Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-24

He told some very interesting accounts Of
his experience while there and his fnal
conversion to the Protestant faith. In
speaking of the confessional he said: "The
young boys are taught to kneel down and
tell over all their wrong doings, and then
the priest tells them over to the little lads
in detail again, thus giving them so early
In life long lesson In evil. The motto OF
the tue American is to never teach them
wrong"
Proceeding, he said: "Our Catholic
brethren abstain from beef steak on Friday
for the sake of religion, and eat only fish
and eggs. Well, do not think we would
md that kind of fasting very hard. Many
OF you may think l am standing here to
turn around and throw all the mud have
found In the Catholic church. It is not 90.
however. shall not attack the morality
of the priests and nuns. tell only things
have observed in my own experience.
IN the communion We were told that
the bread and the wine was the real bod v
and blood of Christ-that the priest had
all power, and that whereas 1t was COM
mon bread and wine before his blessing, IL
was Christ's body and blood after. Welt
1 began to notice that the communion did
me no good-that 1 went out from the
EcEfACC ukutS Win
my fellow students. That Is not the kind
of redeeming blood we want-wine with
few words mumbaed over 1t by the priest.
Right here l want to tell you a fact in
history. Pope Andrion II. in 1172 con-
spired with Henry II. of England for the
subjugation of Ireland to the joint sway of
England and the church. And that is the
principal reason why to-day Ireland Is
priest-ridden. 1t was q conspiracy from
the beginning.
The priests tell us that the souls of our
dead are liberated from purgatory through
masses. But they don't say the masses
unless they are paid for doing so. What
we want is redemption without money and
without price.
About this time l came to America.
New York was the frat great American
city i came to. ! attended a great public
gathering. Mayor Hugh Grant was to be
there. 1 sat in the expectation of seeing
the mayor come in first. But he did not.
Archbishop Corrigan came in first. And
when Hugh Grant came in he knelt down
and kissed the band of the archbishop.
went soon after to Troy, N. Y. /
found the public schools there were all
ruled over by Catholics. Twenty. two
Protestant teachers were discharged In
very short period of time and Catholics
substituted in their places.
1 will not believe that there are not
enough people in New Haven to arise and
crush this church that protects the saloons.
Investigate the ssloonkeeper and he will
almost always be found to be a member of
the Catholic church. In New York they
passed the freedom of worship BILL The
Catholics said they ought to step in and
manage things because for sooth, they had
the most people there. But / should be-
lieve in putting those in power who are
hostile TO the saloon. You might AJAX, who,
In the A. P. A.'s opinion is an American,
who owes allegiance only to America and
to Washington.
do not want anyone to think that this
association is either republican or demo-
cratic. A republican lie speaking to you,
but democrat introduced me-"
At this point of the meeting a most dis
graceful proceeding ensued. Eugene Nc
Kenns, son of the late Patrick McKsnns,
umpsd to his feet, as also did several 9TH
srs and vociferoutly interrupted the
speaker. They were Immediately told with
cries and Kisses to sit down. But they
kept standing until young McKenns at last
gained the floor and said that he had run
against the man that introduced Mr.. Judge
In q political contest in the Seventh ward
and had knocked him out by number of
votes, which he proudly stated, and that
anyone that said that man was democrat
was a liar.
Quiet was at last restored, Mr.. Judge
against the Interruptions. Mr..
Judge then went on and finished his ad-
dress, no further Interruptions being
"a da.