The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-02
THE COMING SYNOD IN BROOKLYN.
so-e Tb,-s- that It VIII Consider sad On.
Thi.g ne Will Not Consider.

An article which appeared day before yester-
day in a Brooklyn paper, after mentioning the
fact that Bishop Mcdonnell had sent out q
call for q synod Of the diocese Of Brooklyn, 10 be
held on Friday and Saturday, Deco 8 and 30.
went on to say that one of the most weighty
questions which the Synod would discuss and
settle was the subject OF parish boundaries, about
which, II said, there was a great deal Of dispute.
Churches and parishes It declared. shave
sprung up with remarkable rapidity during the
past four years, and IL is owing 10 this that
many Catholics who lived in what was termed
the border line of an old and q new parish would
be claimed by the pastors of both churches as
members Of their congregations. Though SEEM
ingly a small matter, the question OF what ave-
nues or streets divided two or more parishes has,
in fact. led to many a serious misunderstanding
sequence the families happening TO reside in the
disputed territory would be flooded with tickets
for concerts, and requests for contributions from
two different churches"
The article then speaks Of e controyersy be
Church, in wiiloughby and Lewis avenues, and
the rector OF st. AmbrOses Church, in Tomp-
kins and De Kalb avenues, whose parishes ad-
When a SuN reporter called on a number Of
the clergy yesterday afternoon they laughed at
Everybody knows exactly who the writer Of
the story ia" said one priest, and, also knows
foundation OF fact for the story to rest on. The
rectors of the two parishes mentioned are on the
most amicable terms, and as for n Synod's both
ering itself with such q matter as the boundary
lines of a parish, why, IL Is absurd. such things
belong to the routine work Of the Bishop and
his consulters, and are handled by them every
day.
Father jeremiah A. Hartwell. the rector of
81. John the Baptist's Church.. said, after con-
frming the foregoing, that the work OF the
Synod was very regular, and that owing to the
perfect discipline under which the diocese ex-
listed there would be very little for II To do.
THE Synod meets for two days, with two ses-
sions each day." he said. AT D o'clock on the
morning OF the 2Sth Bishop Mcdonnell will
celebrate mass and afterward call the first SEES
sion to order. Then after the appointment of
the necessary officers and committees the Synod
will reiterate the main facts of the Catholic faith,
and follow that with q SUMMARY Of Catholic
doctrine and of the sacraments used and the
rites and ceremonies observed BY the Church.
After this will come whatever legislation IL
necessary. The Synod will probably take up
the school question and affirm its concurrence
with the Baltimore Council on that subject, and
then other matters brought to- Its notice by
members OF the Synod may be considered.
A yet the report that Bishop Mcdonnell Is
going to Rome next year Is merely n ruinor.
and has probably arisen from the fact that the
Holy Father requires every Bishop to render an
account Of the condition of his diocese every ten
years. This report Is frequently made by the
Bishop himself, who goes To Rome for the pur-
pose. but nearly as often IL Is made by q repre-
sentative Of the Bishop. There Is no absolute
rule in regard to the matter, and each Bishop
consults his own convenience"