The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-22
ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE CASE.
New yong Nav 81 1879

NEW YORK, May 81 1875.
TO TIE EDITOR or THE HRRALD:-
Your article on the French Church du St. Esprit
IN your Issue OF the 18th INST, SHOWN me only
ast night, TOO late 10 do anything until this morn
ing. when, by examining it carefully ind many
assertions therein wfncn are not correct and
some which | think are preIudicla me- there
fore, beg the favor or ron or an Insertion in the
HERALD OF the following card over my signature
and ADDRESS. SINCE, as we all know, sucn errors
are not Intentional, / feel confident thar You will
grant me that favor, and believe me most respect
July yours.
]. J. BURNER No. ) Beekman street.
The article IN the NEW YORK HERALD OF the 18th
inst under the head, ',iTouule III FEglise uu st.
several OF IFS particulars, erroneous and ought,
IN Justice TO tue parties concerned, 10 DE cor
rected.
FirSt-None or the credentials presented py Mr..
Pons have been doubted or contested as far as
they go. 1ne trouble with some members OF the
congregation Is that tney do not show enough. Tor
tneY esiaosn only thls, thar up TO within week
hardly fortnight before MS departure from
France, Mr. Pons was Roman catholic priest
ana Marlste OF member OF some Order very SIM
liar 10 the Jesuits. II seems; aud about the docI-
ments from cue Right Rev. Bisnop oil Albany, he
the Bishop OF New YORK. The value OF mat docu.
ment II IL may be called document 10 not con-
tested either.
Second-What Is contested about Mr.. Pons is
the verbal account or accounts ne gave himself OF
MS previous life, studies ana tie very prooi OF
conversion and puOc remuneration or the Roman
Catholic Church, which Is also wanting now. and
the misfortune ana trouble is mat Mr.. Pons at
present denies those veroal accounts OF nlms III
because we think they have OF been substantlated
by IN FORMATION received, ana appear somewhat
contradictory with Subsequent communications
OF Mr.. Pons. such verbal accounts OF himself, OF
course, were private ana confidential.
ThTi-Tne doctrine aud iaith OF Mr.. Pons ls also
somewhat contested, as oelng NOT quite cenIorma-
nots, y who founded about two hundred years ago
the French Church, OF which iEgllse du 81. Esprit
holds tue inheritance.
Fourth here Is no organ ia the chapel or lee
ture room d the church, aud Mr.. Pons reused TO
hear motion ior nm 10 retire Tor a fe " mo
ments during the discussion OF his personal mer-
It's anu remained IN the same place, IN the rear
part Of the room, uatil the meeting adjourned.
FiCh-The meeting having oeen called ostensi-
by Tor the purpose oI considering the prOprlety or
Inducing Mr. Pons as rector q tue churce hls
personal merits were under discussion, Some
members tunlY two or three thought II was their
uuty 10 express their opinions aud even 10 report
raised In Contradiction or what was alleged. MI.
Pons remained snent wnen challenged 10 answer
yirtit-rne discussion being exhausted, andall on
one side against Mr. Pons, the chairman ruleo that
the meeting was without authority aud no formal
vote could De taken. Then some professionally
women and cht dren-rased their hands In accia-
nation % Mr. ION. Tor rector, nut not a single
hand was raised against him, Il considered
useless The meeting was pronounced, or de-
nounced az a farce Nv 4 few alsordery voices,
and was Glssolying quietly wneu Mr. Pons In q
furious attitude, has srs clincned stopped al the
mead Of tie pew IN winch Mr.. BURNER Was quietly
leaning against the IRON column, and offered him
his compliments, 'ni0nfeUr, c1tODlnluteur,n ant
was about 70 offer personal violence wnen Nine.
be us friends, while Mr. buTnier remained quletlY
sanding against the pillar untll Tie passage was
clear. shook hands win his friends aud retired;
ana certainly within two or three inmates there
Was ony ne remembrance ~ the beginning Of
q tTonble.
Finally. | think that the reality could hardly
justify tile heading, "a spirited Meetlng:p all
the speaking on one Side, all inc hand. raising on
The other side, ana the meeting expired Tor want
Of opDusitlol. Inc personal exhibition OF Mr..
Ponsi amenities came after the meeting was over
and cannot be counted az part OF l.. IL was only
little relief 10 the mOnOtony o. The latter part or
the evening performance. so ! am fuzzy convinced
that II will be agreeable 10 all parties concerned
you will please have Tie Kindness to allow a cor
recron OF sucn parts "a disagree With the reality.
J. J. BCRNiER, No. Beekman street.