The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-13
COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC PRELATEs.
The Thirteen American Archbishops to Meet
In Conference ct New York.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 12-Twelve of the
thirteen American srchbishops of the
Roman Catholic Church will gather
in this city from all parts of
tho country on Wednesday next
and will sit In distinguished
ecclesiastical council. This sssemblage
nnea sss on the
which has been authorized by his
Holiness Pope Leo XIII, for several years
past. In 1891 the srchbishops met in st.
Louis. and next year they will convene in
act themes Of discussion which will arise
on questions that have been in controversy
among the arch bishops Individually. Thus
far the members of the coming gathering
have kept their own counsel. and. as the
edge of the exact happenings may be long
postponed. Those In position to guess
shrewdly. however. look for little acri-
mony in the doings of the ecclesiastics. and
predict speedy adjournment of the pro-
ceedings
On the morning of Wednesday next the
council Will convene in the spacious man.
sion of Archbishop Corrigan, on Madison
avenue. The principal topic for consider
alton, as land down by the Pope. will be the
this head will come the questions of multi
pllcation of Catholic schools, the ex-
tent to which state aid can be asked and a
general review of the Farlbault system.
Can the church give the State the appoint
of the discussion. IL is possible that the
last interrogative will ultimately be an
swored In the negative. with q possible
concession of granting the State the right
teachers. The next question will be
Textbooks to be used. A oeri-
Gus question which will confront
the council will be removal of cruoifixes
and other religious emblems from the
hold extremely opposite views on this n, at
ter, and Archbishops Ireland and Riordan
will undoubtedly express their opinions
freely on this subject. Whatever line the
discussion may take it is safe to predict
tions: The doors of the school
room to be always open, both to
ecclesiastical and secular inspector; the
right to examine the schools in secular
branches to belong to the State, and relIg-
ious matters TO ecclesl astlcal authorities;
programmes and textbooks to be agreed
upon amicably; the civil power to support
the schools and pay the teachers or at least
contrlb butte to it. Only on these conditions
will the archbishops entertain a PROPOSE
tion to accept State aid. They Will sim ply
ask SO much per capita allowance for the
assisted schools. Archbishops Feehan
Katzer and Ireland will be the principal
speakers on this theme.
The deliberations will also touch upon
the subject of how best to promote the
we'll being and interests of the Catholic
University in Washington. The universlty
Is not the success expected of it when it
was established two years ago. and It's
affairs are in q somewhat disordered con-
dition.. The students are almost, If not
quite, outnumbered by the corps of pro-
fessors and instructors. The subject of the
two condemned secret societies-the Sons
of Temperance and Odd-fellows-will also
be discussed.
Popular interest all over the country has
been aroused by the prediction that the re-
instatement OF DIR. Edward McGlynn, the
unfroeked priest, would como before the
council. Such il not the fact. however. as
the council has no authority to judge the
case, and Dr.. McGlynn's status has been
finally PASSED upon by the Holy See, from
which there is no appeal How long the
council will find il necessary to consider the
matters TO come before it cannot be
told, but 1t will probably not be in ses-
sion more than two days. Several MEM
bers of the council have already arrived
in this city, but the meetings are not ex-
pected before Tuesday night.