The sun., 1903-11-19
BAN ON HELEN GOULD'SSCHOO
PRIEST WON'T LET CATHOLIC
GIRLS ATTEND 1T,

Because There Was Meat In the Sand.
wiohes Served At Party Miss Gould
| Gave on Friday-Letters Between
Her and the Clergyman Made Public,
pondence between Miss Elizabeth Altman
secretary to Miss Helen Miller Gould, and
the Rev. T. j. Farley. pastor OF the Roman
Catholic Church Of the Immaculate Con-
ception in Irvington, which has just come
to light, reveals an unpleasant disagree
ment between Miss Gould and the priest
in regard to the attendance OF Catholic
girls at the sewing school maintained by
Miss Gould at her home. Lyndhurst, near
this place.
| Miss Gould ii seems, has made 1t prac-
tice of giving the girls in the school party
once year, at which refreshments were
served, and other things done for their
entertainment. The party this year was
held on Friday in September. Sand
wiches of meat we're served and several
of the girls, who belonged to the Catholic
church, ate them.
Father Farley heard about it and attacked
| Miss Gould, it is said, from the pulpit,
charging her with placing sin on the young
souls of the Church and using her influence
| to lead them from Catholicism.
| He forbade the parents of the children
belonging to his church to allow them to
attend the school and many, in view Of
his stand. did compel their children to
withdraw.
When Miss Gould was as ked for state
ment tonight, she gave out the following:
1t seems to be unnecessary to put anything
in the newspapers about the sewing school
party at the annual party given on Friday
in September Among the refreshments
were sandwiches. and when the Irvington
Roman Catholic priest heard Of it he placed a
ban upon Miss Gould. thus taking out quite
a number Of the children. or course. they
need not have eaten the sandwiches unless
they wished to do so.
The sewing class has been in existence
since Miss Gould was young girl. when
she taught sewing to the daughters OF the
men on her fathers place. 1t has developed
into school OF about three hundred. taking
ina wide area. among whom are Protestant
and Roman Catholic children.
The school is from kinder garten de-
partment to dressmakins. making shirt
waist suits and simple dresses. No ban was
placed upon the school by the Tarrytown or
North Tarrytown priests.
AS soon as Miss Gould heard Of Father
Earley's displeaslre at what had occurred
at the annual party she wrote to him.
through her secretary, expressing regret
that Father Farley found 1t necessary
to forbid the attendance Of the Catholic
children at the school.
At the same time, however, she declared
that In view Of the fact that the ban" had
largely affected the attendance, she had
dete rmined in the future to do what abe
had long desired to do. namely, Introduce
into the daily exercises Of tho school tho
reading Of passages Of Scripture. q.
She thought 1t Courteous she said.
sto inform him of this" az she underst ood
the Catholic Church discouraged the
reading of the Scriptures by the people,
Father Farley replied that it was indeed
'repugnant to him to be obliged to take
notice of anything Miss Gould would UNDER
take for the welfare OF the girls In the COM
munity.
He asserted that which was done at the
party was In direct opposition to promise
which Miss Gould's secretary had made
to him last spring,
When something was done which tended
to violate one Of the fundamental principles
Of our faith" said he. 4 felt obliged in con-
sequence to do as did.
He expressed doubt as to whether Miss
Gould really knew that meat was being
served at the party.
He said that the Catholic Church did not,
as Miss Gould supposed, object to the
reading Of the Scriptures before its chill
dren. but it docs object to the reading of
the Protestant version" before them. He
wanted to call on Miss Gould and talk
over the whole matter
Miss Gould replied, through her secretary.
tina, she did not regret the offering Of the
sandwiches at the party. II you will
reread my letter." Miss Gould secretary
wrote, you will see that what she re-
gretted was your action in placing ban
upon her sewing school
The children. the letter said, need not
have eaten the sandwiches. But in regard
to the reading Of the Bible in the school
tn 70 would, Miss Goulo's secretary as
serted, be no choice.
Miss Altman denied that she had ever
promised anything to Father Eariey, either
in her own name or Miss Gould's name.
She thought that he must b. laboring |
under inisapprph hensinn.'
The letter went on to say that Miss Gould |
did rot SIC how she could make any enry |
pn ,,lgcinent eor an interview with the |
priest, as she had other important matters
On band at present.
Father Farley said before he knew that
the correspondence had been given out
that he never mentioned anybody's name
on the altar and never intended to do so.
In regard to the statement that ne had |
put ban on the school, he said
Il put ban OH them violating the rules
of my church,
70 SWIM OUTDOORS on DEC. %.