The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-15

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Donchoo to tho cardinal on Wednesday
laat. Tho cardinals letter was received
last evening.
Tho sermon which prompted Row.
Mr.. McCrory's fierce attack on Cardinal
Gibbons va, proachcd in tho cathedral
at Baltimore. March 81, and was pub
lished in tho daily pupcrs OF April /.
His text was, (Which OF You Shall
Convict $40 OF SIM"
In It hc condemned the oS.pricsts OF
the Catholic church, who had proved TO
be unworthy, who had deserted tho
church, aud were travelling about tho
country attacking it. lilo made no
allusion to ox.Priests SIattery or Ruth
ven, and did not mention the recent
Savannah incident.
among other things, tho cardinal
said that whenever any OF the Catholic
clergy ia known to have contracted any
degrading habits Incompatible with his
sacred calling he /. Withdrawal from the
active pursuits OF the ministry until ho
has given evidence OF reformation. ''rh0
church has" said the cardinal. too
much reverence for God, respect for tho
!aity, and for tho clergy themselves, to
suffer any unworthy pries. TO minister
at her altar. Such a priest" said tho
cardinal. "is sure 10 misreprosent and
maIisn the church, for what man eve
spoke kindly OF the mother whom lc
had insulted and d~ishonored? Tho
church's enemies affect to believe n
man in his fall whom they would not
hear when he was honorcd in the
sanctuary.
m it Is n sin to toll n jocose lilo. il i. is
n crime to calumniatc one's n%cighbors,"
said the cardinal, "how shall We charac-
terizc tho otlense OF those who mnliGn
the largest body OF Christians in the
world? And tho calumny becomes
more r~eprehensible when uttered from
n Christian pulpit. which ought TO be
the chair OF truth"
The cardinal concluded by counseling
his hearers TO harbor no spirit OF re-
sentiment or iIl-will against those who
were guilty OF the calumny. but they
should rather have pity and commisera.
ton for them.
In Rev. Mr.. McCrorv's sermon attack
ing Cardinal Gibbons, alluding to the
Savannah incident. he said that eli he
Cardinal Gibbou,) wna correctly re-
ported. thes he that violent,
cowardly, lawless and murderous out
break
Rev. McCrory also said the cardinal
justified the suspicion OF corruption in
his church. and confessed that every
priest who leaves it SPEAKS against the
character OF its priesthood. lie nlso nj.
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couraged violence. and TIC made the
strong assertion that "the cardinal puts
Christianity 10 shame before the world.
He Claims" said liev. McCrory. ITO
represent tho largest body OF Chris.
.ians in tho world, aud yet he has only
soft words for iuen who would have
murdered ifthey had not been restrain.
cd by bayoneis."
Among other assertions. he also do.
| clared that the cardinal did not repre-
sent Christianity, and wSs speaking Tor
n system that would not bear the light.
Other utterances were OF similar tenor.
On April 10 Row. Donehoo. who had
me: Cardinal Gibbons when he visited
Pittsburgh, took Rev. McCrory to ,ask
for what he rated an unwarranted at
tack on the cardinal. Last Wednesday
he wrote Cardinal Gibbons saying he
hoped the cardinal would understand
that the sentiments expressed by Rev.
McCrory were no. those OF the Protest.
ant body or any considerable part
thereof. Speaking from u Protestant
standpoint, he said:
"When VIC havo TO put words into
your mouth that you do no. utter. and
attribute to you expressions you did
not use. having no other argument, We
| had better keep quiet" Rev. DOnehoo
| further said that lie was doing for
Cardinal Gibbons wliat he knew tho
latter would do for him or for anyone
unjus,ly assaulted.
The cardinals reply. written by him.
soil, was prompt, and follows:
CAHDISAL's RESIDENCE,
i0S NORTH CHARLES STREET,
BALTIMORE, April L., 1851
Rtp. e I. Don.hOO,
DEAR SIR:-I beg to acknowledge tho
receipt OF your letter aud the enclosed
newspaper clippings.
Your ready response to tho slam
dorous attack OF Rcv. McCrory is, l
assure Won, greatly appreciated.
Your generous action, prompted
spontaneously by n sense OF justice and
truth. Compcli my sincere, grateful ac-
acknowledgement.
Tina. tho attack OF Rev. McCrory is
unjust must appear ovidOnt to anyone
who reads my sermon, n copy OF which,
| taken from tho Catholic Mirror, OF BAL
timoro, | scnd to YOU.
This uniusti6ablc misconatruction OF
anothcr'B words and motives. indulgod
in by ltey. McCrory, 10 unworthy OF any
honest man.
The oi!onsc is only aggravated when
committed by ono who Is n loader OF
others, and who processes to teach tho
doctrine OF truth and charity.
I'm happy to think that this man Is
not n fair specimen OF tho Chriatlnn
preacher. Tho knowledge that have
from n peraonnl acquaintance with row.
crond gentlemen OF every donomina.
ton convincns mo that tho Rev. Nc.
Croryy is an unfortunate exception in n
body OF honrablo and respected Chris
tians.
| am glad you recall the occasion
whom had the pleasure OF making
your acquaintance, aud trust an op-
~por.unity will some day be afforded mo
OF renewing that acquaintance aud
acknowledging in porsoh your graceful
act OF Justice md charity.
Faithfully yours IN NJ.
]. CAM. GlnnoSs.
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