The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22

glee 90 Rome. He will go to RIM ,
ike the good priest that re is, and ne
will fubmi, 30 the d5cis on Of the
church. He will arrange his slflir4
in h s parish as toon as he cen, but he
must 90, fer even If Archbishop Cor
iigan wished to let him celebrate
masP, permission could not be giyen.
What Il said Abaut DIR. MCGIynn
fn Rome.
NEw York, December 81. - The
TimG's correspondent at Rome, Italy,
writes: The case # DR.. McGlynn, II
which the outer world has only just
vaguely heard through the slow ,ue-
um Of 4 cablegfam in a London
paper, is subjecs of much specula-
ION and Interest in American College
circles, where he has many irends.
At The Propaganda great attention is
given the mBtter as one cont lining
germs Of possible embarrassment aud
trouble. AT both places the sricte:t
retiCence is observed. The documents
in the Gaze IRE ia ths bends OF Arch
bishop Jscobini, Of Tyre, aud two
consultors, one Jesuit aud the other
q peLedic tine, who, of course, are
PLEDGED to absolute secrecy. 1t ia
enough to FAY that my informant is
not one Of these.
This fact seems to be that the o.
tensible charge OF hetsrodoxy on d Q
question Cf property is only Il prstPxt
Iaaeking q series OF long siandipg
efforts TO contrive his downfall. DR..
McGlynn 10 no stranger rim Rome. o.
the contrary, he is bound TO it by the
links OF having studied theology at the
Propsgard aud taken the miss onarY
oath. When Bishop Corr'gsn wa,
promoted to the Archbishopric, with
the right OF succession to the aged
Cardinal McOoekey, a distinguished
and Influential friend of DR.. Nc.
GlYnn's made strong appeal here
that DR.. McGlynn be nominated to
some newly created see, or TO a va
cancy in one of the old ones. This
advocate eulogz I'd him al one OF the
best parish priests in America, manag-
ing the cure of % 900 souls with great
administrative ability, building and
beautijyirg his church and school and
working smoothly with a number OF
devoted assistant priests To this
p,aas was sign!fi >autly aided a hint
that TIE new archbishop might find
that Dr.. MC6lynn's eloQuenee, indie.
pendencs, striking personality and
popularity gave him an urcomfortsb' e
aud disproplrtioaate prominence in
the srchdiocese..
While this request Wal under con-
alteration q series Of charges and com
plants sgainst Dr.. Meg lynn bagsn
from aoother quarter. Il was alleged
that be had decided anti Roman SYM
path'es, end 10 fast Ras tie head and
front OF al American Eng movement
inside the church which was quite
out OF harmony with the true Catholic
spirit. 1t WaI urged thai 10 make him
D bishop wru'd he sun aud water to
he seads Of Gallicanism which the
Holy SEE hgd already noted in Amer
lea and which il was the miss on Of
councils like that Of BlItimUra tn de-
stroy. Several American bishops
bacRed this view, net only while visit
ing Rome, but notably by letter o.
ono occasion when DR.. MEG ynu'e
name was seat up in o teri or / st of
three candidates for mitree. la
these letters It was stated that If can
olical obedience was measure Of
merit DIR. MIG ynn was immeasursbly
lacking, for he conducted his parish
in an undutitul, independent split,
moro resembling the irresponsible at
tiute of Isolated pastors OF Protestant
sects than servant of the church.
In September laet came the FIST Ct
the strous Congratulations action
sgainst the auth rity Of Archbishop
Corligan, eliminating in his support
of Henry George. 10 these have been
sdded grave a legation OF personal
character ref citing on d. MCGiynl's
neglect of his priehtly duty and fond.
negs for wor Oily aociety. These latter
charges did no come from Arch bishop
Uorrgan, but f,om a Lesser clerical
source, which doublless would as
tound aud grisvS DR.. McG'ynn il be
knew they constituted very sweep
ing ard damaging impeachment, II it
were not for the fact that the Pfopa-
ganda We've them with great incIe
dulIty.
DR.. McGlynn's coming hero seems
still uncertain. The whole subj 1t
WIS Ief.rn,d 30 in an aud enCa Mgr.
StranieIo had with his IL Zine So, but
Ia K raj terms and without details
n d ci5ion. Dr.. McGlynu does not
lack fieudB herc-at the American
Cclrge aud among the American SUI
dents at the Proraganda. He has
sympathiz rs outside, also, among
whhm are Abbot Bernard Smith, q
learned and powerful Banedictire,
anu Miss Eadts, an American lady,
whose sia1ete piety and admirable
sense give her in American church
circles much the same position that
lsdy Herbert, of Lea, enjlys among
English Catholics here. These suffice
to c.eaie a strong feeling in favor oil
DR.. McGiynn.
Without mentioning nmes / ought
TO say that the earnest advice OF tn 90
woo with d.. McGynn we'll is not to
be discouraged or driven into unot.
nonical action, aud TO lose no time in
ne tlns the oabal against him, for il
is both active and determined in an
evident effort to dive him, through
scandal, into retirement, using the DO
llicdl charge az pretext, and holding
the personal charges over his head.
lie Is Advi. ed to Il AXE bold persona,
appeal 10 the Pope bimse I. He cou d
nol come &C a more opplItune tins.
for the Holy See is deeply e1eIcieed
by the continual trouble arising from
'he abn imal grow b OF the Episcopal
autocrscy in Ameuca, where TIE
Blshous combine not only TO keep the
financial, spiritual and temporal power
they have already got, but usurp new
functions and impose new i,rnB cf
servity on priests. roe present wite
and modern Pontd d siIkes this de-
ye'opmeut, ss already shown in
suldyy American casea where the ty-