The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-03-29
Columbus, Ohio, March p, 1902

came to me. 1 am indebted to the ed.
| itor, l take it, for the kindness. II
/ your Mote Book department you say
THE lay president of the Nationa
Catholic Federation in a Protestant
pulpit" That is the sight the citizens
of Columbus, O., will soon be able tc
witness if the Catholic Columbian is
correctly informed, etc: A word or
this subject. The Columbian spoke
of the invitation as being extended tc
Mr.. Minahan as an individual-not in
his representative capacity. Why does
the Review lug into the incident the
president of the federation? Must the
federation necessarily sneeze every
time its president takes snuff? Even
though the president of the federation
were to accept such an invitation, why
the Mortified exclamation point? AT
least four priests, two of them emf
nent Jesuits, said of the invitation:
by all means accept it," Bishop Eng
land once accepted from a Methodist
minister an invitation to fill his pulpit
on a Sunday evening, and not only
preached in the meeting house of this
sect but took his text 1 believe, from
the Protestant Bible that happened to
be in the pulpit
If an address aimed at the senseless
by layman from Protestant pulpit
gives The Review the black vomit,
what have you, Mr.. Editor, to say to
the precedent of Bishop England?
Bishop sMoeller, of this diocese, GER
tainly is sound enough in his judgment
of proprieties as we'll as orthodox
enough in his Catholicity to direct in
the city of his own residence. His ap-
proval shows your carping criticism
in its real light. Does not your holy
horror over the incident give to your
over-senSitive conscience the coloring
of "Homi soft qui mali pense?" Or
better, is not the matter much of phar
asaical ado about nothing especially
as it was not al, all certain. until now,
that the address would be delivered?
Mr.. Editor, to be broad-where nothing
is sacraficed-is to be American-but
by no means a liberal Catholic
You had an item in The Review I'M
der the head of THE Catnolic FEEDER
alton Movement" This subject is of
far more consequence and interest.
Since you invite the opportunity, per-
nit me to say something upon the sub
ject. How much of carefully studied
there is in some
quarters about the federation move
ment! 1t brings to mind, There are
none so blind as those who will not
see." Some people there be who are
never at hearts ease unless when mis-
others or carping at some
thing or somebody. Dyspepsia in many
men interferes with their usefully en-
ploying what little brains God en-
dowed them with.
l think it was Tennyson who wrote:
"A lie that is half truth is ever the
BLACKLIST of lies" The Cincinnati fed
Grafton convention did not blatantly
announce that it was out for blood;
hat it could discount the archbishops
If America in its Catholicity and the
proper method of defending the same.
t did not dc this, therefore it Ought
% get itself buried This is the in
iduous summarizing of The Review
rom the Wanderer of St Paul and the
Excelsior of Milwaukee. know moth
ng of the Wanderer. 1t may or may 4
lot be a tramp at the back door of
ainly true, there is much excellent
the Excelsior has over
ooked upon the Catholicity of feder-
tion. Federation is not quite Catholic |
nough! Well, Archbishop Elder, |
Bishops Macs. Horstmann, McFaul and |
5essmer appeared quite we'll satisfied |
hat the Cincinnati convention was |
CT Weakened in its Catholicity.
"'But their isn't enough light in fed !
ration" they complain. Well one of |
he most valiant of warriors of old
said: Let not the soldier
Tho putteth on his armor but rather
ne one laying it aside boast himself"
Large professions and little deeds
ill not be one of the sins of fedora
on. The leaders in the forefront of
f1111
S to Catholic grievance. 1t knows
20. however. that the footing of tin
orns did not cause the walls of Jeri-
40 to be preached. It does not by any
leans follow that one is made of milk
nd water, amiable stuff, because he
not loud mouthed. The greatest
of intellectual power in the
orId today-the Incompatible Leo
as been as gentle as he is firm. What
change has come about since he took
lie reins from the enfeebled grasp of
10 Mono, Leo's power has been that
the Almighty inspiring his tactful,
plomatic. intellectual grasp. The re-
Its of his great pontificate have been
lt-they were not heralded. Cardi-
Il Gibbons influence and achieve
lurchman in America. The bells i
roughout the country. though, do not {
ng in every church tower before he !
ouches the button" No, no; feder- I
ion did well to make no loud, high I
unding professions or threats AS
after of fact the only fear of the !
ally masterful leaders-the arch +
fear in connection with t
alteration seems to have been that it \
ight mistake buster for force. :
reading blatant imprudence, they
AIRED Federation might become
rse rather than a blessing. No man :
nestly interested in federation need )
orry about the stanchness of its :
Ltholicity; need doubt its full and 7
en- realization of unfair discrimina-
N, or question its absolute fearless
SIS by proper methods to battle d
gainst injustice, bigotry and intoler-
ce" Help, Mr.. Editor, to cement
st a single stone in the great arch
Catholic unity Federation is striv
, to build. Do this and The Review :
IL have done work exceedingly more
its lasting influence and credit than =
indulging what appears to be a ma !.
e disposition on it's part to carp and :
lr down in the general work of Cath
c unification. !.
is a stern, earnest neces-
V. Catholics of all nationalities re- :.
re this wherever they give the sub :
t consideration. They are too in y
ligent to be long misled by half =
ked specimens who think an instant =
j pirate an hour. The scarecrow of q
tional differences will not either / =
We the purpose. AS Bishop McFaui :,
cling his own and Bishop Messmer's - =,
ailments, wisely and truthfully :,
IS: Federation will do nothing :.
It may offend any nationality" r
he effort is being made, we are adj -
ed through the German papers, to %
Use the Germans to grow cold and ~
picious ward Federation. -
owing this fact, we are glad of the l..
aston to counterfeit the pernicious -
uence of MISREPRESENTATION. The 9