The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-18
States. know how much Tloboken was in
need OF the great school that 1 have since

States. ]. know how much Tloboken was in
need Of the great school that 1 have since
Hoboken. though n small city. now rcioices
ia the largest secu!ar, parish and church in the
United states, and In tho largest. rarochinl
nerhaps The world World is this scihsT 'Sf Is HIS
what the reverend gentlemen cali a disap-
Perhaps. according to their We've. ought
to be ~ disappointed cleric Tor when they
see Germans elevated to the epl:copacy in this
and who have very little to reconlmsnd them.
they conclude from the workings of thoir own
hearts that the men who have done eNtraor-
"Those mon do not understand tho lyrical
American priest. and ex-monks. who nre ~
him. The American priest i, y man Of labor
and selisacrcc, and he VII croontinne olabor
he is N ado Pope or the humbest 81 curates."
III these gent emen want to know what tho
non Catholics thought Of the animus Of the
the leading newspapers. Tho New York Times
Of Oct. . concludes an editorial with those
~ Xii that we ara justified in saying is that
tho persons who took part in those pro-
rssdngs arS ts sav G,soS ana in
MY only crime. in the eyes Of these German
priests Of Newark. is, rerhaps. tn" fact that
have called attention to their G.rmanizing
policy. and resented it as a man who loves tho
foundation OF our country and our Church.
The consequences TO myself are nothing: the
consequences to the Church must be Gsnen-
cial. This, and this alone is my aim. and any
man who knows this country well knows that
the Ok. monk. tho Rev. A. NJ hammer. who
is one OF the cnounceEs; IS striking ilustra-
wandering foreign monks and OK monks over
Misunderstanding CONGREGATIONS: and this,
Of ABILITY who are ordanol for tie docose
and who are only too willing to serv" them.
The Rev T. n kam%sr nv. ser nis Ees"se
can congregation. where there Was not a sim
cle German family Till he brought his iathor
and his mother It was an oil;hoot from Mgr.
De Conciios rnris h. ana pertains tho Mon
signor was afraid that an American or an
Irish American could hold hIg own. and that
.!Tbc Irish COW. however. would not give the
milk and n few kicks made tn" German pastor
| call for HELM in the person vi m Italian cura;e.
| The sight OF the Italian, curate only increased
| result, Father hammer is no longer in Jersey
| City. but he is now one OF the German priests
! OF Newark
Tho enmty Of such men IS n compliment
| to an American priest who is an honor to his
| diocese and to his race.
| lie hasno enemies. yon say;
il ~ Gh,n ,niPsi.,i in i9stray
| Mn.; hav. made Toes.
f - ~ i. ,|e work h. has lo4s:
| lie has hit no traitor on the p y.
| u. has east no cup t!on. peru. 81 III.
| lie has been coward III tie uEh:
81 beg tho reader to pardon my self glorin-
| cation know the class Of men | have 10
! contend with. and know they have ianorei
| industrious? 10 minimize what good have
! done and lately to say that am only n crank
SO as to neutraiz" the impression that my
| letters have produced. No man. being a crank.
/ could do what have dom. unless indeed. by
crank we mean that which puts al. tho ma
| chinery in motion.
| "Thut my letters are calculated To afrect the
| machinery OF the Church Of the L nj ed States
| there is no doubt. | am writing for the hest
! interests Of tho diocese Of Newark aud Of the
| country at large. and | know that the priest
! hood OF this country and Nil the Bishops Of
great experience Oh this mission are Of my
opinion"