New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
NEW CATHOLIC BISHOPS.
THE RACE QUESTION IN THE CHURCE.



FOREIGN BORN
The successor OF Richard Gmour in the Roman
Catholic OF Cleveland is the Rev. Ignatius Horst
mann, Late Of Philadelphia He took pose sion II his
see last week. A few days before Bishop scheDach
was indicted into The u Lacrosse. Wis Within
few months d.. MessHeg Of Washington University,
will be consecrated he Of Green Bay Mich.
and DR.. GslIiels, OF Troy, viii be made Bishop 81
Ogdensburg succeeding American, the late Bishop
Edgar Wadhsns OF ,icse four ecclesastiC,. only
Bishop Uorstmann born IN America. The three
others came in their youth nom Germany and Belgium
and speak Tie Ian cuagc OF This country more or
les, imperfectly They all made bi hops n tie
result OF struggle which for years has worried the
Catholic Church in America but received p'OhciV
only last Neal.
The strong tide Of German immigration 10 lie
Wet years a.o made The German Vaih'!'c@ power
ful body In certain Western states. a. Immigration IRON
Quebec Ia, n,,He he t.onch Canadians numerically
rong in New III ,snl a.d Northern Ne"-fofh' bo'n
l;crmsns and French arabian, have leen ministerial
IN bv priests OF their own nationality almost from te
moment of their arrival: bat they o'ooVere" on
a few year, experience that the EnshSh IAhs"'r'
made inroads their parishes As s"on ~ Wv
taity acquired a good knowledge Of Enghsh th'y
ureferred l., attend 'c English speaking churches
rb children OF uarent, who spoke French or German
rejected these languages and associated themselves w
the EAgli ,h-spcascg parishes Ihee was u,
indication tina: aftcr ,hor time there ""hn "
no other lansuage than fnsh'h "'ho"s "
Germans and FrcEch-t ana dams
1,ho bsbo1, regarded the approaching um'y oi iaE
cusce with pleasure. the clergy considered II
10 be prevented at any cost Lucy o
.ociouc for The sole purpo-e .! keeping the 'eran
and French Canadian laity separate fr"m lhei' '"s"
soeakng brethren. built schools ron WIN" INV '
ruare n the country excluded and sent 'e'u'7 ~
80 IN ..crre riviL4ges which would aid their DC
.ivns Among the demands made upon the rope ""s
one which roused th, country to ihoiela"V p'o'''
last wear Il was that the Pope shond app"" Oi9'if
for America on race lines. in,tend OF on the on.s
c1ounds-a German bishop for the Germans ron"
Lisbon for the Poles. etc. The outbuist OF T'eh'he"
49,. ,h sc,e,ne caused it TO he thrown aside in dis
r,oce and it, p,oIaOt.rS fol- time coinpeiru !"
live in retirement and 10 execute theii ph' wa" P
found serrpcy. They did not give up us' "'''-"'
suse NJ this overthrow but continued moie enf"esuN
,han ever 10 plan and abO". ! hNollte h''"0" WI"
then, WIS TO watch the lists OF cana an'es io ''''e
.snt ,o Rome and it one Of their OWN nationality ~ere
ou n Est 10 secure h> appointment III ihN way hSNoP
Wirrer was named shop u v "arA wheh He WAS io!
INTENDED for r.entOD. and ~ ei"iaNe VI 'o0i no
- ,,o lie, Cor IN. 500 oi "a ,wanKec passed over
fer gishop Katzcr, his inferior In every way Nv"
much vas gained from this manoenvrine can Ne Se'n
from his. had spaulding been made Archbishop OF
milwaukee, II i doubtful If Bishops MeNSmsr anu
schelach would ever have worn m''ie III tno''
present sees.
unwtsely entered upon the way Of compromise i"eS
have given 10 Cleveland a bishop with &c frai name
and Of German blood but thO'o Ahefic"'' III
Ogdensburg they have placed B;ann' whose com
nsnd OF the French language ana EsuNc irleh'in'S'
:, The French make him acceptable to the Can%iah''
,rle appointments Green Bay and Lacrosse were
made of course. on the score OF Nationality by tlo
German epscopate OF the province "I Nbwaukoe
Hence = IS plain that, While me fheh'h "pcdh'''s
h.bops have been frightened into compromise hc
other IN rty has not surrendered one title of i'N CLAIMS
u has NOT only held its own, bat has fofcei its op
ponents 10 measures which, in The long run, must Tell
Lco,iIv against them. The very names OF the four
new bishops IIcrStmann. Messmci, "abrcis ana
schebach testify ~ part TO the actual deie't Oh 'ne
English speaking party, and " the weakness Oh 'er
present position. ~, ... .o,
o,,o,s c,nnct li,t be luitf the Engi'h-spcaking
,.,t, Having be,u chosen on str!ct race hhes'
a. hons s.hebach AID Mcssmer can hardly fan 10 act
with the men who chose them Bishop "hoi'i' ~nS
chosen by the New-NOrk episcopa'e' h'' III MS
tavor What is also In his favor Is that he mas al
nj NOTED horror of La .Onaism In the church.
WY a' ~ ca, Ire COUNTED on discourage NJ mani,
estasGns hnP ~ 0isi h' ancHtcrs We're The
syynthrop Whatever sympathie he t1fsesses
n mat I ns environment viii anec his better jndg
ment cannot now be o at'et b1pri II his Should
hannen and Bishop Horstmann shCn'u MI MS
With German nsse ,rm ,G in eympa y then the
AIMS Of the patty led by Archbishop NSer W"nI1 so
.ns Vi n.enn,,i .Iad IN this inStanc' Iiat Nnoh an
my 81 not impossible be seen from an eA
animation of the dioc list Of 9Sais ~ te
have ONE representatve to Tn OF their German .ns
H., VIII Therefore BE- instructive 10 eN"iih' anu
e,e vcars hence the list of officials ana rectr.
now ruling in Cleveland with The s t o, wer
10 he aid that the bishops are men WORTH,
Of episcopal rank. Dr. Gabrcls IS one o, , ns,emes
toes ~ Washington University, ana all nave iphe
Earned and carried the esteem and respect oi '"''
fellow.
10 SELL EDWARD n. FIELDS Yacht.