The New York herald., 1874-07-12
A Priests Wicked Joke.


Please tell me in the columns OF your paper ('re-
ligiOus notices') how to reconcile the following
''At Trevition, Lombardy, priest has just been
sentenced to seven months Imprisonment for
practical joke. He put strong emetic into the
wine used in the celebration OF mass, to punish
two priests with whom he had sundry disputa-
tions. One OF the victims was Ill week." In my
'Catechismn l find that the '.HOly Eucharst'' is q
sacrament which contains really and indeed the
body and blood, the soul and divinity OF our Lord
bread and wlne The substance or The bread Is
changed into that or the body OF Jesus Christ and
his blood. II the above ia true and not q lie, how
could 1t have injured the priest as certainly moth
ing foreign or INJURIOUS 81 couid nave entered tered into
plain, for begin to think tnat our molly religion Is
nothing but lie, and o0lige, S. S. WILLIAMS
Something Better Than Abuse for
Catholics.
"M. NJ. s., Jr.r suggests to PrO,estants who do
nothing but growl at ana damn Catholics and their
religion that they should visit a few Catholic in
situations first, and he thinks they would be cured
of this uncnristlan practice. He is Protestant
himself and coniesses to have had some very mar
row and bigoted notions about the institutions OF
the Catholic Church until recently when he visited
st. Joseph's convent, at Fiusnng L. l., which he
considers is the most praiseworthy Institution he
has ever seen. 1t Is to hfm model institution.
the young ladies were 80 swee ettempered and po-
lite they com pletely won mis- heart and his judg.
ment to themselves. There was no barrier to MIN
going through the convent from bottom to top,
and ne concludes that very much OF what he has
heard about such institutions is absolutely and IN.
quaifedly false. 1t Is q shame, but nevertheless
fact, that while the most OF Protcstants stand by
growing the Catholic labors to improve the srate
OF mankind by the erection OF hospitals houses OF
tants can lind one thing detrimental to Catholics,
the former lose no time in making II pretext for
some long and shameful scandal through the COL
umns OF some city or country paper.
A Query for Believers in Total Deprav-
fty.
"P T., asks believers in the total depravty of
the human race and OF endless punishment in the
future, how they eau possibly regard it con-
sistent with the most imperfect conception OF the
attributes Of infinite love and infinite wisdom that
immortal beings should be sent into TINS lower
world without any knowledge, agency or vOitiOn
OF their own and then be capable, in the short
space allotted TO them In the world OF nature OF
conducting themselves as to merit eternal misery?
Word About St. Alphonsus' Church..
"Alfred G. Howard" wrtes that he is a constant
attendant at the services at st. Alpbonsus' (Roman
Cathoc) church, in South Fifth avenue, whose
doors are open IRON early morning TIL late at
night. Masses are offered up and confessions
heard, and the faithful have ample opportunity 20
attend to their religious duties He admires this
not less than the magnificent proportions and
appointments OF the edllice itself. But he finds
ior its erection was received from Irish ana Amer-
can Catholics, with the understanding or expecta
ton that the sermons would thereafter be de-
livered In English. But they are gwen in German
especially at the high masses English sermons
are delivered sunday evenings, he admits, but he
wants 20 know why the Engsh-speaking members
can't have sermon on Sunday mornings and let
the Germans have theirs sometimes in the even
ing. Turn about Is fair play, ne thinks, and, as
there are many who attend the nigh masses who
DO not attend any other, the English. sermon
should be delivered at those services. We leave
the church authorities To answer Mr. Howard's
queries and adopt hls suggestions.
An ''E1pounder on Heavenly Visions
speaks Out.
James Johnston Murray VINO processes to be an
expounder OF heavenly visions, writes a long and
inchoate communication. in which he strangely
minges laudation Of "the Holy Roman Catholic
Churcnr with q string OF personal abuse of the
HERALD and blasphemous TRADE against things
sacred and moral. Out OF the mass OF rubbish we
take a &c n propositions, follows for the delec-
tation OF our readers. who may not he so well
posted In heavenly visions as our correspondent -
81 profess" he says, ITO have power in heavenly
matters; / profess TO know how to read q hypo.
crte better than any man living; profess TO
know how TO read mems thoughts without going
to soothsayers and fortune teliers, whcn the Lord
does not permit, as they have power with the
devil profess to know the narrow path which
leads TO heaven through faith In Jesus Christ, be-
lief In the fnailibllity OF the Pope,
ton, good works, &c. ! say cmphatically there is
the world TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
say that have made 1t manifest to you and
1000 others that am true representative OF
the disciples. say that the pride of MANS heart
will not permit INN TO come into the Catholic
Churcn and bow before the ARK OF the Lord
sprinkle little OF the blessed water on his fore
the body and blood OF our Lord and saviour
Jesus Christ. say that Tie poorer classes nave