Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-24
THE CATHOLIC SYNOD
Of the Archdiocese of New York
Meets in Secret Council,
IMPORTANT TOPICS DISCUSSED.
Each One Of the 800 Priests Makes
Profession of Faith,
As 70 SCHOOLS AND SECRET SOCIETIES
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I


NEW YORK, Nov. 23-Five hundred
Cathedral for the Triennial Synod of the
Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The
third Plenary Council of Baltimore decreed
that Synod be held every three years by
each diocese in the country The chief OBJ.
ject of the Synod is to bring all the priests
together, so that their Archbishop or Bishop
can talk to them on subjects concerning the
welfare of the church.
AT 10 o'clock all the priests assembled in
the Catholic Orphan Asylum, at Madison
avenue and Fifty-frst street They donned
cassocks, surplices and berretta, and
marched in body to the cathedral Shortly
after 10 o'clock they were all seated in the
pews of the middle aisle. The doors of the
cathedral were closed, and during the ses-
sion no one was allowed to enter the edifce.
Archbishop Corrigan, attended by his
Secretary and two priests, entered the
sanctuary when the priests were seated.
After the preliminaries every priest stood
up and walked into the aisle. In single file
they approached the altar, and each made a
profession of faith, which was done by kiss
ing an open book of gospels.
An Ancient Ceremony Kept Up.
This is an ancient ceremony in the
Catholic Church, and originated in the time
of the early schisms. 1t was customary
then when the clergy met to make every-
one swear to his belief in Catholicitv.
Those who refused to make the profession
of faith were considered heretics and were
excluded from the councils of the church.
When every priest and the Archbishop
had made . profession of faith, the Arch
bishop was robed in the long cope and
mitre was placed on his head Taking the
golden cross in his left hand he walked out
of the sanctuary accompanied by his at
tendants and assembled the pulpit. 1t is
only at Synods that the Archbishop in cope
and mitre speaks from the pulpit. On other
occasions he makes his addresses from the
throne
He told his priests that they should be
particularly jealous in providing Catholic
schools for the children of their parishes
He said the Archbishops who met in con-
ference last week were unanimous in the
opinion that the DEGREES of the third Plen-
ary Council of Baltimore, concerning the
establishment of school in every parish
should be enforced.
Some Parishes Can't Have Schools.
The Archbishop remarked that it was i'm
possible to support a school in some par
ishes. In those cases he urged the priests
faithfully to carry out the wishes of, the
Archbshops, that they provide for the re-
ligious instruction of the children who are
thus compelled to attend the public schools,
and said that he was glad to see that in
half dozen parishes district schools were
building. After the address the priests to
assist the Archbishop in the administration
of the archdioce for the next three years
were named.
In Catholic circles last weeks secret
meeting of the Archbishops of the country
is still discussed No one can say exactly
what took place at the conference The In
dc eradent publishes this week what purports
to be report of the meeting. The article,
which is by "a Catholic correspondent" |
will excite interest Ia Catholic circles in |
this city. The writer tells some things !
which did not get out while the meeting |
was in progress. He says that Archbishop |
Satolli, the Papal delegate, made an ad- |
dress to the Archbshops.
Delightfully."- Clear, Though in Latin.
Of this address the writer in the hide
pendent says:
Archbishop Satollfs address at the meet |
ing of the archbishops, though delivered in |
the cumbrous Latin tongue, was beauti fully |
clear. He spoke on the school question. |
The address covered four leading points: |
Parochial schools. the so-called compromise
the children attending public schools and |
the right of the State to educate. Mgr.
Council of Baltimore on the tablishment |
of parochiaI schools. That legislation |
favors the establishment OF such schools,
but its announcement is not of the un-
pliable and unreasonable kind that it can |
accommodate itself to varying cir |
cumstances. Parishes must clearly be able |
to build and sustain these schools before /
any such burden can be imposed upon them.
These schools must be equal to the com. |
peting public schools before pastors |
can compel children to attend them
The most fragrant abuse in connection with
the question OF parochfal schools is the /
denial OF the sacrament to the parents or /
children who went to the public schools
This practice is not very widespread, but it
obtains in some dioceses presided over by /
German bishops, particularly in the West /
1t must stop. the compromise or Faribault
or Poughkeepsie plan was easily disposed of |
by the delegate. IL WAS none of the proner
business OF the meeting AMI every effort to |
introduce it was ruled out by the chairman,
Cardinal Gibbons. As long as the propa. |
ganda hau pronounced upon it,a lower court
would not be justified in reopening the case |
The victory was clearly on the side of the |
Farlbault plan, which was fully allowed" |
by Rome. The papal delegates reference to
it was Tor the purpose of carving out the |
will of his chief. namely, that Pope Leo had
allowed it and that peace must tfeign.
Secret Societies Not All Condemned.
The writer in the Independent says that the
question of condemning secret societies was
d dscussed at length by the archbisbops,
Among the hierarchy in this country this
question has long been source of discus
sion. In one State society is condemned
while in other States no such condemnation
exists. Efforts have been made to bring
about uniformity OF discipline in regard to
secret societies Several of the archhiSbons |
have been paving the way for stringent
measures against the societies. Archbishop
Katzer, OF Milwaukee, and Archbishop
Janssens, of New Orleans, have frequently
appeared in print as strong opponents of all
secret societies There is only one society
condemned in this countrv-the Free |
Masons. The Council of Baltimore mt
under the ban other societies of kindred
nature but the Independent writer saws when
.heologians come to look for such societies
hey can find none.
At previous meetings the archbishops
held that it should remain with the con-
science of the individual, enlightened by
lis confessor, whether or not he should
cave those other societies regarded as
lnder the ban, but not condemned by name.
IS are the Free Masons The writer con-
inues:
A Tendency Toward Liberty. {
Archbishop Katzer led the same onposi.
ion at the New York meeting to secret so.
ieties He was instructed to do this by the
herman Catholics assembled at Dubuoue
H., some weeks ago. To the Mllwaukee
relate it was a labor of love- for some ls
nolth ago he gave strict orders to his own
iicsts to oppose secret societies in every
hat his action was not in con iormltv
it'll sound theology, he admitted