The evening times., 1895-10-03
.cHUReHb0T N POLITICS
lcontInsed from First Pagc.l
ladies to study diligently in order 10 be
ready for tue golden opportunity"

Another member of the Indian bureau
Archbishop Ryan, Of Philadelphia. said
that Mgr. stephan would undoubtedly re
main in charge Of Its affairs as long as he
desired to hold the position. He spoke very
warmly of the mOnsignOr's work in this
field, and said that his mistakes, III such his
late utterances could be termed, were only
the mistakes OF overZeal. He had devoted
his life to these missions, his only thought,
his only y hope, were bound up in tiieirsuccess
consequently he attached undue importance
| TO all that concerned them. The political
part OF Mgr. Stephan's report had not been
discussed at their meeting, and there was
no reason thati titshOuldhaye aforementioned
The attitude OF the Catholic Church has
always been strongly defined. Politics
never enters into their religious meetings
| or discussions. The Indian bureau viii
conduct no political war.
THEIR WORK AT AN END.
Archbishop Kahn, of st. Louis. ex-
pressed some lively opinions on the sub
| ject He said that Catholics would scarcely
| care to initiate certain other quasi-re-
ligiOus organizations that band together
for so-cailed self protection. Catholics
need no such associations In the national
| history their work is written. As legisla-
1 tors. Orga nizers, and statesmen their quota
| has been equal to II not in excess OF other
denominations; therefore they were able
! To take care Oh tneinheiNco Witnout, sp W
speak, calling down the thunderDolts OF
| heaven against their enemies.
With the adjourning OF the meeting last
| night the official work OF the archbishOps
| of tue United States Is at an end. Sew
| eral OF them leave for their homes imme-
| diately, others remain to witness the clos
| ing exercises OF the Eucharistic Congress.
The cardinal will leave for Baltimore to-
| morrow morning. Archbishop Corrigan
will N WakhiOptnn few uayS
| longer as the guest of Mr.. E. Francis Riggs,
the banker.
The next annual meeting OF the board
Il archbishops will occur in the Divinity
building, Catholic University, october 2,
1896.
The publication that the Roman Catho-
lies of America are about to form into q
political protective organization. pub
lished yesterday exclusively in The Times,
has already created national comment
The grand high mass at st. Patrick's
and the meeting of the Eucharistic Congress
were insignificant incidents compared to
the meeting of the archbishops Of the United
States who were to decide this momcntous
question.
Although the meeting was Schedul,.i FOR :
O'Clock. from an early morning hour rep
papers were waiting in the great corridors
OF the Divinity building, where the meeting
was 10 be held, Several bishops and arch
bishops on their way to IN" council room
were asked for their opinions, but they
courteousiy but firmly refused To answer
until after the cardinal had spoken.
The meeting adjourned about O'Clock,
and the cardinal. with his customary cOur-
tesy and kindliness, consented TO see
Times reporter at once. He said that while
he was perfectly willing to express his
opinion in regard to the statements pub
lished about this meeting and the affairs
of the Indian Bureau, that the events of the
last few days had been trying on his
strength. and that he did not feel physi-
calIy able to discuss the question at any
length.
The report that we are here to form
political organization for any purpose
whatever is not true" said Ca rdinal Glib.
bons. I'VE are here TO hold our annual
meeting as archbishops or general directors
OF the Church in the United States.
"In regard TO the affairs OF the Indian
Bureau" Cardinal Gibbons said. II can
not give any definite reply until L have
consulted my colleagues, the associate COM
missioners OF the bureau, who ire Arch
bishops Corrigan, of New York, and Ryan,
OF Philadelphia. and who were appointed
at the meeting yesterday"
Archbishop Ryan appeared in the cor
ridor few moments after the cardinal
had retired. and in reply to the question,
''Should the Indian Bureau be entirely
reorganized?'' answered that almost all
new appointments meant that reorganization
of some kind was in order. Archbishop.
Ryan said further that he and Archbishop
Corrigan had been named yesterday to
act on the board of Indian commissioners,
in concert with Cardinal Gibbons. and that
the Eastern prelates had been selected for
the reason that it was more practical to
call u meeting. New York, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore being SO adjacent. Hither-
to the commissioners had been from the
far West, Salprint, OF Arizona, and Marty,
of Dakota, and it was often impossible for
the bishops to travel such great dis
tances at a short notice. Archbishop
Ryan said that no political organization
was discussed at their meeting.
From another high prciate, who refuses
to allow his name to be published. because,
as he expresses it, ito talk of the affairs Of
the Indian Bureau is to attend TO some ones
else business" as he is not member of the
board, further news on the subject was
learned.
The Catholic Bureau has been notified
that in five years all its appropriations will
be withdra wn, and that the bureau must
hold itself in readiness to become self
supporting. as are all the other religious
Indian Bureaus.
The bishop said that Mgr. Stephan was
perfectly aware Of this state OF affairs and
that his attack on the administration was
jIl-timed and not in unison with the other
heads OF the Catholic Church.
Cardinal Gibbons has SO often expressed
his opinion on the relation of the priesthood
to politics that 1t need not be said that
he would consistently be in opposition to
such a policy Of aggression as that out
lined by Father Stephan. The cardinals
tact in such matters as are broached by
Father Stephan, affords no hope for an
Endorsement in any shape of the monsignor's
propaganda of political war inside or out
side of the domain of the church.
The opinion as gathered from the little
comment that was ventured by churchRen
yesterday is that the new committee of
archbishops will not adopt any of Father
Stephan's suggestions. 1t is conceded that
he has handled the funds of the bureau with
marked executive ability and all of its
funds judiciausly. His service has been
acknowledged and commended by Pope
Leo XIII, who conferred on him the rank
Of monsignor.
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