The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
TO ENTER THE FOLD.
Many Are Weary of
Opposing Their
Church.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END
Regular Churchmen Conf
dent that Backbone Of
Secession Is Broken.

members of st. Josephs church are
working hard to make the separate
congregation which will be begun at
st. Joseph's church Sunday morning, a
pronounced success.
Their efforts are meeting with success
enough to give them confidence and it
is predicted that there will be more
French speaking people to worship ct
st. Joseph's church at the o'clock
mass Sunday than there have been
since the secession which occurred ov-
er two years ago. Careful estimation
places the number of church going peo-
pie of the French at about 125, and it is
expected that more than this number
will be present at church on Sunday
1t is thought that the number will
reach nearly if not quite $50 and the
ranks are expected to swell gradually
as the rest of the French people come
to acknowledge the error they are man
ing in following the teachings of the
strange priest, FIR. Berger, and the
counsels of their leaders who now open
~ ADMIT their purpose of disobeying
the church authorities.
Rev. H. j. Wren. the new pastor Of
st, Joseph's parish. has completely
captivated the French people who have
hear1 him speak, and who are unani-
nous in pronouncing him the best
French speaker they have ever heard.
Consequently they are urging the Sc
cessionists to return for the purpose of
listening TO FIR. Wrenn's speaking. If
for no other reason, and it is, expected
that theil labors will bear fruit.
In many cases wives have been miss
ing mass by the commands of their
husbands, and are extremely anxious
TO return to st. Joseph's church, and in
as many cases the husbands would re-
turn but for the power which the lead
| ers seem to have over them. But the
Cathclic people among the French ex-
press the utmost confidence that in a
snort time this spell will be broken and
that the people will have but scorn for
the men who are now leading them
astray.
Meanwhile the leaders Of the dissent
ers are redoubling their efforts and zeal
70 81. Joseph's. The denunciation of
Priest Berger by Ri. Rev. Thomas D.
Beaven has had its effect and MANY
now admit they have taken a wrong
course, but in most cases proclaim their
intention to stick to the course whether
1t is right or wrong. -,''''s,1.'|-1sz
| They are moved to do this by the
plausible story told by Priest Berger to
| the effect that he will be uoheld in HE
| course by higher authority than Bishnn
/ Beaver. He tells the people whose great
characteristic seems TO be gullibility.
mat he will take the case to Archbishop
| Williams, whom he feels confident will
sustain him. If, however. Archbishon
Williams should fail him, ne States that
ne viii carry the matter to the apostolic
T11, Martinelli, at Washington,
| Wnlie he says he knows that Monsig-
nor Martinelli will tell him ne is in the
right, he has his plans set to carry fbe
case before the propaganda should the
apostolic delegate by any miscnaace re
fuse him the authority.
| once again he is certain beyond dnubt
that the propaganda will look llpon his
usurpatlon favorably, hut should an
9ther guess be necessary, he intends to
demand an audience with Pope Leo
3II 70 ten MIN the situation in North
| Bfookhel1. This and much more mas
ReV. Jean Berger poured into the ears
OF the confding French PEOPLE But the
confidence in the authority of Priest
berger to be here has been. sadly shak-
en-. in fact it is completely demolisned
and because of this the leaders are
working hard to keep the interest un-
tagging.
In order that They NAV know inst how
many are determined to support FIR
Berger in the stand he has taken here
a careful canvass is to be made among
the French people. The followers Of DR.
~. l.. Remillard of East Brookfleld are
also looked to for material assistance
4 as they appear to be in sympathy with
here. str7F F2-sss =
Four Juvenile Offenders were before
Trial Justice Sylvander Boutwell, this
morning, one of their number, Robert
| Quill, being charged with malicious
mischief in breaking squash belongings
to Joseph Wheelock, whose farm is sir.
uated about mile north of the towr
Il proper. AS witnesses in the case an.
peared Johnnie Hatch, Willie Austir
and Willie Ryan, who helped souas
the squash, but whose parents O,
guardians were content to pay Mr.
Wheelock 81 each to pay him for tht
damage done by. the youngsters. No
so with Stephen Quill, the father of the
other lad. He was unwilling to le'
Wheelock get anything out of the case
and so contested. Lawyer Timoth,
Howard defended young Quill. On thu
evidence 1t was found that one weel
ago Friday the boys, for the fun of tn,
thing, smashed some squash in Mr.
Wheelock'S garden, or after taking /
from the garden. For malicious mis-
chief the Quill boy was fined $40 an,
his father paid the money, saying h
would rather pay $50 than give Wheel
! ock cent
Z The many friends of the high schoo
boys are disappointed to find that tn
high school is not to be represented b.
a foot ball team this season. The new
: principal, c. N. Perkins, takes consid
/ cradle interest in athletic sports bein
an old foot ball player himself, an
would like to see the school have
team, but at present there seems to b
a lack of available material The boy
hope to have a good basket ball team
: and when spring comes will concen
trate their energies to beat Spencer on
in the annual meet of the w. c. S. A. "A
= Present indications are that the Tige
! foot ball team will be the only one Il
| town this fall
: John j. Downey and Harry S. Ly
tie have completed the program for tn
lecture course which they are to man
age here, and from the names that an
: pear among the attractions, 1t seem
that the innovation will be a decide
! success. The course will consist of si
= lectures, and will open Nov. with All
/ bert Armstrong in his illustrated pic
/ ture play, THE Little Minister" O.
a Nov. 2S Prof. James e. Downey an
I Prof Dwight of Holyoke will tell q
a experiments and give demonstrations o
the intrinsic values of liquid air an
q wireless telegraphy. There will be a,
entertainment by local talent the sam
e evening. The Macy Grizzly Compan,
will be the attraction on Dec 2S, and o.
Feb. s, Polk Miller, the inimitable min
ic Of southern dialect, will be the en-
tertainer March 8, the John Thona
Concert Company will be on hand. Tn
1ru al.