Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

The following letter from Bishop Cur
tbs was read in all the Catholic churches
Sunday;
WiLMfNGToH, DEL, Feb IA, 1S9i.--To
Me JainJm. ctclgy and Idity Of he cuy Of
Wilmington, hcoih and blessings from God.
We have been deeply touched, and rem
dered profoundly thankful by the great
promptness, and the uneXamplcd gem
crosby with which our people made an
swcr to our late cry for help, And we wish
il well understood too, that we include
among our people many who do not regard
themselves as appertaining, to our flock.
and the sympathy and largely given aid of
whom were, for that reason, the more dis
interested and the more entitled to our very
warmest thanks And especially 10
Fathers Flynn and Birmingham is our
gratitude, and that of the whole diocese
due nasnuch as they not merely placed
their great and we'll deserved popularity at
oUr disposal, but taxed and hurdened
themselves III our behalf with such strenu-
Gus and inccssant efforts ms we were far in
decd from surprising ourselves entitled TO
expect.
We desire also to acknowledge a special
indebtedness to all those clergy and laity,
who not content with themselves con-
tributing, expended much time, showed
great solicitude and made unwearied ell
beavers, i'll the discharge Of the-not
always agrccabe--oliice of procuring CON
tributions from others
10 all then who have in any way aided
in rcSclIing us from our embarrasSmcntS
we repent Our thanks. and we promise
them that, during as much of life as re-
mains to us they shall have a special and
perpetual place among the intentions FOR
which We pray in private, or 50 up to the
altar IN public
The total receipts from the bazaar we're
about S2S0O0.
OF this sum large part has been applied
to the relief Of 81. Particles Church, Will
mindon And we feel confident that for
the future this church Will, out of its own
resources meet all demands, second
part. IN thorough accordance with orr own
mind, and, at the special request of Father
Flynn, will 60 towards helping to build
house for the use Of the priest in charge
of orr missions to the colored people.
And, inasmucli rs most Of the contributors
to the fund in our hands are Of Irish birth
or blond, we have deemed il but just that
third sum shall be sent 10 Ireland for the
mitigation Of the distress there existing or
threatened. And all the rest remaining
afterwards at our disposal shall be
bestowed here and there throughout the
diocese wherever and whenever eXpendi-
ture shall promise best results
Wepledgc ourselves that not one penny of
the whole sum received shall ever be used
in dcfraying our own expenses whether
private or official. For ourselves. indi-
vidually, we asked for nothing, and we
want nothing save what God alone can
bestow, namely, more grace and greater
love to Him and all His children. Finally,
we bcstow our blessing upon all, and with
orr whole heart VIC pray that God, who
alone can reward with reward greatly
worth the having, may now and forever
richly rccompense all for their great 10y
atty e. His representative, and their great
zeal for the honor and extension of His
church +ALFREp,
Bishop of Wilmington.
The reading of the circular has tended
to intensity the feelings which had al
ready grown and pcrmeated the whole
of 81, Paul's parish since the announce
ment of the results Of the friendly CON
test between Fathers Flynn and Bcr-
mingham
At the close of the services at St.
Paul's X. G. Church Sunday morning
an arrangement was made by members
of the congregation to hold mass
meeting at o'clock. Several hundred
people gathered at the appointed time.
None of the parish clergy We're present
Charles w, Grant presided and Simon
Dougherty was secretary The chair
man stated the purpose of the meeting
which was to elicit the peoples opinion
on the bishops letter, which had been
read in the morning. The various points
of the letter were taken up seriatim
The apporioning of onethird to the
needs of st. Patriok's Church was unan-
imously approved. The share of one
third to be given to the colored mission
under the charge of Father de Ruyter
was disapproved, and Il resolution to
that effect was adopted. II was claimed
that both St. AIMS and St. Paul's
churches, have much stronger titles to u
share of the funds. Their debts arc
greater.
The third partition, namely for the
Irish fund was very strongly opposed
and another resolution condcmning the
appropriation was passed by the meet
ing.
A third resolution as follows, was
passed that the meeting, "Condcmn the
action Of that party or parties who led q
crowd of men headedhy brass band to
the residence of Father Birmingham
Z for the purpose of heaping insult on the
supposed defeated candidate"
The following committee was APP
pointed to call on the bishop for the
purpose Of expressing the sense of the
meeting: DIR. John @. Fahey, James
M Murray, Charles w. Grant, Michael
K Newell, Fergus Kelley and John G..
N Doyle. The meeting then adjourned.
't st. Paul's parish was agog with excite
y ment Sunday nigh oyerthe results of Il o
congregational meeting and it formed
Y the absorbing topic at the home of every
K church member Among the various
T statements made was renewed reference
4 to the rumor that Father De Ruyter had
loaned Father Flynn the sum of SIS 5000,
an amount alleged to have been donated
by Miss DreXei of Philadelphia TO aid in
the erection of the col0rcd mission
building. 1t was claimed by the people
of the parish last night that certain
portion of the letter confirms the sus-
picion of an arrangement. The part OF
the letter referred to reads as follows
A second part, in thorough accordance
with our own mind and at the special
request of Father Flynn, goes toward
helping to build a house for the use of
the priest in charge of our missions to
colored people,
The services at st. Paul's Church Sun.
day night were attended by an immense
audience, 1t was simply an ovation tc
Father Birmingham. His subject was
"Temptation," being the first of the
Lenten lectures No reference was
made to the subject filling the minds Of
I the congregation.
Father Flynn denies emphatically
these rumors. FIe states that Father Dc
Ruyter has received no money from
Miss Drexel. Father Flynn has never seer
Miss Drexel. He reiterated the state
ments OF the manner of his collection Of