The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-06
Ne IGNORES CoRRlGAN
DR.. Burtsell Has Not Yet Called
Upon the Archbishop.
II Is Customary for Priests to Do
So After Extended Absence.
Is He Talking Up the Cudgcls for
Delegate Satolli?

There is every lndCa lion of strug
gle for supremacy between Apostolic
Delegate Satolli and Archbishop Corri-
gan The Rev. Dr. Richard Labor Burt
sell, who returned to this city yesterday,
after an absence of nearly year,
seems to have defined the attitude he
will take in the ecclesiastical strife by
his failure to pay the customary visit
Of respect to the Archbishop.
The enemies of Or Burtsel will not
fail to attribute this omission on the
clergyman's part as a studied affront
to. and an open defiance Of. his clerical
superior.
At the episcopal residence. 49, Madison
avenue, the Archbishup's major domo
SAID that His Grace was not in, nor
was 1t known when he would return.
He admitted that Dr. Burtsell had MOI;
yet paid the customary visit of courtesy
to his superior.
The Rev Father Connolly, who fire.
also out \ visit to the residence of
VIC General Farley demonstrated that
he too, had gone out and would not re-
turn until late IN the. afternoon.
rhe Eey. Father Fay, who had called
on the Viclr-General. but failed to see
him, vas. asked as to the custom of
priest when returning from long va.
priests in The diocese had so long been
RESPECTS to the Archbishop upon re,
visits had practically become the rule;
When asked whether Dr. Burtsell
should have paid such a visit to the
Ar"hbi ST Dp Immediately upon his re-
corning Or. Burtsell, adding:
That is a subject on which you will
find all priests loath to talk"
Dr. Burtsell's conduct in this instance
fact that he brought with him the in
formation from Rome that hereafter
Mgr. Satolli. the Apostolic Delegate.
would be absolutely supreme in Church
When Mgr. Satolli first came to Amer
lea there was An evident intention on the
part of priests clos, to the Archbishop
TO question his authority. In fact the
inent Catholic clergymen toward the
Pope's representative led the Rev.
Father Ducey to assert that priests who
were supposed to represent the Arch
bishop had deliberately insulted the
APOSTOLIC delegate.
No palms were spared to call Mgr. Sa-
tolii's attention to these sights, and &C
counts of them were even cablcd to
Rome it is said 1t may be that Dr.
Burtsel did not neglect to tell the Pope
how his representative was received.
Now tnat by the ulreCt Oruer OF tne
Pope Mlgl. Satolli Is practically Pope
in America, Dr. Burtsel; may deem II
no longer incumbent on him to show
ordinary courtesy to the Archbishop,
who certainly has not made his posi-
ton In the church for the last -four
years a veryp leasant one.
In addition to The Rev, Father Ducey,
there were other priests who demanded
better treatment for :he Pope's rep
sentative. Among them was the Rev.
sylvester Malone, Regent Of the l,niver'
sity OF the state of New York. If 1t be
DR. Burtsells Intention to fight Arch
bishop Corrgan from the start. II is not
considered unlikely that he will find III
ally as willing as he Is powerful in the
person of the Rev. Father Malone.
When the latter was n candidate be
| fore the State I.egisia turc for the Office
Of Regent, Archbishop Corrigan opposed
him so strongly that it was believed a
one time that Father Malone woulr
be defeated He secured the coveted
honor, however, despite the Archbishop