New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-16
THE ARCHBISHOPS MEETING.
1T is SAID THAT AN IMPORTANT CoMMt NIcNTIoN
FROM THE rOPE WILL BE READ.

IT is SAID THAT AN IMPORTANT COMM NICATION
FROM THE POPE Will. BE READ.
with the melting OF the archbishops OF the Roman
Catholic Church In the United states. which will
take place In philadelphia on october 10. and not In
this CITY, AZ has been stated. speculation to the
Import Of that gathering 10 the afchbishops them
selves and To ne Church In this country Is rife.
l. Is believed BY many who are cognizant OF the
trend Of affairs within the Catholic Church during
the last two years that the archicpiscopal confer
cnce VIII be- the most important ever held. the as
semblage Of IS2 when the Apostolic Delegate made
his bow 10 his prospective suborlinaies and sub
United his famous propositions being not excepted
Although no absolutely definite Information TO
the details OF the coming conference was obainabe
among the prominent Catholics in this city yester-
day all those Intercepted Were unanimous In say
ing that something important II not ominous. Is
likely to be made known at that time one Of them.
n well-known eccesiasuc, mus expressed himsei as
10 the situation:
81 feel that there are big tragedies being acted
behind the curtain but l am not near enough to INT
even a to look In"
None OF those quos. toned on the subject would per
nit his name TO be used for obvious reasons. and
the one VIII, possessed the most authentic informa-
tion I'm the premises was emphatic In his
s,rnestness I'm forbldlng the disclosure OF his identi
~. He said:
81 am Informed the best authority within my
command an authority which has never failed me
hitherto Tint MOnsgnOr SatOll Is IN possession or n
document OF vast Importance. which he Will present
IN the conference archbishops which he will
nreside This document Will be nothing less than
communication from the Holy Father announcing
the absolute and irrcvOcable authority OF the Apos
toIc Delegate and the permanency OF the Delegation.
rhjs document will not submit proposition for the
discussion OF the distinguished prelaeb present but
win contain a cor nj to be needed for all time.
IL win he 'recursus al Ponthccm. or. In plain Eng
iIsh 'If you don't like H. go to the Pope. and. as
you can't get to the Pope what are you going To
do about IL 90, -, .,,
,eresiinR communication which the Papal represen
,ntiye viii submit the heads OF the several arch
doceses in the United States for their obedience In
the future. There IL one thing certain. and that s
the exact position OF the Apostolic Delegate here
after. -
forth some personal remarks from MOnsgnor Sa-
10 ii with reference to the recent attack upon the
Delegation. and upon himself in an article Just pub
lished by Bishop Spaling. In the current issue OF
"a forelgne. with no intention OF becoming cti-
zen ignorant alike OF our language ana traditions.
In another part of the article the writer declares
the general opposition 10 the Delegation In these
From the beginning the American bishops
whenever consulted strongly opposed the founding
put 10 the archblshops at their meeting in New
York I'm the fall OF 1852 IL their almost un1n-
nous opinion that II would he unwise 10 appoint a
Delegate to this country. Those whose
knowledge OF the county most accurate and
Intimate believed that the establishment OF a Pa
pal Delegation here would be bad policy.
quoted that the permanency OF the Delegation Is
one of the chief causes OF the constantly growing
"a. p A.-ism' throughout the country
1t ayerred yesterday that the Spalding article
has served to complicate the situation for II Is
said that II the last kick the part Of the
opponents TO sato!iis authority.