New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
BISHOP M'QUAID REPLIES.
DENIES EPISCOPAL STATEMENTS THAI
CATHOLICS ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR IMMORTALITY IN LATIN
AMERICAN COUNTRIES.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Rochester y. Y, Dec 9.-Bshop Bernard j.
McQuaid of the Roman Catholic Diocese OF
Rochester made vigorous answer to the Epis-
copal bishops and clersymen who in their re-
cent addresses before the Episcopal Missionary
Conference attacked the Roman Cathohc
Church, its priests and its methods in Latin
American countries. Bishop McQuaid directed
his remarks especially against statements that
have been made by Bishop Doane. of Albany
and Bishop Kfnsolvirg, of Brazil He said:
One of the Episcopal bishops at the Missionary ar
Conference in this city went out of his way 70 VII
of Catholic Church by saying there was
Of tn SoTTUpt6n OF morals aS IN the the
ligon superstitious use of forms, with no IN IN
conduct of the frars in the Philippine Islands can
be fairly compared with the conduct OF the nilia .h
Church in this country 1t is false to assert that
these peops They had moraiitS M that afraid
they will never know again since the lntroduciiom m no
of divorce. | suppose now that our American civ
ilizstion through the instrumentality OF the Fps
have entered these islands for lettering the condi-
ton of people will bring in divorce and its concom-
But who the American ministers and ecees- &c. srd
astcs who TO elevate the condition Of the ma
tives in the Philippine Islands? over two hundrea
to the United states then nled with the natives OF
the land 1.-The owners of the landmahM .f Mni,e CIV
iiIized them off the face of the earth; Wh9 we're
they who went years ago to the & awads esionaries
These islands the time of the arrival OF the ms
sionaries had population of 10000 Now We ar e
told they number not more than SopA ana ineiI
lands belong the and grandSonS OF the llei
who came there civiliZe the people ,,
of these bishops justileS what Is now peiiis
done in the Philippines in deprivinG the oalIlollc
missionaries and prieSts-friars, II you chooSe 10
call them so-of their property lands ana Houove'
the assertion of the gross immora at1es OF uhts
friars. There is wonderful similarity IN IN! tIIe
methods of the people of America and the enemies
of the Catholic Church in the Philippine iSanus.
Before these reverend gentlemen Ventured TO brhS
they ought to have done something better than
was done by Bishop Potter of New ork VINO on
a flying visit 10 the Philippines. where he stayed
not over four five days. came back 10 Anleilcd
to retail the same gossip that we have all peef
listening .<-.
Another Bishop Of the Episcopal Conference
speaks of the in1dety and asnosticlsm prevainns
in South America. and especially in Brazll, de-
cIaring that the men in Latin-America have ceased
TO believe truths of religion. Is he aware now
much belief there is among the mont -athohc
churches of Rochester? How many Of the non
Catholic people of Rochester frequent their own
churches even to hear the current topics of the
dav the sensational events of the hour or the
subject matter of newspaper editorials "hlGh
method preaching has become almost the rule
of the Protestant pulpits of the country?
But we are nor astonished at these reverend
gentlemen bringing calumnious charges against
people thousands of miles away for the purpose OF
inducing their parishioners TO open their purses
/ regret that they could not advance the cause in
which they are engaged without forgetting the
dignity of their position and the respect due 10
the church in which they met.