The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-02
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EDITOR TELEGRAPH Permit me as q
Catholic to say few words in regard to
matter which seems to be making quite
a stir in the community. I refer to the
lectures of the man White, and the
action of the Protestant ministers in re-
lation thereto.
With the Rev. J., G. White clergyman
of the Presbyterian Church with clear
credentials of thirty three years standing
&C., we will have nothing to do. When
he furnishes one fact to support his
statements of the awful disclosures, it
will then be time enough to answer him.
1t will not do for him to make lot of
black guard charges, and then offer re
ward for any cnU to prove that they are
not true. He discusses no point Of doc
triue, and makes no argument that J de.
cent man can answer. We are chart
table enough to believe that hcis crazy
on the subject Of "Confession" and
believes what he says. SO much for Mr..
| White, now word to the other minis
ters. The clergyman of the Presbyterian
Church with clear credentials &C., de
livered lecture in the Methodist Church,
and another in the Congregational Church
on Sunday, and then advertised alecture
in Kimball Hall which he told the peo-
pie would be 80 foul and indecent, that
no one but men would be admitted.
Right here we would ask where were the
pnlice and city authorities From the
attendance of the ministers at all these
lectures. not excepting the last. we have
a right to conclude that they believe all
that the clergyman with clear credentials
&C., said, and accept his statements as
facts. Now will the reverend gentlemen
please explain to their congregations how
they could consent to associate with
Priests and Catholics Will they please
explain how they could 80 far forget
Themselves as to occupy seats in car
rage at public professions with man
whom they believe to be given up to
licentieusness and to corrupting virtue ?
Will they please explain how it is that
they should all appear in public on the
platform with Roman Priests, and how
the Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock could stoop So
low as to say that he had the honor OF
introducing the speaker Catholic Priest
to the audience? If Priests are such de-
graded characters as the clergyman of
thirty three years standing says they are,
then the ministers are guilty in associa-
ting with them in the way they have
done and in pretending TO hypCcrit;cal
friendship 1t is no excuse to say that
they do not believe them these about
this particular Priest, because the proof
if we call It proof, is the same against
all. The charges are not made against
any one particular priest, but against
the whole class. On the other hand, il
they do not believe that all Priests are
licentious, and the Catholic women are
not virtuous, If they do not believe that
converts are no better than houses OF
i'll fame, and that they should be opened
By Legislative enactmentS, and that GurSc-
u1ar confessions should be suppressed scSM
brotbeIs, if they do not believe this why
did they countenance such a mane Why
did they open their churches to him +!
Where is their christian charity or even
common politeneSs They cannot say
that they did not know the charac-
ter of the man, because all
these charges appear in his haud-bill
besides he has been travelling the country
for the last five years at least, and they
should have known who he was before
giving him their pulpits-for the pur
pose of insulting common decency-under
pretence of attacking catholics. The
ministers are either guilty Of associating
on terms of apparent friendship with per.
sons whom they should shun as they
would viper, or they are more guilty il
assisting to SANDER and calumniate those
for whom they profess friendship. But to
make the matter worse and to remove
all doubt as to his position Rev Mr.
Smith publishes letter endorsing and
supporting the lecturer, and defending
him against the charge of being monte
bs nix, on the ground that he is "clergy.