The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-11

controversy between Rev. Donald Ross
and Father Yorke.
The third attorney in the controversy
has not yet been named.
W. W. Foote, who was named by Father
Yorke, and H. W. Outflow, selected by
Mr.. Ross have not met for the purpose of
naming the other attorney. Regarding
the statements in Father Yorke's letter of
December concerning Mr.. Outflow that
gentleman presents herewith a brief note
declining to reply, and gives his reasons.
The letter written by DR.. Case in reply
to Father Yorke's letter is here given as
follows:
SAN Francisco. Dec. 10, 1895.
Editor Call: l see by to-day's CALL that
Father ~ Yorke (the Bible says, ''Call no man
your father on EARTH" and, in my judgment,
the title Reverend" should be applied to God
only paws his respects to me in the usual style
of the Jesuits-by grossly misrepresentlng me
and by calling me bad names In my reply L
shall not stoop to Billingsgate to call him a
warrant the use of that undignified expression.
He certainly knows what said last Sunday in
the Temple, or he does not. And II he does
not know, he has no right to assume that he
knows. And if he does know, put it mildly
when | say that he Intentionally utters that
which is false and slanderous.
l think the gentleman deserves to be called
adam" Yorke, Tor no sooner is his sin men
toned than he takes refuge behind the woman
and cries out, 'Traducing the woman, the
woman the womanl the womanl
My structures were confined in that address
to the priesthood. Is it composed OF women?
Then let them no longer unsex themselves by
parading around in mems clothing.
Fifteen hundred people who heard me de-
liver that address will bear witness that l
spoke in the highest terms of the conservation
and tender ministries of the sisters. | SAID
dare to presume that the greater part of them
believe they are doing Gods service in their
devotion TO Romanism. | believe that some of
them knew OF the better way, but dare not
risk their lives in attempts TO escape their
thralldom. l cited the case of Edith o'Gor-
man, who has been pursued by Romanists for
twenty years. Furthermore l said have no
words OF censure for the rank and file of the
Catholic people who have been trained up
to believe the errors of Romanism to be the
pure Gospel OF Christ. They are misled, blu t
many sincere. For them l have sympathy,
and for the sisters pity.
But, said, for the emissaries of Rome, the
priests, and especially the Jesuits, / have no
sympathy, no pity, but words of severest con-
domination. They are Romanists first. and
Americans second, perhaps. This was the class
of Romanists aimed at. Mr.. Yorke must be
one of them, or he would not fiutter so when
they are hit; ait is the wounded bird that
flutters." ii to expose the corruptions of the
priesthood is an attack upon woman, then,
again l say. let the priests change their garb 80
that we may be apprised of the fact that they
are not men, and we will spare them out of
regard for their sex. The cry of 'Mad dcg!" in
this case is perfect failure, for the people
still have their eye on the thief. Evidently
my crime is that did not use squirtgun in
stead of rifle. l took deliberate aim, hit the
bullseye, and we saw the brownie jump out
OF the box, and heard the little bell ring
If to state simple facts concerning the con-
fessional is obscenity then let those who per
petuate this unscriptural unauthorized and
blasphemous relic of the dark ages be respon-
siple for it. For protesting against such cor
ruptions of Christianity as these Martin Luther
was communicated by bull, and millions
of others were put TO death. Not having even
a fg-leaf covering for himself in his hocus
pocus concerning the insult to women, Mr..
Yorke tries to work up boycott of Methodist