Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-27
REV. MIR. BAIRD RESPONDS
To Criticisms of Ills sermon of Ls
 Sunday Night.

To Criticisms of Ills Sermon of L0s Sunday Night.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: Dear Sir-Will you kindly permit me tn. use of your columns through which to refel briefly to.an editorial in the New Haven Eve ming Register of the 25th inst abounding il impertinences and personal abuse.
 Just how the Register knew was in 'ss reckless frame of mind" am at 8 loss te know. It states I was aware of that fac myself because began my sermon with "ar apology for it's lack of preparation" No such apology was made by me for any lack oi preparation. Indeed, I insured my congrega- tion that I had taken 'tgrest care" in that preparation. An apology was offered for ueing so much manuscript in the pulpit, as l always dispense with anything of that kind and address the congregation directly.
 The editorial says "His remarks upon that subject (The Parochial school system as op- posed to the Public school system) do not merit serious consideration as he exaggerates, etc, ," and yet it has seemed to be of such importance that the editorial columns of the Register itself are open to impugn my motives, and treat me in the most discour- teous manner. Nothing beyond denuncia-. tion is clear, as there seems to be no connec- tion between it and the subject of his dis 4AIS SOlLOE1h4 COuLluueS to inform the public, making reference to my remarks as to the impropriety. etc., of that Hyperion meeting on Sunday evening, March F. With your permission, sir we will shed 8 little light upon that not very important DOT tion of the discourse. This is the connec- tion: An effort was made to show that the public school had departed from the an cient landmarks" and was now quite 8 po- litical institution. It was also asserted (and 1 stand ready to prove the same if it was not at that time made clesr) that 'Romanism was nothing if not political" It was shown, and satisfactorily, believe, that the Catho- lie vote was something to be obtained by all means. And in quite logical way it was shown why, by public men and office seek CTS there was such sympathy maintained with the most disloyal elements of the subjects of Great Britain. His Honor the Mayor was not mentioned, nor was the Even ing Register given any attention whatever. ''1t is not religious movement. Its two most conspicuous opponents are Protestants, Gladstone and Parnell," says the Evening Register. Robert Emmett was also Protes- tant, but Protestants are very liable to err. like all other people in church or state.
 Gladstone, in some respects, is grand old man. Parne1 has not enough religion or even enlightened patriotism with which to help the world much. Still, beg to differ from the Register on this very question. I want the Register to stand by the Mayor. I voted for his honor, though I may not ap- prove of all he says and does.
 The courteous suggestion of the Evening Register as to the attention it might be proper for me to give to "a study of the Home Rule question" and the good to come from explaining it to my congregation, etc" ought to be received with gratitude and deference coming from such source I wish the Evening Register however just now to know that have bestowed good deal of time and much earnest study to that question, and that upon both sides of the Atlantic, and am in a position to give satis- factory proof of the same to any candid, in- telligent man, on LOT off the staff of any pa- per.
 To the charge of saving in my sermon that there Is not paper in the United States without Catholic censor, etc" plead not guilty. My statement was that ''there is not prominent secular paper in the United States without Catholic censor etc."
 do not so charge the Register, but I do not rank it among the 'prominent secular It may not be through any causes around it's "sanctum" that it pours the vials of it's wrath upon me, but rather it's desire to cater to it's patrons, at least large DOT tion of them. It does seem little strange that it should arise and strike so violently The fears on the part of the Evening Reg ister that I am "overworked and illn are groundless. Let me give the assurance to all whom it may concern that am not ov.-- worked and never felt better in my life. My health is most excellent. My friends need have no anxiety.
 Should the Evening Register by it's ad cap- tandum vulgus editorials, etc., not be the in direct cause of my death, bid fair at this 10 appear in the pulpit have oc- cupied for the past three years, on Sunday evening, the 31st of March, and deliver my farewell sermon, to hear which all my friends, the Register with the rest, are cor. dially invited. Respectfully,
 JOSEPH BAIRD.