The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-12-28

J.DWENGER,
Bishop of Fort WAYNE.
Cincinnati TELEGRAPH
disappointment of San Francisco Protestant,
THE PRIEST WHO DID NOT APosrATrzE.
tsan Francisco Monitor, December
Our readers are of course aware tbot ~
name OF young Catholic priest, Rev' !
b. Ouggan, has been, during the last thre
or TOUR weeks, pretty extensively used h,
the secular and anti Catholic press of tbi
city as that of "a convert from Romanism.
a lecture on The Church (Roman Catbo
~ ~ S1ancil and the Jesuits at Work,
20 De delivered by him at Platt's Hail
Ihursday evening, December 18th, ha,
been widely advertised, and we know. n
Ghe hour we write, that the tickets there.
fore have had q very large sale.
AS the Monitor goes to press before the
a noar nxed for the delivery of tho grand as
saeaS On 4opery," we cannot tell what
documents will, we rather imagine. be- snf.
nclent justification for our propbesyino
tha5 whoever delivers the lecture. it most
assuredly will not be the Rev. J. B. Dug.
gan. That reverend gentleman has not
ana never had tho remotest intention of
becoming q follower of the "pure and
sanctlhed John Of Goyon, to whose ex
tremeiy peculiar brand marks" we al.
luded some time ago i n these colomns.
TOT the scandal of which he has unfor
tunaGeiy been the cause, Father Duggau
manfnlly makes every reparation in his
power, and his highest ambition here on
earth is for the future to faithfully and
honorably serve as priest Of the Cstbol;c
Church, of whose truth aad apostolicity he
never had the smallest doubt or shadow Of
doubt. Every good Catholic will an.
piaud hls action in, at ali hazards, freeia~
himself from the clutches of q SGT of. mis-.
orao,e ,anatlcs, who would run over sea
ana iano 10 mako one proselyte, and never
care whether he was sincere or not.
osullivan, Esq Editor Monitor:
), Dear slr-Hsving como to the conclusion
hat cannot 60 before Protestant audienos
I'M: city to denounce the Catholic Church.
y ~, Mhicn l am an unworthy priest, and in |
snlSh es $50 eorde believe, especially in in
Council Of tho Vatican. hereby sntborize vnn !
o announce to the public of San Francisco,
hroogo the columns of your paper thie NV
= ain eetermtnation: If the Protestans public
ave to suffer anything on account of nv re-
nsal to deliver the lecture, which it was an
ounoed should give at Platt's Hall, Thurs
siy.. december ON 1lth, they have only them
yer, IN good faith, abandon the Rsman Cath
lie Church for any tonveaticlc.
JOHN B. DUGeAN
o tho Aost Rev. Archbishop Alemany:
Your Grace-With feelings of tho deeoest
mako this solemn declaration 81 INV trne
ntimente as . Roman Catholic aud rs an un- :
orthy priest of the trne and ONLY Church of o
~ ChrlstCthe one Holy Roman Catholic
ID Apostolic Church. q
confess that have allowed my name to be r
cd as an apestate from the true faith, which O
l "tI; meet firmly, especially rejecting the
ct .,a OF tho lnfallibility of the Sovereign v
IN hav IL L, X |
q Deiieved, and now actually hold and be-
Ve) Of the Blessed Apostle Potter. Vicar of
sue Chrst-which 1 have impuguod with 81
further acknowledge that have given the 81
eatest scandal by my intercourse with the
Tet'cs OF this city, particularly with the N
fslnietio sect, whose tenets and teaching 9.
1demn, reject and anathematize as they \,
We poem condemn ed, rejected and auathema- y.
tholic. ' in
therefore huubly ask vonr Graz. IN fo-,ir. NJ
tho oIeoses committed against yourself CO
ysur clergy, by word or deed and to be- N
your paternel blessing on the most nm To-
rthy of the priesthood, and to he mindful ~
ne in Your prayers, that may obtain mercy
ore our Divine Redeemer.
ask the clergy of San Francisco. rer1lsr 7
secular, to forgive me for the stain have cou
!; on the eacerdotal character by NV mis-. DE-
duct; hoping that they will return good b. b.
evil, by remembering in the Holy Sacrifice DIRE
r w %ayw ward and unworthy brother. ssqo
ncisco without excnn4ion G. - t SHu offe
We given them, ~ well as the dsedi cation: Sin,
peg them to remsmber that the wicked. Tn;
OF Any priest 10 not to he aarr;ho5 a. an | CON
rch which he dinho1ora 49, - o Sag
eot of grace, disregard of his obligations risd
lOIBetIulnesa OF his vows. cage
I'd grant that, through the nr.,o-s, ~ AZ ulcs
" and faith ful ~ c. ~. = "JoIs VI 40 add
ied TO repair in some measure tho injury Col,
to the Church by my evil example and as G
eo conduct, especialIy in this city. can
ootrate at the fect of yonr Grace and again n nao
orlng your bcnedctiUn, | am most 70. sage
fully, your unworthy son in Jesus Christ. Is da
JouN r DIT1c.S or pt
= Francisco, Dec. IL, 1873.
ear Mr.. O'Sullvan.
fore leaving San Francisco 7 vvi.b tn RI had
Won NV sincarasf III J,ann,t-I. 81 80 got 4
our kiodness and generosity to me when They
3 in most need of both. Your readiness than
ming forward TO assist mo OUT of the un-
nate position in which, through my own t
udence, I was placed, is all the more il is