The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-14
PAULIST CHURCH IN CHICAGO.
ST. MARY'S OFFERED by ARCH
BISHOP QUIGLEY.
Denial OF . Report That the Community
Would Divide and That Father Doyle
Would Head the Chicago Party-There
Has Been Some Friction Here, II Is said

H0S Been some FRICTION Here, IL is SAl0
Archbishop Quigley Of Chicago, who was
in New York on Wednesday and Thursday
Fathers the parish Of St. Marys in Chicago
The Archbishop after comforting with the
Paulists at the home of the order in Fifty
ninth street, condtionally granted their
appeal for an opportunity OF carrying their
work into his diocese by Offering them
st. Marys parish. which is in the heart of
the hotel district in Chicago and admirably
suited for the mission work among nom
Catholics, which is the chief field of the
Paulists. 1t was necessary for the Arch
bishop to get the approval Of the consultors
Of his diocese before he could definitely
promise the parish to the order, and for this
reason the matter was kept quiet.
The news leaked out among the friends
Of the Paulists and report followed that
Father Alexander P. Doyle, or of the
Catholic World, was to be made the rector
Of the new church. This story was denied
by Father Doyle yesterday who also denied
a report that friction, which has existed in
the order during the last year, Is about to
result in division of the community, Father
Doyle and his followers going to Chicago.
The resignation Of the Rev. Patrick j.
Murphy from the order recently has been
referred to as the latest manifestation
Of friction. Father Murphy was active
In bringing charges last year against Father
Ward Hunt johnson, a convert, as the
result Of which Father johnson was dis
missed from the order.
Some Of the older priests stood by Father
johnson to the last, but the younger element
demanded that he be sent away, declar-
ing that his conduct was not consistent
with the career of a priest.
Father johnson then went to Washington,
and through the influence Of Father Elliott
he was allowed to remain at the Catholic
University, although he was in seclusion.
Father johnson had been an Episcopalian
and came from Utica. His friends were
serted that several Of them threatened
at that time to affiliate with other orders,
but were not permitted to do 80.
Another element in the Pauists' troubles
was the resignation of Father Arthur March
Clark four years ago. Father Clark also
was convert from the Episcopalian creed
He was a man Of means. He built the
altar at the Church Of st. Paul the Apostle
and the onyx and gold communion rail
was the gift of his father.
Priests in the order who possess prop
erty are not allowed to spend their money
on themselves. They have an allowance
Of 81 a month for casual expenses.
Father Clark, accustomed to the DISPOSE
ton of his own income all his life, rebeled
at the thought of having to appeal to tho
porter for 10 cents for car fare II sent on
sick call. He insisted upon using his own
funds in his own way.
At the death of his father. four years
ago, he inherited property which brought
him in an income OF $1,000 a year This
the Paulist Fathers thought should not
be retained by the young priest as a per-
sonal income but should be turned over
to the Paulist order. Father Clark re-
fused. Some OF the priests maintained
that he was right, and others opposed his
stand, He resigned and obtained place
as chaplain of the Mount Carmel convent
In Iowa.
The Ill feeling caused by these two events
In the history of the order was deepcned
by the case of Father John Hughes and
his nephew, John Hughes, DR., in the Jane
Morris will case, now before the courts
Father Patrick j. Murphy insisted that
a 900 which Mrs. Morris had left to the
church end church club should be refunded
TO the aged sisterin-law Of the dead woman
Father Deshon. superior. and Father
Hughes, assistant superior of the order
refused to return the money.
Father Murphy is also said to have pre-
ferred charges against ore Of the Young
priests for having violated his vow Of chas-