The evening world., 1894-09-25
SAYS THEY'RE FALSE.
Father Brann Ridioules the
Charges Against Corrigan.
Tho ArchbIshop's Devotion to the
Pope an Answer to Them.
The Priest Defends Himself in Con-
nection with the Accusations.

The reproduction In this mornings
World of the charges preferred against
Archbishop Corrigan to the Pope has
| opened UP in Catholic circles In New
York and elsewhere an interesting topic
of conversation.
In these charges are given what pur-
ports TO be proof OF the alleged hostility
OF the Archbishop TO the Papal repre-
sentative by direct allegation inference,
suggestion and connivance on the part
of His Grace with others, layfnen and
clerics high In orders, whose assistance,
| II is alleged, was obtained for the sole
purpose OF discrediting the Apostolic
delegate here and cause him to abandon
| his mission.
In this connection there Is mentioned
among others the Rev. DR.. Henry Brann.
pastor OF st. Agnes Church on Forty
| third street, near Lexington avenue.
who is accused Of endeavoring to create
the impression that the Pope had re-
buked Mgr. Satolli. The specific charge
is as follows:
The most conspcuos example OF this mode OF
| acting could be found In an Issue OF the Cath
ole Herald OF July in dialogue written by one
Judge Dunno, wherein II was said that the
letter Of the Holy Father did not approve the
scholastic propositions OF Mgr, satolli, but that
the personal character Of the Delegate, and to
praise his virtue, in order to re.establsh his
reputation. which had been injured by his friend
ship with hte liberal Catholics Ngr. Ireland,
&c.).
| walsh. editor OF the Catholic Herald says
OF this dialogue In the hands Of Father Brann
before 1t was printed and he himself had sent
Corisan had written him special letter Of
thanks, saying that they had given him much
Ss sSne 70 his S snd Msr sn'
When the attention OF the Rev DR..
Brann was called to the charges he
II have not had time to read the
charges in detail, but / know pretty
we'll what they contain. Now In what
I shall say 1 am simply expressing my
own opinion, and am not speaking for
From ali know, I don't believe there
is one syllable Of truth In all of these
&c small s ana fey as ss So a5d
Holy Father viii cast them in the
waste s. essks when they reach his hand nd
| Church, de minlmis non curat praetor:
The Pope certainly is above all such
Petty hnss The 81 bs qHf H
is an answer in Itself to these charges.
THE truth Of the matter. is that there
not ahoP m M shs Yn Msd statss
Intensely devoted to the Holy See than
sshops RsRve on sHs1
hs has as awa HG
firm in defending the right of the Pope
| to temporal power.
"on the school question: while others
have minimized and shufied, and at
| tempted compromise. Archbishop Corri-
| gan has been true to the principle and
the logic of the Catholic theory of edu-
| H.. . has Ia Ill 49,,
was right is that Rome's final decision in
| the question was In favor of that view
which Archbishop Corrigan held on the
school question; for the final DECISION eel OF
| ell of Baltimore on the educational ques.
"A man holding the position OF, Arch,
diocese In the world, must expect to be
assailed, annoyed and badgered by
| cranks and soreheads: but as far as
awake one moment at night In the Ian
guage OF Dante. He doesn't give them a
thought, but pursues the even tenor OF
his way working for God In his diocese
and caring very little for the opinions
"As to the matter concerning myself
or that ! had any manuscript OF Judge
DUNES dialogue at any time, the state
It to anybody7'
At the residence of the Rev Mgr
Thomas j. Ducey. that clergyman was
| reported too i'll to see any one, having
suffered n relapse yesterday.
Archbishop CorrIgan Is out Of town
and Rev. Father Connolly, who usually
speaks for him, refused to he inter.
| Viewed.
There are Indications, though. that
| when the clergymen have carefully
| perused the charges sides will be taken
which may lead to an animated controv-
ersy.