The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-05-08
tn. Missionary Of Hid.ou.us.s.

4Hs A1s0onafy OF 6tdoouGue0D
III was observed that during the Gun
pleasantness a polite silence prevaile,
> among the sects regarding Catholicism 1
was equally noticed that Immediately afte
; the cessation of hostilities the old venom
developed itself, only intensified by thu
partial repression which had it's origin in
Hypocrisy, the better to fill the army with
Catholic soldiers. The vast increase OF
anti Popery lecturers within the last six
months is no mere accident. 1t is the
natural result of Q design, which is almost
openly avowed, to inaugurate a system of
persecution that will drive Catholics from
1 the country. Some of the machinery put
In operation may be judged by the follow
Ing specimen furnished the Indiana State
Sentinel, published at indianapolis, the
editor of which is Protestant, who, with
just indignation, writes as follows, after
hearing a lecture by scoundrel who bears
a clerical title:
Last night we attended the "secret lee
ture" of " Rev" j. G.. White, to gentle
men only" on "Auricular Confession. - at
Masonic Hall. This individual Represents
hlihself to be minister of the gospel, and
says he is itineratiDg the country for the
purpose OF showing up the wicked prac-
tices, cue OF the Roman Catholic Church.
After listening to his discourse last night
from beginning to end, we have to that
ne has certainly borrowed or stolen the
livery of God to serve the devil in. for in |
our experience we have never heard such a |
olsgfaeeIrl and uncafied for trade of Rhuse
by TINS 1tinerating blaspilefuer. He should,
:,u .eftlse his lecture for "ruffi ans only" as
1t is without aAdouht sufficiently ynlpar
ana obscene, through his pointed inuen-
1ocs, to satisfy the most DEPRIVED and pru
aent appetite of the lowest loafers in this
d. any other city.
iividuals who hide their innate rascalitv
behind the Reverend" and travel theland
occurring upon various subiects for the !
purpose of filing their pockets with filthy !
ucre, ana we must class tlis " Reverend" !
Win the number, for we are satisfied that
10 man, or no minister, would be guilty Of
UGH indecent .ailusions and insinuations
M nave at heart any but the base purpose
making money either through the de-
ased appetites of q certain class of people q
,r nastiness,' OF the fanatical bigotry of h
s =. y. VINO can see no good in any religion g
ut their own. That his lecture was oh. +,
Gene no one will deny. Had it not been ri
D, why was it necessary to advertise il
for gentlemen onIyf" Even were the fl
iarges against the Catholic religion and a
rlestnood that he makes trne, Is it not W
lame1ul tnaS man can deliver such a lee tl
ire in civilized community, and have an a.
ldience of several hundred to hear IL. and w
neong that audience several who live i'm m
rs city as ministers, of the gospel Are W
1t our morals-our Protestant morals. for tb
q writer Of this is Protestant-coming
q pretty pass when ministers of the aos- as
u, and men who would feel insulted were W.
ey. termed other than gentlemen, ait for hi
70 long hours and listen to filthy, OBJ ao
enc lecture " for gentlemen only" the in
~ merit which 1t can possess 1eing abuse Ea
a form OF religion which does not inter Nj
re with their OWE And when we come wi
compare the representatives of the min io
ry of that Church In our midst with this All
atane carpet Dagger who comes from hi
~ ana belongs --A- how much does We
not suffer BY the comparison, and how
lch should not those who listened TO his I
aae plush to think of itf Are not such w
~ as Father BeBsopies, Father FitzDat- dis
and many other noble Catholic priests. we
much has suPeriors both in intellectual lite
Lnoral worth as not to be mentioned in NJ.
same day with hint How mueh weight In
20 De attached to his sbuse of nuns, when Aa
eSry az al times and of all ages shows tn.
the noble deeds of these nuns. who for.
70 the world to do good to the human az an,
CT Where IN this country has epidemic
war ragged that the Sisters of Charity
the Sisters of Providence have not
IN foremost in attending to the wants of
sick or the wounded TN
md vet, with these facsa h.e,.o Az, in
q are to be found in onr ',,,Jet cue; Ian
EN- to this man. l,ranj;nc 80 "n S W." IN iste
esthood and uuns. hnt oiI ~, .' 10y Suo fou
,he Catholic Church ,,-;.t, .e:tI'. ann
licentiousness- IT, tl,a;. i.e. , con
!; we have no war with this man, mar
.her 90 we wish to take up the gauntlet % .
the Catholic or any other Church, but ocI
wish to be placed on the record squarely int 70
hat of last night esoAS Fat
o better evidence of this mans ability Cou
be given than his assertion last night at.e
one hundred and sixty per cent of ali Uhi
UGH is the case we wonl6 NLo -. 80 thei
many are legitimate. IL lie snid that Cat
o are some little stories from EyanaviIle
egard to him that do not rebound to his F
i. Bat then NO 10 the ''Rev.n J. q. st.