The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-02-23
| An Ouen Letter From Father McGolrick.

James McGolrick. will be found very
interesting reading matter at the pres
ent time:
''Here in Minneapolis he says, "the
Reverends Mabie and Morrill, are moi
giant geysers. but are mildly efferves
cent, squirting and popping occasionally
evidencing the existence of certain res
eryoirs Of carbonic acid gas. For some
time there was a lull in the attacks or
Romanism. Suddenly. however, Mr.
Morrill, found a new excuse for TRADE
in the book of SO we'll known a sister al
the Nun of Kepmare. This attack or
the Catholic church took the form Of ar
exordium to the usual DISCOURSE tun
ing up before the orchestra commenced
and with quotations taken out of thei1
connection he tlckled the ears Of his
hearers. Now, if there is anything in
the world that delights your average
Protestant it IS to patronize and ever
honize fallen-away priest or a runa
way sister of some Cotholic community
Both take immensely for a while, an6
having had their brief day OF ina1ilties
and stale objections against the mother
who fostered them-we know the end
Gayazzi, Achilli. Maria Monk, the es'
capped nun, another escaped nun, etc
Then, coming to the subject proper
of his letter. Father MEG olrick tells the
story of Edith O'Gorman, who, several
years ago, advertised to give a series OF
lectures in Minneapolis On the mYster.
les of the convent. When she arrived
with husbands galore, " he says, Edith
was in clover on account OF the ethusi-
ast1c reception accorded her. ''Ha1
books sold like hot cakes and the boys
who peddled her picture did a roaring
trade.'' In the midst Of all this tumult,
however, Edith and her travelling nus
band" were both found very drunk in
their rooms at the hotel, and were or
dered to leave. The lecture did not
come Off. and 1.-THE market for the books
and pictures Of the fair Edith fell very
low indeed" Father McGoIrick con-
tinues drawing the lesson that disobe-
dent priests and runaway sisters are
not the ones to impart the truth about
the church, although they are too often
the only ones to whom the thorough
going Protestant goes for information
'And now for the moral. We hear
much about the corruptions of Rome;
On one side grave charges; ON the other
defense and expostulation; both going
on for centuries. Why is this2 Be-
cause men do not devote time to exam
Inc fairly into the truth or falsity Of the
charges. If man meets me Gu the
street and puts the question, How
about Pore Joan?' the question does
not take second Of time, but the an.
swer involves great deal Of historical
examination, so that we may see how
absurd and false the story Of Pope Joan
is. Old Protestant histories enshrine
the picture Of the Papess with tiara Oh
her head and grand pontifca S; full de.
tails are given OF Der election--her
strange life--the very singular method
Of her detect1on~-of the monument 20
her-of the medals struck in her honor,
etc., etc, and yet no man pretending to
be q scholar but knows, now, that the
whole thing was a huge, lying joke to
cast ridicule on the papacv; still, what
hard work is involved III the answer TO
the brief question.
SOFT is with all the other lying stories
against Catholicity; only the sincere
lover Of truth by earnest study can learn
the exact truth. In view Of this diff
Guilty, the present writer makes a pro-
position; {l, has a large and we'll ar
ranged library, and, as it is his business
and highest duty to teach the truth and
answer difficulties, he now cordially IN.
yites any man who has a particular
Romanism corruption weighing heavily
on his mind to come and study and
argue it cut.
But, note we'll, that we can only take
one corruption at time. TO babble
out forty or fifty corruptions; to use
rough adjectiyes and PREJUDICE the poor
church. that is prejudice; any man can
do that; but to make careful and pro-
lOnged examination, with q sincere de-
sire to find the truth, to see what the
church has to say in her own defense;
to weigh the arguments pro and con,
this, venture to say, would close the
mouths of many an honest opponent of
Catnol,city, and to such an examination
YOU are all invited.
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