Year: 1879

| vet communicated with any of the members of his
diocese in relation to a collection for the
| relief OF Archbishop Purcell. Rev. Father
| Kraus, pastor of st. Bonface's Catholic Church
| last evening when visited by reporter said
that although he felt great sympathy for the Arch
bishop in his trouble he did not think that any organ
lied collection would be ordered III this city. Rev.
Father McQuade OF st. Peters Church. expressed the
same opinion.


RICHMOND CATHOLICS READY TO HELP.
[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALDl
RICHMOND, March g. 1879.
| Several Of tho weltodo Catholics here express
themselves willing to contribute to the relief of
| Archbishop Purcells Indebtedness when proper
| steps for that purpose have been taken


CATHOLIC BANKER OF CHICAGO VIEWS SUB
| scRIPT1oN WITH DIsrAvoR-A DANGEROUS
! PRECEDENT.


[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
CHICAGO, March s. 1870.
| There is but Catholic banker in Chicago, Mr..
| j. " Clarke President of the Hibernian Savings
| Bank. This gentleman was called upon this evening
| by HERALD representative and nerrogated regard
ing his opinion OF the project to lquidate Archbishop
Purcells' indebtedness by general subscription
| among Catholics. Mr.. Clarke said that owing


to the fact that ho had been away from
! home for days past he had not
| kept fully postel to the difficulties
| existing in the archdiocese of Cincinnati.
! From what he cleaned by cursory reading OF the
| newspapers it appeared than simply strange
that such state OF financial ruin should exist. 1t


the administration Of the Church affairs there could
have allowed themselves to become so hopelessy


involved reports would indicate. The first thing


should be to ascertain. if possible. just where the


funds have gone and to have a complete and satis-


factory exposition of the manner in which the


finances have been appropriated


A DANGEROUS METHOD.


As yet he had not heard the matter discussed in


Catholic circles here. But he would say that were
this plan of general subscription inaugur-ted It


would open wide the gates for future subscriptions


and would be but the establishment of a precedent


for the guidance of Others should a similar event


happen either to al Archbishop. Bishop or other


high digntary of the Church He could not see where


the matter would stop and while 1t hardly possible


that anything overwhelmingly disastrous q that


which has ovcrtaken Archbishop Purcell archdiocese


would ever occur there was no telling now many


lesser instances of mismanagement might be de-


veloped. and consequently the people be again and


Carkc's mind it would be much better to institute


the scheme of subscription among the church people
| OF the archdiocese OF Cincinnati and let them 10


what they to cxtricate the prelate from his
| financial cmbarrassmens.


BE JUST BEFORE BEING GENEROUS.


The diocese OF Chicago, he thought would hardly


feel able to meet any obligations of this character.


for it had had in the past all that it could attend
| to to put its house in order. When the la.o
Bishop Foley died the diocese becoming estab-
lshcd upon better footing than it had known tor


many years, but even now it Is in no condition to


extend its aid beyond its own borders eve must


said Mr. Clarke. ..in view of the establishment of


precedent and OF injuring ourselves be Just before
| before we are generous"


WHAT THE CATHOLIC BANKERS THINK ABOUT


THE PROPOSAL TO ASSIST ARcHBIsHop pUR-
CELL HERE.


Herald reporter Yesterday visited several of the


prominent Catholic bankers in this city with refer
| cnce to the proposal to call upon the churches


of New York to aid Archbishop Purcell in paying the
debts which ho has contracted and-in helping him
| out OF his present embarrassment


Mr.. Hoguet OF the Emigrant Savings Bank said


81 think it would be very great and good thing
! could IL be carried out. 1 not prepared
to give opinion to the advsabiliy of IL. That
would altogether depend upon the impetus given it
by persons high in the Church. II the Cardinal
makes any call the Catholics Of New York IL
might be productive of a very good result, but how
near 1t may come to filling up the gap can
not say. There is doubt but that IL
this appeal granted others would be
madc but I do not think the other dioccscs
are 40 badly of. believe that the whole Catholic
debts of the United States could be cxtingushed by
the Catholic population il they properly mus


tered into action for that purpose. How this should
| be done cannot say. am only looking at figures


and at the numbers of the population. Though poor


there are enough of them to settle oil the debts.
|
| Archbishop. OF course such movement would not


take place unless called for by in authority
EVERY DrocEsE SHOULD PAY ITS own pEnrs
| Mr.. Eugene Kelly, the well known banker Of Ex-


change place, at first seemed very reluctant indeed
TO say anything about the matter beyond express
| ing his opinion that he had no doubt tho money
| would be all paid in tho end He then inquired OF
| the writer II anything definite was known to the


amounts due by the Archbishop and seemed to think


that the accounts must be exaggerated. He said that
| he had read in Nashville paper that the troubles
| arose by the Archbishop continually compromising
| the debt at enormous rate OF intcrest-in many


high ten aud twelve per cont In this way
| u debt of half million would reach $4,0OO,0O0.
| REppRTER- DO you think the proposed collection
| in this diocese would be advisable?


! Mr.. KELLy-I think that every diocese ought TO
| look out for itself I have doubt but that this
| money will be paid either by their own diocese
| by others.


should be assisted by other docescs be left to


bear the trouble he has brought on himself?
| Mr.. KELLy-Ah. we'll, that is another thing All
can say is that think the debt will be paid either


by the Western dioccscs by them aided by others.
| The banks might give some money but they are


not going TO jump at thing of that kind just now.
| think IL would he very foolish for man to give


an opinion rs to what ought to be done until all the
| facts known think every diocese ought to pay


their debts. II they get into debt let thcm pay
| IL of.


| Mr. william O')ricn was even more decided in his
expression of opinion. At first he would express no
| opinion, and added that he had heard OF no move


ment assist the Archbishop. After little further
| questioning. however. he stopped long enough in
| giving directions to his numerous clerks to express
| some very clear and emphatic views upon the sub
| ,'.I do not think such thing advisable" said he


Zach diocese ought to take of itself II this
diocese IL helped out now by the people here. other
demands from other docescs al over the West
will expect to pay them of New
| Workers have enough TO staggcr under Nearly
all our m are in debt, and in iae' SO are tho
into any church now sunday YOU will be almost