New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-10
ADMIT TYRELL is OUT.
Former Jesuit, TN Letter, Explains
Trouble scith Superiors.

No attempt was made in local ecclesiastical
circles yesterday to deny the current rumors
that the Rev. George Tyrell the English Jesuit
and convert. whose writings have been the talk
Of the thinking minds of Europe for nearly a
quarter of a century, had quit that order. The
Tribune learned on apparently indisputable au-
thority that Father Tyrell now a secular
priest under the direct Jurisdiction of Arch
bishop Bourne, of London.
Father Tyrelrs withdrawal from this body is
alnost simultaneous with the seeding in this
country of a brilliant group OF priests from the
Sulpician Order. headed by Father Gigot. the
Biblical scholar. and DR.. Dr8coll, president of
the New-York Archdocesan Seminary at Dun
Woodie. The underlying motive is essentially the
same-the desire of the clergy to get away from
certain old teachings which seem TO be totter-
Ing in the onward rush OF higher and more
liberal civilization.
In the former case the seceders were upheld by
Archbishop Farley and SO far secular prelate
or priest has disapproved OF Father Tyrell's
move. Father Wynne Editor of 1.-The Messen-
ger" said: They've been saying these things
for years about Father TyrelI and others"
Some of the knowing ones among the clergy,
however. declared that Father Tyrell withdrew
on February 49, and that he had only one al
tentative, the recanting OF certain opinions ex-
pressed recently in an article written for The
London Tablet" This paper. by the way. is, or
was during the lifetime OF the late Cardinal
Newman the official organ of the Catholic body
in England.
AS far as can be learned here the trouble be-
tween Father Tyrell and the Provincial of the
Jesuts in England not one of a. doctrinal
nature. such as would necessitate the Metro
politan of London demanding him to make a
public act OF faith. as was demanded of ST.
George Mvart, the celebrated scientist, by the
late Cardinal Vaughan. 1t appears rather to
have been disciplinary and scholastic differ
ence.
The Jesuits have long had certain opinions and
teachings which. while not in a doctrinaI way
differing from the established teachings of the
Church. We're nevertheless distinctly individual
and few Jesuits have had the temerity to vent
ure. at least publicly. as Father Tyren appears
to have DONE beyond this point
An extract from a public letter written by
Father Tyrell recently was received here yes
terday. 1t speaks for itself as follows:
learn with some regret that more attention
has been given TO my ecclesiastical difficulties
than they really worth ! wish TO remark
that the conflict such as it is. is one Of opinion
and tendencies. not OF persons; that on both
sides IT is the result OF mental and moral neces-
stiles created by the antithesis, so far trrecon-
ciable, with which the Church is wrestling in
this period OF transition: that however harsh
ecclesiastical action may SEEM IL is the usual
harshness OF the general law rather than that
OF personal rancor.
Let add that while I most grateful to
those who forward TO speak for at a
time of misunderstanding, I had far rather be
left defenceless than that anything should be
said that might be hurtful to my Jesuit and pro-
Jesuit friends, who very many and very
dear that would seem TO deny TO the opinion
and tendencies of others that broad minded toll
Grafton which. in the name Of Catholic liberty, I
claim for my own.