Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-22
Says Bishop Whip
olsis a Pteyaficator'
,org FROM THE CATHOLIC
n.ci,I Of the Protes'"u''
81 - .nR,th Their Eies'tatinG
and Lacks Emphasis

fTarly lNrIN'' .,
,.ns College. Chicago Ills, May
81 ..cs,t article on Porto RICO
~ ~ H a. whipple, the Protest
aa .., y, bishop OF Minnesota the
., .s.. s,-, paragraph occurs ,
,@s moral condition Of the island
w -. sneak at length. Father
i..- and others have told me stor-
II. immortality OF the priesthood
10" ' The marriage fees exacted
~ poman Catholic priests have
...5 mulutudes from Christian
w. and this has led to much OF
.Thl Generalization which eX-
I, 90 ihe island.
,, y. M. Connection I would like to re-
,bat as have never met ehg E
'ss ,,1yerend gentleman as far as !
f.-' 'bsr n is 10 say the least ms
n-s.s,,1 state that have told him
hAls stories about anything. AS
2 I'srgy OF Porto Rico, not a rev
t, are SO enthusiastic and so
l. sgcb dear friends of mine, that
l... ~ repudiate any such insinua-
o thqIr regard. Father Berries Vi
TX, m Zerbla Of Utudo, Fr. fas-
49, M Coamo, may be mentioned
$50 model pastors and men OF
-9 49, Integrity All OF the fathers
'--'''.s location Of St Vincent OF
itbe Esculapian priests, and the
~ TO- N the cathedral. are men OF
Y. M and feryent zeal, to say noth-
,fothsrs scattered about the island.
.s,irlzed some OF theSpanish clergy
s,gs departed. Il was because /
a.-sbt religion and politics were TOO
80 connected In their minds, ana
,..,rss felt that they left their posts
l',v when their presence was most
.i3 This makes the conduct OF
~ who remained IN spite OF the loss
800 salaries the political revolution.
y rsr and other difficulties doubly
-sslble and honorable. These are
y. ~sn Who now constitute the clergy
Ip-,io Rico. and Of whom | have new
.,.,ssn sxcept IN praise. In this COM
,e'5B ] repudlate a part Of a neWspa-
n interview published on my return
I. N. United States from which the
.,Tlry might be inferred. The repor-
u MA me afterwards he wished 10
.-,. me ministers and used scare lines;
I. vas NOT aiming 10 tell what ! had
IA 10 him. As for the charge that
4, marriage fees exacted by priests
Nye prevented marriage, ! know TINS
M calumny and ] am surprised that
sth8p Whlpple could voice so false a
A.rs am convinced that he must
,Irs been misled, as he would not IN
p-i0nalv make a statement capable
tueh easy refutation The poor are
r.7si free everywhere, in Porto Rico,
sh he rest Of the Catholic world.
M want Of religious fervor IN Porto
Ro l. quite sufficiently explained by
trstlc and racial condition fully dis
usd by the bishop in his article
4 Is Of course possible that ] have
rt he bishop and forgotten the fact,
%. he paragraph IS none the less mis-
hiding and Is substantially Incorrect.
me clergy Of Porto Rico Of 1900, land
Psh0n Winnie writes from San Juan
1907 are q Jealous. pious, estimable
My o. men, many Of them loved and
tfsrtd with the utmost devotion by
eii people and ] am sure they are
vil able 90 Withstand the attacks OF
De s.cts and maintain the cause OF
ntA among an who are willing 20 hear
GA heed Protestant missionaries in
Pfto Rico win waste their time and
rrsy
suadl
THnMAs EMING SHERMAN. 81.