Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-16
Elder Going 10 BaltimOr'
TO Meet the CARDINAL.
ARCHBISHOP CoRRIGAN PRESIDEs At A MEETING OF
NEW YORK CLERGy-DR. MGLyNNs CASE A TOPIC
CORRESPONDENTS WITH THE ARCHBISHOP THAT
rs SAID TO HAVE CLEARED Up THINGS.

From the New York Sun. yesterday.
Archbishop Elder, OF Cincinnati will start Tor
Baltimore this morning. He goes I'm response to a
telegram from Cardinal Gibbons. He viii be absent
for four or five days. The archbishop declined to
state yesterday the object for which he is called
away, but admitted that IL is for conference on
church matters"
Immediately after the receipt OF the telegram
from Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Macs, OF Covington,
was summoned TO the archfepiscopal residence In
Cincinnati. and was I'm conference with Archbishop
Elder during the entire afternoon and evening" the
archbishop In the meantime refusing 10 see any
callers.
The greatest importance attaches TO a confer
ence of such dignitaries OF the Roman Catholic
church as Archbishop Elder and Cardinal Gibbons
at this time, when according TO all indications.
Rome is about TO speak on the labor question, and
when there are many rumors afioat that the
Church is about TO discipline the Rev. DR.. Edward
McGlynn OF this city for active parisanship IN the
Henry George movement. The result OF the con-
ference OF the distinguished prelates will be
awaited with the keeneSt interest.
The priests belonging to the Roman Catholic
churches north OF 14th street and west OF oth
avenue, together with those OF the parishes OF
Orange, Ulster Rockland and sullivan counties,
held a conference yesterday I'm st. Michaels
church, on 9th avenue and Bed street. The pro-
cecdings were secret and conducted In Latin.
Archbishop Corrigan presided and Father John J.
Murphy acted as moderator s.rhe subjects dis
cusSed, said one of the priests last night. ''were
purely doctrna and solely ofinterest TO the clergy
We're the theories OF Henry George dscussed?"
Phe VI aitnoiSHOlb tUIIigdnS ltllPr
which relates to certain unsound doctrines was
alluded to- answered the priest
The conference Will hold another session TODAY
The Rev. DR.. McGlynn is ready TO 90 to Rome
but there Is possibility ofmatters being arranged
so that he need not go for the purposes OF trial
There has been a correspondence between him
and the archbishop which has made Ii possible for
both the archbishop and DIR. McG!ynn to concede
something to each other This applies ONLY to
| the personal position OF the archbishop and Dr.
McGlynn, ana not to the position OF the Catholic
ch'lich on the land question in America. Neither
the archbishop nor DR.. McGlynn Will give the cor
reSpondence 10 the public. II was begun and car
rled on 10 avoid any misunderSta nding. Dr. Nc
no violation OF the laws of the church. and most
| assuredly 10 disrespect to the archbishop A
| great part or the misunderstanding was brought
about by published interviews with Dr. McGlynn,
which the archbishop regarded as diSObedience OF
MS lnlunctf)nS. DIR. McGlynn, while I'm no way
withdrawing from his support OF George and his
land theories explained that there were errors in
the interviews through the reporters not taking
verbatim notes. Especially was this the case In
an Interview which made him speak disrespect-
| fully Of the archbishop.
Though reconciliation may be effected, Dr.
Mcttynn St1ll may go TO Rome, and his present ex-
pectatlon Is That he will go as soon as matters
mere are arranged taking Red Star steamer to
Antwerp and from there overland 10 Rome,
A DISPATCH FROM CINCINNATI
last night says that Archbishop Elder denies that
he had a summons to a conference on the labor
question, or upon questions arising In any way
from that subject. He had In view journey to
Philadelphia, but has changed his mind and has
given 1t up altogether