The evening world., 1894-06-25
AN A. 0. 4. SENSATION.
Bishop McQuaid's Plain Words to
Hibernians at Rochester.
Why the Church Long Refused TO
Recognize the Order.
Warning Against Entanglements
with European Societies.

ROCHEST ER, \. /, June Is. The an
nual State Convention of the Ancient
order of Hlbernians is in session. There
are about five hundred delegates present
from all over the country. Among them
are Congressman Weadock. of Michigan:
p. j. O'Connor, of savannah, Ca, and
Irishmen from Buffalo. New York, Syra-
cuse, Brooklyn. and elsewhere.
The delegates attended mass in the
Cathedral this morning. Nlcar-General
O'tlare was Celebrant.
Bishop McQuaii. Of Rochester, created
a sensation among the delegates by de
livering the following address;
The Ancient order of Hibernians Of
America receives the privilege OF this
public service and a certain recognition
by Church authorities in this diocese OF
Rochester Tor the first time 1t is
proper to state, on this occasion. the
ground OF objections in thc.past ana the
reason for the change. Ecui-5iastics.
like myself remember the early his
tory Of this ORGANIZATION. when suaa
prelates as Archbishop Hughes, " New
York. and Archbishop Wood. OF Philaie!-
phia, repruUated and condemned the
! oTucT, anu lul~ bOOu IeuSOllS nave
! viewed with distrust and fear any couu-
tenance shown to its members until the
Objectionable features OF the old Society
had been discarded These features
We're its binding oath ana its antliaton
with some secret, Oath-DouEd centre OF
authority in Europe-in Scotland, | be-
lieve.
/ Attention was chiefly at one time at
traetcl TO the order by its sympathy
with the Mollie Magutres, of Pennsyi-
| Vania, murderous organization that
slaughtered its victims by the dozen
and consigned TO the scafold its agents,
many Of whom had committed the
crimes for which they died by virtue
Of the oath they had taken. The Hi
hernians OF thosa days were Implicated
in the crimes of the 'Molne M.pulres.
1t Is we'll for the men OF this generation
to know and remember these iacts.
Il do not believe that the order. rs
! an order, couns"lled or sanctioned such
crimes, but designing men in the Or
der used it and lis dUpcs for their own
! nefariOuS purposes. What took place
in the past may take place again.
/ Hence the need OF proper provisions and
/ precautions
/ Another society over which th2 curse
| Of God seems 10 hang the. Cltn-LA.
/ Gael sought to make MS" o( !hr ~
lernIIns for their purposes. Some u'
. the Clau-lG-Gd"l worked thni' way high
into the order. Fortunately for the
Ii.bernians. they have not bera led
astrNy nor duped.
ent, but rather ii is highly dangerous
for an American society to b" affiliated
with a parent society in any of tn,
OF Europe, and the less We haze L. DO
with II the better. l}ut when tn.
European society Is n secret, olIh,
/ y and organization, -urh ua tho Free,
masuNs, ih- CtrhnnIri 'h' renltus
the Clan-un Gael Sc. our American
societies, organized chiaa5 Fug mutual
, all aud benevolent purposes become
o. . I|rI hal
rurcign associates, ana the cyil Brc"s
We ID no, neal these European en-
| tHng.ements In political or social .lfe. II
/ Catholic lrishmau may with lmpunlty ana
! without reproach become tOJ.s in tAg
hands OF foreign olth-hound societies, "a
may Catholic Germans, Catholic Pu.es.
Catholic Italians, with equal impunity'