The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-31

New York, May 80 = The Rev.
Thomas J. Ducey lectured his congre-
cation Sunday morning on their dila-
toriuess in wiping out the debt of the
church, referred to the adulation which
had been showered upon the Princess
Eulalie, and concluded with disserta'
ton on the manner in which lie had
been misquoted by members OF his
congregation. 1t was not a large con-
gregation which Father Ducey Rd'
dressed, and he accounted for it on the
ground that large number Of his par
shioners were in the country,
II desire" he said, when he stepped
into the pulpit, ito call the attention Of
this congregation to the fact that the
debt on this church has not been
liquidated and that we must do some
thing to wipe II out. 1t is about time
that the slate WAS cleaned and that we
should start in on a new basis. There
are many men and women parishioners
OF this church who are in position,
financially, to aid me in accomplishing
this end, but they show no disposition
to do 30,
"AlI the efforts ofthe so.called society
people seem to be conferred in self!en-
joyment. They think nothing OF the
church, or OF their moral obligations to
the community or to the Lord,
II am much amazed that so much
adulation has been given during the
last few days to the representative Of
one Of the Oldest royal families in Eu'
rope. Why should American democracy
bend the knee to any foreign potentate 7
True it is, she may not be foreign pc.
tentate, but yet our brilliant, we'll
dressed, highly.educated people receive
her as such, aud what ia the result 7
Just think OF it for aunoment.
"The women and men who are flock.
ing to show what they call their respect
to the Spanish princess, overlook the
fact that in this very city there are
thousands OF women struggling for OK.
istance who are tho equal OF any royal
bred woman OF Europe"
At this point in his discourse Father
Ducey leaned upon tho pulpit, and
after thinking for moment, said:
II am not captious critic am not
builder OF marble palaces, nor do l
want the laudations Of the people, |
AIN trying to do priests work, and
find it mighty hard. Why, just think
OF It'll Only the other day l ran across
q poor devil of fellow who ia trying to
exc out an existance, with a wife and
children, on 81 week, and the DEVILS
own time he has Of it, too,
"Just think OF it. Seven dollars q
week in this city, where there is so
much wealth and power The officials
spend thousands to entertain, while men
and women are starving
II am not communist, nor social
list; but it grieves me to see these con-
ditions exist. Ii one-half OF the money
expended during the last week had been
applied to the amelioration Of the poor
the worthy poor, mean-it would
have been much to tho credit OF the
men who are at the head Of the city gov
eminent"
Again Father Ducey leaned on his
pulpit and was in deep thought When
he resumed he referred to the gossip
mongers in his parish. He said:
Last Sunday spoke Of the descent
OF tho Holy Ghost on the apostles, and
some Que in the congregation circulated
the report that said that the apostles
had Jag on when the Holy Ghost ap-
peAred among them.
Now / know what the everyday
meaning OF jag 10, but l soemnly
swear now, in tho presence Of the Al
mighty, that usod no such expression.
"What l did say was this, and l was
correctly quoted i'll one OF the leading
New York papers, tho Times, last
Thursday morning: told them how
that the Bible said the people scotfed
and said the apostles were drunk, And
also stated that il such thing had
happened in q crowd OF the nineteenth
century, the first thing that would be
said would be, These people have big
Gag" on
"If anyone can distort this into re-.
mark or an opinion from myself, Ican't
see how it's DONE"
In conclusion, Father Ducey aaid
that he had been subjected to a great
doal OF adverse comment from time to
time, and he hoped tho day was close
at hand when he would receive favora-
BILE judgment He invoked the bless
ing OF the Almighty on his congrega-
ton, and in doing SO prayed that his
hearers would judge his words correctly
and DO guided accordingly.
THERE is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
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