The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-10-06
Continued from LIST Paoe)

young nOVltlabeS 10 SHOW MS lucas
of the
"INFAMY OF THE REVEREND BLACKBOARD
LEADERS
OF the A. z. A.-such creatures as
Rev. J.QA. Henry and Rev. Charles
o. Brown"
"Where, oh where has he feen or
Hedw asked Father Yorke, in open
ing his prelude. "Only few
weeks ago he was rampant on this
platform. Can it be that the simple
question, why he left OaklandT
caused him to feet IL not, he may
be asked two other questions. why
should he sign himself from Seattle,
when he knows all about UkiahP
Does he know anything about in
sane asylums2' When he does there
will be another story to tell about
the Rev. Mr.. Stanley, the editor Of
an A. p. A. publication, who was
driven out of Oregon for base i'm.
morality. Rev. Mr.. Goodwin gave
a parting kick to the Pope of Rome
last Sunday aud christened me the
Gar OF San Francisco. l do not
claim the credit of sending Mr..
Goodwin out of town. l am not a
PoUNDMAsTER FOR vAaRANT PREACHERS.
His own people, who know him
better than do, thought it best to
send him away for the benefit OF
their health"
Father Yorke said that all Chris
tians should be united on the plat
form of public morality, and move
ments in its favor that were held in
this city were broken up by miser-
able preachers and the A. p. A. He
said that he pitied the Protestants
who had permitted their pulpits to
be desecrated by the mountebanks.
Two years ago, when these ISLANDERS
on these pure women, the Catholic
sisters, we're uttered, it was said that
Gods curse would fall on their &C
cusers. Gods curse had come and
so clearly that it could be- seen even
through heavy eyelids. Father
Yorke said he had not come to apo
logize for the Catholic sisters There
are men OF no religion, men who do
not attend church," he said, "who
are ready to lay down their lives for
them"
His object was to explain their
origin, their methods aud their OBJ
jects, matters well-known to all
Catholics, for the maligned women
were their daughters and sisters
"To do any work, especially charita.
BILE work" said Father Yorke, "need'
organization. Individual zeal flag,
and individual life ceases. So it ha.
come to pass that when the church
desires
TO NURSE THE SICK, TO AID THE POOL
and to instruct the ignorant she ha.
recourse to societies which do moi
cease with single life, but which
pass through centuries and have
been declared blessed among womer
by generation after generation.
The lecturer then took up the
question of celibacy, saying tina
domestic life and public missions
could not we'll be reconciled. HI
pointed out that in all settled com
munites the number of women ex
ceeded that of the men so that al
could not be wives and mothers
and said that the establishment o
orders of deaconesses and sisters il
Protestant churches showed tina
even in Professionalism the doctrn,
OF the Reformation that woman
only mission was to catch an eligi
BILE husband had fallen into disfavor
All of these societies we're volun
tary. The vows of poverty, chastit.
and obedience were not taken il
secrecy. They were taken in opel
church in the presence of the rela
tives and friends of the postulant ant
l.11o.o -. r. /.