The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
G. A. Hubbard Writes of the
Oaths Which Priests Are
Said to Take.
MEMBERSHIP IN THE A. P. A.
W. T. Brewer Says 1t Is Open to All.
Rev. Mr.. Bovard Not Unfriendly
to Catholics.

The selection of third person to act as
tain questions of Catholic doctrine between
Rev. Donald NJ. Ross and Rev. Peter e..
Yorke has been delayed because of the in
disposition of w. w. Foote. All who fol-
low the discussion from day to day. widen
ming in interest and in subject matter as
it progresses, seem anxious to have the
issue pressed to a finality and verdict
rendered. Both sides are apparen ntly
earnest, determined and aggressive. To
all The CALL. as a modern newspaper,
gives respectful hearing and fair chance
to present their views.
Il have heard nothing new in regard to
the controversy said Major E. A. Sher-
man, when asked in regard to the discus
sion yesterday. II have not met Mr..
Foote nor have any arrangements for our
meeting been made so far as l know.
Neither have l seen or heard from Mr..
Ross. | saw by a recent Monitor that
bear the character of the greatest liar on
the Pacific Coast That is new role to me
one that | have yet to learn how to play
but it is not necessary for me to deny the
charge. AS l stated the other day l con-
slider that l am capable OF giving this ques-
ton fair hearing and a Just answer, and
so long as Mr.. Ross is satisfied with me l
sh all act to the best of my ability.
81 have too long been known as fair
and just man to lear calumny now. My
political record in the State of Nevada
should speak something of the character
l bore when | was among that State s
active men. In the year 1868, when / ran
for the office of Controller of that State,
there was but one vote cast against me
throughout the whole State. That is a
record which should speak for my reputa-
tion with both parties then in power.
LAS to this question al issue, as | have
said before, know nothing about it ex-
cept that it is a question of documents
and papers, not one of doctrine nor one of
opinion. In such a case man of mature
Judgment should be able to arbitrate with
out prejudice, even were he partisan of
either side. That l am not, else 1 should
never have consented to make one of the
committee.
$50, of course, feel competent to meet
with Mr.. Foote and the third party of the
committee, whoever he may be, to discuss
or to search through these documents and
to state my opinion as TO the right and
wrong of the parties at issue in perfectly
unbiased manner. There has been no
step taken toward selecting the man to act
with US, and l do not know when such
action will be taken.
1--WE, that is, Mr.. Foote and myself, will
be notified in time, and as / have already
given my ideas as to what qualifications
that third person should have there is no
need to repeat them now. | think "if
it were done when tits done, then twere
well it were done quickly That. is, the
sooner the controversy is settled the
better, for bad feeling is being engendered
daily by discussion and accusations made
by the partisans of both Mr.. Ross and
Fa ther Yorke, and though, as 1 have also
before said, this decision will not end con-
. troversies between Catholic and Protest
ant, it will be we'll for this community to
have this become thing of the past"