The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-29
CHURCH VS.. HlBERNIANlSM.

CHURCH VS.. HIBERNIANISM.
on THE oRDxR-BITrER DENUNcIATIoNs
FROM THE PULPIT-AN ANTICIPATED ROW
AvoIDED-rHE SUM OF ALL INIQuITIEs.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HKRALD]
MiLgoEp. April %. 1878.
The trouble bctvoon Row. Father Cuddby aud the
Ancient Order Of HiDsrnians, which has attracted 30
much attention hercabouts, scoms TO DO decided In
favor Of tho PASTOR the members OF organixa-
ton nave adopted pacific policy and have thereby
admitted tho TACT that the pastor Is mastor Of tho
situation. The excitement IN toxn consequent the
publication OF tho sermon published In tho HERALD
iew days ago was intense ana Notwithstanding the
efforts brought boar the members Of the
ton " their connection with tho Hipornau
Society there was good deal Of feeling against tho
pastor Tor his arbitrary co0duct against tho Order
GATHERING rns CHURCH,.
When tho hour arrived Tor divine sorvcc this morn
ing large number OF people congrogatcd In the
vicinity Of The church, expecting first cass row. but
they wore disappointed, Tor NO dcmonssration Was
made agaioss tho pastor and e1ors was
mado TO single out the members OF tho church who
belonged 70 tho prescribed Ordcr. There u NO
che society against tho PASTOR but IL would not do
10 STIR up conflict Of authority ana Tor shs reason
oil good members Of the church laborod to pre-
Won't conflict
SERMON.
Tho pastor, after roading and commenting on the
Gospel, thus expressed himself the question OF So
esot societies In general and tho Ancient Order Of
Hibornisns In parucular:-
Tho charges brought against tho so-callod Hibss.
\ rQn han aa0
tnoy are tSuc and cannot tho refutod Tho grave
eusations made against them BY tho duly con-
nrmed and oorroboss,ed ~ an ominens pref
ass. B,snop Becker, Of Wilmington. Dol These
charges and accusations have res0undcd throughost
the land havc been carried the wings OF press
throughout shs whole country, hays NY shs thine
blow a. thiA hydra Of Hioernianisni from which it
Will never recover. Tho wrisning and sQuFming Of
she monster rssemo'e ths coasortoas Of The rattle.
At tho hands Of the hunter. Thoss IL no
PITY Tor the poisonous roD.iis IN any pars Of the
munity ~ its own vii0 circa The Catholic and
Protestant alike dstcst ana abhor this low Irish
iSm-this combnation Of bad elements Of soc,o.y
banded together undcr tho prstenco OF bsnovolsnco to
destroy religion. public morality ana this sAnc,y OF
DESIGNATING gAsrxR
Can all this be provsnf Yssi Not content with
pacsrding the town with their vie sbail bls during
.ns holy .oason Of Lent. time sss apart from INC
movtncasion--they dssecralsd tho Sabbath of Sab
ba,hs-Easser sunday-0y decorating The Town Hail
Aud now. my brethren. lot Us tax. peep ins,de Of
the nall A. the twsntyhvs couples gathered thorc.
hsppy 70 say. present. but The hail WA
niisd BY mill girls IRON wa.Lam, saxonvnlo
aud Franklin, With strikers IRON Marlboro.
women from Jim Bassct's house OF ii,-iaIno
we're admitted with the daughters Of Erin and tho
gooc people, you eau judge Of tho stun Of winch
these Hibsrn'ans are made. There Is q specimen Tor
you Of Milford Division No. OF the Irish catnoIic
orthodox Hibcrnian know nottingham. Havc tnsy
not themselves proved ny thus act siI tho charges
broughg against thcmY
Now, the question comos. Is not this Hibernlanism
The social cvii Of some irshnsn. dsobsdenco 70 tho
pricst dissertation Of the Sabbath and the destruction
VI female modcstyf
ATTACKS ON rHg cuuacm
Now that wc have seen the hall aud its occupants,
local paper against their pastor rncy cali thor
pastor caiumniator and the Church an
..s s .k s a' :ss
has lHborcd with you Tor twenty-five yoars, advised
you wpon you needed u, baptixod your ch,iaren and
reprovod you when you did wrong, - calunnIator
~ Tho Catholic Church Church vi the dark sgcsY
Are the Hibernians the corruptors Of socieiyy
that tboy compare favorsby with Tho other
msinbors VI the Church, OF the sIxsy-two men who
signsdine card ,h'rty.sx paw tsxes 70 tho town;
me twenty-sx o.ncrs pay Tax on $4,000. OF tnrs
S9i 700 eight liquor sellers Imy On $1,000,
yass Nov a saars ,ss ,.sss o, v,ns ru, ,s.1
two iiiberuians 10 MILFORD, which ~ tho
stronghold OF tho orior out Of $500 Catholics You
There was not intelligence enough IN Tue crowd TO
draw up that card; ihey had 20 employ Yankee
lawyer W do ~
pAsoxRous xIxxxsr
Let Us now see " they do not constitute danger
Gus element IN tho community aud threat 70 the
m'ii owner. and manufacturers VI New England ~
well as 10 tho coal mDers VI Pennsy wanna II tnes0
mon make war upon the Church whiio calling them
selves Catholics will thcy not w ana W.
whom tboy become more numerous, combi1o
against the mill owuersS The priests AMI should
bc looked ON as Thu TRENDS vi order and ndustr;of
tns poor man - soil ~ The rich--and hence they de-
pouncc iibernsnism. Nov, Iet me ask, do they not
constitute danger 70 the republic ~ larger Having
sworn fcnlty 70 = trio OF conspiratOrs called
tue Council Of Erin, what IS ~ prevent mat
Council from issuing Its order nj the bidding
OIL tue Englhh gvvsrnmcnt to whom they are well
known, I" burn anu destroy. to dcsolate tho comnu
nny where they are II bdusn NY thoir lcadersY Tue
grips sent over are VOL known the English gov
sinment before thcy leave. NO Dishop ack nowi.
edge this society aud be tho teachings vi his
Church, AMI no priest tolerate thon. Tbcy
ara the black hcs and insects that generated
tue accomplishing carcass VI Feniauism, wnicn itself
" rcspccta0ls compared WIN hiberniansin
Fcninnisin could boast OF Dobeny, sdu-
Gated lawyer aud schooIioliow OF my own
Jonn OMahony, Ciargc KuDy, James stephens and
U'Donavan kossa, tbs prince OF skirmishor-.
But those men b, we not psct able man Ia their
ranks They ars now cotbed IN the garb VI sheep,
but ny and Ny they wili throw on the mask. They
arc hindrancs 10 tho grown aud spread Of Cath
vIicy Tor their evil course Keeps nteliigent Prot
Joining Church.