
charch agsiRst them on ene Of the mo- o
important holy days in the yesS is paint
90 them and it cannot Be wondere1
,bst thev desire to worship in their o"
sd;6es with one whom they want as the
: pastor.