St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-14
The Pastor in Charge Pulled
Down by a Mammoth
Meeting.
Bishop Cotter Handed the
Tangled Skein and Asked
to Unravel 1t.
Soldier Boys Of the Third
Regiment Go Into Camp
at LakevieW.
Special to the Globe.

lNONA, MILL. UuHC To- hSAS AZ
trouble In the parish adjacent to st.
Stanislaus' church in this city on &C
count OF the alleged doings of Rev. K.
Domagalski, the pastor in charge. and
significant meeting of the members Of
the parish was held couple of even
ings ago. 1t is claimed that Donegal
ski was placed in charge of st. Stanis-
laus' parish year ago through the
agency of Rev. w. Barzyrski, the
"magnate priest" of Chicago. This
parish is one of the largest in the dio-
scese, and when Domagalski took posses
sion he assumed bearing which for a
time won him the good will of major
ity of the members of the parish who
had been urgently opposed to his es-
tablishment here. Things continued to
run smoothly until last winter, when
the pastor announced that, as he was
getting along in years, and the parish
was large one, he felt in need Of an
assistant. Such a person he had in
view in
Rev. Thomas Mfsick1,
theological student Of some note, of
Cracow, Prussia. The young assistant
was accepted and came here in March
last and was duly installed in his new
position. By reason of his gentlemanly
bearing and courteous discharge OF his
clerical duties he won his way to the
hearts of the members of his parish, and
4 Il ;ct
ingly. He organized junior societies
and thoroughly reorganized the church
choir and made it an efficient adjunctto
the church. All these things won the
Young pastor the unstinted liking
of his congregation. About this time
"a little rift within the Lutte"
appeared The elder priest fancied, it
is said, that his assistant was gaining
ground to his own disadvantage. AT
any rate, numerous anonymous filings at
theological students i'll general and their
doings when placed in charge of con-
gregationS began to appear in the
Wiarus, the Polish organ published i'll
this city, and which the congregation
took to be insinuations against the
standing of the young pastor, whom
they had learned to love and respect.
No immediate action was taken, how
ever, until Father MiSicki received a
most villifying letter, purporting 10
come from Editor Derdowski, OF the
Wiarus, but which was generally be-
lieved to have more Interested source.
Father Misicki had organized society
of girls called the
'sChildren of Mary.''
The letter indulged in various filings
- nv 1r " rfnk thAr
things that this society ought properly
be called the "Chlldren OF Satan" Ibis
last fling aroused the ire of the parish,
and mass meeting was held to discuss
affairs, at which some 900 members were
present. Among other matters bought
up was the financial condition of the
parish. and in some manner becoming
possessed of the idea that there was a
Woodchuck in the fence somewhere,
committee was appointed to investigate
the financial standing of the parish. In
looking over the officials books it Is
said the committee found various short
ages, one, the most easily traced, being
$50. The stubs of the receipt and other
books were torn and mutilated, many
leaves being missing, so that an eX-
tended investigation will be necessary
to determine how matters stand. The
result of the committees Investigations
was the calling of the last mass meeting
inst. Stanislaus' parish school house.
Hundreds Responded
! to the call, and the large building was
| filled to overlooking. some 800 members
| Of the parish being present. When
| the result of the committees investiga-
tions became known wild excitement
| prevailed, and only the counsel of wiser
| heads prevented most radical action.
| Resolutions were adopted, first, de-
nouncing Editor Derdowski and boy
cotting his paper; second, deciding to
make no church contributions what
| ever under exiSting circumstances
| third, that the salary of Rev. Father
| Domagalski be stopped at once, every
| member of the parish refusing to con-
| tribute thereto; that new secretary
and treasurer of the parish be elected tc
| succeed the present incumbentS.
A committee was appointed to wait
upon Bishop Cotter and present its
| case. This the committee did, and the
| bishop assured it that his personal at
tention would be given to the matter al
| once. Action is expected to be had this
| week, leading members OF the parish
| declaring that after the first of neXt
/ week they will settle the matter them
selves, unIes it is previously and salts
| factory disposed of.
The Anfmus.
] It is the opinion of the parish that
/ Domagalski and small following are
| endeavoring to GUST the young priest
| The latter is willing to leave, it is said
but the congregation will not hear tc
4 this. They say that they do not want
Domagalski, and that if the young
| priest is removed they will cause the
older one to follow, even il force is
nee essary. After.the decision of Bishop
Cotter is made known another mass
meeting will be held to consider the de
i eisio and reorganiZe the official capac
/ ity of the parish. Domagalski came to
4 Winona from Chicago about veal
ago and was installed in st. Stanislaus
parish much against the wishes Of the
members.