The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-09
REV. DIR. SMITH SPEAKS OUT.
TELLS FROM HIS PULPIT WEI FATHER
MURPHY WAS REMOVED.
10 wac Because or Hri. Irregular Behavior
Father Murphy Produces n Letter shew-
Ing that re Is n Good Irish Nationalist.

10 Wac Because or iIis IrreGular Behavior
Father Murphy Produce, . Letter shew-
lag that He IL Good Irish Nntiops,ist.
Paterson. N. j.. Oct. Sat the z o'clock
mass in st. Josephs Church this morning the
Kov. DR.. Sebastian Smith. the rector. an
nounced that he would have something to say
about the removal OF the Rev. Father Henry
b. Murphy. at the 8 o'clock mass. This caused
the church to DO overcrowded at that service.
The rector. on taking his place In the pulpit,
gazed searchingly over the large congregation
for n few seconds. and then said:
Ever since Bishop Wigger removed Father
Murphy from this church the Bishop and my
selt have been greatly belied and slandered.
Father Murphy. with one or two others has used
the newspapers aim ost daily to Islander us for
the purpose OF raising n feeling OF sympathy
for himself and indignation against the Bishop
and myself Father Murphy has gone from
house to house throughout the parish talking
in a glb-tongued manner. and circulating
falsehoods.
when few Sundays ago announced to
you the removal OF Father Murphy. also said
at tho Same time that his removal was for no
cause. This said In charity In order to lay
no stone In the way OF his future career. It
was mistaken charity on my part. and now
have to say that there was great cause for his
removal. In like manner Bishop Wigeer gave
him letter OF recommendation. simply and
solely through kindness. so that he might be
enabled to ind employment slsewhere
to remoye Father Murphy. hut / Hoped and
prayed that God would change his hcart. and
The D for h that
the Bishop he would remove him INN ediately.
ana. as no does not belong to the diocese. such
a dismissal meant a total and absolute proven,
ton Of the exercises OF the sacred ministry
About, four years, ago Father, Murphy was
fand, snd r he came o here under cloud
that his his faculties wers taken from linn
that no priest will be dism issed, for part cpat-
Country n y'F Father Murphy came here. and the
Bishop, with great kindness OF heart employed
him In two or three churches. but, in zach. he
could only stay short time
''in one place where he was only q few weeks
the pastor preferred charges against him and
DR., Smith went on to say that Father Murphy
was in wretched state when he applied to
him to pity. and h" engaged him as his assist
ant, telling him that. no matter what hls past
III HE na E 10 ns 90 T rh to him
smith. f bishoS resolved Information
Father Murphy. and wrote me. saying that
under no circumstances could he leave Father
M@TRep IN Ss"ifS 70 %sSdrsw q. acute. from
him. but. in the face OF all this. l interceded
for him. and finally Induced the Bishop to al
low him to remain. But soon complaints re-
gardlnG his Irregular behavior came to me
from parishioners and even from Professionals
OF q serious nature. and l was forced to con-
sent to hie removal"
When seen this evening Father Murphy re-
pudiated all the statements made by DIR.
smith.
In regard to his coming here from Glasgow
signed by Parnel. Justin Mccarthy. and six
others showing that the cloud under which he
left Scotland was a charge OF naturalization
to his superiors In refusing to cease attending
Irish Nationalist meetings.
Father Murphy aaid that Dr. Smith Was
obliged SO leave Halfway. n. j., for his hosdl-
ity to the Irish cause.