The evening times., 1897-07-21
WAGING / BITTER FIGHT
Archbishop Ireland's Struggle
With the Jesuit Order.
AN ATTACK MADE UPON HIM
Whole American Church May Be
Involved-If Archbishop Keane
Can Be Put in Charge of the
santa Fe Diocese the Liberals VIII
Have a Majority.

Philadelphia, July GA Washington
special to the Record says: Archbishop Ire
land, of St. Paul, MINI, and the famous
Roman Catholic Order of the Jesuits are ut
present et gagged in a controversy which
threatens t. involve the entire American
church The trouble arose from a series
of articles recently published in the Ciyita
Cattolica, the Roman official organ OF the
we'll known theories on various national
questions. These letters were written Dy
correspondent In America, believed 10 De
Mgr. Schroeder, the German dogmatlst at
the Catholic University. The Messenger oil
the Sacred Heart, the Jesuit organ In the
United states, indoTSed the Civita Cattoiica
in a bitter attack on Archbishop Ireland
personally and ON the entire liberal move
ment Of the American church. The Mes
senger says:
Liberal lisIn is always minimizing, hedg
ing, trimming, cringing to all but lawful
authority; inpatient OF all that is time
honored: fuIsome in its praise and violent
In it's vitupera ton; generally inconsistent
and not seldom inancere. 1t is never done
discussing the spirit Of the age aud the
needs of our country and fOrecasting broad
outlines for the future. Rome, with adj
mirable patience, upheld the DEGREES or
Baltimore, and now the illustrious pre-
late, who was supposed to have led the
liberal movement, comes out publicly and
reca nts his errors.''
Archbishop Ireland and his numerous
adherents resent this attack so bitterly
that it Is stated authorit atiyely that iIIi-
mediately after the annual meeting OF
the archbishops, to be held at the Catho-
lie University on October IL, Mgr. Ire
land will go to Rome and make forinal
protest against his assailants-
The archbishop has not yet made
direct reply to the printed criticism, but
several OF the most prominent Catholic
papers have taken up the matter, and
declare that Archbishop Ireland has re-
canted nothing. since he has not been
guilty OF any errors. They also say that
1f the JeSuits desire war they had better
prepare TO defend themselves, for the lib
eFal side will not tolerate such unpro-
voked and malicious attacks.
At the coming meeting OF the board of
directors of the Catholic University it Is
rumored that Archbishop Ireland will
demand the resignation of Mgr. SchrOe
der on eccount of his repeated ON slaughts
on himself and other prelates.
In this action the st. Paul primate
will have the tacit support Of Cardinal
Gibbons and Archbishop Williams Of Pos
ton, and the active aid of the Archlishops
of San Francisco and Santa Fe. Mgrs.
Riordan and Chappelle- Archbishop Keane.
the former rector, who is coming from
Rome especially to attend this me citing.
Will also support Archbishop Ireland in
his determination TO force the &c ernan pro-
fessor TO resign his chair.
A movement is now in progress to have
the ex-rector Of the university appointed
archbishop OF Santa Fein case the present
metropolitan, Chsppelle, is transferred TO
the see OF New Orleans. The appointment
is meeting with considerable opposition
from the conservative part OF theheirarchy.
a Archbishop Keane's selection will give
the liberals majority. Right Rev Cam
Illus Macs. bishop ofCovington, is the choice
OF Archbishop Corrigan and the conserva-
tives for the next promotion. Bishop Macs
is a scholarly man, an eminent theologian.
and well-known throughout the country
as director OF the Priests Eucharistic
League.