Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-11
MISS CUSACK AGAIN.
The Nun of Kenmare Delivers An
other Lecture on Catholicism.
SHE ATTRACTS AIARGE AUDIENCE
Her Respects Paid to Cardinal Gibbons and
Bishop Phelan.
SIZE FAILS TO REPLY TO A QUESTION

| Bencnes were carried IN ana placed In the
aisles. and many persons secured only stand
ing room. The auditors we're apparently
people of intelligence. At least one-third
of them were ladies. A number of Protes-
tant ministers were present. Two police
officers were on duty, one at the door and
another in the upper gallery.
Miss Cusack went upon the stage accom-
panied by William Mcmahon, proprietor
of the Home Hotel; Rev. James T. Nc
Crory, of the Third o. P. Church, and Rev.
j. W. Riddle, of the Union Baptist Church
The venerable lady was dressed in black,
and over her gray hair she wore a white lace
cap, trimmed with ribbons of cream satin.
Upon her bosom were two white roses.
There was a general applause when she
stepped upon the rostrum.
AN UNPLEASANT MIssIvE.
Almost Immediately after she took her
seat letter was passed up to her. She ad-
iusted her gold-rimmed spectacles, tori open
the envelope, glanced at the sheet OF note
paper, and instantly tore it ntwo and threw
the pieces upon the floor. Then another
gentleman, German, passed up beauti-
full bouquet with his card attached. Miss
Cusack received the flowers with gracious
| smile, held them to her nose moment, and
then placed them tenderly upon the table
beside her.
Rev. Mr.. Riddle delivered brief prayer,
asking Gods blessing upon the speaker and
her words. He then presented her to the au-
dience, saying that she would lecture on the
secrets of the Roman Catholic Church and
| its political power. He urged the people,
| .sa11- "a. Il - j..
might be present, to give the lady re-
spectful hearing.
RECEIVED WITH APPLAUSE.
| When Miss Cusack arose to speak there
was great clapping of hands. She bowed
deferentially to the tribute OF applause. She
said:
81 hope we are going to have quiet time
tonight. If any man objects to my state
ments, the press is open to him. If any
Roman Catholic gentleman wishes to con-
tradict me, he may hire Lafayette Hall him
| self. On the occasion of my last lecture
the reports of disturbance were exaggerated.
l want to say at the outset that it is waste
of time to send me anonymous letters. If
there is no signature to a letter do not read
| it. received one just now. do not know
whether it is from friend or an enemy.
did not read it. A person must be either a
fool or q coward who writes anonymous let
tiers, and don't want to have anything to
! do with either fools or towards. Ap-
plause.
THE QUESTION OF DOMINATION.
1.-THE question is this: Who is to rule
| America-the Pope or the people? [Sev-
eral voices: The people,. The Pope says
openly through his representatives that he
| is going to rule.
She warned her hearers that the Roman
| Catholic Church was rapidly fastening its
power upon the United States. She then
proceeded to talk OF the temporal power Of
the Popes and Of their private character.
She said that at Washington at the dedica-
ton of the Roman Catholic University
President Harrison was placed upon the left
hand of Cardinal Gibbons "among the
goats" while Cardinal Taschereau was
seated upon the fight. She complained
that Catholics had accused her of dealing
in abuse. If she had done SO she thought
it was only fair to give them some of their
own medicine. She had attempted to illus
| trate the evils of the Roman Catholic
Church by quoting from only Catholic au-
thorities. Nothing makes Roman Cath
olics so provoked, she said, ''as to state
some of the things they believe"
WHAT WOULD MEND THE BISHOP.
In Speaking incidentally of the enforced
celibacy of the priests, she said: "If Bishop
| Phelan had wife, he would be more amia-
| BILE to the Sisters.'' This created laughter
| Miss Cusack devoted some attention to the
private character of the Popes, accusing
them of leading corrupt lives. She read
from Catholic book to show that the Of
| ficials of the church were corrupt during
the middle ages She referred, as her au-
thority for certain statements, to Catholic
| work called 'The Silver Trumpet" A
gentleman in the upper gallery, who was
evidently an Irishman, called out, "What's
the name of that book?" The name was
repeated. He called out. 'I want to know
| if YOU didn't send me-" Just then a
big policeman tapped the gentleman softly
on the shoulder, and the sentence was not
finished. People on the floor cried to put
him out. "Don't turn anybody out. said
the lecturer. "If man wants to be fool,
let him"
She proceeded to speak of the efforts of the
Roman Catholic Church to secure power in
the United States. She declared it to be the
ambition of Cardinal Gibbons to be elected
the first American Pope. HE would give
his two eyes to get there" she said. The
| Cardinal she accused of writing deliberate
fslsehood for the purpose Of hoodwinking
Protestants. From his latest book, "Our
Christian Heritage" she quoted, on page
482. a statement that the people of the
United States five as brothers because we
recognize the brotherhood Of humanity; one
Father in heaven, one origin. one destiny"
She then quoted from the Roman Catholic
catechism to show the tenet of the church
that no person could get to heaven except
through the Roman Catholic Church. The
statements, she held. were antagonistic.
REFERENCES TO LOCAL PRIESTS.
In the course Of her long lecture, which
was rather disconnected and rambling, she
referred frequently to Bishop Phelan, Rev.
Father Sheedy and Monsignor O'Connell,
and she made several digs at Father Sheedy
in speaking of the priests taking money for
the observance Of church services.
When Miss Cusack had completed her
lecture she said that she would listen to any
sensible questions. The gentleman in the
top gallery, whose voice had previously been
heard, called: 'Tell us something about |
the town of Tralee." The policeman, who
had been all the time standing just behind,
again tapped the gentleman on the shoulder. |
a young man sitting next to him arose and |
said:
''The lady said at her other lecture, that
she left the Catholic Church because il had
changed its attitude concerning infalli-
bility; that when she Joined it the doctrine
was that the church was infallible, but that
in recent years it had been decided that the
Pope was infal1ibie. Since then I have
been reading Locke On the Human Under
standing He refers to the infallibility of
the Pope In express terms, and he wrote
over 200 years ago. Will she explain that?''
SOLD BOOKS AND WAS SILENT.
Miss Cusack listened attentively. butmade