St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-28
DErRorT,s CHURCH zmBRoGl1o
Bishop Burgess Asserts that Father
K0lasenSki is immoral.

DETROIT. Mich, Dec. 27.-Trouble was
anticipated by the police among the Poles
this morning and a force was on hand to
quell any outbreak. A crowd was on hand
all day and once or twice there were NUT
terings as if of coming uproar, but the
people were kept moving and nothing seri
Gus resulted. 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 sight-seers, who had no interest
in the church troubles. This evening the
police are on duty, but find little to do. the
fury CT the mob seeming to have spent its
force. The police were expecting trouble
on Christmas and to-day, the people being
idle and the former being a holiday. To
day having gone by without special incl
dent, no outbreak is looked for before New
Years day. In regard to the disturbances
and the charges against Father Kolasenski,
Bishop Burgess objects to being called
despot, and says in
EXPLANATION OF HIS ACTIONS:
Ordinarily, when charges are preferred
against priest, he is allowed to continue the
performance of his pastoral duties, since to
suspend him Instantly might work great in
justice There are charges however, of such
q serious character, for which the good of re-
ligion and the salvation of souls require i'm
mediate suspension, if the evidence sustain
ing them is of the proper character. Such
charges were preferred against Kolaseush
and the evidence in support of them is over
whel1ning. He has been charged with i'm
morality of such a character that he should
not be allowed to stand at the Catholic altar
for single hour, and no pure home should
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these circumstances, the bishop deemed it his
duty to religion, to the community and to
family purity to suspend his functions. While
endeavoring to find a suitable successor, he
requested Father DombroWsk, worthy
priest, to act as temporary pastor. The lat
ter consented to do 80, but with great reluct-
ance, as he knew Kolasenski's s character, and
what treatment might be expected from him.
Immediately the latter began to
POSE AS MARTYR,
and to stir up rebellion among the people.
He did not address them Christmas day, be-
cause he had no reliable Interpretation, and
also because the whole object of the demon
stration was bulldczing of the worst type,
and Kolasenski was at the bottom of it. The
bishop sincerely desires that the people will
abandon the man who is misleading them for
his own purposes, that they will believe he
has their interests sincerely at heart. At the
first opportunity, if they will allow him to do
so, he will supply them with a pastor worthy
Of them and of the altar to which they are so
| much attached.
FathertKo Kolasenski has also stated his po
sition in an interview, in which he persists
that he believes that the bishop is wrong
and that he is right, and that he should net
have been removed until the bishop had
publicly announced his reasons therefor.
He believes the trouble will not be ended
until he is reinstated as pastor of the church,
and says he was convicted without hear
ing, He proposes to remain in this city
until he gets what he considers his due.
The reverend gentleman grew warm in his
protests that he was innocent, and said in
conclusion that the only way to solve the
difficulty was for the bishop to listen to the
prayers Of a powerful congregation, which
is able to judge the wrong from the right
The closing of their church on one Of the
most important holy days in the yeal is pain
full to them, and it cannot be wondered at
that they desire to worship in their own edi-
fee with one whom they want as their
pastor.