The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-02

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ST. LOUIS, 4Aa's'' "
Louis Is greatly wrought up over hFCH-
hlshop KaIn's ruling concerning mar
~, "a 4,or,nr r,ntl,,lIrS "a protes-
I tl.Ates " 4lS, $3.50 N,,,,,, la
tants ana ArcnOuAlOp mar '''isiAt ? .sp.'
mRnd and practical ahF0gRtion OF the
s.,,,1,,,,ror,s iaw srha EVERY hest peo-
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PIG IN o. A1"uts Ne'u4s - 49,,
communion, ana IN all pTooopIHtS tHe'e
,vhuld have been serious trouble In the
,i,.....,,. ~ M, ,ba moderation OF the
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papal delegate lhterLeEeu anu 'sSeo'Ss ].
the status quo OF the so-called ml&eu
marriage ouestion.
~ -, ,,.,r,toapt and
some OF S's N'S't P'u''.''.- ~ =,
wealthy OF the old Cathoic I0uli'leS ~
The city were ripeninE into open revolt
and V1irlik,l declarations were heard on
every hama THE question Is being
broadly discussed In the clubs, among
the members OF which are representa-
tives az gOFne OF the most urlstocratic
families Ia the city,
One gentleman, q young bachelor who
lives In I,Iiras place and who will lnher-
n Ssn0 OO0 was henrd TO declare that II
Arehblahop Kahn attempted 70 enforce
the rlile he would never set foot In U RO-
man Catholic church again. This fecl-
inr 4 believed 20 be not uncommon, and
tiIo reuanrk Of the wealthy bachelor In
HtteGtion a construed 10 mean that he Is
,ST,s-l gSd II, snD,Ts Iady who does not be-
ionF IA his own church. Society In st.
I onisia REGULARLY constituted. and such
Al attitude as the archbishop has as
S,,,,;ad would likely precIpitnte ono of
two results: II would either drive many
me church ms In this town from her
fNId ar Il would cause a serious rupture
between families thar have bern closely
allied by marriage aud blood for more
faan n century.
me Situation h most interesting. Ro-
ligiOn has never cut any important fig
mre In 81 Louis best circles. The fine
1iJ fIafholic families have freely mar
ried mo line old Protestant families,
md rich mon and women given TO char
itv have divided their donations without
rcsSect 10 creed sons OF Protestant
fSTJIJes have always attended the Je-
snIts' TfniversItv, and daughters OF
prC,sstant families have always at
tended 81 VlncenTs Academy, the swell
Sen9ale school Of Missouri. Catholics
have sent heir children TO Protestant in
citations and religious conviction has
alwnyr been respected on both sides.
Thus II happens That erninenl Catholics
an. flret cousins to eminent PrOtestants,
and Roman Catholic priests have been
very best recgntious ana parties in town.
AiithIs was nnproyed in the reign Of the
venerable Archbishop Kenrick. who
numbered almost ms many warm friends
SmobS. Inc FIch Protestants as he did
ST,CTS, tbs rich Catholics.
II vas this condition OF afiuIrs that
,voS threatened by Archbishop Rain's
ovSIsy and Inc conflict was lust reaching
mini ~ Inc most tense interest when
ASchbIsbon MartipellI fortunately put
an end 10 The matter, for the present ut
least Tbs new archbIshOn's law pro-
I,IJSd thai no Catholic could marry a
pro,estant except in The parlor OF the
1,sr JSb nyIsst nnd by the priest Of the
psriSh Any Catholic who refused IL
coTnnly with this ruIe would be forth
With IvcoIfInunIcatej. And not alone
Fhst Tho bridesmaids and the grOoms-
men would share q IKE fate. Tthe arch
hishon said he would NOT extend the Sc
we're nunIshment 10 those who were
merely present at he ceremony. But all
ySaTtISg havinp ANYTHING TO directly TO
n NeOOIFlK
Observation-Disclosures ipso fScto. and before
I,aInS. taIeen b0ck into the Roman Cath
oi,c cnmnitnI0n would be compelled 10
a. n nubiJc pennnce
r,La Ave, rasa TINT feIl untler the new
,,IIr1 w,Ss tbnt az Miss ROwley, n
/. chaTIinr Young Catholic, who wanted
ID rTarT-t, 4 Protestant. The ROWleya
are emInently respectable people and
go0d CaiholIcs. and the young wOman's
yyi0fher called upon the archbishop 10
Obtain q. CiIspenSatlnn II possible. who
are YOU" he asked, that you should
ask me to break my rule?" and he
turned his back on the lady, leaving her
naiace. Mrs, Rowley did find her way
ouf and when she got into the open air
One was n mere bundle OF wrath. a
Samily. council was held, at which the
future husband was present. Miss
TSov1ev hesitated not a moment in max
ing her decision. She would marry her
lover. church or no church. rule or nc
TIiIe and she didn't care whether she
was accommodated or not A Prot
estant clergyman tied the knot and Miss
Rnwiey and her flunc were two no long
or Miss Homes, belonging TO fine
family in the city. was about 70 be mar
ried to a 1ir. OrthweIn. who moves in
So ot,nJnn1t Firpiea tOf ST i,DuiS SOCtea
ty, Miss Homes was a Catholic. Mfr
Orthwein ls-well, he didn't lean very
hard on religion. anyway, but he loved
Miss Homes. and would az soon be mar
ried by the archbishop himself as by q
Justice OF the peace, II he was only mar.
TIed 10 the girl Of his heart. IT was all
arranged that the wedding take place
in the Homes house and that the parish
uriest offfciate. But the archbishop