St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-17

and Morrill, are not giant geysers. but
are mildly etfervescent, sputtering and
popping occasionally, eVidencing the
existence OF certain reservoirs of car
bOnic gas.
For some time there was lull in the
attacks on Romanism, and the sad re-
frain of Kathleen Mavourreen" came
to mind.
1t may be for years. and it may be forever
But why art thou silent, thou voice of my
heart?
Suddenly, however, Mr.. Morrill, found
new excuse for TRADE in the book of
so well-kmown a sister as the Nun of
Kenmare. This attack Oh the Catholic
Church took the form of all eXordium to
the usual discourse, tuning up before
the orchestra commenced, and with
quotations taken out of their connection
he tickled the ears of his hearers.
Now, if there is anything in the world
that delights your average Protestant, it
is to patronize and even liOnize q fallen
away priest or runaway sister OF
some Catholic community. Both take
immensely for while, and, having had
their brief day OF inanities and stale OBJ
jections against the mother who fOS-
tered them, we know the end. Gavazzi,
Achilli, Maria Monk, the escaped nun.
another escaped nun, etc.
BUT TO OUR STORY.
The old settlers will remember how
once upon time the dead walls and
bill boards of Minneapolis were covered
with posters announcing a great event
in the city. to-wit:-a series of lectures
on Romanism, the mysteries OF the con
vent, the evils of Romish boarding.
schools, the horrors of POpish acad-
For, prnfucfonf
and all these were to be vividly por-
trayed by no less person than the ''es-
capped num-" Edith O'Gorman. Church
members who hated the Catholic church
and vino made professions of always
doing so much after the manner of DR..
Burrell, took up the announcement of
the lecture eagerly, fly sheets were
fioated abroad encouraging a full at
tendance, and as stroke of business,
Edith's book and picture were particu-
larly doomed SO as to aid her in her
noble work.
Well, they arrived. that is, Edith and
her travelling husband-she had hus-
bands galore" as we say in Ireland
and they settled down very comfortably
in the Nicollet.
Deputations OF ministers and deaconS
called to see Edith; long-haired men,
very anti-Romish, came to welcome her,
and ladies of certain age, old enough
to know better, extended the right hand
of fellowship. In short, Edith was in
clover. The first lecture was a great
success; the escaped nun" made Rome
howl-a process which pleased her aud
ience nightly; her books went off like
hot cakes. and the boys that peddled
her picture did a roaring trade. Poor
Catholics had to bear the taunts and
jeerS of their Protestant fellOw-work-
ers. You know how it goes. Nov we
have found you out, you -
rascals." "Now we know what your
- priests and sisters are, ETC., etc.
The next lecture was to be for women
only and the ladies were all excitement,
for were they not to hear the very in
nermost mysteries of the horrible abom-
nations of the Romish priests, and
listen to the scandalous details only
dimlY limited at in gOody gOody Protest
ant novels and books OF that ilk. But.
alas! "the best laid plans of mice and
women att gang aglee." Early on the.
day of the great lecture strange sounds
were heard issuing from Edith's room in
the hotel-screamS, curses, blows and
kicks; ladies and gentlemen rushed
around in great agony. Martin Byrnes.
be the devil, and the door was burst
open. Horrible dictu! what sight was
there. Edith with nose battered, hair
disheveled, and neck black and blue!
The travelling husband, also badly dis
figured, for the fair Edith gave as good
as she got, and sad to say,
BOTH WE'RE DRUNK!
Needless to say they were turned out
of the hOtel-their trunks with the
precious literature were thrown out on
the street after them, and amid the
hooting of small boys the strange par
stag gered to the depot-the lecture to
"women only" did not come off. The
market for the books and pictures of
the fair Edith fell very low indeed.
A wholesale travelling man then stay
ing at the hotel gave the hackers of
Edith piece of his mind: II have
BEEN" said he, ''in most every state Of
this Union and I've met with lots of
queer people but bigger set of fools l
never met than right here in Mime
apolis."
If domestic in your family become
offensive, disobedient, and passionate;
if in fit of anger she leaves your
house and commences to tell sad stories
of your domestic life; accusing you and
your family of very wicked and out
rageOus conduct-whO would believe
such an angry story teller? A word to
the wise is sufficient. Disobedient
priests and runaway sisters are not the
ones to impart the truth about the
church, but, alas! they are too often
the only ones to whom your thorough
going Protestant will go for informa-
ton.
AND NOW FOR THE MORAL.
We hear much about the ''corrup-
| tions'' of Rome-on one side grave
charges, on the other defense and eX-
| postulation, both going on for centuries.
Why is this? Because men do not de-
| vote time to examine fairly into the
truth or falsity of the charges. If a
| man meets me on the street and puts the
question, 'How about Pope Joan?''
| The question does not take a second of
| time, but the answer involves a great
| deal of historical eXami nation, so that
we may see how absurd and false the
| story of Pope Joan is. Old Protestant
| history enShrine the picture of the
| papeSs with tiara on her head, and
| grand pontiticals, full details are given
| of her election. her strange life, the
very singular method of her detection
| of the monument to her, OF the medals
| struck in her honor, etc, etc, and yet
no man pretending to be scOlar but
knows now that the whole thing was
huge, lying joke to cast ridicule on the
papacy; still. what hard work is in
volved in the answer to the brief ques-
| ton.
So it is with all the other lying stories
against Catholicity; only the sincere
lover of truth by earnest study can
| learn the exact facts. In view of this
| difficulty the OreSent writer makes a
| arranged library, and it is his business
and highest duty to teach the truth and
| answer difficulties: he now cordially in
| vites any man who has particular
| pomich corrnntian WeighinG heavily ON