Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-24
'RET. FATHER CORRIGAN
Defends Himself Against Attacks
Made Upon Him.
HOW MATTRRSSTANDAT PRESENT
A Division Of Money Received for
Masses Said on All Souls Day
Is In Dispute-Father Corrigan
Refused to Give Up Share OF
It to His Assistants, but Pledged
Himself to Give It to Charity.

tito His Assistants, but Pledged
Himself to Give 1t to Charity.
HoBoKEN, N. j., December 23.-The
Rev. Father Corrigan, OF the Churcn OF
Our Lady of Grace, makes the folloW-
ing statement concerning the differ
ences between himself and Father
Francisco Dominica Faris, which has
brought the orders of Mgr. Satolli and
Bishop Wigger in direct collision. When
the case first came up he decided 10
be silent and he still declined
to enter into any discussion
OF the matter as ~ was still In the
hands of the Apostolic Delegate. he
said: at is the result and, trust, the
last dying effort Of > most shameless
conspiracy that has 5een waged against
me since l wrote the little pamphlet
which Bishop Wigger condemned
at its appearance in 1883. Inc
little work was an hoBest ana
earnest cry for new legislation for the
American Church, and it found an echo
in the heart OF every American whether
Catholic or not. One OF its results was
the Baltimore council of 1884, and It's
first triumph was the establishment OF
papal delegation at Washington and
the consequent PRONUNCIATION OF the
Pope's liberal policy on the relation OF
Catholics to the public school
''The only thing worth noting In the
communication does not bear on the
merits of the case at all; besides, they
are absolutely false. refer to the
statements that asked DR.. Faris to
work against Bishop Wigger and Arch
bishop Corrigan, and that l insisted
that he should undertake the de-
Tense of a certain priest. All
that ever asked the Doctor to
do was the translation OF a few
letters into Italian, and these letters
had already appeared in all the news
papers, as they related to the discus
sion on the sc hool question. As to the
alleged defense of the priest, l told
him, when l ascertaned he was inter-
| ferring in the matter, that the priest
could make no possible defense OF his
conduct. The statement that the Papal
Delegate and DR.. Faris were intl-
mate friends in Italy needs considera-
modification, for according to the Dele
gate himself. his first acquaintance
WIN the Doctor was made In California.
''The question of the disposition of
the money offerings for the mass of the
feast nf All Souls -onnirin@ coma -
planati IN. Ten years ago some priests
pracJced announcing to their
people that in place of
Offering the mass on Nov
ember ID for the souls in purgatory as
was the custom, they would offer IL
only for the deceased, whose
friends would send their names
TO the priest on q slip OF paper
enclosing sum OF money. The offer
ings in parish like mine amounts to
about $500 in prosperous times.
"Now as to the question regarding the
announcement Of names previous TO the
Feast of All Souls, on November 2, !
announce from the pulpit seven or eight
times that there will be three high
masses offered for the intention Of those
who should make pecuniary offering
aud that the money would be used
for charity. l celebrated the
three masses myself without
any help from any of my three assist
ants. did this to shut out any possible
claim on the part Of the assistants and
to control the distribution Of the funds
on account of the severity of the win
ter. My extra precautions were not In
vain, for the money had hardly been
taken from the box when Rev. Faris
asked me for his share Of the money.
I told him, In surprise, that neither
he nor any Of the others had any claim
at all on the money as l had made
distinct contract with the people, and
that their money would reach the poor.
DR.. Faris then told us that he was
very poor, and that should
give him a share on that
account. did not suspect the
the sharp game which the Reverend
Doctor was then playing, but the subse-
quent Developments proved it, and
proved 1 was none too much on my
guard against any possible surprise, for
had / given him any of the funds or
such a plea, he would have claimed an
equal share from the others In
whose interest he was evidently acting
and for whom, it is claimed, be appeal
ed to the delegate, though in vain.
Failing in his efforts to get any for
himself on the plea Of poverty, DR..
Fabrius said that his brother in Chicago
was poor and could not pay his house
rent and was out OF employment
on account Of just subsequent
events which / have resolved not to
touch. II division had been made
said his share would be over $50 and l
would give him that amount OF the
fund in charity, but not because Of
any claim TO it in justice. gave
him. the $50 and subsequently
another $40. and yet the reverend
gentleman joined his fellow associates
in appealing to the Bishop for his share
of the money. The Bishop, it is stated,
has commanded me to pay the money to
Father Callahan, Of East Orange, as
sistant at that time to Father Fitzpat-
rick and to the Rev. Dr. Fabrlus. am
in hopes, however, that the Bishop
win change his mind when be fully
weigh the circumstances. l regret very
much TO be forced again to defend my
self in the public press. This is how
the things stand now"
A Wonderful Remedy.
would not be without the Radam
Microbe Killer If II cost me 500 a gal