The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-30

Statements About saltwater which Contra
diet Those Made Thcrciu.

To THE EDlToR OF THE SuS-Sn? I am
sure Tint am not the only ono that read with
surprise the letter from "Hoston Woman"
published in to-day's Sun. OF course tho en-
traordinary statements made by Archbishop
Ireland. in his memorial. knew nothing OF:
but do know something about saltwater and
its school. The Boston Catholic mother says
that Archbishop Ireland reported q financial
statement OF st Michael's parish. showing
that tho people were burdcncd with an annual
expense OF 81, so for the church and of $1,000
for the schools: and the Archbishop says that
he made the same compromise in this parish
as he made In the parish OF tho immaculate
Conception at Farbault. And at Faribuult
Archbishop Ireland says he nadc the COM
promise because IL was impossible to main
tain n suitable narochia school with the con-
tribuions OF the poor faithful
Now have before INV eyes the official nnan-
cial statement Of 81. Michaels parish at still
water for the year 1891. showing receipts Of
80. 1881. and expenditures of$LoG4OS lcav.
ing balance on hand Of $2l5.T3. There was
n Catholic pnrochial school during the time.
apparently. for ! find these expenses charged:
Paid Sisters Of st. Joseph Sl.3OhS0; repairs
and incidental school house expenses.
S2O5Gi" Tho whole charge for fuel is S5O.SO.
Toward these expenditures the congregation
contributed So5aD5. which sum is entered
us Tuition cOllectou at SCHOOLS
It was in August. 1891. that Archbishop Ire
land began his compromised. so that the sums
above stated. amounting to Sl.5G3.24, must
have becn paid out before the school OF st.
Michaefs was handed over to n School Board.
There is n charge Reinsurance. but as tho item
is general. Sl9O.5O. there is no way OF deter
mining how much OF this belongs to the school
account. However. | think the following
Items of receipts daring 1901 tell more than
is told IN the memorial: Pew rent. S3.4OJ -:
Plate collections; $32o.4"; ushcrs' rcceirts.
SPILL evidently there j. Charge at the
church door on these poverty stricken Iro-
rlcl: liHuidatng -,nnd. $ll,.2!! 81. Tatricks
s nroe.sds o. n sp@cs. s IiTIrElns.
making total O.: 4.537.';4 raii in cold prairie
Sash by these nov-rty.strij:ken people. The
WHa o i %e cost "n shf Gsre "S wa .sIs
abifss y st M Eafg"i parish at Tie time
which Sl2.OOU was repres enteh by a M ortgase
to the Northwestern Lite Insurance Company
at ner cent.
history Of the parish Of st. Michael for tw ene
ty.two years. Tho Rev. NJ. Y. Murphy was
1859. and there Father Murrhy remained I'M
II The spmm-r of 1881. wien lie resigned. In
q nSw i IS city sa' Is Sf ] p% %
many wealthy. prosperous rronlr. and the
SAthoilrs are not tile least prnsreio GUS nor tho
least wealthy. In the whole State of Minnc-
sofa the parish Of st. Michael's at saltwater
is. one Of the Meal;hics me ,hMrch hYidnG
R eas sds School, IN ciarre m"e
taLlished in 1916 In 1850 a lin" brick school
building was erected at a cost "f $1,000. The
school is 80 feet hy 40. and Yet the present
debt of the parish is only $4,000. They could
not do a. vel! as that on the Roman Cam
pagnn. even il Mgr Ireland were there.
Immediately on Father Murphy's resiGna-
ton. rs my information goes. at the direct re-
Guest OF Archbishop Ireland the new pastor.
the Rev. Charles Corcoran. and the two lay in
corDorators Of st. Michael's. bargained with
the school Board and agreed with it. re-
ceipt OF n dollar. to hand over the $4,000
lie religious .emtlems. Some of the people
there called tho tran saction II sarrilegc.
On tho face of the matter it looks as IL
poverty had nothing to do with the saltwater
compromise. and if further proof were needed
to this effect. am told that after giving away
the $4,000 school building for dollar a year.
Archbishop Ireland ordered the ncorpurato:s
of the parish OF st. Michael to borrow money
and purchase adjacent land. at stiff price, in
order that the poor people Of this pirc0iO pncsp
might put upon II another large school builG-
to the School Board. Now it. Mgr. Satoll; will
assure us OF his delight at all this in beautiful
Latin. md tell us that he expresses the mri
of the Holy Father. l. tor one. will come to the
conclusion that there is no connection between
theology and iinancierinE. and that there is at
least one emorial in the history of the thurch
in America that gave signs OF having been
written by great man whose memory had
failed him. d. j.