The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
BISHOP NELLY.
some Severe criticism ef the Pastor Who
Lately Revii-d the President.

To THp ENRON or TBE SrN-Sr: VIII
you Kindly accord me the privilege OF a lev
words IN reference to a speech reported ~
the public press as having been delivered
Last "Wednesday afternoon AZ tho New Willard
Hotel In Washington, allude 20 the remarks
made at IA. annual banquet of the Alumni
Association Of th. American College OF Rome.
by a gentleman who. Of late. seems bent on
attracting attention TO himself by the vcry
cheap expedient Of SENSATIONAL public utter
anc--. II IL reported in the Washington Post
tina, bishop Kelley said. among other things
! am a Cztholi' hrst. an American after. and
a Ions way after ! arm not an American
Catholic. but = Roman Catholic III" had.
he said. 10 sympathy with nationalizins
Catholicism
The rutcriety gained az tho cost OF q most
undisnIn.Si and very unit hristisn in.ult oh-f-i
the Chi-f Executive Of this nation. Bishop
Kelley, IL Gems. /, now to turn his unpleasant
alterations toward those of h, fellow CItikens
who happen 10 belong TO the church which
has disnlh~d him with tho titls Of prrlais
| am moved TO comment on tits latest out
break of his, let . people. charArelstiCally
reverent toward suthorlty. should iM 10
dl.tingui,h between thu weight that attaches
10 an episcopal utterancc and the -i~guIlcSn,-
OF words 1T fall from the IIp, Of IA rather
excited sfter-dinner speaker
Bishop hpilsy seems TO a~-un" that the
terms American and Catholic are. At
l.a-t partially. exclusive OF each Other, lie
ss, sToAs -m ssleoin?! , TeiTr, 20 H.. mac race 10
which he b.long-. the government 70 which
he render. ALL stance. or, ~ In bishop keueys
case. the land where lie happens TO nave been
born. This (. the usage OF popular language,
of eCCle-iastiol OF census re-
,,rn. and even n. tish, Te,rr"nd orator
will c~outinl" to b. ,lassed asan American
Catholic BY those who know no more OF aim
church and 10 the United s,st.-.
one other point. In" Bishop declaimed
5tsh. y,sorog4y .sainsl tn- 'd nee 81 Sra. a4t eSnr!
Ase-not 60 mention int,Lisence..in taking
up Thu. theme In the prescnce OF n'n who
catholicls. the Church by the formation OF
a national religious trust But WI the
dolsGty ,hH,nI;on 81 .ey~ths'ton.' t ,a Sn'
pears In l.ome'-in Home where ne one"
Sr- known 4 an AmeItythi "a hoi., Hn,l"
tie Italian ~mpuoyoly Of the rSys's' WA
b." stta,k Ia. Italian p"r-onnei of oonsr"sa,
ton that venture to rule Ae universal 'i.uIghI
VII b. Oppose a." dtno I "N'uNIN" :, l-,tlnh
OF Italians a. nUnCloS. delegate. ana dllto,
matte onciI-'. Min be demand al impartial
di-trbutlou % the caIdin ate among "a.
n.tiou- of TIE world Win =" oh-tru't the
IMPOSITION nj Italian Gu tons. institution.
M de- o,ious OF the othst tac., ryprT,rntrd
~pr.lat-- ~ = better man than he challenged
the American epi-'opat", 10 thr prrs"h'r OF
an Apostolic delegate to tell what sacred.
n"-s ther. i In tutop" more than ia AMERICA
or u va he for srt al his brave little, told iltt4",
loud little speeches that rlng 20 IhtiN ~ INC
newptp-r~ viii he tors-t thee, and h,k
spIttle With the noblest Romans OF them HiIf
n bishop Kelley wishes 10 be considered
above the petty narrow n"s- OF nAuonali,in,
let Tam prove u by ~pTo'liumiug himself "
oupo-itton 20 uoLopoly N the iil"r"-t- OF
any race. European or whatever u may n"
Il. however, he has taken upon himself 20
Champion the rights. OF the Ha'tvfur~,' OF
any nation, a. over against the people among
Nuich he j. usually ClAS-ed. ti-u. let hItn
L. .ru that ther. II a liuAt Orl oni Nhlcn uii'4-
!ol- -yeeChe., even II made by a Roman
pT.Iate, cease to he amusing Ia heaven :
name, therefore. and for the sake Of the I"-
li.ion that be s supposed TO r"pre>ent Ley
,uti- American speeches The Catholic clergy
and the Catholic people OF this country heartily
Tepudlate nam and the Ike OF him.
AMERICAN CATHOLIC.
NKw YoRs. May 10