The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-04

coming OF the PASTOR and, sure enough, minute or
so afterwards ne came along, preceded by TWO OF
the members Of the church, and accompanied by
Father Moriarty. The men who were appointed to
GUARD THE GATES
seated at the time log on the opposite side
Of the road, bur the alarm had been given they
placed themselves in front Of the entrance and con-
fronted the priest he came up. The scene that
ensued beggars description. The women, as the
priest arrived the gate, crowded about him to
shake hands with him, and began to sob and shrek
as though they imagined he was going to his death.
~ want to enter here" exclaimed he as ne strobe
toward the gate. man named Fitzgerald placed
himself IN front Of his fellow sentines and retored
With an insulting leer -
you cannot get In"
81 want to say mass"
'rhls is no place for you"
81 must enter"
"Stand back, sir; you Will nOt;'' and Fitzgerald
put out his haads as II to be ready If the priest
made an attempt violently to force his way through
the guard.
IL must 10 into that church, again exclaimed
the pastor.
The reply came back:-"You will not We know
your character too welin
Father O'SullIvan then turned toward the other
men and demanded to know why they were there.
1t had evidently been arranged beforehand that but
of the rebels should the talking, for they one
and all made no reply to any question put tc them.
The names OF the men at the gate were then taken
down by one OF the trustees By order Of the priest
and then. taking or his hat and lifting his hands
above his head, he solemnly declared the
church under ban Of Introduction. as he was
authorized to do by the Bishop a few days ago.
During all thus time the widest scene OF excitement
prevailed. The peaccable and quiet men who had
up to this moment kent their seats by the road side
jumped TO their feet and rushed pell nell towards
where the priest was standing: but on getting
within sound Of his voice, fell back and made no
sigh OF either assisting or opposing him. The women
ran about wringing their hands in apparent anguish
OF mind, and wept and shrleked and called down
the curses or Heaven for the men who dared to dis
obey the orders OF the pastor, while the little chill
dren, who were too young to know exactly what all
the aistuuDance was about set to crying and
screeching in terrified wav that made the coniu-
sion all the more conlounded. Husbands and wives,
high tone of voice as to each others conduct IN re-
gard to the AFFAIR, the women In every instance
siding with the priest and calling down impreca-
lions upon the head OF those opposed to him. Mean
while Father O'Suvan, seeing that 1t was useless
to rempnstate longer with the rebels, turned about
and returned to his residence. followed by large
THE FRIENDLY TRANSFORMERS.
who testified their respect for him by shaking hands
with him and assuring him that they would stand
when 2, sra MI looking S nah turned to Of his e
lows at the gate and, pointing toward MIN and
"Tne best thing TO do would be to dump him and
the young one into the river together One as bad
A loud .shush, from his companions warned him
how tmprudent we're his remarks In the midst OF
mixed crowd Your correspondent who was roam
who the woud-be bumper was The fellow looked
at me from head TO food, as II calculating how .ng
rope II would require to hang me from q linn ten
feet from the ground. and grunted QUIT
~ don't know, and If did woulan't teryou:" 1
~ only asked the question from mere 'dr1osity'
Then, beg pardon, sir; thought -oa were AK
ing liberties and he again began as9 me tho to
Aer Inc priest had left the yslnity Of the church
and left the field in possessvn OF tne repeis VINO
kept their pckes about X per re had
assembled at the pasto1s residence where table table
was made to serve IT, OF an asa
su S9 the 'e soseR%y Of the occasion the scene
have been oner than impressive, as It certainly was
After the rsading Of tho Gospel the priest maze
AFTER GAZING their stiento to the position IN which
the rebels mad placed themselves he asked them In
feeling IN o. pray y 't the n CHARGES made against
as his witness that he had
to the extent OF penny, nor done aught during the
seventeen years OF his residence IN the Town gu.
what was for their spiritual welfare no matter what
few dlscontented people said to the contrary. Tne
reverend gentemens remarks were frequently IN
yesterday afternoon Delegation Of the parlshloners
called upon the priest, and, while extending their
sympathies suggested that mass meeting OF the
at once to denounce the rebels, and,
and the world" that those who opposed him were .
mere fraction Of the congregation. ,The result OF
the suggestion was the meeting last evening, at
who have been In the parish for twenty years
frankly express their opinion as to what they
men who had fomented 1t. The two parlors Of the
house. the Railways ana an adjoining room were
packed TO IN sG r rss @s s
a. ALL conversed very freely with a large number
or them, ana the unanimous opinion seemed 70 De
that the rebels were . bare bakers dozen OF
MEN OF NO CHARACTER,
VINO seldom II ever darkened the doors OF the
church. These rebels, they said had been subjects
for pastoral reproof very often and very Justly and
the money contributed for the support OF the church
or the school went as they never troubled them
selves to any degree By giving ANYTHING toward the
support OF either. In country town ike THIS OF
course everybody knows everybody else, and were l
10 give you the character for morality and
FIDELITY TO THEIR RELIGION
each OF the rebels was given at the meeting Dy
their neignbors would only be sinking them very
low in the estimation 81 Catholics who DO not know
them now and who would never want to know them
II they had any idea OF the way they were spoken o,
them for wears, so much for this side OF the story.
was called upon last night BY four or I'VE or the
1.rebels who explained their grievances, and who
not knowing that mad been present At the meeting
nj thc church members at the priests house, gra
ciousy informed me that IL was composed OF only
about twenty men, all OF wnom were rumseners and
their hangers on did NOT oei smv wa, n ssus
he was much more respectable looking thar
any of the rebels I had come across, pu
thought so all u inc v Inn hundred and MIN
men saw n the meeting were BIZ long odds mucl