The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-18
INDIGNITIES To CARDINAL GLE.
BONS.

The following account of the outrag-
eous conduct toward Cardinal Gibbons
by members Of n of his own churches
In Baltimore on last Sunday will be
read with indignation by Messenger
readers. cardinal Gibbons is respected
and beloved in this section. The church
here was his first charge as a priest
and when raised to the bishopric ne
presided over the diocese in which VIII
mington is located. Not Catholics alone
but members of the protestant
churches will regret that such a man
as Cardinal Gibbons should have suf-
fered such indignities as were heaped
upon him by the Baltimore church
congregation because of the consci-
entious discharge of his duty as the
head of that church.
A special dispatch from Baltimore TO
the New York World says:
A remarkable affront was offered to
Cardinal Gibbons Sunday afternoon by
a congregation of his w church. The
prince of the church was not only re-
fused admission to st. ~Stanislaus's
Catholic church, but was followed by q
hostile throng Of members of that Pol
lSh congregation into the priests
house.
The insult was the outcome of the
remove recently by Cardinal Gibbons
of Father Korys, rector of the church,
as the result of a scandal in which
father Korys had beer involved and
which he himself made public. Re-
Gently Father Korys Ia a cousin and
brother priest who was until recently
his assistant, but subsequently became
pastor Of a charge in Scranton, Pa,
arrested on a charge Of writing Often
sive letters to Father Korys' housekeep-
er. The charge was subsequently with
drawn, but as a result of. the scandal
that developed and because Father Ko-
rvs had instituted criminal proceedings
without the cardinals consent the car
dinal removed the priest despite the re-
quest of the parishoners that he be al
lowed to stay.
The congregation has not taken kind
ly to Father KarizenSki, who was APP
pointed to succeed him. The storm
however, was believed to have blown
over, and h cardinal, to please the
congregation, consented to officiate at
vespers today on the celebration of the
twenty-fifth anniversary Of he church.
1t was arranged that the cardinal
should also confirm a large class o.
boys and deliver the sermon. p
Despite h bad weather the cardinal
kept his appointment. When his car
rage drove up to the church there was
a large Grove about the steps. The car
dinal. having no expectation of a hos
tile reception, entered the priests house
adjoining h church. He was followed
by a crowd of excited Poles, who forced
their way in, made a hostile demon
stration and caused havoc with the
furniture. When they had gotten in
side they locked the outer door.
The cardinal was k to a room
and the excited crowd was kept away
until the police, who had been sum-
moned. arrived. The mob had locked
them out, but Father Markenski drop
ped a key from above, and the police.
entering charged the mob, using hair
clubs with effect.
Before the police came the mob
shouted to the cardinal that they would
not permit him to enter the church
unless he would restore Father Korys.
After the mob had been dispersed the
cardinal entered his carriage and drove
away.
st. Stanislaus church has a congre-
CATION of 5000 members, mostly Poles.