New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-08
BISHOP MQUAID REBURED.
4 VIGOROUS REVIEW BY THE FREEMANS
JOURNAL" OF HIS RECENT ATTACK ON
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.

VIGOROUS REVIEW BY THE FREEMAN's
JOURNAL OF HIS RECENT ATTACK on
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND
The Rev. l.. A. Lambert, Editor OF 1.-THE New
York Freeman's Journal" has made in the curren,
issue Of that paper some pointed remarks on Bishop
McQuaids recent attack on Archbishop lre.and OF
St Paul. at is not the first time. Mr. Lambert
says part. that he has assumed the role OF in
gulsitor His attack. In quasi-pastoral on the
venerated and gentle Bishop OF Buffalo was as scan
dalous as his latest one Archbishop Ireland
though 1t did not attract so much attention at the
time. His comments on the Pope and his criticism
OF Bishop McFaul. of Trenton. are OF IKE nature
but these thrown in the shade" says Mr. Lam
bert by his latest attack. for which he may be
made TO feel a touch OF discipline" Mr. Lambert
takes up Bishop McQuad's document and critic!ses
II scathingly. Speaking OF the Bishops words that
While IT may have been duty to exercise the
privileges of a citizen and vote, have fe!t that a
more sacred duty devoved upon me of preserving
unsulied the high and holy Office OF Bishop by keep
ing clear of entanglements with any political party
Mr. Lambert says: Does Monsgnor McQuad mean
by this convey the idea that the maintenance
of episcopal dignity is inconsistent with the duties
of citizenship in this Republic? II So he had better
refurbsh his theology or his Is, p9 @ds or Soa c
Zen's duty an example for Cathollcs 10 initiate.
Nor should he insinuate that those churchmen VINO
do otherwise barter the sacredness of their office
in the mart OF the political oiice-seeker
for bishops to hold alooff from politics, he con-
tinued: 1T has also been traditional in said
church for bishops not to attack each other from
their pulpits and scandalize the laity by eXhibi,
tons OF ill-emper. pique. resentment and personal
animosty If former bishops refraned from poll
tics in the peculiar way Monsignor McQuaid has
done. IT was certainly not from the puerile motive
he assigns for his course.
Mr.. Lambert refers TO Bishop McQuaid as the
would-be regent and closing says: bishop Nc
Quad intimates that the course OF the Archbishop
OF St Paul will probably be considered at Rome. IT
was the attempt to procure the censure of Rome
iacia al acfp hV re
his own province that brought on the present con
troversy within the Catholic Church. The result
of that attempt was to vindcate Ireland, 10 cause
the appointment OF Apostolic Delegate TO this
country against the wishes OF great majority OF
the Catholic bishops: to put precautionary
amendment in the constitution Of New YORK
against State aid to sectarian schools. and TO
jeopardizc for brief space the honest income OF
Catholic charitable Institutions from the public
funds for public work. Looking backward. those
who began the fight against ireland may well
hesitate about pushing II on II Is said that bishop
McQuad in this matter is really making d.
version I'm behalf of Archbishop Corrisan, who Is
supposed 10 he hard pressed TO defend himself
here and in Rome. II is regarded. therefore as
gallant illustration Of the offensive. defensive.