The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09

and enjoy 1t as OF old by means OF a
| rod and reel, would DO damphool
not to go. But this would argue
that 1t Is necessary to catch the
fishing fever soon after tho whooplng
cough; that, in other words, 1t is thing
TO 10 acquired In boyhood. and which.
once caught, remains forever incurnble.
After ALL this theory docs not cover the
thing completely. because a considerable
number OF able.bodied men acquire the pas-
sion for angling late enough In life.
Where, then. must we look for the MI
crobo Of angling?
There is one definite purpose, OF highly
desir public character which the leaders Of
the Peoples Alliance league OF cranks may we'll
serve. and that Is to get together. under n
sinele umbrella. all tho fancy rsformers Of
the country. to tho manifest advantage OF
everybody else. Tho Alliance cranks OF the
West desire. rs We know. the Government to
go Into the produce and pawnbroking business
to nationslizs loans Of tho peoples money at
less than the market rate OF interest. and at
smaller rate than the Government itself PAYS
when borrowing money. They want. besides,
the Government TO run tho railroads to fur
nish the gas. TO operate the horse cars and to
conduct the transportation business. Tho
Alliance cranks OF the East want tho Go, ern-
ment t. buy and to own all machinery. tools,
and farming implements. 10 furnish cnpitnl
Tor tho shops and farmers. and to manage
overyboiy'A private business generally.
1t has remained. however. for tho Alliance
tranks OF Ohio to discover and proclaim still
anchor function for Government. md TINT il
management Of tho liquor business. Delier-
ins that. so their resolutions declare. the root
OF the liquor question is the element OF
profit" to the dealers, they demand that tho
exclusive impor alton. expectation. man ufnc-
furc. and sale OF all tho srrituous liquors shall
DO conducted by the Government Mt cost"
through agencies anil sn'aried officials. In
other words. tho Government Is to take
Charge of the taverns, vino snioons. hote, bars,
corner groceries. teer tunnels. and distilleres.
1t Is to put them in charge of "salafied
agents" and 10 run them without profit. and
IN this way tntemperance will be knocked out
and universal sobrietv nut forever on its feet.
That is what the Peoples pn,ty of Ohio pro-
roses, anu what its representatives demand.
ohios con ribulion TO the rol,ical crazy quit
OF the Alliance 10 peculiar. and tho more it Is
studied the more foolish it uri ears.
The first Catholic Church In the United
States to lie dedicated to tho purposes Of re.
llsion anu worship by an American Cardinal
Is s.. Demands. in West Fourteen til street lie.
tween the Eighth and Ninth avenues TWAS
dedicated on May 81. 1875. two months and A
hall inter the late Archbishop McCLoskEY had
oesn made Cardinal On the morning OF
MondaS. Dec. %, 1890. st. Bernard's Church
was DESTROYED By FIRE. or rather tho inside OF
1t was. for the handsome front has still re.
manned standing. Since that time tho parish
ioners hRso boon attending mass at a tenn.
porarS chapel In tho Trio building ON Hudson
street. and worImen hnve been engaged In re-
build nv the old church. Their work in so
nearly COMPLETE that to-day mass will
10 snii there for the first time since the
IRE by November, It is expected. tho church
Will DO entirely restored. and nil religious
services will then be resumed within it's walls.
Meanwhile tho chapel on Hudson street will
continue to be used ut some OF tho masses
particularly those for children.
Entirely apart from tho tact that st. Bar
nard's Church was the first to he dslicated BY
an American Cardinal. 1t enjoys, for two rem.
sons. o peculiar distinction among west side
Catholics. Its. In the first place. situnted in
part o, the town whore years ago. during tho
Know Nothing excitement. the Cn,ho ic ropu-
lation was least humorous. Catholics having
instincttveiy kent away from the Ninth ward
which had then but one Catholic church. St.
Josenh's. Now thoic are four churches there
AAS ''Af-S SASoNelAoh IOI bcT0AEQ was In
May. 1872. The work OF building was started
in May. 1873 Tho church was dlcated in May,
1878. AMI. oddly enough. tho first mass was
said by tho new pastor ut tho tom ornry chnpel
OF st. Bernard's congregation in May 1868,
While tho now church In Fourteenth street was
building the members OF the congregation wor-
shipped on the second loor OF a factory In Thi--
teenth sree". rentod from the Knicke7 bocl or
Ice Company. This WAS tho unpre;entious
starting Of congregation now one OF the most
numerous In tho city. Tho present church
representa- n total cost. for ground and build
Ing, OF ovor s2oo.O0N, and since it was first
opened there has been an nlmos. complete
transformation IN the character of the pupula-
ton In the vicinity Another reason which
VIII maks to-day's RESUMPTION services Mt ~.
Bernardo unusually Interesting In Catholic
circles Is the fact that the pastor. the 10y.
GABRIEL A. iEALY. is ono OF the best known
ana mos generally esteouei erclesiaslics In
tho United States. A native OF The First ward.
and My yea,s OF age on tho I'd of October
next Father HEALf was educated AZ tho
Christian Brothers School. md nfterward
At tho College OF st. Francis Xavier
priesthood ut tho College OF 81. Sulplce In
Montreal. and. sftor be.n: ordained. was Grst
assigned to service at 81. Peter's in barclay
street. whore rs n Dor no had boen a parish
toner. by direction OF Archbishop McCIosKEy
no was Entrusted with the formation OF the new
parish OF 81. Bernard's md he has been In
charge OF 1t ever slnoe. His labors there have
been arduous aud incessant. and their fruits
nre shown not merely In the church itself but
In tho various societies connected with 1t. A
short. thick.set. and Arm.foatursd man. with
the brightest OF bright eros and the most
CHEEKY and kindly manner. Father HEALY Is
undoubtedly the best known and prob
ably tho most popular Catholic priest on the
west side OF town since the death OF Father
DoNNELLY Of 1T. Michaels.