The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30
SENSATION IN A SANCTUARY,
SUSPENDED PRIEST ACCUSED OF
DISTURBING WORSHIP.

The Priest Conducting the Services
Requests the Visitor to Leave ana
the Latter Sends a Reply Causing
the Officiating Prelate to Fear Per-
sonaI VioIence-The Accused De-
MES That He Had Amy Intention
Of Making an Attack.
Charleston. S. C, Dec 29.-On Saturday
last an incident occurred in St. Patrick s
Roman Catholic church which has found
its way into the courts, and will, no doubt,
prove very annoying to the parties con-
cerned before the case has terminated.
This morning there appeared in Magis-
trate G. w. Rouse's court the Rev. Nc
AIanus, who was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by the Rev. Father Daniel j.
Quigley, pastor of ST. Patrick's church.
Rev. McAIanus is charged in the warrant
with disturbing divine worship. The Rev.
McManus Is represented by Attorney J. p.
X Bryan, and Rev. Father Quigley by
Henry A. Desussure
In the affidavit, Rev. Father Qugley
charges the Rev. McManus with having
entered the sanctuary of the church while
divine service was being conducted, both
unasked and without his (Rev. Quisley)
knowing of his intention of doing so. The
following is the testimony in the case
given by Father Qugley: ION Saturday
last l. assisted by several other officers
of the church, was conducting services in
St. Patricks church, of which parish l
am pastor and during the singing of the
GLORIA Excelsis" l. to my surprise, saw
the Rev. McManus walk into the sanctu-
ary / thought il was very strange con-
duct for a priest, SO / sent him a message
requesting him 20 leave the sanctuary. He
sent reply to my message. ana Dy III l
apprehended that he was going to make
an assault upon me. and in this way ne
very seriously disturbed the worship of
myself and the congregation. In all the
thirty odd years of my priesthood ] have
never heard of a fellow-priest walking into
visited chancel without being invited to
do so, or letting the pastor know OF MS
intentions. I know very little about
the Rev. McManus. He has no charge
in the diocese of Charleston, and is not
of very good standing. The noise and con-
fusion he made in the church were both
very loud and unusual. pastor of
church of Rome has charge of his parish
and may say who can enter his chancel
and who may not. l am well Versed in
the canons Of the church Of Rome but
never before have heard of such an af-
fair"
The Rev. MoManus, on the other hand
stated that a priest had a right to enter a
chancel of any church of Rome, and that |
he had violated none of the canons of the
church. He held that he had no inten- /
ton of attacking Father Quigley, and that |
was mistaken idea on Father Quigeys /
part. He also stated that he did not make /
an unusual amount of noise in entering !
the sanctuary as he is charged with doing. /
Further testimony shows that Father |
McManus is a suspended priest of the /
church. and that his case is still pending. /
Witnesses to the affair testified that they /
saw no attempt on the part of Father |
McManus to use violence on Father Quig- I
ley They also testified that it was not |
the custom for a visiting priest to walk |
into the sanctuary and out again during |
the service unless invited to do so.