Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-05
THE FARleAULT SCHOOL NATTER
Correspondence Between Archbishop Cor
rigan and His Holiness the Pope.
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[By telegraph to the Dspatch.l
NRv YORK. August 4.-Archbishop Corri-
can was interviewed to-day in reference TO
a dispatch from Rome which gave the
views Of person high in authority at the
| Vatican upon the correspondence when
passed between the Archbishop and the
| Pope in relation TO the farloault scnool
matter and its recent treatment by the
| Vatican. The statement made at Rome by
the person referred TO commented upon
the actions of Archbishop Corrigan, and
declared that he had made an effort " TO
establish the lnexactness OF one OF the
statements of the Pope in his recent letter
to the Bishop Of the Province OF New
York"
The Archbishop said that the state
ments in the dispatch were misleading and
untrue. and in order To prove 1t he made
public the letter which is referred 70 as
having been sent TO Rome Immediately
after the conservation OF Bishop Melon
nell and signed by himself and others. 1t
INV YORK. June Is, 1892.
"Most Holy Father;
THE apostolic letter which your Holi-.
ness designed to write 10 us. the pastor OF
| the ecclesiastical province OF New YORK,
| has been ioyfully received and most will
inglv accepted For it and for the re-
| scr1pt published in the controversy
proposed by the Most Rev. Archbishop
of ST. Paul we return your Holiness
our best thanks. With all our
strength we always endeavor 10 remove
dIssensions amongst our pastors, ana TO
keen inViolate the. bonds OF charity
amongst all for the promotion OF the
| spiritual welfare of the faithful and TO
foster and increase union within the
| Apostolic See. Nor do we deem that we
| lhve failed in this, the greatest OF pas
! toral duties, by opening our mind TO your
| Holiness. as we were induced TO do so. not
in "A spirit OF strife. but through deep
sense of our pastoral office.
Nor did we suppose III like manner that
your letter would suggest even the slight.
est doubt of our obedience to the See of
Peter. both because We acted simply IN
the discharge of duty and also because 1t
is well known that we have always fully
and cheerfully obeyed the orders and ad-
vice of your Holiness.
Carving out the wish of your Holiness
with united counsels, we will employ every
means 10 provide for the proper lnstruc-
ton OF Catholic youth attending public
schools. but lest there be any suspicion
that thus far our episcopal solicitude has
not exerted itself III that direction, we beg
10 inform your Holiness that IN the entire
ecclesiastical province of New York Sun
day schools have been established in which,
after complying with the precept Of hear
ing mass, the boys and girls attending
public schools are taught their cate
chism.
Meanwhile, PROSTATE ct the feet of
your Holiness, we again profess obedience
TO your beatitude and beg the apostolic
benediction."
The Archbishop said no claimed that it
is the duty of an inferior officer to keep
his superior officer posted as to matters of
fact IN order that his judgment may be
clear on matters of moment. This is AL be
claimed to have done to his superior
officer the Pope. He added: a" This paro-
chial school scheme of Faribault is no.
thing new in this country. 1t exists in
Poughkeepsie. in my own diocese, in
Savannah, Ga, and in fact in ten different
localities in the United States. II cared
to, could refuse permission for the COM
ing year for the Poughkeepsie school. !,
however. permit it IN this place"