Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-05

Why sAToLLI WAS APPOINTED
New Phase Of shs cosssx.a- Isslsns Can
uovsrsy whseh Means Tsoua.s
Cor sonssas.

. rebuke &c thai ecclts&stlc. ca The
other hand lhe followers Of Archbishop
Ireland Of ~. Paul inr.ssed that 4 car
red win IL an indofsenseni 81 tie iAt-
teT's attitude on church matters IA this
country. The press Of shs ccausry.
both clerical and secular. ~ss nlied
with the opinions and statements 81
priests and laymen as 90 tns effect
Mgr. sstolli's sppo ntment would have
on the warning factions IN the church.
Tie concensus of opinion tcnaed 70
tie belief that now thai an apostolic
dciegsle had been placed in ter conn
Try tie hierarchy would De more con-
ssrvAtsve IN action, aud lD tine Dec.sme
reconclisd anu united.
The recent srltie IN the Chicago
sunday fost. ia wnich Archbishop Cor
rgan wAs accused OF conspsfsey snd
misrepresentation of facts "a regasc 70
the eccles astical matters, however,
caused Turner ID feeling. The friends
of Archtdsh Ireland were letilsni
over the alleged exposure OF intimida-
ton, conspiracy ard dupliCiiy on the
part of Archbishop C0fr.gan- The
friends ~ the latter declared that the
article was false and malicious.
cardinal Gibbons Latter
Under tae counsel and snmoDitlon 81
diplomatic leaders The wrrrng e.e-
mrnis might ss4ii have lie, u suicoed
but for the following letter. addressed
To every srchbi-hop in the lnltec
States. which has found it- Way Iuto
the hands cf the L nited Pres.
ckKpINsE's kfsgDf>cF.
~. A a ~.
BALTIMORE. Nd. Jan. IL. iss5
Ny I'rAE AKcifnisHsr--t)n tie morn
ing OF the an o. .lone lasi. / Esosit,. AZ
Official letter - iiir Holiness. "a tnr
home of the arChtshog's tn care ~
Dr. oConnei- = IA which ! set fo.fL Ale
resoiut us OF tn conference ~ tf.e
archbshops at Sew YORK, relative 90
the sIpuinta1ent 4 permsuent
apostolic delegate for fhis county Ia
has now reached Rome, aud Df. o't y
nell cables me 10 an whether. IA
view of the recent action of the holy
father, appointing the delegate. tie
letter ought 20 be presented TO his
Holiness or withheld. I would Toe
obliged 20 your grace II you vii teie-
graph or write me Immediately what
you thank ought 90 be done remain,
OF your grace, the sincere friend.
J. CARDINAL efnnOxp.
This letter created = sensation among
its recipients
What the Letter reans
= Ia All interview with the United Press
reporter today dfstingu shed catholic
said: "1be contents al tlst ietier arc
positively startling. IL CLEARLY ir1icstss
q conspiracy of The hoidssg character.
The Ar,shipiscopal conference was bsid
IN Sew York November -. lAst year.
shortly aftersard DR.. p'Connell left
for Rome. Al the same me, sad pre-
sumAhiy on the same street. Arch
bishop Ireland and the su.hsfstes Of
the Catholic university nj Washington
sent letters To Rome. stating that
everybody IN this country would sci-
come with delight the appointment Of
an apostolic delegate.
Meantime the rer ort for = confer
ence relative 10 the opposition 90 tie
archbishops, with regard tuthe appoint
ment 1f such delegate. It'll renlsins Ia
the hands OF IT. chairman, tArttnsl
Gibbons. whose os'iciai duty !; We to
communicate Il TO the Pope. >of an
al January 4. as the above letter
states. come 81 weeks after the meet.
ing. wss that information forwarded
90 Rome IN tho care of Iir. o'C-nn~il,
and presumably with iBfirucuorf not
90 deliver u to The hoiv father unii be
bad rece we'd decisiol from Cardinal
Gibbons.
"Iu tire meantime d.spafch comes
from I'r DC0nnsll himself. aouonnc-
ing that Nyr Sstaii tsd received tie
appointment ~ pefmsBsut stostnic
deiegate. and THE some tive weeks be.
fore me report 81 the Ne~ York con-
ferance. came a. his bsnds for delivery
to the holy father.
Woodworking 40. fope
"The infsrencs = apparently clear
Tat the Information "a regard "a the
opnossiion q the American hitrlfchv
wss pufposely Withhold IN ordssr 20
gve the minority time a. fsprs essnt IN
tns Pope that The sentiment vas en-
trely IN favor Of thr srpointment
"flr. o'COnnell himseif vss the first
20 know Of thr appointment - Nasoiii.
through a csblrefsn Ca the tstenlic
university al Washington. Nov fhsi
tbe fact "a. heen sceoErp pilsheo The
vatican remaining m ignorance q the
tue state II sHsfs--tsrdinsi aihieifs
snneupces that THE rstoft hss a. at
rescisd Rome. snd vtses - know 4
Il vOa'f "a worth shiis, in ere cpin-
ION II his brother srchtisbops. 10 iet
he bolinsss na~ of tfs srDe ssnti.
nsnt n the hi-Fsreny ~ FsEafs e The
appointment Of an apostolic deiffst>.
"lsoss rot that sFfscE strongly ~
Conspiracy Mark my vofds. ths ma
( lnfitr of ibe srcnbishops viii iuslst 90
Z the repors teing presented % be boii-
nsss even st ths ists cav. t'ei,ese
TIE holv fsihsr vi f,e snfp- eel vher.
hs reads sbe rrport and VII. without
doufa. tsss snrns measure a. rshute
tne r.sonis ubn rave misfepsssents1 ~
I n{sn tie affairs Of the ehurch n the
4 nstsf ssss~s. ans vi8 sfsd rensurs
Csrsisss Cls.fnns for withhold irs tie
report q sne sfchbsssops' coofer~ncs
uetsi the .p1sol'c delegate hsd zen
apDcinte1.
-l - sesn from fhs above fhs'
ths end ~ tbe controversy has noi
s<.n rexrnrd.
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