The Irish standard., 1891-05-02

liz CI1lluOuI W oSGdDltSU JIG CdtuOLl
paper of Cleveland, was his desire t,
have some means Of refuting the Cal
nmnles which Cowles was scatteriDe
broadcast against the church through
| the medium Of his journal. At first the
bishop undertook to meet those calunl.
MES and EXPOSE their faisehood in the
Leader itself. but the columns of that
paper wide open as they ever have Oeen
for the reception OF Catholic misrepre.
sentations, were Theoretically sealed
against the insertion Of Catholic truth;
and hence DR.. G:lmour determined to
nave paper of his own wherein Cowles'
calnmnies, or al least the most outrage
ous of the Leaders lies, might be con-
futed and exposed. And anyone who
ever read one Of the exposures, not a
few of which were penned by Bishop
Gllmour himself, does not need to be
reminded how skilfully the castigatlng
lash YVES applied by tie hierarchiea|
band to ''&he hebetudinous crank" as
Dana Of the New York Sun christeued
UoWlea.
But what this editorial bigot consid-
cred far greater punishment than the
public confutati0n OF his calumnies be-
fell him when his eldest daughter
became "a convert to the religion he had
so persistently reviled and lied about
Miss Cowles' conversion took place
while she was visiting the Eternal City;
emit Learn OF it than he FASTENED to Lon
don, summoned his daughter to join
there, and spent months in in ya,n
endeavor to induce her to recant her
profession Of Catholicity. employing
for that purpose every influence he
could bring 80 bear upon hia child.
Wien the convert came back to Cleve-
land, her father renewed his efforts to
effect her peryision. The CoWles' resi-
dence was but short distance from
Bishop Gilmour's cathedral, and one
of her fathers first moves was to for
bid his daughter to attend service in
that church ors7in any other Catholic
place OF worship in the city. DESTROYS
Of complying with her fathers orders,
and still resolved to acqut herself of all
the duties her religion required of her,
Miss Cowles applied 20 Bishop Gllmour
through one Of her friends, for a dis
pensation to stay away from mass for
three Sundays, hoping before that per-
iod of time had elapsed to find some
way of reconciling her flial obligations
with religious duties. DIR. Gllmour. of
course, could not grant her any such a
dispensation. and sent her word to that
effect. Miss Cowles accordingly quilted
the parental residence after nightfall
on SATURDAY., and went into the country
on visit to friend, hearing mass at
the Catholic church of that place. She
followed the same course the two Ell :
suing Sundays, going at one time TO
Warren, again to Ravenna, and to
other places as opportunity was afford
ed her. but obeying her fathers injunc-
tion not to visit the cathedral or anv
of the Catholic churches OF Cleveland.
The refusal of his daughter to re-
nounce her new found faith onlv added
fuel to Cowles' burning animositv TO-
ward the Catholic church. and his pa
per became daily more and more bitter
in its revllings Of his child religion.
What sort of life the convert led in
those days can be imagined from
the following statement which she
made in 1879 to Rev. J. D. BOwles, pas
tor of Ravenna, which place she visited
one Sunday for the purpose Of hearing
mass. Thus am cut off from hear.
ing mass" said Miss Cowles. after
explaining other matters, Though
the cathedral is 50 near me, and [ am
obliged to leave home aud 60 to some
of the neighboring towns to hear mass;
for that will not forego, even if totally
disowned by my family. And even the
privilege OF coming here to Ravenna,
or Warren, or other such places where
have been lately, is restricted. NV
father enjoins on me not to stop in a
Catholic house or make Catholic ac-
quaintances. and must board with
Protestants under the penalty of in
curing stronger alienation of parental
duty. OF course, if bad no money to
travel, would. not wlthstandjng my
fathers displeasure, and even worse
results from 1t 20 to mass In Cleveland.
But as long as can attend mass else
where do not want to disobey him
and. as judge, unnecessarily provoke
him. Hence. was hero today in your
church. Where I will be next Sunday
I know not. Indeed, am sick and
worried, and tired Of this running from
place 10 place"
IF it is true that Emperor William has
offended nearly all the princes of Ger
many Uncle Sam may find family row
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