New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
PSYCHOLOGICAL DOCTORS DISAGREE.
THE CHARACTER OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH is THE SUBJECT or CONTENTION

THE CHARACTER OF TIE ROMAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH IS THE SUBJECT or CONTENTION
Hartford. Conn. Feb "a CspcciaD.-Quite little
feeling has been stirred up in the community during
the last few days over the sermons of the Rev.
Frank Dixon OF the South Baptist Church. ana the
Rev Or. T. +. Parker. of the South Congregational
Church The first on the subject or the ~ j. ~
and was directed against the Roman 'athohc
church for its supposed attitude against the public
schools while the latter. which has created Inc
greatest sensation Of any sermon Dr. Parker has
preached for years takes the broad ground thai
the Roman Catholic Church. while not by any means
the only church. is a true churcn OF 'hrls'' anu
openly expresses fellowship for II. Incidentally Il
brought out the fact that DR. Parker had sent ms
CONGRATULATIONS to Bishop Terney, OF the Roman
Catholic Hartford Diocese. on the news Of his ai'-
nointuent and that the latter had responded "rhe
| Connecticut Catholic publishes DR.. Pdrkers ser
mon in full and comments upon 1t with favor mere
! is some talk that the South Church viii take action
| upon the somewhat extraordinary circumstance. but
as that church has allowed the brilliant pastor 10
do about ne has pleased for tniry-four years II
will probably take cOgnizance OF II onAcaiIy
The settlement Of the rapid-transit question for
at least the coming year Will be before the Court
OF Common Council on Monday evening. when The
Joint special committee will make reports on the
petitions of the railway companies. II IS
understood that the attitude taken by the committee
will be much favorable to the petitions than
It has been in the past and that some sort OF com
| promise has been agreed upon which Will give the
| trolley rights on streets not included In the last
! report. The difficulty of bringing about RAPID
transit however lies in the fact thai the committee
will recognize both the old and the new company
as having charter rights within the city limits
This the old company wiz contest In the courts, as
1t has always had full swing and does not believe
| the new company has any rights within the city AZ
| all The company has not rail laid yet. but
designs to Introduce electric lines to New-Hritain
and other suburban towns. and come into the city
over the tracks Of the old company by agreement
or by tracks Of its own where it a most cnicn
Nine. Patti appeared in concert at the armOry.
! She had never sung In this city before and there
was an enormous crowd to hear her. despite the
| high price Of the tickets. She came here on SltGr
| day and remained until Wednesday afternoon. She
gave party several friends from out Of the city
! and 10 the members of her company during her
stay The receipts for the concert amounted to over
| 5000.
! The city Is employing about fifty men on i'm
provements in the western part OF the town. chang
| ing the gang every week. In order mat IN" 40
or unemployed who have applied to the city
for the work may have a chance. \ little more than
$500 of the $4,000 appropriated has been expended
within the two weeks. and more would be If there
were sufficient room to put a larger force at work