The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-13
CATHOLIC MEETING
PROTEST AGAINST FATHER WEN
DELIN'S REMOVAL.
Committee Appointed to Seek Con-
ference with the Board of Health Be
fore Further Action Is Taken.

The Rev. Father Wendelin Moellers
appears to be between two fires while
the present situation lasts. He has no
right as a priest, it IS stated, to aban-
don his post unless he is recalled by
the Bishop. The Bishop will not recall
him, and the Board of Health has re-
voked his permit to remain, at the
same time quoting penal laws covering
the otfense of remaining without a per-
nit.
Father Wendelin will not leave, I'M
less forcibly removed in my opinion,
said Father Valentine this morning. ~
would not leave under the Circums stan
ces unless recalled by the Bishop, and
the Bishop Will not recall Father Wen
delin. | hope the matter will be set.
tied before June 10 in some way
Everything the Board has done in
the matter has been in secret, and that
is one of the things We object to. 1t
gives people a chance to say there are
charges the Board does not want to
make public. | went to the last meet
ing expecting that the matter would
come up, but nothing was said Then
there was a secret discussion one day
and l got back to the mission to find
q letter addressed to the Bishop, giving
the Boards latest decision. The pub
lie knows about the case. Why should
the Board always insist upon acting in
secret?"
Father Valentine was asked about
reported communication in which the
Board stated its reasons for asking
Father Wendelins removal, but stated
that no such communication had been
received. There is nothing from the
Board" he said, except the first let
ter. signed by the secretary, asking the
N. In
terests of harmony Charges were
asked for, but there were none brought
An employee of a business house who
" orked Is years on a salary would
have a right to ask why, if he were
suddenly removed. How much more
has a priest, who has worked at Il sac
rifice of self for Il years, in a place like
the Leper Settlement, the right to
know why he is asked to leave? Moth
ing has been heard against him during
the other IS years, and the Board
seems to have made no effort to find
out about his work. When the COM
mittee went to investigate the cases of
Reynolds and Dr. Oliver, they ignored
Father Wendelin. Though he is almost
the only white man there and certainly
is in q position to be the best inform
ca, they asked of him no aid, and with
out saying anything to him, they re-
turned 10 Honolulu and passed reso-
luton asking his removal. This, too
was in secret That is not a fair and
proper way of dong business
Chairman Quinn of the Catholic meet
ing which took up the matter of Father
Wendein ON Monday evening, yester-
day appointed the following committee
to take charge of the matter: Senator
Clarence Crabbe, LorTin Andrews, Col,
- I N1.r Il MI hnT M
John A. Hughes, w. S. Fleming, w. H.
Arniman, II. McCants Stewart and NJ,
A. GonsalVes. The committee met last
night at the office of Attorney ThOmp-
son and elected Thompson chairman
| 1t was decided that a conference with
the Board of Health should be sought
before any further action is taken to
call a public mass meeting or circulate
| petitions addressed to the governor. f.
e. Thompson J. A. Hughes, NJ. A. Con
salves and Lorrin Andrews were APP
| pointed conference committee.
At the meeting of the Catholic Bene-
VIOLENT Union, the following committee
| was appointed to act with the other
committee: W. f. Erving, DR.. Jenning-
! sen, NJ. j. Carroll, j. j. Cregan Julius
Asch, Thomas McTighe, NJ, @. Cordera
A. r.. Murphy, Charles McGonagle, w.
| +. Ewing, DR.. Jenningsen and Julius
ASCh were appointed as SuD-comIhll-
| tee to confer with the subcommittee OF
| the first committee.
The Concordia Society will hold g
meeting this evening to discuss the
/ matter.
The meeting at the Catholic Cathedra
| last night was devoted to general dis
| cussion of the controversy. j. f
Eckhardt presided and speeches were
made by Glen Quinn, Thomas l. Dillon
A. e. Murphy Rev Father Valentine
and others.