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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1894)
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Tho installation of tho newly elected officers occupied a long time. Tho ob ligations are faid to bo very strong. A motion that the society 1b one for the protection of the interests of Protes tants and not for the persecution of Roman Catholics prevailed, and this resolution, which was deemed the most vital one before the convention, whs carriod. The missionary board of the Loyal Protestant Patriotic Women's Associa tion, which has been in session jointly with the P. P. A., also concluded its labors yesterday. The board has do cided to eschew politics, in which it had heretofore interested itself, and to give its undivided attention to the con version of Roman Catholics throughout Canada to Evangelical Christianity. The Fremont Tribune thinks there Is no cause for ularm because Dan Latnont has sent a soldier of tho rega lar army to Instruct the students in a Jesuit college In the manual of arms, and asks "are there not scores of Prot estant colleges all over the land which have military instructors, detailed by the government and paid out of the purse of the people?" To this wo an swer, no, there are not, and tho 'JVihune man can not name to exceed one dozen The "Tocsin Alarm" shows there are elghty-flvo colleges, all-told, being fur nished instructors by the government, that the same number are being fur nished government arms; and that only elevon of tho whole number are Profr estant schools. Chas. Shalor, Ckpt Ord. Dept. U. . A., In a hitter In our possession, says: "In reply I am In structed by the chief of ordnance to Inform you that tho number of col leges that have secured arms from the United States is eighty-five. Tho num ber of arms that have been distributed to them is approximately 12,000. To give tho exact number will require con slderable time, as the returns of each of the eighty-five institutions would have to bo examined." The Roman Catholics aro ono-tenth of tho popula tlon; then their proportion of lnstruC' tors should be less than nine, and tho number of arms they should be entitled to would be 1,200; instead of this we find they havo m arly seven-elg its of all the instruetors.and, proportionately, nearly 10,000 stands of arms. ItlsHuch sheets as the Tribiutr, which go olT half-cocked, which keep the people blinded to the real purposes of Rme. There is danger In Romanism. If you but watch the political moves In any party of the country and cannot detoot the fine Italian hand of the Roman church, your preceptlon must be blunted Indeed. However each community has a few men who havo their eyes open, and aro watching jealously every move mado by her. Tho old state of Missouri Is not an excep' tlon, as witness tho following cnntrlba n to an Effingham county paper: MB. Editor: I seo from the pub lished work of the county board of supervisors that a motion was offered to sell tho county poor farm and was carried. Rut no explanation was made to tho peoplo why such work should be dono. Is Effingham county so well oft that they no longer tieod this institu tion, or is it so poor that it cannot af ford to keep it upV I think there is no doubt that all unprejudiced citizens will decide after an investigation that neither of the above Is tho reason. In this samo meeting of supervisors bills to tho amount of $234.47 aro presented and allowed for keeping the county poor at St. Anthony's hospital, which is only a sample of what has been dime ever since the hospital lias been built, until they have become so hold that they now propose to sell it out and turn all the county poor into St, Anthony's hospital, and by so doing enrich the pocket of tho Catholic church, and at ' ( kn l- ? (. !. h tri- i.t, i.iii. tint t . . t 1 1 I tiiioit cii;n fi l I !,! U J V.I In I 'M -i. li I ill txmi'il t ti Ohw ,nil t f.it !(!.. m't" K . il j- i i ..! I.. ; tier voutt bi'i w i !( H.e iohM ) I i.',,l o.nt t in m-tue elitovb Ut '! it ' tel-.t to isis ,..-1 ! I.X- wt)i tt. HIo t 1 1 n 1 .1 In 'ir'iii i ft that or aitmlnr actlt'ii if the i til ! n i'ritl i'!it, Tttfiv r l il !(" in mir iiinl.tj- ttfclnj lio mv iir mil otrtit it" eHurim Im nmj lv tnifiw tiine be einiip l!i. tt call on the etiuiilj at nomo time fur iipnt, but would have il.viil. il bj.vt inn lo In-lit ilrttgit'! into h Mv'Hritui ItMihitiuii. Tliis Im HrUnt faet wn-ms to lmve Uvn Ignnii by thiwo who voted lo sell the home of the SHtr. lift the miierviir who voted against this devilUh Met publish their names in both county paNrs that the stigma not unjustly rest on them Some will say that the writer of this article Is prejudiced againt-t the Catho lic church. If the shoo fits mich peo ple, then wear It; but I would Ik equally opposed to any' sectarian denomination or their allies that seek to build up their institutions at tho expense of the county. Ixrt the churches take care of their own affairs and tho government state and county take care of theirs. I have no objections to St. Anthony hospital as a hospital, but if it cannot survive with its legitimate business aud is obliged to rob the tax payers to subsist, then it would be better to close its doors, as all other business enter prises would do. A gentleman told mo a few days ago that an A. P. A. organ i.ation had been formed in Effingharr If there is an order of that name here It has my hearty approval, and if not. the act of selling our county infirmary should ho the cause of an organization of A. P. A. in every township in Effing ham county. A Citizen And Tax Pavkh. Our "dear son, Satolli," has endorsed our position on tho Corbett- Bonacum scrimmage down at Lincoln He has held that a priest, according to ecclesiastical law, has no right to sue a bishop before a civil tribunal. Had Father Corbett read these columns three weeks ago, ho would have found this doctrine plainly stated therein, and he would have had no occasion to bo resting, today, beneath our "delegate's" displeasure. And that other priest who called Bonacum a liar, thereby causing gross scandal to tho whole church not only in the diocese of Lincoln, but wherever his remarks wero read and commented on, had ho read these col umns at that time, he would not have allowed his client or his zeal, or his vlndictiveness to have lead him to pro- ceedod so summarily against tho anointed person, the holy person, of his venerable superior. But they who will not hear must feel, therefore we turn these refractory, law-defying, scandal brooding and authority-weakening priests over to tho strong arm of our delegate, Satolli, with instructions for him to j.roceed against thorn as occasion and outraged ecclesiastical law seem to demand. Such presumptuousness must bo brought to a speedy termination or other priests may follow ther loud. Wo desire to enquire whether or not these priests havo forgotten their vows? Do they not know they must obey?. Their actions aro the rankest heresy and set a bad example for tho laity, and wo who are In power will not allow these breeches to go unreproved, else In time tho laity will Imagine they are not a drovo of cattle that must do as they aro hidden. Away with them, and dimmed bo they who attempt to avail themselves of any of the boasted liberties of this froo land. ' Wo will not of them." Tho power, authority and dignity of tho holy see must and shall be maintained! These priests seem to have forgotten that Bishop Bonacum would havo b'en justified In refusing to appear before the civil tri bunal for trial, since any act which cites him to appear before a civil court, conflicts with tho laws of tho church, and has not Leo XIII laid it down as law, that whore tho laws of tho church and tho laws of the, land conflict, the laws of the church aro to bo unhesita tingly obeyed? Theso are things bibu lous, and other priests should keep well in mind, or they may incite the laity to tho belief that they must obey laws which are clearly condemed by tho hurch. Wo might as well look these mutters squarely in the face. We havo the power to make the laity believe what we say Is law, and wo cannot risk our soft positions and easy livings by passing over lightly such outrageous onduct as wo have witnessed in the di ocese or Jilncoln. As inquisitor of those latter days, we demand that theho priests be disciplined, and that those avier punishments bo meted out to them. The parochial school ques tion, like Banquo's ghost, will not down. Rev. Father Corrigan, late rector of the church of Our Lady of t,i-o. H,i, iHj,1i lo a H.f tit It ,, aed l, I i lB f I !! 111 1 ! t ' t J til In H p w til im i f ' jmiM. (,.! !,!'!, S itk tl !) titi, (if I .) t'i'tii1 Minn I'ljutw rV)i i I .ir'tn" ''MK 1 lit.ii I In' lu ! ltllt- nl Hiil n i li t 'n-. 1 ... inttii W !:ll lnll- nl HiHtlslsliH it At l!f I i Ii.- if t,i' MlJ IV full- mnl r W illkl) BHtI I til S'.HiIb Hill) lllltt' i!, it Ui ! Ht lili iU("( l nw fr H i1 ii lifc'titim n u.n l tln i lill ' itii li nf ln lli'hep U'cvr rvfiiM-4 Itinllm hhn to em rv ul the plan mid t 'nrrlgmi ap l nliil to Nattilii. The ntMnl tlcli-gmo, it Im said, favored the m-liiiiie, mid wrote to Bishop Wigger, mggonllng strongly but not puMllvcly iviiutminl- lug, that bo accede to it. The bl-bop and hN oouneil declined to comply with the dclcgato'e nuggestion. Mgr. Satolli was averse to Inking t he mutter In his own hands, as he might have done, so at his instumi In tin t'orrlgan prepared a complete slati' nient of the case and sent it to t he poH together with all tho eorrosHiidonco, The propaganda took the whole case under formal consideration and arrived at a conclusion which sustains Bisho Wigger in the position ho took. With in a day or two the bishop received this letter from Rome: Romk, Jan. 15, 18114. Most lu.us trious and Most Rkvkrknii Sir: have received your report of the l!)th of last December in reference to tins transfer of the parochial school Ilolsiken. Haying accurately examined the reasons for which you deemed It well not to permit Rev. Father Corrigan to tfivo up, even temporarily, the rooms of the above-mentioned school for tho use of the government school, I have found that you havo acted with credit able zeal under the circumstances and according to the right which you havo as Disnop to waieii over tho greater good of ttie people confided to your can 1 havo wished, therefore, to assure you in tnls letter of tho approval of this sacred congregation of that which re gards the above mentioned prohibition. In the meanwhile 1 pray that the Lord may long preserve and prosper you. your lorastup's most devoted servant, M. Card. Lkixxihowski. Prof. Mgr. W. Wigger, Bishop of Newark This decision Is calculated to exulte considerable comment and criticism among Catholics, and more eapedally on the part of tho Catholic clergy. IN IT TWICE. Editor llldwell, of the Fort W'uyiic Eagle Fined and Indicted. Fort Wayne, Feb. 7.-In the circuit :ourt this morning Judge O'Rourke overruled tho demurrer to tho com plaint of the plaintiff in tho ease brought by Rt. Uev. Joseph Rader machor, bishop of this Catholic dio ccso, against William P. Bidwell, tho proprietor of the American Emjle, for criminal libel, and entered a judgment of WOO for tho plaintiff. Tho Arnrri can Eagle Is an American Protective Association paper, and the case had boon brought for libelous words pub lished In It concerning tho Catholic orphan asylum in this city. Tho do fendant excepted to the ruling and will appeal to tho supremo court. The Catholic authorities will begin tomor row two other cases for criminal libel against Bidwell. Fort Waynk, Ind., Feb. 1"). The grand jury yesterday returned an In dictment against W, P. Bidwell, editor of tho Amrrmin Etnik, the A. P. A. paper, charging him with criminal libel, the alleged victim being Rev Father Borg, of St. Vincent's orphan asylum. Today at noon Editor Bidwell gave himself up. He was released on $,"i(Mt bond. OIUIXT TO A TEXT HOOK. IHckciih' "Child's History of Kiiirlaml" Causes Trouble at llrssemer, .Mich. Bksskmkr, Mich., Fob. 10. Indigna tion exists among Cat holics over the re cent introduction here In the public schools of Dickens' "Child's History of "ngland," as a text book, and there Is much harsh criticism of Professor Hart ley, principal of tho high school. Many Catholic parents havo refused to per mit their children to study the work and there is talk of calling a public meeting to protest against its Intro duction. The school board was Induced to adopt tho history at tho solicitation an agent, and copies of tho book wero furnished tho pupils free of cost, Tho Catholics allege that tho work is unfair to their church and rnisrepro- nts historical events in which Catho lics were Involved. MISTIIUR EniTUU-VVill ye, Plaze kail the at-ention of the Byes lo the aek that thur Will bee a Matin at Miiginnust's saloon afthur mass nex Sunday to arrbange fur the annul s.di- iiashun ov St. Patrick's day. We want all the Byes to Cum out. Pats;;y Lacy, Captain. John Rudd has removed hU jewelry store to 317 North Kith street, Midland Hotel block. Subscribe fyr The American, only 2.00 a year, in advance. MuM IN i Mti . U'll III (krr 1. I, thltHilN (Ml iKr KK4 W i i f tW Jibuti I.. Bill 111- U.K. i n fc- M,, t m ntkt .1 t ttic .Vn ii. k m U-ttl Mi.t.' ImU, M-it'iln) mt-,t, ) i j 'iti'l'il mi tin'ii Hit' tt.xt li I ( i . I n j ; flttl ,t til .'n it H , I.,, mi. ( I, ,!,,( ; j l,l( 'io i't(,-i il jimi- l- linl init.f j !. lint- l.la 1. )i m i f tsi .i,l. i i.( j Ji'MiiU, htr li li'lt In- n in unci il till Hint ; Mil ti ll.it IMM 1 N..n, i ) tt,, .A f.im wi n n moiv i.f fml.i.li!- v!i lv turn, mnj In tliftolvlit mtiif I be limine ii ni,l t f.s n sii, h i II known 1st hn-ii m W. ,!. Oimlinn, Mich ml Itmnslhlil, Asitint I'll let Klplej, Cm i I.nwh-r, John P. Kiiuily, t., V. P. lb ml, Judtfo Scale, I. H. Kienan, .1. A. Koeilig, Cnpt. liichnrdmut, , S. A., M. V. tinuuou, .1. P. Rafferty and J. J. Moon. Father Sherman (.poke of the Jesuit In (let ion, and iviisuivd Bulwer, Thack eray, Mnenuley and I'arlylo for preju dice in their I'liiinii'terlwllons of the oilier, lie n ferred to tho charge that the brother of Iho society acted on the theory that the end justifies the means, and said: "Time and again have wo challenged our enemies to prove some of these charges. In our order there are f!)0 writers on social science. For tin last three years I havo been employed In teaching from their books, yet I defy any man to prove that the Jesuits ever taught that the end justifies the means. The moment he proves that I will leave tho order. Tho nearest approach to that touching is in the book called Marrow of Moral Theology,' which teaches that where tho end is lawful there is a lawful means of attaining that end. In the hands of tho unscru pulocs that theory may easily be per verted. Yet it Is correct. If the end is lawful there must be some lawful means of reaching that end. "What is the Jesuits order anyway? It la a body of religious men who take vows of poverty, chastity and ohedl once. We are a compact body Intended to do epoolnl lines of religious work Loyola felt that the monks did not suit the spirit of tho times. Ho wanted men whoso whole 11 fo was free. We are not monks. No Jesuit over carries arms We aro servants of tho church, men for tto.pt oplo rather than for tho cloister. "I was 22 years old when I entered tjnjordor.:, I was sent to England, The tujL' jayiT'of a novleo aro passed fn various occupations to conquer pride, Ho then takes vows. Two years of dasslo study follow and three years of hiiosophy. In the meantime higher mathematics and the sciences aro not forgotten. The novice Is then ready to step Into the class-room, where ho meets the practical problem of life the American hoy. He begins to wrestle with character. The novice has then four years of philosophy, and Loyola's masterpiece. He Is then admitted to the priesthood. You moo now why a Jesuit formed on Ixiyola's plan Is a power In tho church of God. "Tho charge Is mado that wo do not favor liberty, civil and religious. Two hundred and fifty years ago there was a great controversy as to the origin of authority. King James of England said that tho kingly power came from above. Ho Was attacked by two Jesuits, who taught that the power comes from od to tho people, and that the people give authority to whom they pleasi Of course, I do not assert that all Jesuit writers taught the same, but In Ihn order of f'ope LioXlll. m JihiiHh are rowjiellitt to follow the teaelniKjn of St. Thomas AtiuiiitiH,wu) tanght that au thority lay in the people,'' Fat her Sherman closed by referring to the missionary work done by tho Jesuits, After the lecture ho held an Informal rcicption.f 'hiraijo lleeord. The Itesnlt In Iliilntli. Tho election in Duluth, Feb, (I, 101, proved a magnificent victory for the Americans. They elected every man on their ticket; electing the mayor by a majority of 802. i, and carrying every precinct in the city for hi in except a vile, Rome-ruled, rum-soaked hell's-half-aero patch which gave a majority for his opiMinent, They elect.-d every councilman and have complete control of the city. This Is tho way our cor respondent sees It: Dri.trni, Minn,, Feb, 12, WW. Mayor Ray T. Lewis. AMU'.KMICN. First Ward-llenj, F. Howard, (two ears , .lames I. ilnlo, imo vearl. Second Ward William M. (Jetty, (two years), Christian E. Evans, (one year). . I Mini aril - linger S. ,ereb, (two ui-s), William Ilarwood (one year). Fourth Ward - Thomas F. Trevlllion, (two years), Lewis ( 'hristiiinson (one year). Fifth Ward -Edward M. Patterson, (two years), George W. Coldsmith (one year). Sixth Ward A. M.Cox, (two jenrs), John. W. Nelson, (one year). Seventh W.'ird-Nels N. Oie, (two years), L. 1). French, (one year). Eighth Ward-Elmer F. Mitchell, (two years), Thomas Olapson, (one year). K. .1 I . I ll ft 1 1. MJ. jt) 11,1 I in Ui' UI. . lt..0 Ml H ! I r-r Mil Imtn.t. I t Um 1 I . t. .;! ! I'll. J .Im t I. Hi . m.i x tt'tt, r I l , tint til III fait iit tvit out i.im ai'it tl l I onh mih i, lllilt tHi l.iln a lil I Bit', 111' 111 tint 1 II 1 . tile .t oi Ujl itt.. '(.111 i I'll . Tin ,N el (. f. I H li.Oln "! llttMiK ,ll.S !il. l tm i In ti,. ii ,,f t,, l.ulell Hi In t; Instilled II, e i i le, tl,k,l a dpi!. and lliti i lii .l tl tut oi Ion jilet.-Mt it il lint a, I, Int., I I,. It time. Ilehee tin If i Mini iiliilt s tvii lVeil the eliliiv pMit i.o niul .li t. t, Il H well. No Kiibn liml biH it lakeii until Ihl uiiwnt't'Ruli-il a l tie k R' meil in uibl sliei t, Alderman Con, be w Im In blltolly hnliM by llnlne, received the iHigosl majoi y iviwdod 721 on tin nldoriimiili ticket. Alderman lieliy, opiHHtotl by Mr. WIImoii and Rome, also had a walk aay. It Is thought that Mr, Sehelsser ran against Tii'villlon to please Metiolerlek. At any rate he received a minority not to bo coveted, The total vole cast was 11,711.1, of which I -apt. Lewis received (l,:itl."i to Jens- wont s ;i,.iiu. ii nio icniiioporouio'i vote had been double what it was Jons wold's majority would have lieon only .lir. But it was not aud Mr. Lewis sails into the executive chair with a majority of 3,0i or two-thlrdsiof the total vole cast, First Ward Alderman (two years Benjamin F. Howaid's 'majority, M2, Alderman (one year), J James T. Hale's majority, (111. Second Ward Alderman (two years) Wm, M. (letty'slinnjorlty, ii.'il . Alder man (one year) Christian E. Evans plu rality, 2:15. Third Ward Alderman (two years) RogerS. Lerch's majority, 1 Kit. Ajler man (one year) William I lurwood's ma jority, 2H7. Fourth Ward -Alderman (two years) Thomas F. Trevllllon's majority, 100. Alderman (one year) flails Christian son's majority, llf, This ward wus the hardest fought ward In the whole city, and Is Rome's stronghold. Fifth WardAlderman (two years) Edward M. Patterson's majority, (103, Alderman (one year) (icorge W. Cold smith's majority, 3HH. Sixth Ward Alderman (two years) A. M. Cox's majority, 721. Alderman (one year) J. WiNelsonV plurality, 717, Seventh Ward Alderman (two years) Nels N. Kle's majority, 4:i0, Al derman one yearj L. D, French's ma jority, 407. Eighth Ward --Alderman two years Elmer F, Mitchell's majority, .'105, Al derman one year Thou, Olafson's plu rality, IIOI. Your correspondent stated two weeks ago that the democrats and populists would holt the Roman-endorsed ticket. It was ladled with a vengeance, The victory was not a republican vic tory but one of tho American specie. On tho defeated side were some good mem hut their company played havoc with them, It is safe now to predict that all parties will respect rather than court the ill-will of patriotic bodies in the future, Their strength has been unknown before. At the very moment that night that the result of the election was made known, there wiish spontaneous demon stration, And one of the glorious feat ures of that night was the lack of drunkenness and arrents that generally accompany elect Ions, Lust, Thursday another parade took place to do honor to tho occasion About 2,000 wero In line. The usual Hauliers were lo lie soi n Willi one ex ception. Tho exceptional banner was a little red school hooso with t he Amer ican Hug (loutlng iron 1 a little flag-stuff from Its dome. .When this float hoye in sight II was a sign for loud, long and hearty cheers. Better still, the Utile school house was carried between two men carrying old glory. Tho reception that banner received would send chills up and down the backs of such men as PIvh IX., Bishop Me Ouald, Priest Fruel, tho Colorado Cath olics, and the whole Roman hierarchy, for that matter. The eh ctlon and demonstration havo boon a, veritable credit to Duluth. No drunkenness or disgraceful scones have blurred this ection and all Duluth Is happy. It was a great victory. A grand victory. glorious victory. A victory for American home rule, Zknith, - .. i:ccsslie Hail. To the Editor of Till', AMF.IilCAN SIR: Since the iirrest of Bishop Mi'- Namara there lias been considerable itlelsiii (if u certain justice of the jM'ace who is said to bo the "pride of de push," and before w hom the a'Kive named defendant was li fit brought, on account of the amount of bull ilemuniled before be could be released. I propose to show that the amount of bail fixed In each case against McNamara was un usual and excessive. Before doing this I wish to correct some erroneous Impressions that havo 1 I II' I Si.n.i n ,, ls'ti,f ( . i l an . if it , . ,,t (,,. V ''( Kan-.! it, Vt . i ., ' O at it M. Vt .., N ,,,. ttt tin! I p t'l l. t,-,,t l.i , rt in , ! I. .t Ui I mi it,. ' U i ( '.l Mut, . t , I i-ii, ii. li I,, i.i.iat. ii i 1 1 H i-, a. I l.i 1 1 .1, 1 1 tltU In, ii k.i,.i tt 1 ti.it (i in. 'I "l't', l,i I '1 t . ll.Hlj-ttl at. liil the tti f, 1 ,1 rt 11 1 an enl) H i iln lo. mm! , ni I aiv j mil, , ,,!,!,. ,t tiliin Mill jitll M till In -I Nil liell 1 of (lie t ',. I,t, it ((,, ,,f ,,, M1o it MUwhhI r-vatU na f,i'l., "Hoe ,'Y ,,i . Iii 1i111t1iHi1.11.il J, II. ,!.,,, ( 'I lull 1 , i . .i, I, , I I,hI Itol lie 11 iiini, hoi 1X1 1 ti tile . I111 loed, dor el 110I slid liliiisiuil i.iii.UIi- hu nt Inflicted." It Isiiunca h Him nl IheivMire to In ipilmwhal Is fSiiwuhi. Iiail? Was Iho amount of (mil lived by Justice, .al,. nIihw, In MeNainiira's ew, excessive? The object 1 if bull is to secure Iho ntlouilanon of the defendant lit court 011 Iho day of trial, and any more bail I ban Is necessary to accomplish this result Is exeosslve. Ia'I us call to 111 hut some cases that aro fresh In the minds of Hie people, and then we shall sen at once ami at a glance, that tho ball demnuded of Bishop McNamara was excessive and unusual. Take the cases against Iho Kansas City bankers, Dnrragh and Hattley and John Reld, They urn all charged with felonies, punishable by Imprisonment In tho penitentiary, Tno bonds wero fixed by Judge Wofford In the cases of the two former at 7.ri0 each, and In the case of the latter at 1,000. But the mighty Latshaw fixes McNamara's bond at l.fiOO In each ease except one, when tho defendant Is charged with nothing but a misde meanor! That these bonds were excessive Is further shown by the fact that when the cases reached Judge Wofford's court they were all greatly reduced, Where- upon tho defendant immediately gave bail. What shall wo say of this action of tho Justice of the peace? Was It to compel tho defendant to Ho In Jail, bo- cause of a fear that he would be ac quitted when tried, and tho push thus lose tho npportunl(y for revenge? Heretofore 00 has been considered largo bond In misdemeanor cases. These aro tho fuels; draw your own conclusions, Htvuih. Kanhah City, Feb, 12, Ihim. Challenges (lie Priest IiimhI, ' ' R(w:k Jhlank, III,, Fob. II, 18U Editor of The AMiaiir.'AN: Our Catho lic friends point with prldo to the Bible which this class In those United States are permitted to road In their mother tongue, which In popish lands only the learned are permitted to have, and chat under restriction only. I under take to say this Is :t mistake. The Catholics have no Bible, neither was the Catholic church tho custodian of the ancient manuscript, and any priest who claims this Is either an Ignorant Ignoramus or an unmitigated falsifier, 1 challenge any priest to prove their frequent assertion that "their church preserved the Bible," Now come out Father Nugent, nl try to prove that I am Ignorant, or else a llrst-olass liar, They have, 'tis true, what they cull it Bible, but their dupe did not have this until Luther and liis contemporaries forced thorn to Issiioorie, tho Invention of printing act in as a stimulus. The (May flibln Is not a Isaik coph d, n is tin. King James version, from the Hebrew and (iieek manuscript, but is a piod iction or copy from the wrl Ingsof St, Augustine mid other fathers, and even then It Is tinctured to suit, the ooeiislon, If It was an horr st copy, It would not bo so bad. Now, again, Sexl.m VI. made a copy and then Is-ued his "bull," stating this book whs to be taken 11 s n (rue version. After a time, many errors being fonrul In It, It was called In and destroyed. Then Clemens XII., J think, Issued one, claiming that his was tho only true production, he at the same time finding fault with tho errors of the other. Usm examination over two thousand errors were found In his production. Is not this a sad commentary on in fallibility? Pope- mid the church can not err! No, no; 'In a horn!' Yet one jtopo curses his predecessor, So on down tho channel of time; each one Is right, the other Is wrong. When will their dupes get their eyes open and study the question ff,r t.m. Ives? I have not given dates, but if any priest, wants to take up the challenge, we will gel. down to the data for their benefit. Yours, 1 1 u i.-i vt. Ilemaii Catfiullc Nuns as Sclionllcaeliers. Sliperlntenden. Ceorge H, Luckev of the city schools of Pittsburg, ptt-I 1ms examined a number of Human Catholic nuns who desire in )..,.. teachers. There was some opposition to their employment, but Mr. Luckev received instructions from the state suH'rlntendent that he should examine them if they applied in their family name and not as sisters. rr
