The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-10
FATHER KlLLEEN'S VICTORY.
~ ATTEMPT TO GUST HIM REpUDI-
,rED BY A TOIE OF I,67s TO %.

run,o.,z,a-Iue VIII Continue the Fight.
rhs long.existing troubles in tho parish
.S.irs Of st Mary's Star OF the Sea Roman
s.tholc Church Mt Bergen Point which have
Nan smoulderiug since the famous controver-
~ ~ last spring, between tho rector. the Rev.
rather Thomas NJ. killeen, and his superior.
.ha Right Rev W. NJ. Wigger, Ordinary OF the
v.wark Diocese. sottled In his capacity as
inostolic Delegate from Rome to the United
s,.,ss BY Archbishop Satolli, have again burst
,o,,h with an int en- sity which augurs III for tho
.hurob unless some concessions are made to-
-.,d certain radical reforms in the admlnis-
cation OF the parish This time the eruption
has been precipitated by an element OF dis
s,uptled and influential parlshloners. who are.
hoveyer. even with the following they have
attained. only a small minority OF Father Kill
lesn's flock.
To all intents and purposes the leaders In
the movement for reformation In the affairs Of
A. Marys Church are absolutely sincere and
d,termined. Chief among them are ex. Post
master Thomas Brady and City Recorder
Patrick W. Connolly. or these two the former
has been the most active. He has visited
Father Killeen TO confer upon church matters,
has written Father Killeen letter stating that
in his opinion a majority Of the parishoners
desire the removal OF the rector and has
t.lked up the desired reformation among his
fellow dissatisfied parishioners Tho outcome
Of the various consultations between tho
Members OF the discontinued element was a
meeting held ono evening last week by their
leaders at the homo Of Recorder Connolly. Sew
anal Of Father Killeen's stanchest adherents
also attended this meeting. those present being
Recorder Connolly. ex-Postmaster Brady.
James Brady, James J. Boylan. William Mann.
James Harmon. William Trodden. Patrick
O'Hara, Michael Burns. James Wall. Patrick
Brady. Thomas O'Reily, John Tierney. VIM.
Lynch. and Martin Cassidy.
Tho gathering organized with Recorder
Connolly as Chairman and Letter Carrier
Mann as Secretary. The grievances they
temized and considered were: First. tho
higher education Of the children OF tho parish:
second, the non attendance OF many parish
toner's Of the church at tho services; third, the
denial to tho Practitioners OF q vioce in the
choice Of trustees for the parish: fourth. the
hetterment OF the parlsh's financial condition.
The gathering. after much discussion. de-
cidsd TO lay those grievances before Bishop
Wigger. and to request an investigation that
would afford a solution to the vexed Questions.
It also decided to call public meeting OF the
practitioners for q further discussion OF the
troubles, and to invite Father Killeen to at
tend this meeting.
When the parishioners Of st. Mary's Church
attended the several masses held In that edi-
foo yesterday morning they found that Father
Kileen had made preparations to circumvent
his critics and advsrsaries. At the celebration
psndiug troubles to the congregation. He
said he had received q letter from q certain
Hs.,snl1ns;tr Wh9 EXPRESSED MS opiniSn that
Gtty j {his QUESTION. hs Saa caused to be
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sRof Father Kileen to stay" aud For Father
Kulsen to leave" respectively, and sowe OF
sER we're distributed In each pew OF the
Father Killeen also informed the congrega-
tlop that his opponents intended TO hold their
tehave those favorable 10 him also attend the
letter. Fin S s esed ssrae9s rom the
.nanieation. and 9 raeterized NE Brsdy's ae-
ION a. audaelons and ian4ra1t, Recorder
emf Al one Of the massss, and Father kiiiIsen
s sRsa ee~ mas Is teers OF fas sal1'f The rs-
TeS anS e. en the of
n than Aye hundred. attended the meeting
Ssa aa anost e G
excitement OF the throng was too Intense for
tentlon to the fact that there were present To-
p9!,sIs not numbered among the parishioners
SS esSs GaSsfh and he asked the to
t ss. Fs%%n WAsn th9 vote WAS put there
nifs sRss xSss sas the o
lowing resolution:
Mn..".t y appears that certain person in a
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p, desired s:r II o and he Of
s az SSs "a. tns true state
%a.': this day to express his or her
WA, The sio,al count give. the result, to DO 1878
''F sm 20 W ;Isy AND q and
ths shnuih exist between our pastor and ourselvesi
as III IS our pastor and cite the figures
,,J.nst az Mr.: Hickey started to read the reso-
sss .ns Taad clement h0wlsd
I Iss,sSs1a aisss,% T MI the crowd again up
Mi !" one Of the disgruntled faction. moved
o., No! aom cried OK; Postmaster Brady. The
s sH. was taken up until every one In the hall
'tf NJ Hist 20 be shouting It IT.,
o. amend"' said Mr.. Nevins, "that the mat
M" ny riRht 10 De Drought IN mere"
anil me chairman has no reason to entertain
'uHen ,h ~ amendment cried Richard Walsh.
gu smut up your mouth or I'll max you, said
aebpy Jack" Flynn to Walsh.
~ 40 nothing OF tho sort, retorted Walsh.
"A. a row seemed imminent, but Mr.. Hickey
0aM.ned the trouble by saying.
ma nsntehen. the Chairman knows his bust
ass y nd the people should let tho Chairman
Ala don't think it n proper amendment" de-
uaed Chairman Connolly,
,,., square Judge. all the timer shouted Pat
DECISION. " '"'S's" w '"e
- am not here" said Chairman Connolly
s Wneh the gathering again became stllL "as
Ia opponent OF Father killeen. iCheers.l /
~ IN mis- friend. lHissss and groanhl / mean
~ nave the business here conducted fairly and
ssquarely. Cries Of Put the motion, III II Won
iourn" 1--WE "'''' nv wall nave 10 au-
=, Who counted those ballots in the church
"S,qqaY - Hueried Happy Jack" Flynn.
said answer that question Mr., Chairman."
Ww, wa. take their aidayits that tho count
a Mthis Iuncture en- Postmaster Brady mount
emalt behind the Chairman and said:
viii, wrote that letter to Father Killeen TO
t Tih HWulusi9n has. been mads In the resolu-
ssah;' Would you like to hear all OF that letter
sirWW u Ties Of Yes, sirv' and shouts of mo.
TX vel, all right I'll read It to you"
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