The San Francisco call., 1897-11-09
some MORE TALK
ABOUT GHOSTS
Father Yorke Delivered
Another of His Series
of Lectures.
History of the Gordon Specter
Graphically Told by the
Clergyman.
There Was a Large and Enthusiastic
Audience Present in Metro
politan Temple.

Father 0rke delivered tue louTtu y
| the series of lectures given under The
| auspices OF the Catholic Truth Society
Metropolitan Temple last night. The
| audience was large and enth usia site one
as was manifest by the frequent bursts O.
applause at intervals during the lecture.
Chairman j. J. O'TooIe made q few re-
marks, in which he stated the purpose;
for which the Catholic Truth Society wa'
organized, namely, to spread the trutt
concerning the Catholic religion.
A quartet, composed OF Misses Pauline
Wand, Maud Cameron. Lille ODonnel-
and Adelaide Baum, sang Come Back to
Erin" in a manner which elected mdcl
merited applause.
Chairman O'Tools then introduced
Father Yorke, whose appearance was the
signal for a great deal OF handclapping.
The particular ghost which walked for the
audience, and which was knocked out
figuratively by Father Yorke, was the one
known as 1.-The Gordon Ghost"
After speaking of the events which led
up to the accession to the throne of Eng
land of William of Orange, the speaker
said:
The triumph of Professionalism By the acces-
sion of William OF Orange was marked by q
new outbreak OF persecution. In addition TO
tine ancient laws new acts were passed Tor the
purpose OF ending Catholicism once and for-
ever. The saying OF mass was made an ofense
punisha bic by perpe tual imprisonment. The
same penalty was provided for p Catholic who
should teach school. The informer who
should convict q priest of saying mass re-
ceived q reward OF flOO. An equal amount
was given to the intormer who should convict
any person OF sending child beyond the sea
10 be educated in papacy. Every Catholic for
feited his estate to his nearest Protestant rela-
tive, and, moreover, he was disabled by the
same law to purchase lands in the Kingdom or
10 make profit out OF the same.
The lecturer then went on to tell Of the
change in the policy toward Catholics a t
the breaking out of the war for inde-
pendence, which struggle for liberty, he
said not only had for it's beneficiaries the
thirteen colonies but all the sons OF men
and particularly the Catholics, who
groaned so long under the tyranny OF
British Professionalism AS result of the
war relief measure was rushed through
Parliamen W hich repealed that statute OF
William of Orange
After telling of the riot which followed
the attempt to give the Catholics of Scot
land some relief, Father Yorke told OF the
formation of the Great Protestant AS
sociation, which was organized in Scot
land and which was the occasion for the
appearance of the Gordon ghost. He
said:
The Protestant Association spread from
Scotland into England, and soon the country
was in a b.aze. Everywhere the preachers
TIRED up their Congregations to mutlny. The
Dangers of Popery' formed their theme,
theme well calculated to fire the Protestant
blood. madman known as Lord George
Gordon was N ade president OF the association.
The great riots which followed the
presentation to Parliament of mon StrOuS
petition against the Catholics by the
Protestants were then touched upon, and
the horrors of the time were graphically
tod.
Then he described Gordon's subsequent
career as follows:
Lord Georges career after this period was
very rem arkable. He was excommunlcated
oy the Protestant Arch bishop OF Canterbury
lot refusing to give evidence IN an eccles1as-
ueal case. This was sad recompense Tor his
labors in preserving his country from the
rope, but 1t only sh ows that churches like
republics can be ungrateful About 1856 he
be came Jew and called himself the Right
Hon. Israel Bar Abraham George Gordon. He
was as crochety in his new creed as ne was
In his. old. He wore long beard and he re-
FUSED to speak 10 any Jew who did not sport
the same appendage. In 1887 he was con-
vlcted OF libel, but before sentence was passed
he fed to Amsterdam. The honest Dutch
Durghers did not know what to do with him
so they sent him back to England. In 1888
he was brought up for judgment and was COM
mltted TO Newgate. After five years lmprison-
ment he died in 1898.