New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-14
ARCHBISHOPS TO CONFER.
wEIGrTY QUESTIONS TO BE DISCUSSED.
THE FARIBAULT SCHOOL rLAN-A NEW TRIBU-


NAL PROPOSED.
The Roman Catholic archbishops OF America will
hold their annual conference this year IN Newfork
| city and they will meet on wednesday at the home
Of Archbishop Corrigan under The presidency Of Car
| dnal Gibbons. Archbishop satol special representa-
tive OF the Pope Will a~1 be present with his secre
tary DR.. OConnelL Besides those named there will
also be present Archbishops Wilkins, Of Boston
RYAN. OF Philadelphia Ireland Of St Paul: Iannscns
| of New-OrcanS; Fcehan, OF CMcas); Katzer, IF MI
waukee Elder. OF Cincinnati, and NOrdan, Of san
Francisco. The Archbishop Of santa Fe will be rep
resented by his coadiutor, Dr.. Chappcle. and the
Archbishop OF ST. Louis. on account OF age VIII b.
absent. Much Interest attaches 10 this meeting, be-
cause Of circumstances which have occurred during
the last year. ard with which the general public is
| familiar by this time. The Faribaut compromise
school will up for discussion hut IN n form
less offensive than formerly to those who opposed It,
The bishops will be- asked 10 provide some means of
reaching the children who do not OF cannot attend
parochia schools and they will also be asked 10
consider the advsabilty OF forming tribunal at which
cases OF appeal to the Holy See may be settled In
America, without the expense and delay Of actual
recourse to Rome. The first question IS Of interest
TO all concerned in the education OF the young; the
other is Of special interest to the American priest
hood
Two parties will be represented distinctly and pow
erfuy, In the meeting by the prelatts OF New-iork
Of no surrender. II is historical that the party OF
compromise In a set struggle IS usually the winner.
Much Misrepresentation has been used of late con
corning the relations OF the Archbishops OF Newl0rk
and St. Paul Thee relations are nightly strained
ever since the struggle which preceded the tolerant
protest. decision last spring. But political relations
may be strained while the social ties of both parties
remain strong The prciates mentioned have differed
seriously on the question Of the compromise school,
Int they have never lost esteem for each others char
| acter Both are able and experienced men, earnest
In their opinions and devoted TO their work. both
are Americans In spirit and aspiration, and have many
interests IN common; BOTH however, are positive con
trarie, In their personal traits and methods. til"
parties supporting them have done more to bring
| them into opposition than the prclaes have done
themselves The view, OF both on the compromise
school question are perfectly reasonable, and consc-
auently can be brought into practical harmony Tn
fortunately before th, seen. tie battle at Rome
| last year was on. and harmony was lost sight OF
until It ended In the famous decision
Briefly, the ~ Archbishop Ireland Is THIS
We are not educating more than one half OF our
Catholic children In me parocal schools ana we can
not do very much than We are at present doing
the burden Of expense /, 80 heavy. propose there
| FORE that we make compromise with the state; get
state assistance by dropping dlsncvey Catholic fa
turc, In the school and provide tie Catholic chill
dren In district, whcr, the parochim school cannot
exist with halfloaf always better than 40 bread.
To this Archbishop Corrisan replies: In time
We shall DO able 20 buld catholic schools FOR all, to
introduce the comprom., school would uure The cause
| u pure Catholic oduDau. n. Let rs wait Ia patience
and avoid cnauging alliances with tho state. until We
can demand from the support for our schools as
part Of the general scheme OF public cducatlon.'
How long shall ~, wait ," asks Dr. Ireland
PERHAPS twenty-five years answers DR.. Corrigan
And In the mean time have we no duties TO the
children who in tao,c twenty-five years VIII come TO
maturity without spark OF Catholic school training y
| asks Dr.. Ireland.
This question he presented to the Pope, and he will
ask 1t once 81 The assembled achiishops with MS
| well known vchcmrnce.
what tho result Of the conference will be Is not
easily forctold except we may all make forecasts
on question Of practical politics. Little
| that Dr.. Ireland will move
She present determination Of the archbShoIe OF New
York. Mlwlul,ce Chicago. New -Orleaas and Phila-
dclphia The prrlnfe4 Of Baltimore. Boston. Cnc!n-
INIT. Frarcsco and santa Fe are open to convic-
lion. II Is ~" easy 10 sce ~lat can be- done under
,he circumstances other than what the Holy see hae
| ~ ne Tarbaur - tom. The prclateS are simply
Of cduca'ion. Ii ~. inrbault plan (, not accepted
then uiou those rc.'s'i fails o. oni' e. "utgeN"E
II this De- not DONE. iur olcrar po",c, drciA.vn l.
Md enough n l.lu any arrauseneut with the State
II n,.,. mo-, be- forgotten tha' al the bishops firm
believers n The per1cha sclo'i ana III G'heI sIAG
legislation IN the l'si p'rnaH council ot haitIu,re
| which gave ihe recent tremendous iupalS" 10 INC
| rr'ro,n.i school .y.trr. and IT would D." folly :"
| surrp-c thry are ready tD stuifr Themselves hF
tn.lnt an opposite cour-o In question 80 lealoa-y
watch by tac rul'. Efforts have been made 10
t.p-o,crf lie supporters Of the compromise achni h'
! enemies Il he p1r.cilM school. but tfo,e efforts
! have not @Iccccdrd The parorh'al school l. the
standard ir IA which ~ departure ar, la uhel only
Ly The cifcnusfg noes I'll" German hi'hpi- I" man
are o1yo-.d 20 the comp ome school, ana 50 are all
| fLr usflYualitl., b. America which culuV1l" t"ir
own languages. Their opposition INA, coriu-cd
matt ami thc-. VIII r. tie consequent spectacle In
| mi, meeting next Wednesday, OF archlSh pN utterly
opposed 10 The continuance 81 foreign language among
! tte people ,idn. with The advocate, Of those hn-
guaccs. m , $500
| late, rs u kaizcr t. Il A. Tho cnmproml.e school
| supported by thc state would not be- permitted -
| teach any other hngua'c than English. Ihr con-
| unuapce OF French German. Italian ana Polish ~
hs ciof languages of certain schools. would b" surely
INN rlllcd by the more N.tcncc In numbers % tle
| coi1prom-c school. II may Dee said In conclusion
hat the cicnt body ~ priests In the country regard
he compromise school with favor. not for IT, intrinsic
merits but rs escape from the heavy task oil sup,
| n"rtlnc church schools and as an aid to the final
| settlement Of a vcXcd question.