The New York herald., 1873-11-30

helps to the realizing OF the great condescensiOn OF
Him who wells His glory beneath such humble forms.
AS to the authority for such forms let him refer to
some priest who is learned in such matters and
80 "D-N''A' '''''N my CATHOLIC.
Help the Poor.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Last Sunday under the head OF "Feed the
Hungry" l learn the Young Mems Christian
Association have fitted up their kitchen to do
what they call "helping the poor" That is they
give a half pound of bread and pint Of coffee,
with milk aud sugar. and charge him 10 cents, or
they give halt pound OF bread and pint OF good
soup and charge him 20 cents. Now, sir, if this is
helping the poor, should like to know what ia
robbing the poor; for do they not take from him
10 cents and give him what Is only worth seven
cents And they do this under the name OF help
ing, or charity to the poor. out with such charity
as this! 1t is down right robbing the poor. No
fear Of professional beggars going to them; for
they know better than to give 10 cents for what Is
wish to do good Tor the poor this winter let them
take and fit up store or basement in any part Of
q half pound weight each, and make good coffee,
SO gallons at time, and tnen tney can serve 1t
out by the pint and sell 1t. with milk and sugar, at
four cents pint, with hail pound OF bread for
three cents. They can make good soup ana sell it
at four cents per pint They can also sell good
% Bread M iSf seven cents And il they ' can have 500
me paoe van ery % se # ay
to help it along. ONE WHO KNOWS.
ga Practice Not So Bad After All.''
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
In your issue Of last week an article appeared
under the head of '.Religousr by correspondent
calling himself RESIDENT" entitled, "a Bad Prac-
tice for Any Church," in which article he decried
against the practice, now in vogue In Catholic
churches. requiring people to pay 10 cents
per capita. After intimating how generous he
would be. and letting our imagination run riot as
to the amount he would deposit in the contrl-
button box at the regular contributing time, he
thinks the practice an abominable one, and
does not why 1T should be countenanced.
"He has been inclined to think the Catholic
ligion that OF the poor well as that OF the rich.
For his editcatlon, and for his sake, viii try and
explain. The gentleman speaks particularly OF
half past ten O'Clock. l Judge from that that he
goes to no other service.
would inform him that In oil the Catholic
churches OF New York city there are from three to
five services every sunday morning and at all and
every one OF these services the poor are allowed
without charge at the door or without being COM
PEELED to pay for one-sixth or oneseyentn OF pew
esd rnars 20 DC a
and in great many cases, nrst cost debt paid on.
Now who and what are going to pay Tor all these
things2 Surely not those poor people who are
some new addition to the church or to assist in
in another town, county or Slater Yet the churches
must be supported and to support them pews are
sons (Catholics) who attend haltpast ten O'Clock
service, and II these men attend with their fani-
lies as they usually DO, they are adverse to being
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charged 10 cents on sunday at halfpast
10 O'CLOCK servicc II is only those who do not rent
sse ea s dse q i 70 mot or
all the burden and have the many, some OF whom
no no doubt have as good means, proilting thereby
past 10 service that are made to pay; tncy are
either Catholics who are in the city Tor limited
many OF whom who go for no other purpose than
to he ar the music, | have known men owning
their pews in the gallery because they were nllcd
BY men whom they knew to be strangers in creed
and the only thought Or or consolation they had to
limbs next day was that they had treated strangers
(who perhaps grinned during the whole service)
courteOusy. AS owners OF their seats they had
the right to order the strangers out, but they
would not do 1T. II Catholic strangers or
Protestants desire to attend Catholic places OF
worship for the sake OF the worship they can do So
and without charge, every sunday morning, from
toward supporting churchcs as have reason TO
suppose from his letter "Rcsidenr, does, our
churches would soon be under the hammer.
As to Tree, "opcn, sesamen OF the Protestant
churches, l have good reason to donbt and have
yet to see. have been intimate with those who
mad tine renting OF pews In these churches and |
know that when poor man became dilatory he
was politely nudged, and when unable to respond
10 Tue Huukc uIiu IcIult, WIS constrained (Of
course politely TO yacate, and either board with
some friend or knecl IN the back aisle. II may be
dfferent in the city, but suspect that the "iree
open, sesamer ends whom the excitement pro-
duced by the conversion Is allaycd.
FARMINGTON.
Can a Perfect Being Commit nm Impcr-
feet Acts
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-
VIII you kindly obligc me by inserting the fol-
lowing in your next Sundays edition or the
HERALD2 Believing the HERALD to be perused
through the states by more readers, "non.church
attcnders,r than the number OF those who weekly
crowd our churches, and that the prepondcrance OF
common sense is decidedly with the nrst named,
ask this favor, hoping some OF your readers may
throw light on the subject am also of opinion
that the readers OF the HERALD mon cnurchgoers)
learn and gather more information through your
Journal Of the discourses You publish than can be