Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-02-25
.lUR. SATOLl
Calls Down Bishop Wigger. Of Bayon.
ne, N. J.
Sermon Must lie Preached in English.
But A ter 1t is Finished the Priest
hay Give Prief summary of
His sermon In German.

BAgoNyE, n. j., Feb 20. Father
Killen Sunday morning read to his con.
grcgation a letter from Archbishop Sa.
toll, wnich completely reverses the
orders issued by Bishop Wigger in rela.
ton TO the parishes Of ST. Mary, St
Thomas and st. Henry, read in the
Catholic churches week ago BY the
bishops orders the two parishes were
united and religious services in st.
Thomas church were discontinued, ex.
cept in the discretion of Father Ahne,
who might il he choose say mass in the
Church of ST. Thomas on feast days.
The priest was also directed 10 preach
in English and German, "as he had done
in the past"
The letter was not directed to Father
Killen, but to Bishop Wieger. But it
was stut 10 Father kllen TO be read In
the chu. h, in order that the people OF
tire la. \ might know what the arch.
na- lad really directed. Father
kil n aid before the mass that he had
been forbidden to give the letter out for
put icati, Il. lie could only read it al
the altar to those assembled in the
church.
The archbishop informed Bishop
Wigger that he was displeased that his
letter in relation to the church troubles
at Bayonne had remained unopened
and not acted upon until February l3,
and that he was aggrieved that when
opened its conditionsl were not eX.
pressed. 1t was agreed at the confer
ence that the sermons at St Henry
and at ST. Thomas should be in Eng.
| li,h and that there should be no preach.
| ing in German, since it was stated al
the conference by the arch bishop that
all members OF the parish understood
| English.
In order that the matter might be
settled without further ambiguity, the
archbishop directed that the church OF
ST. Thomas should be opened at once.
| The parish shall hereafter be known as
| St. Thomas. The church % St Henry
| may. however, be maintain ed, and the
early mass be said there. The sermon
must lie in English, but after it is fin
ished the priest may, if he pleases give
a brief summary of his sermon in Ger
man for the benefit of persons who
lid not understand English. But this
Arrangement is only temporary. Th'
principal mass at l0:30 every Sunday
must be said in St. Thomas church, an(
the sermon must be in English NJ
German shall be used. The statue o
st. Thomas, the patron saint OF th
parish, shall be restored to its accus
toned place, and the pupils of tn
paroehial school, which is held in tn
same building are commanded to visi
the chapel daily.
This letter" the document contin
ues, 'is to settle the trouble at one
and forever
Fathc. Kilieu said that II COPY o
the letter had been sent to Fathe
Ahne, but on Friday Father Ahne wen
to Washington end told Archbishop
Satolli that it would be impossible t
restore the paraphernalia of the alta
, of St Thomas church by Sunday Fet
ruary 10, and the archbishop had there
upon sent to Bishop Wigger secon
letter, which he had read, deferrin
the opening until February 20. Bu
there is to be no further delay -
Thomas church must positively b
opened at that date
Father Kilen said that the pnbli'
would see that from this his origina
statement was correct; that there ar
but two parishes in Bayonne-S
Mary's and St Thomas