The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-11
PRIEST And PRHLATE.
Father Corrigan Pours Hot
Shot Into His ECc1esiaS-
tica1 Superiors.
A SLAP FOR MGR. DE CoNClLIO,
The Non-English Speaking EIe.
ment scored-Schools and
Episcopal Elections.

Rev, Father Patrick Corrigan Of Hobo
Ken has evidently not been scared at the
action of certain German priests and lay
men Of Newark In denouncing him for
what they consider direct insult to Pc pc
Leo XIII, Archbishop Corrigan, Bishop
Wigger and other prelates, priests and
lsymen Of foreign extraction. His sec
ond letter en- the late German-AmerieaR
Catholic Congress. held In Newark. has
appeared. In it he gives Mgr. de Con-
clio, pastor OF st. MichaePs Church, this
city, sly dig and also raps Bishop Wig
ger over the knuckles for suspending him
some years ago for writing pamphlet on
Episcopal nominations.
Father Corr1gan claims weight for his
arguments on the parochial school ques-
tion for the reason that his experience
has taught him what is best and what is
not best. The first decent parochial
school in Hudson county, he says, was
built by him in St. Peters parish, this
city, when he was curate there, and when
he later became pastor he abolished all
| school fees. He afterwards established
free sob ool in st. Bridget's parish, and
| when appointed pastor of St. Mary's
Church, this city. he told the Christian
Brothers to admit free any child that ap-
piled, no matter where he resided or
| what was his religion or color. When he
went to Hoboken he abolished all fees, h9
says.
RAP AT MGR. DE CoNcrLIo.
The prelate referred TO in the following
extract is said to be Mgr. de Conciiio,
pastor OF st. Mlchaers Church,
There are few men. who, in theory,
| are great parochial school defenders and
most anti-public school Jalkers, but
practically they are opposed to the Daro-
chial school and patronize the public
| school; for with all the resources of other
| parishes of equal size, more than half the
| children of their parishes are going
| to the public schools. l might mem
tion an instance of this seeming
| contradiction in the parish Of a certain
| prelate, whose name of late appeared
| quite often in connection with the school
| question, and who, in newspaper and
| pamphlet denounced the distinguished
| theologian Bouquillion because he dared
| to assert that the State had any right to
educate. More than half of this preIate's
| children. including those Of tender age,
are going to the public schools; and this,
too, in New Jerseyl This same pref
ate, though pastor Of an IrishAmeri-
ican parish, addressed, some seven years
ago. 10 the Pope, secret phamphlet, in
| which he informed him that the only real
| enemies CU0 1Uall61S HdQ III LnlS country
| were the Irish, and advised the appoint
| ment of Italian Bishops in the UniteI
States. This was at the time when the
secret plan of Cahensiy gave hope hat
| there would be a general demand ZOE
| Bishops of every European nationality all
over the country. This shows how far
the rami6cations of that organization
were extending, and how the Germans
and their allies, while hattering the Irish
and receiving their generous supports
plotted against them as enemies.
AN ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRY.
"This is an English speaking country,
and it is the rankest folly to suppose that
it can be made anything else. If the
Church is to enter into the life of the ma
tion and to influence its destiny, she
must do SO by means Of the nations
| language. The sooner, then, the foreign
element is brought under the influence OF
the English tongue, the better for itself.
The Pope, indeed, has checked this for-
eign element, but we know not how long
his policy may be continued; for we must
not forget that Leo XIII. is far advanced
in years. and that the triple Alliance of
ence the election of successor that may
have little sympathy with republican
ideas in Church or State"
Father Cerrigan then relates the incl
dents connected with the publication in
1883 of the pamphlet Episcopal Nomina-
tions,'' In which he urged, ''for Europe
and the United States course of action
on the part of the church that would ma
terially lessen the friction which WAS
then msnifesting itself between the civil
and ecclesiical authorities" "The
Pope mas actually adopted that tone Of
policy"
READS LIKE PROPHECY.
".Fhe little pamphlet reads today IS a
pro phecy uttered in 1883. 1t was, indeed,
condemned as dangerous production
when it appeared. and its author
was suspended without trial. Lby
Bishop Wiggerl for three weeks on
lished it in contempt of authority. 1t
was never republished by me or with my
consent; still have freely forgiven the
hasty action of authority. IL was repub-
lished in Rome, and that, too, by Ro-
man prelate, who informs me that the
Secretary of the Propaganda found no
fault whatever with it.
81 had no thought of self in what
wrote in 1888; have no thought of self
now. The times, however, demand plain
talk, and the priests VINO are thoroughly
acquainted with the country, and who
have labored long and well in the cause
country and Church if they permit
mere pharisaical scandal to silence
them in the presence of
evils that threaten both, There Is no
more opportune occasion for making
known the wants of the Church In this
country than the presence of the Papal
| Delegate. Many questions of great inn
portance demand attention. Among
them are the school question, the election
OF Bishops and the rights of the clergy"