The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-28
new YORK CITY GOSSIP
HEAD OF EPISCOPAL MONKS on
DER JOINS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Crimmins Goes to Rome to Express
Lakty's Preference-SOcfety Fights
InstalIment DeaIers-COmptrOIIc
Wants Three-Cent Car Fare in
the New Tunnel.

NEW YORK, May 27.-Churchmen Of
all denominations are showing a keen in
terest IN the action of Bishop Coleman,
Of Delaware, IN severing his connection
with the Society of the Atonement, a
body Of Episcopal monks, organized on
the lines of the Franciscan order with
headquarters in Graymoor, N. Y. Though
no actual pronouncement has been made
on the subject, it is understood that IL
was the gravitation of the society toward
the Roman Catholic church aid the rec
ognition of the supreme authority OF
the pope that led to the break, and MANY
see in it definite challenge to all those
churches and churchmen who, though
nominally members of the Episcopal
church, are credited with leanings to-
ward RomaniSm so strong as almost tn
place them under the control Of Rome.
In his sermons Father Paul openly adj
Vocated the recognition Of the poDe IN
MS capacity OF the bishop of Rome as the
proper head of the Catholic church.
AS soon as this was brought to the no.
tice of Bishop Coleman he wrote to
Father Paul and requested him to omit
such views from his teachings
The Society of the AtOnement was
founded about three years ago by Father
Pail James Francis, who formerly was
member of the order of the Holy Cross
| in Westminster, Md. 1T is modelled largeIy.
IL
and, like the famous franciscan order
It's work in consequence lies mainly
among the poor. It consists of ten mem
| bers, and though its home is in a Sc.
cIuded part of the country, the members
/ conduct what is practically mission work
| III connection with the Episcopal churches
IN different cities in the state.
Gift to Aid Cancer Researchea.
As an aid to investigation of the causs
| OF cancer, the General Memorial hospitaI
! Tor the treatment of cancer and allied dis
eases is to have the sum of 100000 con
/ trfbuted by Mrs. Coils ?. Huntington
4 1he announcement is made in the annual
! report of the institution by John r. par
| sons, the president
Mr.. Parsons says that the gift il .ro
| constitute Coils p. Huntington fund
the income from which is to be used for
/ pathological purposes"
Crimmins Goes to See Pope.
John ID. Crimmins, who sailed On Ma
/ American liner st. Louis, is on his Vav
TO Rome, it was learned. The departure
| OF prominent New York member of the
! Roman Catholic church recently made
/ knight of the Order Of st. Gregory b,,
4 the Vatican, for the papal see at the TINA
| When the senior bishop of the arcbdiOcess
! OF New York is cOnvening the irremov.
! able directors and diocese consuItors tc
! decide on three men to recommend for
/ appointment to the archbishoDric is NM
/ without significance. Mr.. Crimmins' Dur
/ pose, however, is not a matter of moro
| surmise, as it has been learned that hs
fas undertaken to lay before the Vatican
an unofficial expression of preference
among the laity.
Legal Aid SOciety's Crusade.
! The agitation conducted by, tba Teoal
! bo
/ ness as 1t IS at present conducted and
! against the apparent alliance between
certain Of the city marshals and the
\ most depraved and desperate of tLa ir
| staIIment Sharks is at last bearing fr.1Ii+
/ AT the outset it was announced that
/ charges would be preferred against Ger
tam OF the city marshals. This has been
But almost as important has been the
/ Improvement that has come in the situa-
] tlon in Ludlow street jail. 1t was pointed
/ out recently that Ludlow street iaiI wa
| the collecting house Of the fnsfaTIr1art
dealers. Scenes of daily occurrence call
ing forth the protest Of the warden and
| MS assistants, actual cases Of tarI1ri.
ing and bIackmail We're described Tt
| that time the number Of cases brought
! Dy the 1nStalment dealers and marsh9Is
| 70 the Jail averaged nearly 15O a month
! SonleIlmeS the daily list would be as
! hlgh as eight. Since the attack began
! the number has dropped to maximum
ot three or four week There have uot
| Deen twenty cases since about forr
! weeks ago. Five-sixths of the Illegal tho
| outrageous and the inhuman attempts mi
terrorlzing the poor and ignorant
| throush the fear of prison have been
| checked. Last week there was MAJ j eir
| gle case at the Jail
Wants Three-Cent Fare.
| Comptroller Grout. as a member of tas
| rapid transit commissions committee SD-
pointed to formulate a tentative contract
| LOT the Manhattan-BrOOklyn tunnel sub.
| mitted minority report when the com.
! mission met. Mr. Grout, while agreein5
| 10 most of the provisions with the major
| lty OF the committee, was at variance
| WIN them on several points. and saws
! cents for the short ride i'm this new flIn.
rel IS adequate compensation for any
railroad company.
CAMORTA STTRVTVORC