The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-04-30
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salt which keeps it pure-of the cement
that binds it together. Skill in art, know
ledge of science or of letters does not neces-
sarily teach men to be good. tits through
religion that they learn the virtues which
make them more worthy in this world by
fitting them for o higher. All this would,
in the abstract, be admitted by many of
those who still would not admit religion to
share in education. They would, for
decency's sake. speak highly of religion,
confess the justice of every eulogy made Of
it, own to its grandeur and necessity, and
then-put it out of sight. These persons
differ from the high professors of their
creed at the Hotel de Vile, in the respect
that the latter are logical. They express .
total and entire hostility to religion they
avow their desire to cut it off root and
branch their aims, they frankly state, are
to destroy it altogether. But those who
have imbibed a portion of their doctrines
are either afraid or ashamed to carry them
out to their legitimate conclusion. AL
they do is, in humble, and indeed rather
mean and shameful way. to endanger tho
sap and foundation Of religion.
THE "EscAPED NUN. The woman
called " Edith O'Gorman, who, for some
time past, has served the wicked designs Of
the denouncers Of religion and made
money out of the scandal-loving gulls to
be found in every community, has been de-
livering one of her defamatory lectures in
Albany. The Sunday Morning Press, OF
that city, gives an account of the lecture,
to which it appends the following sketch
Of her life:
awe make no apologies for presenting
to our readers this brief sketch of the lee
ture of this woman. 1t 10 our duty as
informed of every thing which may occur.
This creature, who now calls herself" Miss
Edith O'Gorman," Joined the Sisters of
Charity in Jersey City, N. j., some years
ago, receiving the name of Sister Mary de
Chantal. She was of very turbulent dis
position, and was upon one occasion found
late at night in the hall of the Convent, in
her night clothes, under very suspicious
circumstances. For this che was repri-
manded and left the Convent. She next
borrowed money from some New York
merchants, on the supposition that she was
still connected with the Convent. firing
of the world, she afterwards wrote several
penitent letters, asking to be taken back
into the Convent but her requests wero
refused. The world then learns of her
being connected with a disgraced priest,
named Walsh, with whom it has been
proved, beyond doubt, that she was crimi-
nally intimate. She has since travelled
round the country with minister, TO
whom she was only recently married, de-
livering tho most obscene lectures, full Of
filthy scandals on Convents, Priests, and
the Catholic religion generally. She is ut
terly beneath contempt and unworthy Of
any attention by any one with the slightest
pretension to decency. We have omitted
some Of her lecture, because of the crowded
state of our columns. It was delivered
with all the venom of serpent. But ie
will fall powerless and unheeded on Alba
nians. They see around them on every
hand evidences of the good work OF tho
, Sisters. Hundreds of the little orphanSs
cared for and educated by these Iadles'
have grown up to womanhOOd In our mios1'
are hundreds more whose happy faces, mes
l. with from time to time, prove how iaiso
L are the statements of this unhappy ana m
: famous woman, who is travelling arouno tne
o country uttering sentiments OF olSoCryS
= hatred, and falsehood not in keeping with
the feelings of charity, love, and intelli-
8 gence of this enlightened age. We believe
q none of the religious orders object to q fair
discussion of their belief and mSnper Of
living, and certainly force no one to remain
v with them. But they do object, and all
@ good citizens, of whatever creed, will join
q them in Directing, to being judged by the
public confession of an "ejected" mot es-
Q caped) member, who supposes that The
n lives of all tue religious are like her own
t mo rogue eer felt the halter draw
. With good opinion or the law,
= and certainly 70 expelled member OF any
u organization or society is competent VIII
7. ness in relation to anything connected WIFE
IF it.