Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-11

EQltOr or the WaCerDury- DemOcrdI.
 A letter addressed to me on March Eth by Mir Charles r. Kellogg, secre- tary of the state board of charities, and published in several papers throughout the state, contains five false statements. In his Introductory AIr Kellogg affirms that it is not his ''desire to enter into any controversy in the newspapers" There would be no controversy i'll the newspapers had not Mir Kellogg declared through the press on February 6 that arrange ments are now made for holding Ro- man Catholic services in several of the county homes"
 This statement, which is false, was not allowed to pass without denial, and Mir Kellogg was asked for proof. He has eyaded proof and modified his statement by adding '.or instruction in their. own faith.' This, he says, does not in the least affect the truth of the matter. The statement as modified is not true, which I will prove presently. The modified statement does affect the truth of the matter" There is a wide difference between Roman Catholic service and instruction. In
 
 Kellogg declares that I cannot deny the accuracy of the facts that lar engagements are now being made ill several of the county homes to give the Roman Catholic inmates the ben eft of religious services by instruction i'll their own faith.''
 One may not deny the accuracy of q fact, if it is fact But I deny that these are facts. There is only one county home in the state in which there is Catholic religious instruction the Litchfield or Gilbert home, and that privilege has been withdrawn re- gently, so that MT Kellogg's state ment that arrangements have been made for religious instruction in several county homes is a false statement
 A second false statement is that in Litchfield county, the sisters come to the home in Winsted to give religious instruction. TiIfs reference to the sis ters gives religious coloring that has not existence in Mr. Kellogg's mind The religious instruction was given not by sisters, but two women who are not nuns or sisters. These women have been excluded since MT Kelloggs S first letter was written.
 On February 2S the trustees of the Gilbert home voted that whereas the last will of the late William l.. GiI- bert expressly stated that the man. agement of the Gilbert home be of d non-sectarian character, it be resolved that it is inexpedient to permit de- nominational instruction, unless ne- cessary to comply with law. The chil- dren must go to the CongregationaI church every Sunday, and remain also some time after the service to attend Sunday school" The CongregationaI church is surely denominational. and there is no doubt that Congregational- ism is sectarian The Catholic church is the only religious body in the world that is not Sectarian.
 A third false statement in AIr Kel- logg's letter is that ''this arrange ment is perfectly satisfactory to the Roman Catholic priest in the town ;, The following letter from the Roman Catholic pastor of the town is sufi- clent proof of the falsity of NIr KeI- loGg's declaration:
 ..St Joseph's Monastery.
 "Winsted. Conn,
 March ', 1902. My Dear Father Shanley:
 IL IS a mistake to say that the Ro- man Catholic priest of Winsted was satisfied with two sisters going to tbe Gilbert home on Sunday to hear the children their catechism. We always tried to have the Catholic children on 10 their own church to mass and cate chlsm on Sunday, and as we did not succeed in this the best we could do was to send two ladies to instruct them during church service that they might not be sent to the Protestant church
 The resolutions framed at the last meeting of the trustees February 23- which you have, tell how matters stand at present. We will not be all lowed to have any more to do with tne children sent to the Gilbert home.
 Yours sincerely,
 FRs MICHAEL MANN, o. F. M.'' A fourth false statement in MT kellogg,s letter is that ''in the case or Nindham county the fact that the nome IS situated ill the rural district at considerable distance from any homan Catholic church has been the chief reason for sending all the in. mates to q Protestant church.
 The following letter of Rev Father Magnell of Williamantic shows that the County home in Putnam is as easily accessible from Putnam as from Thompson" where the Baptist church is" The letter contains other useful information.
 Willimantic, Conn, March '. 1902 '"The Rev Walter Shanley, Rector Of
 St Joseph's Cathedral.
 Hartford, Conn.'' Reverend Dear Sir:
 I visited the Windham County