St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
ORDERED TO ROME.
A Priest Who Supported Henry
George. to be disciplined BY the


P~ste-
NEW YORK, Dec. 1O.-A statement
published that Rev. Edward McGlynn ID.
D.. sis to be deposed from his priestly
office in the CathoI.ch church" on account
of his advocacy of the Henry George
| movement, was, to say the least. extremely
premature. A reporter called at the arch
bishops palace yesterday and obtained the
facts in the case. 1t seems that as far back
as last September. Archbishop Corrlgan
received lettey from the propaganda at
Rome, complaining of the course which DIR.
McGlynn was pursuing. Another letter came.
and at last letter arrived which the holy
father himself had ordered to be
written. Ill it was the state
menJ that the doctrines DR.. McGlynn
was espousing were contrary 10 the teach
ings of the Catholic church. In conSe
quence of these letters, and particularly OF
the last, the archbishop communicated with
Dr.. McGlynn and Henry George. He read
one or more of the letters to the latter. and
all of them to the former. AT length he
prohibited DR.. McGiynn from taking any
further part in Mr.. Georges canvass for
the mayuralty. Neve. theleSS, DR.. MCGlynn
persisted, and at the great George mass
meeting in Chickering hall, on the evening
of Oct. l. he spoke for one hour in ms
most eloquent and impressive manner,
eulugizng Mr.. George, calling him the
greatest man in this country, and saying
that he was lit not only for the office of
mayor but for president During The rest
of the campaign DR.. McGlynD continued to
support Mr. George. and On election day
he made the rounds Of the polling places,
sitting in an open barOuche with Mr.
George. Mr.. Powderly and Rev. j.
IL. Kramer. 1t was Ow ng more
than anything else to the letters
which the archbishop received from Rome
in regard to DR.. McGlynn, and DR.. Nc
GIynn's action thereupon, that the arch
bishop introduced in his pastoral letter his
now celebrated paragraphs upon the right
TO hold private property. Nothing further
was done in the premises until last Friday,
when the archbishop received cable dis
patch from Cardinal SimOni at the prefect
of the propaganda. summ0ning DR.. Nc
Glynn to Rome and ordering him to set out
at once. With heavy heart the archbishop
performed his duty. and gave the summons
and order to DIR. McGlynn. 1t is not known
at the palace what DR.. McGiynn will do
about the matter, nor was any information
to be obtained yesterday Of DIR. McGlynn
himself. The news makes a great impress
sion on Catholics and ProtestantS alike. Dr.
McGlynn has been prominent hgure in
many important public movements. and
no Catholic clergyman is so Wei known to
the people of other faiths. Several OF his
acquaintances have an impress on that he
will not obey the summons to Rome. but
will leave the Catholic church and become
one of the leaders in the labor movement.
When seen tonight Father McGlynn re-
fused to talk about the matter. His friends
state that he will go to Rome; that the
opinions which he entertanS are advocated
by number of the most eminent Catholic
clergy in Ireland, and they feel confident
that ne will return from Rome victorious,
and that he will not be deposed.