The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-18
APPEAL TO ROME FOR
FATHER HARRISON
His Friends and Parlshioners
Of St. Joseph's invoke Ec.
ciesiastiCaI Court

Rome has been appealed to by the
| friends and parishioners of Rev. Fa-
| ther Harrison, who was recently trans
| ferred from st. Joseph's parish to an
| other parish by an order of Arch
| bishop Ireland, in the hope that the
| ecclesiastical court will see its way
| clear to review the order of the arch
bishop and reinstate Father Harrison
| in the St Joseph parish.
In addition to this appeal to the &c
I cleSiastical court at Rome a petition,
\ bearing the names of almost 500 par
| iShionerS and friends of Father Har-
| rfson, has been forwarded to Arch
bishop Ireland, asking for reconsid-
| Grafton of his decision. The petition,
| which bears the names of many of the
| most prominent men of the city, both
| Catholics and nom Catholics, calls the
| attention of the archbishop to the high
| regard in which Father Harrison is
held, and recites the fact that during
| his many years of faithful servise he
| has endeared himself to all who have
made his acquaintance.
| The petitioners state that they would
| consider as a personal and irreparable
| loss his departure to any other city
| and an appeal is made that he be con-
tinued in the position he has held for
so many years.
Under the supervision Of Father
Harrison, it is stated, that the parish
| toner's have collected about $4,000 in
| money and negotiable paper for the
| construction of the new st. JoSeph'S
! church at Western and Dayton ave-
nes, but since the removal of Father
Harrison steps are being taken to have
| this money returned to the subscribers,
and 1t was stated yesterday by Daniel
w. Lawler, attorney for the parishion-
iers, that a meeting would be called
within a few days at which plans for
returning the money will be discussed.
Plan to Return Money
The plan proposed is to return all
cash and negotiable paper and then
apply for a receiver for the property
owned by the parish, which is to be
sold and the subscribers reimbursed
pro rata. Included in this property is
| the site selected for the new church,
which is valued at $4,000.
The trouble between Father Harri-
son. and the archbishop is said to have
had its beginning several weeks ago,
when the archbishop transferred
Father Harrison to another parish. The
outcome is being eagerly watched by
thousands of Catholics in st. Paul
and throughout the Northwest, as it
is the first time in the history of the
archdiocese that open opposition has
developed to an order of the arch
bishop. s4f.>,;
Friends of Father Harrison are still
active in his behalf and it is stated by
them that any impression that all is
quiet in st. Joseph's parish Is erro-
neous. Attorney D. w. Lawler. who
has been retained by the-iparishioners
to look after Father Harrison's inter-
ests, says the parishioners to a. man
are friends of Father Harrison. but
that they have been silent and con
servatlve in the hope that Archbishop
ireland would reinstate Father Harri-
son in his old position
Pensioners Gave $4,000
ut will be remembered" said Mr..
LaWler, that under Father Harrison's
supervision the parishioners collected
about $4,000 in money and negotia-
BILE paper for the construction of the
new St JoSeph's church, at Western
and Dayton avenues, and that about
| $4,000 is already invested in the site
and substructure of the proposed edi-
| flee. About month ago, without any
| previous warning to the parishioners,
| and on day when the building COM
| mittee was to call for bids for the su-
| perStructure, the archbishop, by an Or
| der to Father HARRISON, annulled tho
| whole proceeding and transferred
| Father Harrison to another parish
From the decision ousting him from
! his parish Father Harrison has appeal
! ed to the ecclesiastical court at Rome
| and the appeal is now pending there
| Father Harrison in the meantime re-
| siding at 571 Ashland avenue, this city.
The st. Joseph parishioners are
\ not opposed to the new cathedral
| scheme, but see no reason why Father
| Harrison should not remain at his old.
| post during the many years which will
| elapse before the cathedral is ready for
| occupancy. With this idea in view,
! numerous petitions signed by members
| of st. Joseph's parish and also by
non-Catholic friends of Father Harri-
| son have been presented to the arch
! bishop during the past few weeks re-
| QueSting of him reconsideration of his
| decision. His silence has been con-
| strued as denial of the petition, and
| matters have reached point border
ing on open war between the parish
| toner's and the archbishop
Parishioners to Meet Soon
| Mr.. Lawler said last night that as
! soon as arrangements could be made
/ for a hall, a meeting of the parishion-
| cIo WOu1U po Cduou, TO De noIQ some
| night next week, for the purpose of
determining what action the parish
] toner's and subscribers to the St. Jo-
| sephs church fund desire to take re-
/ garding the money which has been
| raised for the purpose of building the
/ new church.
| The subscribers are said to be unan-
/ imously opposed to having the fund
! diverted to the new cathedral which it
/ is proposed to construct. At the meet
/ ing to be held next week it is expected
| that the subscribers will authorize the
/ institution of legal proceedings for the
recovery of the money subscribed by
i them.
When seen at his home at 571 Ash
/ land avenue last night, Father Harri-
| son declined to discuss the matter far
l>theF than to say that the controversy
| was in the hands of his friends
Archbishop Ireland is out of the city,
but his private secretary said last
night that there was no statement of
/ any kind to be given out in behalf Of
/ the archbishop at the present time.
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