The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-01-14

LTTCHFIELD, KY, Jan. 2.

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Editor Herald:
Your correspondent from this place,
i'm your issue of the Dec. 18th, / am
sorry to say, closed his booming letter
with few very unsayory assertions.
Although the reader can see that they
amount to nothing except to shOy hos
tility to the Catholic religion, yet de-
serve some little notice, for, if not con-
tradicted, might lead some ignorant
ones, it could deceive no others, to be-
lieve that the Catholics of this town
and vicinity We're an organized band of
men sworn to oppose education. | en-
joy the glorious privilege of being. an
American citizen, member of St.
Joseph's congregation here, have re-
sided for sometime i'm these parts, at
tend Mass regularly, and | speak the
truth when / say that it was news to
me to hear that Catholics had voted, or
would vote here or elsewhere, as Catho-
lies, against the school tax or any other
tax. We Catholics differ on local and
political questions, as widely AS we are
united on religious ones. Catholics
voted against using the Bible as text
book, not Us p. ID. p. would imply, to
make the public schools more Goddess,
that was impossible IN Cincinnati or
any other populous city, but out of
reverence for the Holy Scriptures and
the good of the pupils. If Jews, in
fidels and Others, joined them, it was
evident they had some common sense.
Now since p. b p. is ignorant of the
fact, it will do him no harm to be in
formed that Catholics are i'm conscience
bound to obey their pastors and their
pope i'm spiritual matters and all that
pertains thereuntO only; and if they,
the pastors and pope, are "bachelOrs,"
Catholics have this. consolation, that
their bachelor priests and pope never
leave or get divorces from their wives,
nor, to their honor be it, can it be re-
corded of them, that they run away
with other mems wives. My friend, p.
ID. p, is not this fact well founded? A
little glance at history will show p. b.
p. what those bachelor popes and
priests have done during eighteen hun
dred years, for civilization and educa-
ton. Here is another fact well found
ed. Unaided by history common sense
itself, would teach Pro Bono Publico
that slanderous assertions naively sad
died OH to three hundred millions of his
lCliOW 10 CCita nOt nilStiiii,
and that If he wishes to promote the
public good, slight regard for truth
would be good way to begin. 1t is
also a singular fact, that although We
Catholics are so terribly opposed to edu-
cation, we still build schoOl-houses,
academies, seminaries, colleges, univer-
sites, etc., of our own, and that they
are of SO high a character that great
numbers of nOn-Catholics prefer them
for their children. In conclusion, friend
Pro Bono Publico, Catholics most earn
estly wish you happy New Year, and
through pure motives of charity, will
tell you how to acquire this hap
piness. In the first place do not enter
into partnership business with the big
oted j. Cook, the Boston Monday lee
turer, or J. Anthony Froude, the would
be English historian. II you have no
regard for the ten commandments, ut
least, try and obey, the eleventh name
ly tend to your own affairs, and never
mind anybody else's. Try always to
keep other people out Of trouble instead
of rushing them into it. Avoid being
deceiver of the people and please
don't vent your spleen on bachelor
priests and popes just because for Gods
sake, they avoid dealing i'm calico,
whale bones, band boxes, get hoe On,ne
genus" Remember finally that it is
the duty of all good citizens to labor
with good heart, u clear mind, an
earnest soul, to do all they can i'm build
ing up and strengthening and making
more glorious this great American peo-
pie, and also that Catholics want moth
ing except what our glorious Constitu-
ton allows them. A CATHOLIC.