Evening journal., 1891-02-16
BISHOP CURTIS'S LETTER
HE SENDS A CIRCULAR ON THE
RESULT OF The BAZAAR.

/ The People OF st. Pauis II. G. Church
Hold Meeting and Express Indignation
and Make Objections to the Proposed
Distribution of the nToney-Father
Flynn's Statement.
Since the declaration Of the result of
the Flynn Birmingham contest, mum
Der OF rumors have been In circulation to
the effect that Father Birmingham had
beeu counted out by means not ac
counted fair in the ordinary acceptance
of that term Most of these rumors had
their origin in St. Paul's parish. where
| feeling over the defeat of their candi
date ran high, and the feeling was In
| tensifed by the conduct of a few who
followed Father Flynn's parade the
night OF the declaration.
One rumor gave place to another, the
latest being that Father DeRryter had
given to Father Flynn So. 900. which had
been contributed by Miss Kate Drexel
toward the support of the eolored
mission Where this rumor originated
no person could say, nor did there seem
| to be much ground for any such assump-
| tton. Some color was, however, lent TO
the rumor yesterday by the interpreta-
tion pnt on the following letter Of thanks
! from Bishop Curtis read in all the
Catholic Churches yesterday:
WrLMINaFoN, Del, Feb. Ii 1891.
To The Faithful Clergy and Laity OF
the City Of Wilmington, Health and
Blessing from God.
We have besn deeply touched and rem
dered pro foundly thankful by the great
promtness and the unexampled gener
| oslty with which our people made answer
to our late cry for help. And we wish il
well understood, too. that we include
among our people many who do not re-
gard themselves rs appertaining to our
flock, and the sympathy and largely
given aid of whom we're, for that reason.
the moro disinterested and the more en-.
titled to our very warmest thanks. And
especially to Fathers Flynn and Ber
mingham Is our gratitude and that of
the whols diocese due, inasmuch as they
not only placed their great and well ds
served popularity at our disposal. but
taxed and burdsned themselves in our
behalf with such strenuous aud ineessant
efforts as we were far indeed from sup
posing ourselves entitled to expect.
We desire also to acknowledge a special
Indebtedness to all those, clergy and
laity who not content with themselves
contributing, expended much time.
showed great solicitude and made un-
wearied endeavors in the discharge of
the-not always greeable-ofice Of pro
curing contributions from others.
10 all them who have in any way
aided in rescuing us from our embarrass.
ments we repeat our thanks, and we
promise them that during as much Of
life as remains to us tkey shall have q
I cnpaIaI sa1a ~
intentions for which we pray in private
or 60 up to the altar ia public.
The total receipts from the bazaar were
about $2S, 600
of this sum large part has been ap.
piled to the relief of ST. Patrick Church.
Wilmington. 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
our own mind aud at the special request
Of Father Flynn, goes toward helping to
build house for the use of the priest IN
charge Of our missions OF colOred people
And inasmueh as most of the contribu-
tors to the fund in our hands are of Irish
| birth OF blood we have deemed Il bxt lust
! that third sum shall be sent to Ireland
/ for the mitigation Of the distress there
existing or threatened All the rest re-
naming afterward at our disposal shall
be bestowed here and there through
out the diocese, wherever and
whenever expenditure shall promise
best results. We pledge ourselves that
not one penny Of the whole sum received
shall ever be used in defrsying our own
expense, whether private or official
| For ourselves individually We ask for
nothing, save what God alone can bestow,
namely, more grace and greater love to
Him 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 8 reward greatly
worth the having, may now and forever
richly resompense all for their great
loyalty TO his representatives and their
great zeal for the honor aud extension Of
His Church. ALFRED,
Bishop of Wilmington.
'Trifss light as air are to the jealous
confirmation strong as proofs from holy
Writ" 1t had no sooner been said that a
portion of the receipts were TO be set
apart for the colored missions than the
people of st. Pauls declared that this
sentence in the bishops letter had been
a confirmation of their suspicious.
Accordingly at 4 o'clock several hun
dred leen and women assembled in the
basement of st. PauPs Church, and chose
Charles w. Grant to preside. Simon
Dougherty was made secretary, DR.. John
@. Fahey read the bishops letter and
drew attention to that portion which
stated that at the special request Of
Father Flynn a portion Of the receipts
would 20 toward the building OF house
for Father de Ruyter, which he said
was a confirmation of their suspicious
that trickery was used to defeat their
candidate. Other churches in the dio.
cese were as much in need OF the money
as was st Joseph's. A resolution was
passed protesting against the use OF any
of the funds either for the colored mis-
sions or the distre in Ireland, and a
committee was appointed to wait upon
the bishop and express to him the sense
Of the meeting.
No resolution condemning the action of
those who led the brass band to serenade
Father Birmingham on Tuesday evening,
was passed. Neither Fathers Fallon nor
Bermingham was present at the meeting,
Father FIynn's s! atement.
Rev. Dennis ]. Flynn, pastor of St.
Mary's Church was seen by an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter this morning In refer
ence to the action OF the indignation
meeting at st Pauls Church yesterday.
After expressing his regrets at the hold
ing Of the meeting Father Flynn said
that he wishes it understood once for all
that the great bulk Of his money came
from this diocese in donations ranging
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