The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
MONEY CHANGING IN THE TEMPLE.
Is THE PRACTICE FORBIDDEN By THE VAT
IcAN ga WORD WITH YOU, SIR"
Ian 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
You will. perhaps, be surprised to receive letter
from this region dated two whole days ago, and on
subject which seemingly concerns only metropolitan
Catholics. But that this question has wider range
Is apparent from the interest which the discussion
has provoked, not only in Catholic, but in Protes-
tant circles ca bono. however? Will the fragrant
abuse-the monstrous disgrace-be discontinued?
Tuesday evening last we received here Mondays
HERALD, and after reading the writer happened to
be in company with good Catholic. who very pa
tletically deplored the melancholy situation of
Church affairs the metropolis and who feared the
whole ecclesiastical machine in this country was in
such beautiful disorder that the document recently
addressed by Cardinal Smeoni to the bishops OF the
United States had come too late to do any good. AT
the same time this good Catholic was loud in his
praises of the HERALD because it has ut length raised
its powerful voice in favor OF permitting poor men
and women to hear Sundays and holidays.
In this connection the HERALD may remember how
the late Cardinal Barnabo had addressed years
ago, circular letter TO the bishops of this country
condemning the custom of collecting at the church
doors and prohibiting the pious practice for the
future Somebody in the city ought to in
form the HERALD why the prohibitory directions OF
that circular letter have been hitherto disregarded
We do not like the phrase. paying to hear mass
and grieved to think that the HERALD is forced to
ventilate the delicate question at all. '.Ushers of
the city churches must bear all the odiuin of the
pose Had they been Catholic enough to value even
at cent the holy sacrifice of the mass their
ricious assiduity had never been instrumental in
opening up to public discussion the merits of
question which cannot bear discussion, because it
cannot be touched without danger To the practical
faith ana piety of the people. The HERALD should
send one OF these grasping officials to Bulgaria
Some pastors have imprudently rushed into print
the subject Better for them to keep low until the
storm blows over. The fatulent expostulation and
petulant haransue which an apologizer delivered in
one of the uptown churches last Sunday was danag
ing in the extreme to the cause which he cham
pioned. Many nil ddarari must have ptifully
capped his reverend brethren when they read how he
shouldered his cudYel on the occasion. He yocfer
ated against people rushing into print! Pray is
he not himself so VIGOROUSLY fond of that fault
to seize every possible occasion to commit it, uSque
I'D ndaseahi When the gentleman employs English
words whose Specification he does not fully compre
bend he must be excused on the ground, suppose
that he was buried twelve years in benighed Italy
When he was pulpiteering last Sunday and denounc-
ing certain parties as 'lnountebanks he must have
been innocent or the true meaning or the word other
wise his nervous imagination would have discov-
cred the smart ones OF the congregation smiling in
his face an ''Et tn Brate!'
But in the name of st Bridget and ST. Cecilia, too
when laundering against ''the incoherent nonsense
of some of your correspondents, why did he so far
forget his practical theme to drag in the
poor Saxon invader p Surely this consoling cpl
sode al f4cums faceniun. Now all this bun
combe and hurrah might be pardoned in him had he
exhibited any symptoms OF generosity toward poor
Italy. Ungratetui disciple! Eaten bread
fOrROttcn. he was Twelve years III Italy! he
should devoutly say the beads every day for the
HERALD men, who thus give him the opportunity OF
publishing this fact ubi ct orti to the city and to the
world. Lucky priest who escaped with the faith!
Many man had to leave his country for his
countrys good. Our redoubtable Ulysses left the
home and cradle OF Cathohcity for the good of the
Church Had he been detained much longer in Italy
he might. he tells us, be- not only blazing fanatic
but indel to-day. Italy Hospitality entertained him
for twelve years.; she did her best with him; all
could do was to make him what he is aud then it is
to be piously presumed that she sympathetcaly dis
missed her hopeful with blessing. Well,
American Cardinal Other cardinals, bishops and
doctors OF the Church spent years in Italy and yet
heard that they ran any risk of losing their
faith Their recollectons pleasanter, they
Catholic than those of this gentleman Perhaps
his stay more tedious aud tiresome both to his
entertainers and to himself. At any rate the only
good word which he has for Italy is his sentimental
'Sie servarI Apollo" Had he not left sooner he
said he would have been an inidel. Querititr-Why
do archbshops and bishops send students to Italy
To make inidc!s of them and bring them home
ravng fanatics Surely not. Our noblest and best
priests, who are ornament both to the Church
and to the country. have been educated in Italy.
CLERICUS.