The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-01
Ahont 1he Gnlhord BnrlnI.

From the n. Y. FrCeman's journal,
The Wheeling, W. Va, INTELLIGENCEH
has shown IN exceptional gOllantry in
publishing late remarks Of ours OH the
case Of that Canadian accommodated
man GuibOrd, when commenting on what
We saida The Wheeling INTELLIGENCEH
will find that Il dangerous experiment to
pursue. But, at Il serious cost Of space,
we must Insist on returning the compli.
ment, by republishing his observations on
it.
II the lNTELLIGENCER will reflect n
little, it will understand that this Gui.
bord could not possibly lay down u law
for the Catholic Church, nor prescribe the
conditions on which alone he could be
communicated. Any society, ecClcsi.
astical or civil, that has not in ii force
enough to CrEi member that has viO.
lated its rules, is society no gentleman
can wish to belong to. 1t was not for the
wretchedly conceited man Guibord to
decide whether he had become offensive
in fact, smelled bad--in the nOstrls Of
Catholics, or not. 1t was for the Society
he had once belonged to to tell him hc
had violated his Society obligations and
no more belonged to it.
Nor could the privy Council Of the
Crown Of England decide such matter.
Itwas gross abuse to try it. The Pri.
w Council 1T the British Crown had no
more right over the Catholic discipline in
the City and Diocese Of Montreal than
President Grant has over whom may
ask to dine with me tomorrow.
The Wheeling ISTELLIGENcER, them
will please to note that the objection Of
Gnibord to being accommodated, and
the action Of the English Privy Council,
are without authority for us. The Catholic
Church, as n living organization, has It's
necessary right to determine It's owncon.
ditiOns Of membership.
The Wheeling lNrELLlGEHCER objects
to lis that we ignore the various pleas put
in BY advocates OF the GxcOmmunicnted
Canadien Institute. They plead ever 80
many things.
Our answer Ia that these matters do not
touch the marrow OF The case. Our Cath
Olic cemeteries are as sacred to lis rs
our Catholic homes. Our dead ones,
whose bodies nre buried there, arG as dear
to ,is rs are the living members Of our
families who sit round our dinner Ia.
bic. The condition on which any one
can be admitted to burial in our Consc.
Grated cemeteries is that he dies with the
marks Of the faith. II he dies otherwise,
il Is n desccraiim Of our cemetery, aud an
outrage to our religion. Whoever dc.
sires to he buried in this COnseCrated
ground must 80 live. and 10 die, as to be
entitled to this burial-which, in face Of
the existing civil law, cannot be claimed
as n general right, but as n special
privilege. There are plenty Of burying
places uncOnsecrated. II Is no note Of
civil infamy to be buried in one of these.
As Il man has chosen, in his life, 80 let his
body lie when he Is dead.
but let us, Catholics, have the liberty
for the bodies OF our deceased that we
claim for them in life, and for ourselves,
TO choose our company.
As to the small.talk about denying to
the "intelligcnCes' Of library-freGucntcrs
the right to "improvc their minds" by
reading bad writings, every head Of n
family, iii to be snch, exerts IL in regard
to the family. The shepherds Of the
Church Of Christ are bound to TO the
same for their locks, and have to answer
to God for II when they do not exert all
their power to turn the IlOCks committed