The Irish standard., 1893-07-22
A. BAPTIST B1GoT.


Karmarthar, of India, and the Rev. David
James Burrell, of New York, in Ringing
insults at the Catholic people Of Montreal
lin return for their courtesy and hospi-
tally. There is some excuse for hea.
then Hindoo who is recent pervert from
Brahminism to Professionalism for attack
ing his Catholic hosts; but IN the case ct
Burrell and Hoyt, 1t was nothing short Of
brutality to wound the religious feelings
of the Catholic inhabitants of Montreal
who had shown them every kindness and
friendship. Both of them had been SO
accustomed to maligning the Catholic
citizens of the United States that they
Imagined they could do the same thing
with impunity in the Canadian city.
! Rev. Hoyt preached here last Sunday
on the trouble in Montreal. but modestly
kept himself in the background while
admitting that Blrrell's harangue on the
Ischool question may have contributed to
create the disturbance. The real cause
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dress of the Hindoo, whom he calls an
earnest worker in India, but the fact is
that the Hindoo and his wife have been
in this country for the past four years,
singing hymns in their native language
at gospel meetings. Rev. Hoyt told his
audience that Karmarthar did not utter
the words at all in the convention, but
forgot to state that printed copies of his
address were distributed to the delegates
and contained the Objectionable passage
which was as follows:
"There is remarkable correspondence
between Roman worship and Hlndoo
worship. Ronaanism is but new Label
on the old bottles OF pagaDism containing
the deadly poison of idolatry. Often the
Hindoos ask us when saeing the Ronaish
worship, what is the difference between
Christianity and Hinduism? 10 India
we have not only to contend with the
hydra-headed monster of idolatry, but
also with the octopus OF Romanism.'
When this insulting comparison be-
tween Catholicism AMI heathenism was
read in the public press it naturally pro-
duced excitement among the French
Catholics, but the convention took no
pains to allay their Indignation by re
pudiating the falsehood until a mob had
gathered to resent the insult. Rev. Hoyt
is reluctantly forced to acknowledge that
up to the time the offensive article ap-
peared in che public prints, the press and
mayor Of the city bad been full OF court
esy and kindness, but he says that on the
Friday before the trouble priest in the
Notre Dame Cathedral delivered SER
mon to excite the populace to make war
on the convention. That statement has
not been publicly made by any one else,
to our knowledge, and we do not believe
it to be fact, coming as it does from a
.pre;udiced w;tneee as Hoyt undoubtedly
is. He had no word Of condemnation for
the Hindoo one word of commenda-
ton for the Catholic archbishop and the
priests Of Montreal who displayed SO
much courtesy and federation in making
preparations for the reception OF Pro es
tant visitors to their city. The lesson
he drew from the unpleasant affair was
that Roman Catholicism was essentially
intolerant, and wherever it is in power
the great American birthrght of free
speech. free thought, free press, and free
worship is smothered and inundated.
The Providence Journal, an influential
Protestant paper, must have anticipated
this ebullition of bigotry from Rev. Hoyt,
for when commenting on the Montreal
disturbance it said:
1--WE protest against papish intolerance
and become ourselves intolerant as well
a. intolerable: We talk about the inn
pending menace of Romanisn1, and leave
our Protestant churches to go to seed.
Re the truth were told, Protestant New
England looks upon he superior organi-
cation OF the Catholic Church-and ire
quently it's superior effectiveness with
something OF respect as we'll as fear, q; and
is apprehensive largely because IT knows
that its own methods are lax and hap
hazard il comparison. s
The sweeping charge OF intoleranoe
against Catholics made By this mischief
maker Is an antiquated calumny which
has been the favorite topic Of men like
him aince the birth of otestantism, and
which il the last resource Of pafi1ed hypo-
critics. It Is not necessary to 60 Tar back
ii history q show the persecut;ng spirit
st Protest ntisn a. Error ean n tlons
Hetrrrs,on ihs Ameriiea II continent rotes3
5ttant hos osslJ