The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-15
FATHER PHELAN's OFFENSE.
Satolli Refers the Christian Endeayor-
ers TO Arch bi-hon kenrick.

Asbury Park, y. j., May I4,-Mgr. Sa-
TOLL has made answer 10 the Christian
Endeavor memorial adopted recently at
a meeting here. petitioNing the ablegate
20 unfrock Father Phelan, OF ST. Louis.
for his utterances touching the young peo-
pies organization. The letter follows
Rev. j. p. Dawson: Reverend and
Dear Sir-I received some days ago your
letter with which You sent me the protest
of the Christian Endeavorers against the
attacks made by Rev. Father Phelan III
his paper on the practices of that associa-
ton and / regret exceedingly that
question of this kind should have arisen,
but after long and careful consideration
OF the whole matter / feel that 1t Is one
which belongs TO the most reverend arch
bishop OF st. Louis rather than toy me.
With sentiments of slncerest esteem, l
remain faithfully yours In Christ Sa-
tolli''
Dawson says he VIII Immediately for
ward the petition to the archbishop.
on April % Rev. Father Phelan, pastor
of a Roman Catholic church IN North St
Louis. and editor OF the Western Watch
man, printed In his paper a criticism on
Protestant lapses from rules OF chastity
that set the city in an uproar. Following
are extracts from the editorial:
The associations OF Christian Endeavor
and the Epworth League number over
Io0. coo young men and women. Every one
OF them expects. hopes and labors to get
married. They are actively engaged In
counting when not most actively busy In
singing and praying. These young people
are very much I'm each others company.
There Is perhaps not one Of the young
women who have not one or more beaux-
Under such circumstances n would be
the simple dictate of everyday prudence
10 keep these young people under stsveil-
lance.
Catholics are terribly alive 20 the I'M
portance OF marrying wisely and well
Hence the care Of the church for the
young her awful rigor of respect TO the
marriage tie. But outside the Catholic
church the business Of marrying and Civ
ing I'm marriage Is a thing Of haphazard.
These two associations go off from home
thousands Of miles and stay weeks away
from the parental roof with no one to
protect them from the wiles 81 the vicious
Last summer 80 people met In a large
city in the East and stayed huddIed to-
gether in hotels and private houses for
two whole weeks These 30e1 people
were actually counting. and they were
thrown into promiscuous company and
free 20 roam At their own sweet VIII
wh{tharsoever their passion might lead
THE corrursting tendency OF such heter-
ogeneous gatherings Of young people can
not he overestimated. and for downright
viciousness and depravity they have never
been eonalei since the horTid SsturDalia
% Greece and Rome. The history OF these
gnerat conventions viii never be- told, but
chapters without end could he written II
the hearts blood OF afflicted mothers.
The double murder trial that VII soon
take place in san Francisco VIII disclose
some - tho trans and Suares that arc Set
for poor unwary girls IN these promiscu-
Gus assemblies 81 young church workers.
Purity IS little more than a medical
term among our Protestant friends. nGt
will unchasfitv become synonymous with
Wholesale suIeiic and murder God help
the poor girls who have no mother 70 adj
wise them and father confess0r - warn 't