The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02
BERGER Is
SC0RNED
Church and individuals Point
Fingers Of Shame.
SPENCER is AROUSED.
Rev. Fir. Lamy Denounces Secret sympa-
thizers and Tells Them to Refuse to
Recognize Separatists = French
Paper Appeals to the Honor
of the Usurping Priest.

Nortlf Broolsfeld, Oct. 1,-Excommu-
nicaEion for Rev. Jean Berger is COM
ing on apace. It is sure to overtake
him If he does not recede from the
position he is now occupying here, and
Il Is coming within the present week.
There is probably not a single person
in this town who believes that the
usnRping priest will announce penitence
because OF his acts. He Is entirely in
6fffepent to anything the church may
DO, appaEantly well satisfied that he
has q good berth and an easy living
xoT the next tive yeaes.
But those hens are beginning to-
hatch apd the brood that is coming
out VIII never be a source of pride to
the man who fs already known as a sec
pnd Chfniquy
Of course The SpTs exclusive story
of this morning.. that Rev. Jean Berger
had been summoned to appear before
the ecclesiastical tribunal, made its
mark, The Fnench- speaking people
who have been rabid among the dis
Benters are reaatztng that they made
q. fatal mistake, as Authority upon au-
thority Is adding its testimony to give
weight to the stand that The Spy was
the first paper to take and with which
other papers have since agreed.
Today masses were celebrated as for
several Sundays past but the influx of
people from the neighboring towns was
greatly diminished. OF course, DR..
Remiliayd of East Brookfeld was pres
emit, and a few other out-of-town en-
thusiasts who have cast judgment to
the winds, but it was found convenient
to have the o'clock mass in Depot hall
instead Of Town hall.
The high mass at 10 o'clock was cele-
brated in the town hall, and this after
noon the vesper service was sung at
Depot hall At st. Joseph's church,
no notice was made relating to the
trouble, although Rev. III. j. Wrenn was
aware that Rev. Jean Berger had been
summoned to appear at Springfield on
Wednesday.
Ground is to be broken tomorrow for
the foundations for the church edifice
on Forest street. This edifce will
never be recognized by the diocesan
authorities as a Catholic church.
So great was the interest created by
The Spys announcement of J. A. Fav-
reau's letter in yesterdays LOpinion
Publique, shat The Spy man translated
it as follows: yes, Berger & Com
pany.'
when the journals in the English Ian
gage announced that the priest
Jean Berger had left North Brookfield,
some good souls-most artless, indeed
believed that it was for good and that
the sad scandal had at last ended. But
it was nothing of the kind. Not only
has this unworthy priest, this guilty
pastor of erring sheep, returned, but
with bag and baggage he has collect
ed from yonder farm which he inhab-
fled in New York state, his household
goods. and-would you believe it?-his
hens Berger and company, and what
a company!
ssBut to come to the point, Mr.. Ber-
ger. We have suffered this long
enough in silence; long enough have our
hearts bled 10 see you deceive, lure and
mislead these poor, deluded people,
among whom we count our friends and
relatives, worthy people, who have for
rner1y had our sympathy and who now
merit our pity.
Between you and me, Monsieur Ber-
ger-and company!
You are a priest, you say. Yes, and
we blush for it, because of the love of
that church which has poured on your
forehead its holy JUNCTION, which has
consecrated you a priest of God for all
eternity.
Tu es sacerdos. aeternum. (Thou
art a priest forever) You are priest
of God, spc you are doing the work OF
the devil
t'You have spurned the indelibiS
marks upon your brow. You have dis
avowed the promise you made on the
day OF your ordination. You mock the
religion which you have sworn to UP.
hold and the priesthood. you have be.
trayed it. You have failed in YOU
priestiy VOWS: you have failed in the
faith you swore to. But what matters
it to you that the scandal OF which yot
are the author will fan upon us, tliost
of us who are here?
"Of what import is 1t to you that Thu,
affair in North Brookfield, in it's actua
phases, LaS been more injured by YOU
act than by all mistakes of the pas
taken together? What difference doe'
it make to you that these miserable
people-we cannot qualify them other
wise: they are our brethren-who ar
blindly following you, will find them
selves in short time outside the Ro
man Catholic church?
what matters it to you, to you wht
are priegt, who knows that there il
but one Roman Catholic church, gov
crned by the vicar Of Jesus Christ, O.
whom the bishop Is sole representativ,
- In his diocese; who knows bette1N thar
any enc else that you have no right
without authority from the bishop, 4
exercise priestly functions in q diocese
who knows that even a bishop has M
right to interfere outside of his owr
diocese; yes, what matters all this tt
you. Monsieur Berger--and company?
Nevertheless you ought not to bt