Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-20
DIR. MsGLYNN,S OFFENsE.
Charges Which the Priest Has Reen
Summoned 70 Answer ut Rome.

special cablegram to the Philadelphia Press
from Rome says: 1.-THE case of Dr. McGlynn is a
subject OF much speculation and interest In Amer
lean college circles, where he has many friends.
The documents in the case are In the hands OF
Archbishop Jacobini Of Eyre, and two consultors-
one Jesuit and the other a Benedictine-who. OF
course, are pledged to absolute secrecy McGlynn
studied theology at the Propaganda. When CORR
gan was promoted to the archbishopric with the
right of succession to the ageing McCloskey. a
distinguished and influential friend OF McGlynn,s
made strong appeal here that McGlynn be nom.
mated to some newly created see or TO vacancy
In one OF the old ones. This advocate eulogized
managing the care OF 1900 souls.
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE.
While this request was under consideration q Sc
ries OF charges and complaints against Mc0lynn
began from another quarter. 1t was alleged that
he had decidedly anti Roman sympathies and. in
fact, was the head and front of an Amer1canizin0
movement inside the church which was out of har.
mOny with the true Catholic spirit. 1t was urged
water to the seeds OF Gallicanism, which the Holy
See had noted in America and which it was the
mission OF councils Ike that Of Baltimore to de
not only while visiting Rome, but notably by let.
ter on one occasion when McGlynn's name was
mitre. In September last came the first OF serious
chargestrebellious action against the authority
OF Archbishop Corrigan, eliminating in his sup
grave allegations OF personal character reflect
Ing on McGlynn's neglect OF his priestly duty and
did not come from Corrioan. but from Iesser
clerical source. They constituted q damaging i'm
parchment If 1t were not for the fact that the pro-
paganda views them with great tncredulity.
M'GLYNNs FRIENDS IN ROME
DR.. McGlynn's coming here seems still uncer-
tain. DR.. McGlynn does not lack friends here, at
the American college and among the American
students. He has sympathizers outside also,
among whom are Abbot Bernard Smith, learned
lean lady, whose sincere piety and admirable sense
give her in American church circles much the
same position that Lady Herbert enjoys among
strong feeling in favor Of McGlynn. He is advised
to make a bold personal appeal. He could not
come at more oppoItune time, for the Holy see is
Episcopal autocracy in America, where the bishops
combine not only to keep the financial, spiritual
and temporal power they have got, but isdrp new
priests. The present wise and modern pOntin dis
likes tnlS development, as already shown in sun
bishops have been annulled. Probably McGlynn
does not need the information, but 1t may serve
other priests to know that q registered letter in
three envelopes each addressed:
AL SOMA0 PoNTEFICE LEONE KILL
Della PrefettO s. Romano ed Uniuersate
InQuisizione,
VIII infallibly reach the pope's own hands. The
auditors, but to open the third is to incur ipso
JdctO the greater accommodation"
ARCHBISHOP CORRIGANs SECRETARY DENIES.
Rev. DR.. Mcdonnell secretary Of Archbishop
Corrtgan, said to MY. World reporters
"The case has gone entirely out OF the arch
bishops hands. He has no more jurisdiction in the
matter. 1t rests with Rome entirely. / have
read the sensational dispatch published in morn
Ing paper stating that there is a cabal formed
against DR.. McGlynn, and that the present charge
against him Is merely preteXt for eliminating a
series OF long-standing eLdeavOrs to contrive his
downfall. 1t is evidently from the same gentle
man who has primed that paper with articles be-
lore Ihere Is not q word OF truth IN it. 1t is an
absurd article"
The N. Y. Sun says: Several Catholic clergymen
SAID yesterday that any attempt to show that DIR.
McGlynn had not attended TO his duties would be
ridiculous.
CARDINAL GIBBONS ANNOYED.
Cardinal Gibbons is reported as saying that the
conference in Philadelphia had reference to an en-
forcement OF certain DEGREES of the Plenary Coun-
Gil. "The statement that we met to consider the
case OF Dr. McGlynn and that am going to Rome
to see about the matter are pure inventions. Any
Catholic could see fasty on the very face OF them
have no more concern with DR.. McGynn or jul
risdicti0n over him than have over priest in
China His only superfors are Archb bishop Corrt-
gan and the Pope, and 10 them he must answer If
he has done anything wrong. These stories in the
newspapers ara source OF great annoyance to me.
Nearly all those interviews with me printed
lately are fictitious and 1t is impossible for me to
follow them up and contradict them. You may
say most eInphatically that am not doing any
Idea OF going to Rome now"