The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-14
CAHHNSLEY DEFENDED.
Father Hofschneider Of
Hoboken Denies All
Father Corrigan's
Charges.
ALL TRUE AMERICANS.
Anxious Only 10 Save the Souls
Of Immigrants-Bishop Wig
ger Loves Irish Priests.


Catholic Church in this diocese has Gre
aJsd unusual interest not only among
Catholic priests and laity. but also non
Catholics as well, as religious contro-
versies always do. Father Corrigan. OF
Roboken, who is the spokesman OF the
anti Germans, has CHARGED the Germans
with acting In such manner as to bring
upon the Church disfavor in this country.
at least the Catholic Church in this
country,
His letter published Saturday with the
key furnished by the JERSEY CITY NEWS
created a genuine sensation, aud In
almost every parish in the diocese was
yesterday the subject of conversation.
While the laity do not appear to take
sides In the controversy, yet many feared
the strong language used would cause
Bishop WigGer displeasure, and the
result would be Father Corrigan's sus-
pension
THE GERMAN SIDE.
The controversy is not one-sided by any
neaps. The members OF the Priester-
Verein say Father Ccrrigan has misre-
presented them, and especially the pro-
ceedings of the German Catholic Con-
gress held in Newark some weeks ago. A
reporter of The JERSEY CITY NEWS yes
terday visited the Rev. l.. Hofschneider,
pastor of St. Peter and Paul's church, a
German parish, at his residence on Hud-
son street, sHoboken. Father Hetsch-
neider is a tall distinguished looking
priest, with hair just turning gray. He
speaks English as distinctly as native
born, yet with that Teutonic touch which
produces a sound so mellow and musical.
His parlor. or reception room,
into which was ushered,
was neatly furnished, and the
hafn hut D1o
and humility characteristic of the
Jesuits. He is cashier, or treasurer, Of
the Priester- Vereiu and was Secretary of
the Executive Committee having charge
of the arrangements of the late Congress.
and is thus in d position to speak Tor the
members of the Verein.
Father Hofschneider said he had read
Father Corrlgan's letters, but the accusa
tious were false and unfounded.
- Father Corrigan misrepresents the
Priester-Verein," said Father Hof-
schneider, land also the proceedings Of
the Congress. In the first place the
Priester-Verein Is an organization that
admits to membership all German priests
IN the United States. and also any other
priest, no matter what his nationality,
who can speak German. The objects Of
the Verein are, first, the saving OF souls,
that Is, We endeavorto Keep true to The
faith. German immigrants, and take cara
and assist them when they come TO this
country. Secondly, to hold Congress
yearly. Cahensley has absolutely moth
ing to do with the Priester-Verela. He
is u stranger to us.
CAHENsLEY1sM.
'sNow what is CahensleYtsm? The mat
ter is not understood at all. Cahensley's
ideas have been m1srepresented. He
doesn't want to minRle with religious
affairs in America. Cahensley is g mer-
cnant in Germany-a dry goods mer-
chant believe-and Is also a member of
the ReIchstsg. He is a very pious man.
He remains unmarried, and has deter
mined to make 1t tho purpose OF his life
to save the faith of the German tmmt-
grant. That is the true CahensIeyism.
Some two years ago the Pope wrote the
American Bishops interceding for the
Italians. The Pope is Italian. Caheusley
interceded for the Germans. There surely
can't be anything wrong In that 1t is diff
ferent with the Irish and English coming
to this country. The language they used
at home Is spoken here. A German
comes here. If he meets friends he is
well off. If net. he Is badly off. II he
doesn't fad priest who is able TO speak
to him in German, he goes to Protestant
churcE, but in most cases, unfortunately,
he goes to no church at all. He becomes
an lnfldel. Now, a good Catholic is a
good citizen. A bad Catholic is a bad
citizen. We are trying to make of these
German Immigrants good Catholics and
thereby good citizens. Right here in Ho-
boken. before came here. there were
number of German Catholics who went
to Protestant churches because they
wanted to hear German sermons.
IF there were no Immigration we
would be the first to anglicize all our
German parishes, but since immigration
is Larger than formerly from Germany we
are in duty bound to take care of those
who come,
..In all German Catholic parishes the
English language Is taught in preference
to the German language. Two-thirds of
the school time is devoted to English.
We teach the cathecism in German, but
we teach the children to go to confession
IN English, and also we teach them the
prayers in English, so that they will be at
home in any church in this country.
1.-The German Priester Verein has no
idea of esta ablishing a German Church in
America. That idea is too foolish We
only use the language because we deem
it necessary to save souls.
"And right here let me say the men,
bers of the Verein are as thoroughly
American as aoy other set of priests II
Germany ana the United States were at
war tomorrow, we would be untiring aud
active in defence of the stars and stripes
aud against the mother country. We
will fight for America for it is our home.
THE NEWARK CONGRESS.
las to the proceedings of the Congress
at Newark aud the resolutions adopted.
no fault can be found by any fair minded
man. When we invited Archbishop Cor
rigan to be one of the Honorary Presi-
dents OF the Congress he asked il we
thought his presence would in anyway
benefit the Verein. He knew the objects
OF the organization. We replied his pres
ence would DE an incentive to renewed
activity on the part of the members, and
30 he complied with our request and at
tended the congress.
mo exception can be taken on the reso-
lutions adopted at the Congress. In the
first place we resolved in favor. of the
Temporal power OF the Pope Secondly
we resolved in favor of the parochiai
schools in accordance with the
uecrees of the Baltimore Council.
which were approved by the Pope.
and we also decided, and / want to en-
phasize this fact, to obey our Bishops in
Ril matters affecting the schools Thirdly
we decided the German language should
be spoken wherever IL was necessary to
sAve souls.
"Bishop Wigger is really impartial. II
over there was German-American
Bishop who favors the Irish priest it is
Bishop Wigger. He never speaks disre-
EpectIully of the Irish. He fayors good
Irish priests very much.
s'Fatber Corrtgan In his fable refers to
Father PuffschDetler, who, he says ran
way from his German congregation in