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the diocese. The letters occaS10ned much
comment. The Bishop didn't directly call
Father Corrigan III account. Instead he pre-
pared a move to force the priests to endorse
him. Alta quarterly meeting OF the priests,
held in 81. Patrick5s School Hall in Newark
in November, 1892, MGR. Seton introduced
this petition, expressing the confidence OF
the priests in their Bishop. Dean McNulty
and the Bishop, thoroughly incensed, alb
ruptly adjourned the meeting. Next day
Father Corrigan received a letter from the
Bishop demanding IN apology within ten
days. Ii he failed TO do this he would have
to stand trial. Father Corrigan answered
the Bishop, saying that what he had written
was the truth. Yet he did not wish to occa-
sion the Bishop any annoyance, and it he did
he was sorry. He advised the Bishop to
dropthe matter.
ssIF rs THE TRUTH"
In all this controversy Father C~orrigan
contended that he was right in doing what
he did.
81 don't care what they do with myself, /"
he frequently said, 'sThe thing is the truth,
and they amt deny it,
Bishop Wigger wasn't satisfied with
Father Corrigan's reply, SO he prepared for
NAL charges and cited him to appear for
trial. The charges were for maliciously in
citing odium against the members of the
German Congress as Germans, and against
Bishop Wigger as ordinary OF the diocese.
All the arrangements were made for the
trial. Usually the Bishop presides at such
trials, but, being personally interested, he
assigned Vicar General O'Connor to preside.
Father Corrigan engaged Father Burtsell
to defend him. The first day the trial was
postponed on account of a technical objec-
tion raised by DR.. Burtsell. A few days
afterward Father Corrigan's friends persuad-
ed MIN to offer al apology to the Bishop, and
he did, but he never considered the apology
IA retraction of anything he had said.
During the controversy with the Bishop
Father Corrigan made several bitter attacks
on Cahenslyism. He declared his devotion
to American doctrines and American princi-
piles, and his unalterable opposition to the
introduction of foreign methods into the
American Catholic Church.
G S~AToLLI's VISIT TO
The relations between the Bishop and
Father Corrigan continued to be strained,
notwithstanding the apology. When the
priest Secured Mgr. Satollis consent to visit
his parish, Bishop Wigger refused to meet
the Delegate under Father Corrigan's root.
The Delegate thereupon altered his plans,
and spent his first night in New Jersey at
the Passionist Monastery in West Hoboken.
Bishop Wigger met him there.
On the following day, when Father Cor
rigan entertained the Delegate at dinner, the
Bishop was conspicuous by his absence.
Since then there have been other q~uerrels,
the most recent being Father Corrigan's eff
forts to nave his assistants removed because
he thought they were engaged in a CON
spiracy againsthim. Bishop Wigger would
not remove them, and Father Corrigan APP
pealed to Satolli, but the Delegate did not
care to interfere.
RECoNCILED.
On Monday, when Father Corrigan's con
dition became SO critical, a telegram was
sent to Bishop Wigger at Seton Hall. He
1d+o.al RS nn6o1ra,a n nd n oo1,1n1ot ,.oon,r
Citation was at once effected. The Bishop
spent the afternoon at the priests bedside.
Father Corrigan also became r~econciled
to his curates, Fathers Fabris and Fitzpat-
rick.
The entire Catholic population of Hobo
ken is in mourning for Father CorTigan.
He was not only beloved by his people, but
denominations. His advocacy Of the Public
School system, which was so pronounced,
gave him a wide reputation for being liberal
in his views.
Bishop Wigger was visibly affected when
told by a reporter at Seton Hall College last
night of Father Corrigan's death.
II was with Father Corrigan last evening"
he said, 'tand realized that his end was near
at hand. He appeared sensible of that fact,
too, and told me he had settled all his
earthly affairs, and was prepared to meet
his Maker. On Sunday night he executed a
will, and attended to other matters which he
had to settle in connection with the church.
On Friday he received the sacrament of ex-
treme JUNCTION from Fathers Sheehan and
Hennessy of Jersey City, and yesterday
Father Fitzpatrick gave him the Holy Euch-
artist. After that he sank slowly. Father
Corrigan was one of the most active priests
in the diocese.
ellis loss viii be keenly felt and deplored
by all of us. l win go to Hoboken tomorrow
morning and arrange for the funeral"