The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-01-01
A METHODIST IGNoRAMUs.

The Methodist exhorter and real es-
tate Spectator, Rev. David Tice, has
turned up in the Minneapolis Times
after two years silence from the gar
rulous old fogy. We had supposed that
he had left the city for the citys good
after losing his new house on First av
enue north, but it appears he is sill
Gin our midst" d.
Last Monday he gave free expression
to his sentiments regarding FIR. Cleary
and his recent discourse on the evils
of divorce. and our esteemed contem-
rorary published his rlgmarole in full.
Davy has no exalted opinion of the
eloquent pastor of St. Charles church,
and this is not the first time he has
fired his pop gun at him. The genial
priest only smiles at his ignorance and
says nothing in reply. He has not time
to waste on him. If Davy only could
draw fire from Fr. Cleary's battery for
once, he would be supremely happy and
ready to shuttle off the mortal coil at
any moment Bot after many futile at
tempts to draw the priest into the con-
troversial arenag IDavy has lost his
equanimity and grown wrathy and
abusive. .
Like the late English historian,
James Anthony Froude, the disciple
CT Wesley has never learned when or
how to use inverted commas with pro-
priety and accuracy. and hence his
printed communications abound I'M
these little marks without rhyme or
reason. In his --latest epistle, for in
stance, we find the words ccibate and
father set off inquotation marks when
referring to Father 'Cleary. Davy i'm
AGNES he Is making the words odous
by the decoration Of the inverted COM
mas, forgetting that St. Paul was
celibate who preferred single life Of
blessedness to married life, and that
the title Of father, as applied to Cath
Ollie priests, is universally recognized.
Davy tries to be severe, and in the ab-
sence Of argument, Of which he is in
capable. he falls back on the quotation
marks to point his moral and adorn his
tale.
1t Is now two years and nine months
since Davy undertook to correct FIR.
Cleary before on the friendly relations
existing between President Lincoln
and Archbishop Hughes during the
civil war. Father Cleary had delivered
an address on the distinguished New
York prelate, which was published in
the Times. and Davy took exceptions to
1t as he now does to the address on d.
vorce Davy used the quotation marks
with reckless prodigality and attrib-
uted language to Lincoln regarding
Hughes which reflected on the latter's
patriotism. A correspondent of the
Times promptly exposed the dishonesty
and crookedness of Davy in putting the
words Of Chiniquy, the notorious ex-
priest. into the mouth of the noble
Lincoln. and he administered castiga-
ton to Davy which caused him to keep
silent for over two years. He declared
that Davy was afflicted with "rabies
Romano" as we'll as with "cacoethes
scribendi." and that, in the words APP
piled by Disraeli to Gladstone, he was
intoxicated by the exuberance of his
own verbosity," and made use of quota
ton marks without poetical license
The correspondent suggested to Davy
to conf1ne himself to the study of
Methodism and try to explain the cur
ious fact that there are in this coun-
try as many as II different branches of
the Methodist denomination. OF course,
Davy was extinguished and disappeared
discounted and crestfallen.
In last Mondays epistle on the .Ro-
manists" Davy again resorts to his old
tricks and makes use Of such dsreputa-
BILE authorities as Chiniquy against the
chastity of all anonymous priest in this
city. With tho usual quotation marks
the superannuated1 eEhorter gives an
extract from a fictitious communication
which is purported toshave appeared in
the primitive Catholic" Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, in 1892, and Of which the late
f. H. Walsh. rbogus ex-monk, was
the veracious editor. 9 Davy evidently
consulted his favorite authority, Chin
iquy's Fifty Years in the Church of
Rome" for We find him speaking of the
Able Guilhot, of Montreal, and of FIR.
Desjardnes, OF the same city, in refer
ence to immortality and the sale of in
dulgences. He emphatically asserts by
the copious use Of quotation marks that
the Catholic church does grant divorces
when there Is money. political promo
ton or any advantage to be gained
thereby. notwithstanding all that
"Cleary" (meaning FIR. Cleary) has
said to the contrary.
There is no use in trying to convince
Davy that he is mistaken. OF course,