The Portland daily press., 1892-12-26
communicated,

BROOKLYN, n. T., December 20.-The
Rev. Dr. Edward McGlynn, reinstated by
Mgr. Satolli, celebrated mass in private
in the chapel of st. Johns College this
morning.
The troubles which led to the excom-
munication of the Rev. DIR. McGlynn did
not entirely originate in the Henry
George movement in municipal politics
in 1886, properly speaking, but rather
eliminated with that movement. Father
McGlynn had for years before been
known as an extremely liberal priest.
He was the pastor of st. Stephens Rom
an Catholic Church, East 28th street,
near Third avenue. It was a very large
parish and a very considerable portion of
those who belonged to the parish were
laboring people and were in sympathy
with any movement looking to the dis
tribution of the wealth of the rich among
the poor through the medium of the
equalization of the holdings OF land or
through any other medium.
Ten years ago Father McGlynn made a
speech in Henry Ward Beecher's church
in Brooklyn and he was conspicuous
among the New York priests for his fra
ternal relations with the clergymen of
various Protestant denominations. He
had never, however, put himself on rec
ord as in favor of radical measures in
dealing with the social problem.
When Henry George settled in New
York and began the ac i've propagation
of the doctrines set forth in his book
progress and Poverty"
Father McGlynn grew interested in his
theories, and gradually become converted
to them. When Henry George ran for
Mayor in 1886 and came within sight of
victory at the polls, Father McGlynn was
one of his most active supporters.
At the great mass meeting of the
Georgeites, which was held in CHECKER
ing hall on the night of October l, Father
McGlynn made his public appearance on
| the same platform with MI. George and
delivered an address of an hours dura-
| ton, eulogizing Henry George to the
skies. pronouncing him to be a man fit
not only for Mayor of New York, but
also for President of the United States.
| He declared George to be one of the very
| greatest men in the country and emphat-
| ically Endorsed his views on the land
question.
The speech created excitement among
| Roman Catholics and there were many
protests against Father McGlynn's ac-
| ton and words. To none of the pro-
| tests, not even those coming from Arch
bishop Corrigan himself, did Father Nc
| Glynn pay any attention, except to ex-
press his determination to continue his
advocacy of George and his land doc
| trines. He did everything in his power
| in and out OF his parish to bring about
! the election of George. and on election
! day he rode around the city from one
polling place to another in an open
| baI ouche with Mr.. George, Grand Mas
ter Workman Terrence Y. Powderly of
| the Knights of Labor and the Rev. j. 81.
Kramer.
Complaint Was Made to Rome
against DR.. McGlynn, not only because
of his disobedience of the Archbishop's
commands, but especially on account of
his advocacy of the George land doc
trines, which were ann 'unced by Cardi-
nal Simeoni, in hissummons to the priest,
| to be in direct violation of the teachings
| of the Roman Catholic Church.
| To a summons to appear before the
Roman Propaganda, Father McGlynn
| paid, so far as ever appeared, not the
| slightest attention. After several weeks
of silence on his part as to his intentions,
| the summons was repeated, this time in
| the shape of letter which was dictated,
| it was said, by the Pope himself.
La in De ember, 1886, Archbishop
Corrigan deposed Father McGlynn from
the exercise of prlestly functions in the
diocese under the Archbishop's jurisdic-
| tion, and other American bishops and
archbishops were informed of that action
| so that from that time DR.. McGlynn was
virtually deposed from the American
| priesthood.
After his deposition DR.. McGlynn
| launch out in series of lectures, at
tacking the Roman Church and reiterat-
| ing his views on the land question. Some
of his lectures were extremely bitter, and
the small but energetic band of follow
ers whom he gathered about him waged
a bitter war on the archbishop and on
Rome. The cry, mo Politics from
Romer' was raised, and there was an eff
fort to arouse public indignation against
the Pope for his alleged attempt to dab
| BILE in American politics.
| The breach between Dr.. McGlynn and
| the Church widened until July, 1887,
when he was formally communicated
because of his refusal to go to Rome and
| because of his advocacy of Georgeism.