The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-19
HOW THE PEACEIS REGARDED
A PARTISAN OF FATTER CORRTGdy
Talks OF HIS TICTORY."


Friends OF the Hobok-n Priest Declare
1t Is IN Triumph For the whole Priest
hood-Bishop Higger's Adhcrcnts Say
He Achieved I" Peace with Honor"
The news OF the peace between Bishop Wig
ger and Father Corrlgan was q surprise to
everybody except tho scclesiasttcs most con-
cerned and the two peacemakers. Dean Flynn
and Father Cody. who conducted the negotia-
tions. Even persons near to Bishop Wigger.
who knew Of the egotiations for settlement,
did not know OF the terms OF the peace until
they read OF the letters containing Father
Corrigan's guarded apology and its accept
ance by Bishop WiRgsr.
The news was received by the friends OF
both sides In accordance with their partisan
sympathies. The friends Of Bishop WiGger
considered that he had achieved n victory In
forcing priest who had defed him so long to
lay down his arms on any terms. The friends
OF Father Corrigan thought that he had won
not only q personal victory. but substantial
triumph for the entire priesthood. No priest
holding either opinion was willing to be
quoted. and the two who voice tn > sentiments
OF their respective sides furnished their views
for publication OH condition that their names
should not be used.
said that his ecclesiastical superior had good
OF Dean Flynn,s and Father Cody g efforts. BY
prsssatea long and tadoaa trs NJ WHICH e
would necessarily cause scandal ID. and dissen.
Chief motive Which had actuated him. 1t was
to preserve the peace Of the Church that he
wR that ho had maa"
yielded nothing OF his rights ms Bishop. What
concessions he had made for the sake Of peace
be an apology. that satisfied every. require
Wigger could not do otherwise than accept.
iHisnEp WggeTsh representative saw the stua-
The priest who spoke for Father Corripan's
with the pastor of the Church OF Our Lady OF
elarine that Father .Corriean had Won vic.
fora principle that con csrned all. and had won.
The princple was that no Bishop had really
san Wrsap 5s Sher tG
has has sSsnepdsa Father Mfdiynn Ike Bshon
Justice DO sSxeScised. BY forcing ne BisIop to
precedent which would be for the advantage Of
priests in other dioccscs. Tho termination of
the controversy was cause for rejoicing for
beyond saying that the h, letters spoke for
themselves. Father CorriCnn did not wish to
Tho newspapers should have headed their
dEtlcieS lIlS HlOTulnk with tneS0 INES.
" FATHER CoRRIGAN's GREAT TRIUMPH
BISHOP wIGGERS uSCOSDIIloNAL sCRREN-
DER
THE BRAVE PRIESTS BATTLE FOR GOD AND
49, COUNTRY CROWNED WITH SUCCESS
CAHESSLYlSM DEAD IN NEW JERSEY AND
FATHER CoRRIGAT READS THE BURIAL
SERVICE OVER IT.
when the Bishop saw that Father Corrigan
had found an biased Judge" he continued.
he knew the case would 20 against him. and
he made PROPOSITIONS for a settlement on four
different bases. Father Corrigan rejected
three. but finally accepted tho fourth for when
priest gets the better OF a Bishop the Church
expects him to act magnRninousy.
Father Norrigans lettor was not an apol-
ogy. The Bishop withdrew every one OF the
twelve charges against the. priest and his let
ter accepting the So called apology was de-
lvered before Father Corrigan signed the
apology, The Bishop made all the advances.
an, all Father CorriCan did was to meet them
:, Father Corrigan's partisan went on to quote
would 60 if Bishop WigGer did When a
Bishop gets in to a suuatblo with priest he
always gets him to go Into retreat as to
show the public that he has been knocked
down. ! won't go now. but will go next sum-
mrr. when tho other priests do"
In conclusion Father Corrigans partisan
said:
1T is tho first time arbitrators have been
appoint ed in Catholic trial In the United
States. and it is the first time a Bishop has
given up