New-York tribune., 1870-05-21
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE CATHOLIC
PRIEsTHOOD-DR. McGLYNN AND FATHER

PRIEsTHOOD-DR. McGLYNN AND FATHER
FARRELL.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Father Farrell of st. Joseph's Church
having complained Of a statement in TIE TRIBUNE OF
the 14th inst concerning matter OF difference beween
Dr. Nc Glynn and himself the one side, and consid
erabe body OF the Catholic priesthood the other upon
the subject Of Public Schools called thai
faithful priest and patriotic gentleman at the pastoral
residence to obtain the facts in regard to the contro
versy and his views thereon. He received me very
kindly and with that frankness and candor which char
acterize his nature He stated his views substantially
follows: He commenced by saying that there was no
truth in the statement that the priests had pettioned
for the removal Of DR.. McGlynn from st. sthepheni
Church account Of his views the school question
He thought that the presentation OF such an
absurd petition would injure them 1.-THE
priests) more than 1t could possibly affect
Dr. McGlynn, whom he considered as the most
truthful the most dsinteresed and the best priest he
had known. The removal Of such men would be a
insane the attempt to the intellectual and
moral for the benefit of mankind Besides, such removal
would not remove his opinions the maniness to ex'
press them. In speaking Of the Archbishop, Father
Farrell said: "The Archbishop is an American. and
Christian gentleman, who, though he differs from 0ther
in his views yet fails to respect their opinions and
their rights" Abiding to the priests Father Farrell re-
marked with warmth that, unfortunately, there were
priests Newly especially those OF
birth and educaon) who, II they bad the power would
allow no dissent from their prejudces opinions But
they would not dare to ask the Archbishop to become
their tool suppressng freedom Of opinion on questions
I'm regard to which God Gods Church have left men
free Father Farrell admitted that during the late
war many OF the priests MANIFESTED marked
hostility toward him for his opinions on lib
erv and slavery and that he regarded their opinions
ON The sap,e subjects with aversion il not with horror
s IN tina future and to himself personally, he said
emnbatcay that whenever he denied the right OF
onnion and of speech questions outside or the
range of faith and morals he would be too glad to be 10
eyed not only Of the patorshp OF St. Josephs Church
but OF any other church in this city Father Farreis
views on the school question are just and temperate
though he decidedly opposed to intolerance and 70
every violation Of the rights Of conscience Though no
regrets the agitation OF the school question: yet he De-
ueyes that good will for by such process
that men discover the practical and the useful hd
thinks that there are other practices dotrmenS
20 religion than speech the suppression OF when
the priests ought demand That the priests have hos
asked the help of the Archbishop OF any one else @
the removal OF these pastors Father Farrell regards
scniacant and he might in the future though not !"
nresent be Obliged to allude further to the SUBJECT i"
speang OF bgotry he said that the most ignorant per
sops are often the most bgoted. and they seemed 70
imagine that they had secured patent Tor ther oP'n
ions and that all who differed from them had infrhso1
upon their rights that they ought to be prosecuted
Neuc- York, May II, 1870 FREE orhH'"