The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-01
BISHOP nOBAN
AS A WITNESS
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excommunicatcd him and appointed
another Greek Catholic priest in his
stead. This was on February IA. last.
Rev. Ardman refused to vacate the
pastorate and rallying around him
large number of the parshoners. pro-
cecded to establish a new Greek church.
independent of any hierarchy. 1t is
designed that his new church shall have
a. political as we'll as religious creed.
George Siniawa. Samuel fuscn.
Joseph Fechnia, Alex Towaskavich.
Harry Blauzar, Simon Hamernik and
parre Polka representing those Of the
congregation vino did not want to de-
sert their faith and ally themselves with
the new religion, went into equity court
and sought an Injunction restraining
Rev, Ardman from using the church
and it's appurtenant property for his
new religion and directing him to give
over possession thereof to Bishop Hoban
in trust for the church trustees.
RULE WAS GRANTED.
Judge Kelly granted n preliminary
Injunction allowing the PLAINTIFFS
PRAYER, and a rule on the defendant to
show cause why the injunction should
not be made permanent.
Two weeks ago yesterday the case
came up on this rule before Judge
Edwards and a number of the adher-
ents of Rev. Ardman, asked to be made
co-defendants, alleging they We're the
trustees of the congregation then using
the church. This request was not al
lowed. Rev. Ardman then filed an
answer to the plaintiffs bill i'll which
he set forth that the plaintiffs We're
not members of the Greek Catholic
church of Olyphant; that the church is
not under the jurisdiction of Bishop
Hoban; that the church trustees and
not he We're in charge of the church
property: and that while it was true
he applied for and received faculties
from Bishop Hoban, it was not until
two years after he was installed as
pastor of the Olyphant church, and
that when he learned his action was
not in accord with the wishes of his
congregation asked the bishop to strike
his name from the roll of the Scranton
diocese.
Bishop Hoban was the principal wit
ness for the plaintiffs in the effort to
support their claim that Father Ard
man was no longer connected with the
church. The bishop, in response to
questions by Mr.. Martin went OH to re-
late in detail the connection between
the Roman and Greek Catholic
churches.
HAVE THEIR OWN BISHOPS.
Tn the old countries. the bishop stat
ed, the Greek Catholic priests are sub
ject to their own bishops, who in turn
are subject to the pope. In this coun-
try, where there are no Greek bishops,
the Greek priests are subject to the
Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese
in which they locate. The Greek
priests in this country enjoy the priv
elege of reading the mass and offices
in Greek and may be married. In all
matters of faith and doctrine they are
amenable to the bishop. Their congre-
cations are to have charge of the
temporal affairs of the church.
These statements We're shown to be
authoritative by copious quotations
from papal bulls and letters of the sac
red congregation of the propaganda at
Rome. The bishop also testified to
the articles of union between the
Roman and Greek Catholic churches.
Rev. Ardman was communicated,
Bishop Hoban stated because of his
TeIuSal 10 SuDJecl ulilSeu W ulSclplllle
for his editorial ON the assassination of
President Mckinley. The request of
Rev. Ardman for the striking of his
name from the roll of diocesan priests
demanded accommodation, under
papal bull anent the recognition by
Greek priests of the Roman-Greek
union.
The alleged anarchical editorial was
identified by the, bishop and offered In
evidence with three translations.
The bishop was cross-examined at
length by Mr.. Hand with a view of
showing dissimilarlty in the two
churches. Once when the examination
had proceeded to an extreme length on
the question of the style of vestments
the bishop somewhat testify remarked
in an aside: "Mr. Hand. the matter
at issue is one of faith, not millinery"
Mr.. Hand smilingly switched to another
line Of examination.
CHARTER OFFERED.
The charter of the church was Offer
ed i'm evidence to show that II was a