The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-14
WAITING FOR SUNDAY
Climax Expected in
Fir. Berger's
Case.
RECOMMENDATION MAY COME.
Services VIII Be Held as
Usual Next
Sunday.
accommodation MAY come.

North Brookfeld, Sept. 13.-Whether
or not Rev. Jean Berger will be given
notice on Sunday of his eXcommunica-
ton from the church of Rome is the
debate that causing perplexity among
the citizens OF North Brookfeld. The
prevailing opinion is that he will. In
this instance, there are good grounds
for the opinion, and it is given as al
most a certainty that if notice of the
accommodation is not made public
Sunday. it will surely come the follow
ing Sunday.
Those who know the stringent rules of
the church of Rome in matters of this
kind express surprise that the wrath
of the church has not already fallen,
particularly as Father Berger celebrated
two masses last Sunday in open viola
ton of the canonical warning. AS eV-
erything had been all prepared for last
Sundays services, however, the major
ity of the people will not be surprised
to. any great extent should he be given
a week of leeway with action deferred
until Sunday when it will be seem if he
really intends to pursue the course he
has, mapped out and lead the unsuspect-
ing French people into having on their
hands a building, the adherents of
which will be classed at large as a
French Protestant congregation.
While there is reasonable doubt ex-
pressed as to Father Berger's ability to
hold the secessionists together, there
is no doubt that he will have following
sufficient TO support him here for a
while, and by conservative people this
is believed to be the plan he has mapped
out in his own mind. Today The Spy
reporter was informed by man in
close touch with the church authorities
that the accommodation would prob
ably come without delay, as in the eyes
of the church the course ne has taken
is the gravest % crimes, as weight to
this opinion are the words ofBishop
Beaver to Immediately desist," and
from the frame of mind the French peo-
pie are now in every delay gives them
a pretext for the opinion that Father
Berger is right in his course, and that
the church authorities do not dare to
proceed against him.
Therefore it is safe to presume that
Sunday official notice viii be given FIR.
Berger that he has lost his faculties III
the church, or that he is eXcommuni-
Gated. To one who believes in the Ro-
man Catholic religion accommodation
is.the most appalling disaster that can
befall a Catholic, SO that u Will be in
tereStlng to see what effect 1t will have
for despite the boasts of the leaders, it
is something greatly feared, and should
it be their lot also, they would be des-
tined to lose the prestige they now revel
in.
There is little doubt that FIR. Berger
ger will celebrate mass on Sunday, but
whether it will be in the town hall or
in Depot hall is not known The town
hall is easily first choice, but it entails
expense which would not be undergone
in Depot hall, which the society con-
trolls, having leased it for five years.
The part which DR.. L. Z. Dionne has
played in exposing FIR. Berger has
made the doctor obnoxious to some of
the French people, who do not hesitate
to show their dislike, even without re-
spect for the law. Last night, as Will
liam Cummings was driving DIR. Dion
mes team from Carey's stable to the
doctors office he was assailed with a
shower of stones, the assailants evil
IDENTIFY believing that DR.. Dionne was
the occupant of the carriage. The doc
tor says he knows time will change this
feeling, for the French people will
find him always ready to lend them a
helping hand, and particularly will they
have reason TO thank him when their
better judgment has overcome their
presents rebellious feelings. During the
past few days it has been currently re-
ported that DR.. Dionne was busy in or
ganizing choir for the French congre-
cation of St. Joseph's ehuKch. Today
DR.. Dionne told The Spy reporter that
there is not semblance of truth in the
report, for that he is not so engaged,
and has nothing TO do with organizing