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Kindekens, Father Peter, Adrian, Michigan, to Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere, Detroit, Michigan, 1866 January 11

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Identifier: CDET III-2-k

Scope and Contents

The revolutionary meeting in the Irish church last night was rather a failure, only some 20 persons were present. John H. Kelly and L. Hayes were elected trustees. They decided there must be an Irish priest; they have the same right to have one as the Germans to have a German pastor. An appeal to the Archbishop of Cincinnati was voted down. A petition is being circulated in every ward to obtain signatures. The Irish church is a curious institution; at first it was simply a schoolhouse, then a combined school and church, finally a church only. It is being desecrated as a meeting place for religious revolutionaries to draw up protocols against pastors, bishops, and the well-established discipline of the Church. P.S. If Hayes and Kelly are put down the storm will be over. If Kindekens could have an hour with Lefevere, he could convince him that he was never more mistaken than to consider these "good men." :: III-2-k A.L.S. 3pp. 4mo.

Dates

  • Creation: 1866 January 11

Language of Materials

English.

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