The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
FATHER YoRKE's LETTER.
BE Replies to Major Sherman, M. T. Brewer,
G. A. Hubbell and Others.
Rev. Peter G. Yorke submits the follow

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G. A. Hubbel and Others.
Rev. Peter c. Yorke submits the follow
ing letter:
To the Editor Of The CdIL-DEAR SIR: Mr.
Sherman complains in this mornings CALL
that have dragged his name into controversy
Permit me to deny the accusation. Until this
moment have not mentioned Mr. Sherman's IS
name and have no intention of violating the
decencies of the situation by discussing his
character and standing.
When Mr.. Sherman states that l republished
in THE CALL certain articles from the Monitor
he does me an injustice. L am not the Monitor
and the Monitor Publishing Company authen
ticated its letter by its signatures and the in
itiels of the proper official.
l will admit, however, that while had moth
ing 10 do with said publication 1 approve of
the Monitors action. Mr. Sherman drew the
name of that paper into the controversy with
out rhyme or reason, aud it was the duty of
the Monitor TO defend itself.
Ii Mr.. Sherman was not so assiduous in get
ting himself interviewed and if he protested
less he might not have SO much difficulty in
understanding my position.
The present controversy has nothing to do
with Mr.. Sherman or with Mr.. Ross. am deal
ing now with Messrs. Case, Bovard, Brewer,
Morgan, Lawson and Hubbell. Ny only re-
quest to Mr.. Sherman is to stand aside and
mind his own business.
append to this letter, Mr. Editor, the post
scripts which were omitted yesterday through
want OF space. Yours truly,
TEIEH y. 1ORkE-
Postscriptum No. 1-Mr. NJ. T. Brewer has a.
grievance. When commenting on his remarks
dubbed him reverend" He now modestly
disclaims the title and adds that my "inyesti-
cation in striving to arrive at the facts in this
respect is i'll keeping with my ordinary inves-
tigation along ali lines"
beg to assure Mr.. Brewer that / made no
investigation whatsoever about him. His
personality and his profession are matters OF
absolute Indifference to me. / look upon him
and those who are with him as the algebraist
looks upon the symbols X, y,z. They are un-
known quantities and cognizable only by
their accidental functions. In the speakers at
the Metropolitan Temple have no interest
deal only with their words. When, therefore,
the daily papers called Mr.. NJ. r. Brewer a
question In fact, 1t was wholly against the
probabilities to expect to meet lonely lay
man in the crowd of bowling dervishes who
perform on Sundays for the A. p A.
RIA perusal OF NJ. L. Brewers labored lucu-
bratiOn demonstrates that we have to deal
with another specimen of the Little Bead
Patriot" The unprovoked outrsges which he
commits on English grammar are paralleled
only by the phonetic spelling of g. A. Hubbell
or the syntax of Donald Ross. submit, Mr..
Editor, that it would be desirable thing for
the peace and dignity of this community If
these new-fangled protectors of our institu-
schoolhouse, or any schoolhouse, in order to
become familiar with the three RS, provided,
however, that such familiarity could be at
talned without having recourse to surgical
operation.
The limitations of Mr.. Brewers intellectual
processes are manifested by his brilliant re-
tort 10 my statement that the Catholic church