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Horstmann Father Ignatius F., Philadelphia, Pennsylavania, to Richard Henry Clarke, New York, New York, 1889 July 15

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Identifier: CRCL I-2-n

Scope and Contents

Archbishop Patrick Ryan is away. Horstmann says Clarke can see in the Directory the churches built in the last five years. The Eddington Industrial School was built by the Misses Drexel . A new House of the Good Shepherd at Norristown, also in Reading. Father Michael P. Stack died the day before in Scranton. He received all the Sacraments of the Church. 16 years before Bishop William O'Hara had removed Stack from the parish of Williamsport because of the financial embarrassment. He appealed to the civil and Supreme Courts but the case was decided in the Bishop's favor. Stack went to Rome and made a retreat there. Propaganda asked his Bishop to give him a place. The Bishop asked for an act of submission and reparation from Stack, which he refused to make, and Stack again appealed to the civil court. Archbishop James F. Wood -- not Williams -- and Father John W. Gerdemann was pastor of the new German congregation of St.Boniface. Gerdemann was building a costly church when suddenly he left with his lady organist, a Protestant, whom he married. The creditors of the church had him arested for embezzlement but he was tried and acquited. Horstmann cannot see why mention need be made of this scandal. Horstmann spoke to his Grace about the Brownson lecture. The Archbishop said it was impossible for him to prepare any such as his duties absolutely prevent giving time to such. :: I-2-n A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

Dates

  • Creation: 1889 July 15

Language of Materials

English.

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