The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-22
MONEY CHANGING IN THE TEMPLE.
ABOLISH THE ENTRANCE FEE-THE GOOD OLD
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ABOLISH THE ENTRANCE FEE-THE GOOD Old
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TO THE EDITOR THE HERALD
have been rea,ing with puch inte,est for t,,a
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last ie" mornings the articles IN your Valuable paper
relating to the receiving of money the doors of
Catholic churches in the ctv This % a suhiect o,,
when SO much can De sad that am afraid OF tres
passing on your 'ihe' "hie' IKE up am tremoi'ns
over my own sro"is' must however oeihs
woman, nave my say anu rciie'emy mind onasup,ec'
~hlen mas oeeh Oh !. iof 'he last rev years was
aeeus'o'ued 10 see Inc oiina hc "e"i 'he Iane anu
'he poor come in'o 'ne oh"foh un"oics'eu ny any
one anu I'LL VINO couio hnu pa'e sea'eu themselves
On 'he seePs running RUN" 'no altar Vi sat Oh 'ns
moor IN the aisle 10 near the ser'non anu no pew
holaer eyer reused seat 70 crea'ur IRE, heeuing
late mass You seldom see the class OF whom
speak. and if they do attempt to go beyond
.ne sitr'snee inc! are araBgeu oasA ~ ohu VI .is
they have not tile required ten &c nts The pastors
are said in some cases not to be accountable for
vn ,ra ,nd M. I'M, ~ si ye' sroy, When M
one is exempt; and have seen lady with her son
and daughter. stand at the door during mass simply
because she had not thirty cents to pay. and, hn-
ihiiiatng as the position was, she preferred IL 10
losing mass
IL Would DC Wen IL our cergymen would remem-
Der tnat where there may be four or nve III poor
FAMILY TO go on sunday morning, that hfty or sixty
cents is IL consideration, and OFTEN not LETT when
tholr physical wants have been but poorly supplied
OF course they viii say you can go to an earlier
mass That is very easily said. but where such peo-
pie may not be able to go to bed until twelve O'Clock
or Later hve Elk or seven is very early to go out IN
the morning. DO away with the entrance fee at the
door. appeal to the peoples honor to give what
they can and let the people SIT on the noor as they
have right to do i'll the house OF Cod, and as they
90 all over Europe. CA1dOLlC
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lie YOU DON'T LIKE IT, LEAVE IT.
To THE ENRON OF THE Hrn.1D.-
an 49,. 49,. ~ - 20 A., o..,.,.. c,
AL WIZ H"'o ING "eiAaio "a 'iio Ca'uoiio Onuien
in this country at heart, whether Americans not,
owe you their thanks for the publicity YOU have
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gwen 10 the young iady complaint VINO was e]ected
from the Church OF the Epiphany under circu1n-
stances which need no recapituIation Wore this an
$3.50, $50 ..,. , =, ,,.,, "
isoia'eu case II might Pernaps' oe cnartaoie 10 pass
it without further comment; but the I'M
pleasant exnerience of this lady has been shared nv
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many otners IL IL oo'n just ano OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10
the sufferers and charitable to the Church at large
to denounco uractice which s hurtfn tn thu bigbe.
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ih'eres's oi III concefneo an "s'rahRer IN tnls
country. Having extensively travelled IN Europa
and some narts IF America ,bera Catholic churche~
$50 - A., - =. A.. -. ~..s.
are as irce W Ie people as the puoilc streets was
considerably surprised to find that the priesthood Of
this city exacs entrance fee from Sunday Worship
pers. DESTROYS to ascertain whether this was U gen.
cral practice of the New York churches. without
distinction as to creed, visited number of Prot
estant temples but found one i'll which this OBJ
jectionabie custom prevails. II the Protestant clergy