The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-08

1fd the charity OF the reverend gen.
tieman. In another place he is quoted a.
saying. L see you blush; YOU ought to
plush; see your hellish laugh Ii will
he noted that Father Rezek's perceptiye
faculties are most acute.
In the course OF his sermon. Father
itezek, alter rasping his beloved congre.
CATION, In various sore spots, took occa-
sion TO illuminate against mixed mar
riages; those OF Catholics and Prostes-
tants. lie denounced the Catholic pa
rents 10 such unions, as derilict in pro-
yiding proper Catholic training for their
children; and then took occasion to give
theimpression in the case OF marriages NOT
solemnized by Catholic cergymen. The
offspring were necessarily illegitimate.
Alter satisfying myself from the testi
mony oil reliable persons, who had lis
tened to this great sermon, bubblipp over
with true christianity, went to the mar.
sonage and asked for Father Rezek. who
appeared; asked him il he was the man
VINO had that morning stated that he
would mop the floor OF the church with
certain reluctant parishioners; another of
father Kezek's little pleasantries which
MADE the sermon a highly moral and en-
PERTAINING one; he stammered out some
sort oil negation: and then asked him
ne had stated that children born of
mixed marriages were illegitimate: ne
asked what statement? | then removed
my overcoat, and he began yelling. get
out, get out OF here. | informed him
tnat could lick him in two minutes
whereupon he reached for what he face
tlously dubs an iron cane; IL was. what
IA commonly known as an iron stove
poker; struck him in the face, immedia-
teiy over the Aperture which had given
10 the world his sermon OF the morning
ana ne reciprocated with a blow from
the poker, which caught with nv right |
mana Two men, neighbors OF the priest. |
then came In and got between US. where. |
upon put on my coat and left. | con-
S'oer that my blow was amply justified
oh grounds OF law, morality, patriotism
nuu g0ou citizenship. IA Blackstone
saia' mere are times when legal lore can
ne ia,u aside and common sense substi-
LuCeu' Inc man who attacks the legit.
macy OF my children, and insults the
~uoie AMERICAN nation by a cowardly
N'u, upon their birth deserves rebuke:
nnu .nere are some people who can under
T.anu only one kind OF an argument.
''"'hS oOuTudl, LnHt L had i
onered written apology, IL untrue I
never offered or authorized to be Offered
any apology, verbal or written: have
none to make w. MrIrvnr
Inc NEWS had hoped that this matter
would have been confined to the parties
Mostly concerned, for the sooner such
matters are forgotten the better for the
ommuDity In which they occur and
therefore,, unless there is some very strong
eason Tor doing otherwise, the News
'lll decline, after giving Father Rezek the
OF making statement. {
houId he wish to do so on his return. 70 :
ublisb any more about this UNPLEASANT I
natter, as both sides will then have had an r
pportunity to give their statements 10 b
he public throBgh the columns ot .he
Ews.
LATER -Fothrr Z @ck returned ON the
Don trhin aud on IL read Mr.. Nil,srs
tier which was also published in this ,
ornin3 Winning Journal, and Father =
eek :" III write an answer 10 Mr. Miller's y
tter IN time TO appear in the Evening II
Ews OF Saturday next. /"
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