The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-21
THE WAR ON DIR. M'GLYNN.
AZ HOyEsTPRIEST DRAWS THE YETL
FROM CATHOLIC POLITICIAN.

ofthr Roma Catholic Church-The Secret
council at the Rev. Il. J. ORcilIy's-Shall |
ePapaI Recruiting Sergeant Override an
Archbishop-wheu Priests visit Albany In |
the Character Of Lobbyists, they Degrade
their Cbu The Views of q Pure-Mind-
ed Catholic Clergyman.
Yesterday one OF our reporters called on q |
Catholic clergyman occupying prominent position |
IN this city, but whose for prudential motives |
We suppress al present, when the following CONVEX
sii1n ensued:
Reporter-The articles appearing in q so.called |
Catholic paper Of this city have occasioned the
friends OF DIR. McGlynn some uneaslness, and have
been authorized to ask you what would be the
probable effect Of the attack upon DR.. McGlynn, and
n his friends have any serious grounds Of appre.
tension
Or scLrsS's RECORD.
C1crfyman-1 have read the articles, and think
the eject likely to be produced depends very much
where and by whom they are read. The priests
and the iaty, the Catholics and Protestans OF this
city know DIR. McGynn too well TO believe him ca
pable ofssying doing anything but what he con-
scieneusly believes be for the good OF souls and
the advancement OF our holy religion. l know him
to be apious priest, learned thcoogian, and ripe
scholar, aud wtaa the most humble Christian ever
met The poor that lie has fed and the children
shst he has housed speak louder 10 his praise than
any words L command. His enemies, n there |
b any. do not aud cannot cay that he Is a self
seeker, or ambitious, or covctous, or DESTROYS OF
promotion, Tor all these objects 10 be attained
only by perseverhg In judicious silence or by ad
yoeatins The policy which he opposes. The worst
crimes see or hear urged agsinst him are that he
vas born In this country, that he Is a Roman Doc
tor, and that his head is not yet gray and added
all Of which don't see clearly how he remedy.
EXPERIENCES THAT IN. TGLrSS WILL NOT LEARN.
lie Is accused Of n want Of experience. There
4. I,na ., o,oor,ono. d., .omo noo,la
news, learn The e,per,enee NJ A.. no,i,,cisn
The experience OF iudciously throwing dust in peo
- 1' :, ,, -. a.. -,
your ease and comfort while making loud COM
plaints of oyerwork, are ull experiences that DR..
Mcol,nn has not and think will not learn. II he
had e,hs, Of the above experiences he could easily
badly ventilated basement In order 70 get Catholic
.duca'iOn and then shout as Justly as the rest Of
49,, :, 49, a. 49,. 80. ~ .'.o.N
huca"o". Le' nun 10 'nir, khu nc heeu NOT uou-
bic himself about the fneen hundred other children
a the parish who ought also TO get the benefit OF
lis Catholic education. Then he could hold what
nalli6iliiy Of tic Pope
ma,
Repotter.Do Satnohcs senersuy atAeh any lm
'1ieTymsn-oh, not al ali. The eccen sricities OF
The editor are too well known. The poor mar has
somehow got 1t into his head that he has only TO
print rabid lesder, properly italicized his coun
Try readers may understand 1t. All attacked are
pected 10 fall upon their knees and beg his par
Don. htley do not obey, he Is very much aston
khed and falls to abusing the local zuthorities and
they are contumaeious, he threatens TO call upon
ne highest authority TO remove those who didn't
punish the youngsters for laughing at him. He
slsshss and iears a. the world were looking At BIN
IN awe and admiration. There are people who AFFECT
" think linn very powerful and very learned but
only TO keep the Lash from their own shoulders
!ney would ssop us paper, oat tnsy are AFRAID 70
6em no ouiycrins victims OF an amused public
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HOW To Ap'ASos cArhoIiciNrRks
Anew months since, q respectable priest from tue
Nes, wrote him his views relative TO . controversy
pending about ecclesiastical law The views Of the
priest Uttered from the editors Instead OF publish
Ing the letter. abused the poor priest language
ID only for the mouth OF a fshwife. One OF our city
pr,ests an amiabe gentleman, wrote W this editor
70 complain OF the gross injustice done
hin In leading article In his journal
The good man thought the editor would be
willing TO repair the damage he had
done him, at lesst by publishing the letter. lie
H., N mlsoaa S s,S ~, NC d s s ppna,,
4" he saisa, LII an asnrsss,o0 ~ sorrow ros VIA,
had hanoeoea md a nromi,e To remedy the griey.
sac. psThsn the sdi,or magn.nimoS,y iorsiyss