The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-15
NEWMAN AND GIBBONS.
Elder Lowrie Mildly En-
dorses His Bishops
Anti-CathO1ic Speech.
THAT UNIVERSITY THE OFFENCE.
Roman Catholics VOueh for the Car
dinal's Sincerity in Praising
American Institutions.

American Institutions.
The address of Bishop ]. P. Newman,
of Omaha, delivered Tuesday evening at
the close of the Jersey City District Con-
ference of Methodist ministers and lay
men, and reported in yesterdays JERSEY
CRY NEWS, has created considerable
sensation is this city. Bishop Newman
openly attacked Cardinal Gibbons and
intimated that that eminent prelate was
masquerading in the garb of a hypocrite
when he lauded the free institutions of
America Catholics and Protestants
alike talked about these utterances last
evening.
WHAT ELDER LoWRIE THINKS.
To ascertain how far Bishop Newman's
views accorded with those of other
Methodist teachers called on Presiding
Elder Lowrie, Of this district, at whose
instance the conference was held. He at
first refused to be interviewed upon the
subject. The Rev. John Krantz was
closeted with the worthy presiding elder
when called. Mr.. Krantz is an old
newspaper man and he advised the pre-
siding elder not to talk upon the subject.
'They are only looking tor sensation"
he said. Il know them. I've been there
myself" and the jolly but keen witted
and determined Clergyman winked sig
niticantly at the reporter.
II would like to have an interview upon
this important sensation, as you term it,
Mr.. Krantz, from both you g6ntlemen."
Excuse me,' said Mr.. Krantz; II don't
think it would do any good"
'sAnd do you refuse to echo the senti-
ment of Bishop Newman?" asked the re-
porter Of Presiding Elder Lowrie-
II do not wish to be drawn into any
controversy upon this subject said the
elder. .sI notice that you do not report
Bishop Newman as saying that he had no
antipathy to the Roman Catholic Church
so long as it kept its place IN this country
of free institutions. | am a Methodist
and an American. love our free insti-
tutions, and cannot help agreeing with
Bishop Newman that the Roman Catholic
Church is attempting to grasp within its
clutch the leading minds-the representa-
tive citizens of this nation. They are
planting their universities and schools
wherever they can most effectually carry
out this purpose. You have read history.
1t is unnecessary for me to point out the
stified condition of so called free institu-
tions wherever Rome has its grip upon
them.
cardinal Gibbons may be sincere In
his laudation of American institutions;
but we must not forget that one of the
cardinal principles of the Roman Catho-
means
ssrhe Methodist bishops, at their last
meeting, determined to head on efforts
in this direction of erecting great fnsti-
tuition of Christian learningsaI Washing
ton as an offset to the efforts OF Cardinal
Gibbons in erecting great school for
Catholic priests in the very heart of the
nation. In this they are backed by all
Protestant denominations"
ROMAN CATHOLIC VIEWS.
To see how the Bishops comments were
received by Roman Catholics / called on
ex-Judge John A. Garrick, prominent
Catholic layman. He said:-''I regard
Bishop NeWman'S utterances against
Cardinal Gibbons as very foolish. And
yet am not surprised. His sentiment is
the result of his education, He is natur-
ally prejudiced. The entire body of Ro-
man Catholics throughout America be-
lieve Cardinal Gibbons sincere in his
eulogies of the free institutions of this
country, and applaud the Cardinals sem
timent."
FATHER CAssIDY's REMARKS.
The Rev. Father Cassidy. president of
st. PETERS Roman Catholic College on
Grand street, is one of the pleasantest
men reporter ever interviewed. Father
Cassidy is plain, simple, but intellee-
tually gifted man.
Il nave uOO fedu Iu6 repOFC OF The
speech of this man, Bishop Newman, of
Omaha" he said; and cannot, therefore,
give you an interview upon this import
ant subject. We Jesuits care nothing for
the assaults of heretics upon the Roman
Catholic Church. Her fortresses are in
vulnerable.
II can see no reason why Cardinal Glib
bons is not sincere" he added, after the
reporter had explained the gist of Bishop
Newman's remarkable utterances. Ger
tainly all the Catholics in this country are
in love with the spirit of American insti-
tutions, with but one exception. We do
not favor the free school system. II that
is one of the free institutions of this grand
republic, then cannot say that all Cath
olics are in favor OF all the American free
institutions.
But why shonld Cardinal Gibbons as
sumo the mask of hypocrite?n he con
tiutinued. "One is not subject to mana
cles and chains in this country as in some
others, for giving free expression of
sentiment.
Il am not personally acquainted with
the reverend cardinal: but I have read
his utterances closely and between the
lines. and l am sure he is sincere at heart
in every word he utters in reference to
spirit of American institutions"