Evening journal., 1894-01-31
WIGCER is SUSTAINED
Rome Decided Against Father
Corrigan's Pet Scheme.
HIS SCHOOL PLAN NOT APPROVED.

Although Mgr. satoiii Sanctioned the Ho-
boisen schoo, scheme, the Propaganda
Upheld the Bishop - Died Before tho
Pope's Decision Was Rendered.
JERSEY CITY, Jan. 8lrhe Rev. Father
Corrlgan late rector of the Church of Our
Lady of Grace in HoO0ken, did not live
lonftnough to learn the decision of Rome
Ia regard 10 hispet scheme of securing city
aid for the maintenance of the large paro.
chial school which he bad erected at an ex-
pense OF 100000 Father C0lrigan's plan
was TO persuade the school trustees of Ho.
ooken TO lease the school during school
hours and maintain 10 at the expense of
the city. Before and after school hours and
on Sundays and holidays 80 WAS to be at his
disposal TO use for the religious instruction
OF the children of his parish.
This scheme was one of She latest serious
differences between Father Corrgan and
Bishop Wigger. Father Corrigan submit
ted the plan 10 the bishop and asked bis
consent TO make the efforts necessary to
put 50 in effect
The bishop and his council after consid-
erng the plan advised Father Corrigan
that it was impracticable and be must not
attempt to put 30 in force.
fnthor corrigan Appealed.
Father Corrigan who was always noted
for his aggressiveness, appealed TO Mgr
satolli, tho papnl delegate. Mgr Satolli,
il is said favored the scheme and wrote TO
Bishop Wigger suggesting strongly, bnt
not positively commanding, that he accede
to IL. The bishop and his council declined
10 comply with the delegate's suggestion.
Nor AufnIII trna urrr.at. O. ftti. futf fnf rtuf
ter in his own hands, as he might have
done, so at his instance Father Corrigan
prepared a complete stntcncnt OF the cnse
aud sent IL to the pope, together with all
the correspondence
The sacred congregations which may
properly De called Pope leo cabinet, act
ed with promptuess in the matter Father
Corrigan's statement was sent 90 Rome
in the hitter part of September Cardinal
Ledochowski project of the propaganda,
| communicated with Bishop Wigger aud
obtained % statement of bis views THE
! propaganda then tool. the whole case un-
/ der formal consideration aud arrived at a
J conclusion which sustains Bishop W igger
in the position he took.
VIII Open the rarochial school.
This decision is calculated TO excite con.
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Catholics and more especially on the part
of the Catholic CLERGY lu his letter &C.
the pope Father Corgan set forth the CON.
dihon of his parish, Che enormous debt
resting ON H. aud the imrcssihlity of hi.
people being able 90 support the school
with its 600 pupils, without aid from IA,
city.
He felt assured, ho declared, That th,
school authorities of lloboken would adopt
his plan, lease Che school, pay for its main
tenance and still lot him lavc the use OF
the building for thepurpose of giving a re
ligiou8 training 90 the Catholic childref
who attended it THE .lan Dee declared
was in entire accord with the fourteenth
proposition of the scholastic laws laid down
by Mgr. satoll for tine government of pa
rochid schools in America
lt is understood chat Father Kelly, th
new rector of the Church of Our lady O
Grace, will take steps us soon us possibl
to open the pnrochial school,