The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-24
srxR1r OF THn PRESS.
EDITORIAL Opinions OF the Leading Journals
Upon Current Topics Compiled Every
Day for the Evening Telegraph.
THE NEW CATHEDRAL-CHURC
RIIIIDING PROGRESS.

Sunday it was announced from the affairs tnat
the subscriptions handed in by the different
concreoations towards the building fund of
the new ST. Patricl1s Cathedral since the
commencement of the year amounted to the
sum of eighty-two thousand dollars, and
that this total fell slightly short of that
taken up for the same purpose during the
year 1868. AS the deficit was only slight,
and as many additional contributions may be
handed in before New Year for the same
purpose, it is pretty safe to reckon the
amounts equal and state the aggregate at
one hundred and sixty-four thousand dol
lars-a splendid attestation of the devotional
feeling, religious practice-as from the days
of Solomon-and industrial resources of the
Catholic community of the metropolis. 1t
should not be forgotten in this connection
that Independent of the Cathedral fund
several new Catholic churches have been COM
pleted and dedicated in the city, founding
hospitals and houses of refuge and correction
opened hospitals for the sick extended and
enlarged free schools multiplied and attended
to by the Sisters of Charity and Christian
Brothers, and money and clothing given and
distributed most extensively-yet unseen and
unheard of by the public--to needed and
acceptable charities besides. Our Catholic
friends have also sympathized freely with his
Holiness Pope Plus the Ninth in his financial
and treasury and general banking house
this season, and which may account for the
reduction in the Cathedral account-de-
spatching solid bonds and guarantees of
their adhesion to the centre of religious unity
in the shape of hard sterling gold cash with
Archbishop McCloskey. We have no doubt
indeed but New York has come up fully to, if
it has not eclipsed San Francisco in this re-
spect, notwithstanding the fact that it has
Just taken o small detachment of the Papal
l., -. Il
brought from the Golden State to the feet of
his Holiness, for we must remember that this
nugget has to be yet crushed and smelted
and may not "turn out so well after ALL F"
whereas the New York testimonial was in the
shape of the handy, compact bars of the Sub
Treasury, duly verified with the world-re-
spected national initials ''U. S."
The other religious communities have been
fervent and active in our midst also the ex-
ertions of the Rev. DR.. Chaplin, of the Epis-
copalians, the Presbyterians, Methodists, and
Israelites, in the rearing up and opening and
dedicating of new temples, synagogues, and
schools during the year being worthy of all
the praise which they have received, as well
as of the current reports of their progress
which have appeared in the columns of the
Herald Immediately after each ceremonial
The religious record is, on the whole, of the
most pleasing and encouraging character,
what man will do for the glory of God under
governmental system which affords freedom
of conscience to all by disclaiming the very
idea of O connection between Church and
State On this point it is only necessary to refer
to the condition of the early Catholic Church
and of the new Cathedral. The first priest
of that persuasion known to have set his foot
on the soil of the island of Manhattan was
the Rev. isaac Jogues who came in 1913.
a h1yt tha No
hawks, but was received kindly by the Dutch
settlers. The italian Father Bressani came
Rext was ensaved, tortured by the Indians,
but ransomed and returned to France by the
Dutch. Then came the Fathers Simon lie
Moyne and Milet the first to actually extend
The ministry to 1903. In 1643 Father Jogues
found in the colony one Irishman and one
Portuguese woman, Catholics, and the 00ant
communicates of the four hundred thousand
people of that faith now worshipping in this
city and on the same island of Manhattan.
1t is useful to thus note the 'nows" and
tsthens" of religion as we'll as of the every
day phases of life it encourages man to per.
severe in the faith and makes the community
better. 1t animates the young, consoles the
aged, and nerves the struggling missionary
A leading London journal in its effusions il
1929 gave what purported to be sermon
delivered by an Irish priest when asking for
money collection for his church, in which h,
was made to state that at the great day of fina
account each clergyman would have to appea
at the head of his resurrected congregation ant
answer for himself and the members thus
4'Father, how have you treated the people !?
81 have baptized, married, confessed, alb
solved, and attended the sick and dying, an
buried the dead. ;" "a faithful priest to tn
people; but, father, how did your congrega
tion treat you?" ''And here, said he, is you
danger, for you know / must tell tn
truth, and you know too you don't half pa
me-" This ridiculous satire does not Gel
tainly apply to the faithful in New York; S
all our clergy, from the Archbishop dowr
can answer confidently. 1t is truly wonderfl
where the fallen arch enemy finds his mate
rial, or how he manages to keepagoing With
the corporate limits.
TECUNISEH SHERMAN FOR president
FrJnt tie N Y Sun.
At the meeting of the Society of the Arm
of the Tennessee at Louisville, on Frida
last, General William Tecumseh Sherma
was nominated for President of the Unite
States. This was not done by the Society ,
large, but by one of the members; but as v
learn from that popular and trustworthy iou
nal, the Cincinnati Commercial, ''the motto
was received with loud acclamations."
There are many things to commend Gener
Sherman as a Presidential candidate. He
endowed with extraordinary talents; his miI
is versatile and rapid as well as comprehe
siye; his stores of information upon almo
every subject are extensive and accurate;
is good lawyer as we'll as a great soldier;
Judgment is prompt and generally good
courage is equal to any danger; his PATRIOTS
is sincere and devoted. His manners, too, q