, 1877-09-13
TOO MUCH ZEAL.
Father Grogan Pitching Bibles
Out Of Car.Windows.
His Explanation Of the Reasons for
This Singular Conduct.
Practical Position Taken by the Railroad
Superintendent.
The Case Referred to Bishop Foley for Such
Action as He Deems Proper.

Action O. He Ueems Ffopef.
Fathcr Grogan, Of st. Br,dget's Church,
found himself in peck Of troubles ycstcrlay
morning. 1Ia was twhctl,cr wllfutly or not
remains 10 he dctcrmtncd) the originator OF
religion. war on boar. the Gilman accOnilnoda-
ton train, which arrived In this city at halt.past
0 n'cloek. A lnixc,l asscmblagc OF passengers
wcro jousncyIng toward Chicago, arsd at Che
baDsc Station Father 0rogan augmented the
freight and took his scat.
When n man takcs Lis place IN an accommo.
datton train at An carly hour In tho morning l.o
docs one Of Two things. ne either sits down
With chew Of tobacco in bis mouth and looks
out upou tho passing scenic exhibition, Or
hc 1oola up toward the rack where
hats arc }toartlcd to sec II some
ono has not accidentally left sandwich. Tho
reverend father docs not chow. and tt Is cx.
tremely Improbable that he Was suffering from
want VI foo&. 10 TINT as It may, ho cast tlis cyo
upward, aud there
iiB SAW \ VOLUME.
lIo laid hands upon IT, flc turned over tho
leaves. lie found 1t to be o New Testament.
What he saw tllcro to excite his wrath II IA now
Impossible to ascertain, but, at any ratc, he
threw the holy Book cut Of the window.
u
agcs--say from o57 up to l541-such proceed.
Ing on the part OF Il prcst would have been re-
carried rs the proper thing, under any c!rct,.n-
Eta1,ccs to he done. II would tIaye been UNDER
tsuo,l That the holy father knew perfectly well
what tlc was about, and there "ouk!
in in the lark ages there were no
railway trains, no palace cars, no steam, no pas
fcngcls In tho n,odern sense Of the wor11. In
those ,lays, passengers, steam, palace care.
111rF&
would hare been seized by tho common hung
,na,l and committed rcligiouslT to tho flames.
UnhnppIly for Father Grugntl, the thing took
laes ssefLay In tlG ss1. Of EFsfe snd
father ior MI e1nissary OF tho dark ayes. They
saw Ills clerical 'lnake-up" tnot to speak It
profnncly), aud they at once cn1s,c to the con-
cusion Tint he was treating the sacred Book In
Very eoon nll eyes In tho coach were upon the
reverend gentleman. 4 train-lnan saw tho act
committed, anl spoke to the gentleman: Mr.
Grogau explained that he saw on tho hy-lcnf "
est representations, md therefore he threw the
Word of God out on the pratrie.,
The trnIn-n1an, not being Theological stu.
dent, did not venture into an argument, but
simply went and reported tho fart to the con-
llsrtor. The conductor presently calile to tho
hccuc, and discovered the reverend iathcr
IN TIE ACT or READING A BlnLE.
This looked to tho conductor % II MIR. Gro
Ea1l Ind second raid In view.
50 lls said, quietly, to The passenger, "What
book Is that you're rcadtngah
"That's mono u your business" quoth tho
reverend father. fTcstt,uony taken at tho su-
pyrintendents oilire conflicts as to tho cxact
rllr,.scolegy, some witnesses claiming that nd
1cctivrs were employed in speaking tho sem
tcnce.l .-.
the any a,a tetnuer II to re na lis
father why he had thrown the other book out oil
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taKc IT. ae1es1 ~ t9 IT, se .an,E y:
oi'e sue' aou u1otes 10 cae"ns ,.'
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.e " tok W s"u e's NV pse1e.Gi ,s,i, ILL.,
u, " ipropI|sty q throwing @ @ I'!Sles ~ eut T. onto
suG. n'sIsn so., Mac!T % ssa s ~ tas,,at, ~ "a
tfttu 10 takt iot. as ussstopsu pnrs paas I'LL
up ama , "aMea tomex .nc
Ht'etnkc' WV tulet;.oeHu sneA Pf, Pusss ".ut:
el"wel hiilsc,f u hs ~ adept IN tho manly
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~ tls t1,!e, noxes1t, tue naosu .saan "as ~ ~
atuninlt. ~ Was lou 10 lne passenEe.,S IL & Luz
snhgas lily .neIo No. a nsss1 ~ w. ~ y, oaes .
eu u t.E .si ',,1 & III .. ana ,,., =, n.y. 70
GVc!y cigar went Out nsie tncse W. sIsn it 70
tho sSet'n OF act!9h. ne co'nMotion ~aa nsely.
Aia Iol!uuesoF 1loppe'' "no 1eafco f'o'7 tooA
occasion 70
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ms y the tsle5raa , Tsn W. rscsisco W soo
oupcE'htc'loc't u t"e A'''oois eeatta''
r. ,ttgsryEAan supposed ~ o. cat4o!,o ptieas
sa.o%ihs nloies OUT OF Ing "'"oo~' fte pu'leo
eoa'e 'he 'ea,"' ........,,.., h"ttsA'
Imagine the eonsterfatlon susa a. uaspaatteh
9ecaslut'sa ~ Inc sapelintehdents ol1iee; MI.
.'etier{ ha!l he WIS determined that no relglp1s
war should bc inaukuratc, upon any foatl hs
was wurRlnE lor. ~ uuh't ca1e copper
whether = mar, WIS Catholsc, bfahnahs or an
tpndtl. Hut ho was Do1llt! 90 seethat Ihe prop
'eEty ol the lllinvs Centfai taiFoaa Culmpany
was tot ossttoyca or hatilAtea. "a blu1e,
sa1A lo 20 luz p'llcenlan Hho'n @ ae HstFucteu 10
boafu ths fhats'lous tFasf't ~ n,9le mar OF may
NOT no tne noFu u oo1' WIN taht We haTo
hotn'bR "AarseI " " III ooF Sapagty ~ talt'
toaa men. Hhat w ha4e 10 eonsEaef tS, ehall
Tho bloie' Is = rece ht falfoa1 property "
taMlrFeu Wtht ~ nust not ncs
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