The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-16

IA February 14th, 1891.
- To the Faithful Clergy and
Laity OF the City Of Will
mington, Health and Blessing
from God:
! We have been deeply touched and
rendered profoundly thankful by the
great prorhptness and the unexampled
| generosity with which our people
made answer to our late cry for help.
And we wish it we'll understood, too,
that we Include among our people
many whodo not regard themselves
as appertalning to our flock, and the
sympathy and largely-given aid of
| whom were, for that reason, the more
disinterestbd and the more entitled to
our. very Warmest thanks. And espe-
cially to Fathers Flynn AMI Berming-
ham Is our gratitude and that of the
whole diocese due, inasmuch as they
not only placed their great and we'll
deserved popularity at our disposal,
but taxed and burdened themselves in
our behalf with such strenuous and
inoessant efforts as we were far indeed
from surprising ourselves entitled to
expect
We desire also to acknowledge n
special Indebtedness to ali those
clergy and laity, who, not content
with themselves contributing, ex-
pended much time, showed great
solicitude, and made unwearied en-
| deavors, in the discharge of the-not
| always agrdeable-ofilce OF procuring
contributions from others.
To all the IN who have In any way
aided in reseuing us from our embar-
rassments we repeat our thanks, and
We promise them that during us much
OF life rs remains to us they shall
have a pecial and perpetual place
among tho Intentions for which we
pray In private OF so up to the altar
A, In public.
The total receipts from the bazaar
were about 42S, 1000.
or this sum n large part has been ap-
Piled to the relief of st. Patrick :
| Church, Wilmington. And we feel
confident that for tho future this
church Will put OF its own resources
meet all demands. A second part, In
thorough accordance with our own
mind and at the special request of
Father Flynn, goes toward helping to
| build house for the use Of the priest
in charge OF our missions to colorcd
people. --. ...-... -...5.-
| And inasmhch as most of the CON
tr1butors TO The fund in our hands arc
/ OF Irish birth or blood. we have
deemed 1t but Just that third sum
shall be sent TO ireland for the mitiga-
| ton oil the distress there existing or
| threatened. All the rest remaining
afterward atour disposal shall be be-
slowed here and there throughout the
diocese, wherever and whenever ex-
penditures shall promise best results.
| We pledge ourselves that not ono
| penny OF the whole sun received shall
ever be used IN deflaying our own ex-
1 npnSaS whpthat. antjx+afn 80. iu1
For OURSELVES individually we ask
for nothing, save that God alone ean
| bestow, nanely,more grace and great
ter love TO Hin and all His children.
Finally we bestow our blessing upon
all and with our whole heart we pray
That God, who alone can reward with
reward great y worth the having,
may now and forever richly recon-
pense all for their great loyalty TO his
representatives and their great zeal
IOt Inc honor and extension of His
Church. AIrREn
bishop of Wilmington.
When the above was read at St.
fauis Church yesterday morning il
caused matters TO take definite shape,
ana mass meeting was called to be
held at o'clock In the afternoon At
that hour about 800 persons assembled
in the basement of the church, but il
was noticed that neither Father Fallon
nor Father Birmingham were present.
The lneeling was called to order by
Charles w. Grant, who was elected
chairman. Simon Dougherty was
chosen secretary. Chairman Grant
stated that the object of the meeting
was te obtain the opinion of the peo-
pie on the suggestions made in tho
DlshopS letter. After several had
spoken 1t was decided to approve that
portion OF the letter which proposed
giving n part OF tho fund To st.
Iatrick 5 Church, and resolution to
that effect was unanimously adopted.
The giving OF portion of the funds
toward building q parochial residence
at the nisslon for coloIed people,
which Is III charge OF Father DeRuyter,
met with general disapproval. A reso-
lutlon was therefore unanimously
adopted disappointing any expenditure
oil the receipt OF the bazaar for that
purpose. IL was argued that st.
Josephs IL. O. Church, for cnlored
people, had mortgage OF but 81, $50
upon IL ana that both st. AIMS Church
ami 81. PhulS Church have greater
debts ana consequently greater claims
upon the funds.
1t was also Resolved to disprovn of
lhe proposition 10 send u part of tine
iuHd ~ lieidllut us III Lhe opinion OF
those present, Il is needed fully as
much in this city
A discussion then arose on the ac-
ton OF the frieId Of Father FLYNN.
who had parade, and serenaded
Father Birmingham last Wednesday
at midnight. The following IusolG-
ton was offered and auoDted, without
IL dissenting VOICE:
"Itesolred, That we condemn the
action of that party or parties who
led a crowd of men headed by a brass
band to the residence of Father lIer
inlngham Tor the purpose of heapng
insult upon the supposed defeated can.
didate."
There was considerable feeling
shown by those present, aud the FOL.
lowing committee Nvns appointed To
wait on the Bishop during this week,
and express to, him the sense of the