South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-07
KUBACkI 1EFIES
BISHOP AND GETS
HIS DISMISSAL
AIerding Closes Doors of
Whole Diocese to Him For
"RebeIIiOuS" Action.

Rev. John Kubacki dened the
civil authorities Of South Bend dur
ing the influenza Epidemic OF 1919
ls1s-and got away with II.
This year he dehed the ecclesias-
tical authority OF Bishop Herman
AIerding OF the diocese Of Fort
Wayne.-and got his peremptory
dismissal. not only from the pastor
ate CT St Adalbert's. but from any
othel diocesan position as well.
Friday was Kuoackrs last day
at ST. Adalberes. He announced he
intended taking a trip west and
upon mis- return would enter a Sc
cular pursuit in South Bend. This
announcement was supposed to in
dicate he had no intention OF at
tempting to set up an independent
church with his personal followers
from St. Adlbert's.
Defies Bishop.
Members Of the council OF the
church Joined Kubacki in his def
ance OF the bishop. The controversy
arose over the failure of Kubacki 70
turn over the entire collections of
Christmas day at st. Adalbert's to
Bishop Alerding for an orphan fund.
Kubackfs last alteration with
the civil authorities arose over his
refusal TO obey regulations Of the
health department regarding church
services during the influenza cpl
demic. he was arrested. but upon
the appearance Of great crowd Of
parishioners and following thinly
yelled threats, the case against him
was dismissed.
Rev. Kubacki charges the action
was ruthless, and domineering"
and that ne was condemned without
a hearing. He said: Among various
regulations for his diocese Bishop
Alerding has the following. pre-
10 be sent TO him; diocesan collec-
tions must be sent TO the cha merry
within so days from the date they
are taken up. They must be sent in
full as taken up. On the days these
are taken up it is strictly prohibited
20 take up any other collections On
Christmas day a collection for the
orphans of the diocese is ordered
taken up
Christmas Collections.
On Dec. 81, 1919. the Sunday pre-
ceding Christmas, Rev. Kubacki ap-
pealed TO his parishioners for a lib
eral collection for the orphans OF
Poland and sent 10 Bishop Alerding
only a nominal sum although larger
than in previous years. He received
the following note from the bishop:
Rev. Dear Father: Your attention
is called to ". and V. OF circular
l57. Forty-two and fifty-five cents
cannot be the collection Of your
church on Christmas day for the
orphans of the diocese I'm conform
ity with paragraphs ". and V. OF
the enclosed circular. Devotedly. II.
J. Alerding. Bishop Of Fort Wayne.
In answer to this letter Rev.
Kubackrs statement says that he
wrote Bishop Alerding telling him
that the entire collection amounted
to $736.53 and was taken up for
naked despOiled- starving Hun-made
orphans OF ruined Poland who are
Of our nation, of our blood. are our
orphans 10 whom no German or
Irish will extend charity. We must
render charity on our own initiative
and give literally and repeatedly.
The letter followed with a discus
sion Of the dire need Of the Polish
orphans and the efforts that should
be made 10 give them assistance"
Letter of Dismissal.
Bishop Alerding's letter OF dis
missal followed this letter. reads:
'Reverand Father: Your rever-