Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-08-09
REV. GEO. j. JUlllARO.
He Answers Charges Made by Rev
Dr.. c. {, lukens.
LIVELY RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY.

Gallup. n. II Aug. 5-On my re
turn from an extensive trip in the
south Of my parish. my attention is
called Ia an article signed Dr. G. T..
Lukcns. a so called answer to an ar
tlclc of mine which appeared in Tho
citizen on the jth Of July.
Nv article was called by an editor
ial Of the Boston Transcript tsent to
mo 10y q Massachusetts, lawyer com
planning about ;Lo unciyilized condi
ton VI New MEXICO. That editorial
was brought forth by n paper read
by a sincere and devoted worker
of san Matco at II meeting in Boston.
IN commenting this paper. the Boston
Transcript had said In this part of
the national domain 1t appears. pag
anism is rampant ignorance flourish
cs and degradation is the common
condition. The Ilace. II Is declared.
Is as dark as China. India or Africa.
Industrial progress. the great civilizer.
has left these Gcrclicts untouched,
etc.
1t was a slandcr and I tried to
| prove It.
Now Roy. Or. G. H. Lukcns, VI. ID.
| comes in the field. He covers a
whole column Of The Citizen with a
| bitter diatribc against me. poor sin
ncr. but all he has tn say TO Justify
two d~ofcnsclosg girls" Is that what
hey wrote against the San Mateo
people. they wrote mot In contempt,
but love-
Now love overs n multitude of
sins " you know.
DO you think that my article can
stand after such a pcremptory argu-
mcnt?
But this Is not all, for he Il n past
master in logic. To prove that the
| two dcfenseless girls" were right,
he abuses me as well as my church.
right and left.
Il Is useless for me to show that
the Catholic church does not allow
the practice OF !dulatry and drunken.
ncfs-for in spite of the assertion Of
Rev. G. T.. Lukcus. VI. D.. no m
among our fH.rmindcd Protestant
| friends. believes that we Catholics
| are idolators. Nor will | answer the
| charges against ne for they are either
too silly or too preposterous.
| could rctaliato, for Rev. DIR. G.. T..
Lukons, NJ. ID. Is vulnerable. and he
knows Il: | couln vcn discuss that
famous Lagunl meeting. at which
Nossrs. Marmun ana Gum were pres.
mt. and have olco more the laugh
on my side. but I shall not do so.
Your personality Rev. Dr. G. Il.
Lukcns. NJ. u. does not interest
enough Of the pablo, nor does mine.
A more momCntOus question Is NJ
stake. That question was the only
motive Of my former article. and 1t
Is the reputation Of New Mexico
linked together with the eternal prin-
| ciplcs Of truth and justice.
As an American citizen. who has
| loved long years in this county and
who knows its people far better than
Won do. Rev. Or. =. Il. Lukens, NJ. ID.
condemned the policy of publishing
n eastern papers ISLANDERS and defama-
tions which are detrimental to the
inhabitants of thiG territory, even for
the sake of obtaining funds.
Such a policy Is contemplate Rev.
Or. G. Il. Lukens, NJ. D., and with me
every citizen will arise to donounce IL
in emphatic expressions.
II this Is the way you obtain your
$1,000 a year from the east, please
do not boast of II. sir.
II that gold is given you In exchange
If the good name of the New Mexico
people, II Is cursed both by men and
God alike.
DO you not sec the condemnation
Of such n policy In the failure of
your work among the Mexicans?
You freely spend every year those
$780, 600 to allure them to your creed.
and In spite 81 80 much gold the
Mexican ace adhcres to the faith OF
their forefather3, and they support
their priests rather than receive
our administrators gratis.
Gold may tingl2 in your hands, the
Mexican race will be yours.
This IL all | have To say.
Should Rev. ~. C.. T.. LukCns, NJ.
D.. itch for moro interesting times.
omo Cf his old friends may accom-
mudatc him.
As 10 me | ghall not any more
'ountonancc a discussion with an op-
poncnt who grounds an array Of Hog.
lea! arguments ON hatred, Islander and
bigotry,
tINnDX.t. ~ mo