New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-22
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THE NUN OF KENMARE
SHE WRITES THAT SIZE HAS NOT LEFT 1BE ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHURCH.


CATHOLIC CHURCH.
otheEditor ofThs tribune.
Sir. have not left the Roman Catholic church,
hut as I hold certificate from one OF the hrse
pbysicans I'm America TO the effect that have SERIOUS
heart trouble and that any further business cares
and annoyances would certainly bring on orsahio
diseas. I sent in copy of this document with
formal resignation of my Office last month"; 10 psnop
Bagshaw. OF England and to the Bishop oil newark
70 both of whom wish to express my gratitude iof
their unvarync kindness to myself and their suPFoI'
Of our Institutions Finding that nothing wouin s'op
the circulation Of calumnies personal 10 myscu' anu
that no respect shown to the Holy ra'"' aP
proval Of my order for which went to Rome a. 'ne
desire OF my Bishop, wished to retire quieuy ana
peacefully.
shah reply briefly to the lbels In some ol 'ho
NewYork papers. and that done, shall take no
further notice Of anything that may DC sa'u vt
written Of me II people, whether lay or ecciesASuc
prefer TO break the commandment inou i'
not bear false Witness # IS their Affair." mol nllhc'
Flrst-TIe time Of my entrance lnto inc Non,au
Catholic Church, and my age, have been mlss'a'ou
by many years. / would not nouce thl'' o" 49,
there IS a personal motive in It.
second-I never even heard OF Father Kenyon anu
therefore &C aid not have had his assistance III wiz
ing A..
Third-The published lists of my books show 'hal
I wrote rel gfous works chiefly, not secular. - "y
writings tho Rev. DR.. Moriarty, my ecclesaa9'loai
superior for many years, wrote thus " your H'o'NS
labors reflect honor on your convent on your oruer'
and on this diocese And His Holiness rope rus
TX sent me a brief of benediction for my Lie Va
Saint Patrick fin which he said that hao
well Of the whole Church for having cohP''
long and difficult work, which seemed 10 w
womans strength, with a success that ha' -
earned the applause OF the piOus and inc RAIN
Fourth-No Bishop forbade my "Il'1 -
politics or any 9th or subject on the contrary
many letters Of appreciation from Bishops
Flfth-Tbe crue. SANDER that l broke my vows pS
leaving nv conve Mt is not only falsahood pu'
reflection on the wisdom and judgment oil INC ~
He wonld scarcely have made me. IN "Ii""1'
foundress Of new religious order II had ever uccn
IL, % ercb breach Of ecclesiastical discipline
II * worthy Of tho SO who make great clsho' "D"u
paral authority when Papal authority agrees '' ~,
them and who are equally Indifferent 10 II ~"." "
does not suit their preconceved opihons'
the letters of the Bishop Of the Kenmare po'eS' az
proving ny leaving nv convent IN hcii n'',,
another convent and II that approval Is n"' 80
for other ecclesiastical authorizes do II wa 49,
Holy Father. I cann0s help them. .-.
SIXTH never collected subscriptions LOT coi'' -
that were not founded. How such ialsehoo' 80
have been penned by ny one Is palhu ''n'
the depravty Of human nature All me .ou'.'l.'
that have founded are occupied Dy ueNo''u
from whom receive Letters constantly, Is 90 di'o
pradsbar who has congratulated me recently on
tho coed tbcv are doing and the number OF poor Isn
children they have reels lined and saved Vm W."
in This country and its marked success Is wei Know
through tho public press IN Nc"-icrI as 1t H'S D'0
so often and so favorabf' noticed
seventh-My private Hence with Inc Holy t4'i'I
was teeeraphcd the day 10 " The Londoh iiinos
nv fts rerular sponderf was not aware 'ha' II
vas boin done until saw II in print 1t was also re-
norted I'm the Monlteur dc Rome' ana me '>so'-
yatore Romano do not see Why should nave iF'n
IN auv way anxious conc al the fact but GER amy
never telegraphcd it to England America Aus @iA VI
anywhere else. -,
T. ls true that there is A ruined convent at Knock
and II is also true that haze not told the pubic YET
why was obliged to abandon IT, have norn' 'no
blame in silence for years. simply bo'auss ooul,
not clear myscf without eNpGdnc course OF ial'e anu
trcachcrous dealings the pa, OF certain
WIN never sfopped calumna ing me IN public ana
rrvate OF this have ample written evidence "hch
/ shall probably publish SOON when think the pubic
will sec that have borne all h Sc calumnes In silence
too long The history Of the Ifc of every ounher Oh
religious orders in the Catholic Church IS sYne"nal
similar 10 mine. During their lives these i9unAcIs
have been prosecuted and calum mated. simply bccaGse
they tried TO do good 10 The T'od ana ~ W Pavc
no doubt that il Joan Of Arc lived today in New
York she would have far worse iate man D.lhg
are assurcdy harder TO bear than pa,snS pam, NV
ever terrible. And undoubtedly the successors OF me
bIshorS who hunted her down With ISLANDERS would be
Gin process Tor her canOnZaoB- a. some OF Inc &c
clesiascal SUCCESSORS Of the murders OF Joan OF Arc
are doing to-day. .
When ! sent In my res lgnation signed docume ms
handing over the funds OF al our institutions 10 I'M,
rToner authorities can now only 1--we b. the labor of
my pen and II that fails may end iny days on Bic <
Wells Island. II do, shall die with clean hsnd' ana
clean record. and thank God that have been per
secuted for working for the poor and that have been
the means Of saving one poor sister from ending her
davs there whore She sent by the hcarilessucs5
of an ccclcsia.tc, whom believe 10 be the cause OF
these persistent calumnes about me ilh9uEh ne well
80 tI hoy are Certainly N
crease ones love for Church 20 find that wlfu false
hoods are persstently circulated by rs clergy aiohi
Holiness woman These ccccsiastics. too. have boon
asked again and again read the dOcun that would
rente these ISLANDERS and have refused 20 do 30 The
sooner they at least become cOnvcT ed Catholics,
the better SYST En-. VI FRANCES CLARE.
northampton, Mass, July 20, 1883.