Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-17

'hNENNls NbNNs
Washington, March i6.--n view OF
tho remarkable experience which befell
eN-Priest Slattciy at Savannah week
before last, his lie having been en-
dangcted through the rage OF u turbu-
lent mob, q s Interesting To note the
fact that Air, Slattpry IN uut the nrgt
clergyman who has seen III 10 sever
lu. allegiance with the Roman Catholic
church and start out ON crusade
against Il.
Since the Diooonse Of Baltimore was
founded, November o, l1Sl, there have
been la the United States quite u num-
Dor OF recrcant pricats, AZ wen na nuns,
B0iuc OF whom have achieved nOtorlrty.
The hrst archbishop Of Baltimore, John
Carroll, had trouble with several pt
item as Tar back as lig2, the keys'
John Cuusy aud Charlca Wharton, the
latter of whom became n Protestant
IN his 10th year, ana died aa such ten
years afterward.
Next came the celebrated priest VIM.
htnsuu, pastor OF -, Mnrys church.
Fourth ana Spruce streets, Philudel-
phla. whose actions not only carried MS
biHhop-th the Rigilt Rev, Michael Egnn--
to an untimcly grave. but involved the
parish In u long and DISASTROUS achism.
extending through twenty years, aud
covering tho entire ounbuncy OF both
nishop Egan aud hia successor. Bishop
Henry Conwcll This oN-prleHt died
about iSi6. after having cauHn1 more
religious excitement In the Province OF
baltimore. aud tho Sos OF philadelphia
an particular, than amy other eN-prlest
| before or since that period.
Almost cocval with his crusade, the
, celebrated Maria Monk, claiming TO DO
an Escaped num- held crowded houses
In aii the large cities. while she nnr-
\ intod the triAlp M the rlulstcr She
died under distressing circumstances IN
the 5Os leaving to another woman,
! Josephine Bnlkley, also an "cAehpeu
num-" from lGmmlttsburg Nd, me
task OF continuing her painful STORIES
/ OF cruelty and opprcBalon--which MISS
Huxley, formerly Sister OF Charity,
did BY tongue and pen from lhhb TO lsh''
Neither OF these women married eA-
| priests,
Father GavasM, an Italian, made
| himself conspicuous an d."reformet IN
the i0s, and. descending rapidly to ihla
generation, Fathora Mcnamara OF New
York. Gprdemnn Of Philadelphia, Hand
on Wilmington n, O., Jauquemet OF
CbnfleHton, =. C., ana Slattery have
pngsed Into history as Uniformed
Catholics" Father Jacquemct how
ever, reIoinod the Catholic church on
his death bed. Ills ease involved Arch,
I bishop liuyley OF Baltimore IN NOT
little trouble,
The archbishop, In 1874 yielded TO the
,yIah OF Bishop Lynch Of Chnrleaton.
and had taken Father Jacqucmet on
probation, shortly nftorward Father
Jncauomet. while nnsiRtant rector OF 81.
Peters church In Baltimore. visited a
Presbyterian church there ana re-
nounced Catholicism, Archbishop Bay
] LEVIN position In the matter was 30 ms
undcratooh. even by his friends. TINT
he published an explanatory letter'
showing the exact relations between
! a.. Iun Nyhn "A few
months later, became recohciled 20 me
Arohblahop on his death bed In BATH
more ,,,
mo case OF Father Gcrdeman OF Phil
ndelphih In 1873, illed the press OF Dotl
hemispherea. and N, no doubt, still re-
membcred by hundreds. He was rector
OF the Holy Trinity parish, Phlladel-
phIn. and became Involved In dispute
win his bishop, Jnmas Frederick Wood.
which resulted IN hla withdrawal from
the Roman Catholic communion. -.
married the orgnnlst OF his chufch, anu
81 sim practicing lawyer and a de-
voted Protestant Ia the CITY OF Broth-
The youthful Father Hand Of North
Cnrollna had trouble with Bishop GLIB
bons OF that see (now the cardinal hrch-
bishop OF Baliimorc), about ihe hnfne
time, but whether he married. like most
OF the others, or remained bachelor
until his death, " not definitely KNOWN
on The other hand, ex-PrieslH Mona
mara and Slattery are pronounced re-
: formers, as their lectures. nH well as
, those OF their wives. clearly attest. Mr.
Mcnamara has a mission IN New
; York, where he preacher regularly 10
large audiences, being a fOrclble and
{ energetic speaker, lie formerly went
: about the country like Mr.. Slattery.
delivering "expoaurer' Of Catholicism;
2 but IN recent years has confined his
. lnbors 10 New York city.