The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-03
MISS GOULD AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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There every indication dispute which
Miss Helen Gould and Father Farley Of rvngton Hudson will
have ar-reacng consequences The rneton priest as widely
known forbidden the children his parish attend Miss Goud
sewngas the ground that they encouraged violate the
Catholic correspondence that
between Father Farley and Miss Gould the priest said
Il take this opportunity Of correcting assertion
which many Catholics knowingly otherwise do say
persist falsely asserting spredngv The church you repre-
dcouages the reading the Scriptures by the people The
Catholic Church has prohibited her members reading the
Scriptures Bible In every family whose will permit the buy
ing copy there you will find the authentic version Of Gods Word
authorized by the church, and which has down to nchang
ed from the time of Christ himself But the Catholic Church does OBJ
reading version which goes back only
the days OF Henry Will OF England and was then gotten up tor obv
Neither will the Catholic Church allow private Depre
the scriptures would be many interpretations
there are men and women whose interests or passions would su
gest"
Gould thought this statement inaccurate
with various persons the subject impressed by the very general
about the facts the origin and history the diff
versions of the Bible the Roman Catholic and Protestant
churche desiring to stimulate investigation and to secure D
yet thorough and popular statement Of the facts for general Miss
Gould has offered OF $1,000 $780, and $3.50 for the best
on the double topic L. The Origin and History OF the Version OF the
Bible Approved by the Roman Catholic Church. H. The Origin and
History OF the American Revised Version Of the English Bible The
oher is made through Dr. w. W. WHITE President OF the Bible lea
ers TranngSchool York who expresses belief the
most eminent Bible scholars living will enter the contest
The New York Times comments:
dispute may be Helen Gould
the reading OF the scriptures without note or comment may nave
after ALL excellent result 1t will do the competition for the
prizes offered Miss the best essays upon the history
pecey Of the versions the Bible employed by Catholics and by
POesants, arranged and carried the spirit Especially
that the Will elicit
men popular of the difference between the
We that differences great lead Catholics
object the bare reading the of the Protestant version in the
public schools But do nohat the lay public does
know what those differences there extant that know Of
exposition Of what they If such statement made it
possible that compromise might be effected and that Eng
sh the Bible might be prepared especially for the of the
public schools which would obate the objections entertained by tho
Catholic Church the version employed and would the
the and literary benefits which the King James
version of the Bible is able to confer
The Roman Catholic press discusses the incident caustc terms
The New World (Chicago) says:
Pope somewhere speaks OF goen wealth wandering heaven
AS rule does the of time and
appears destined proceed along the path the
Within the weeks part of the wealth
mulated by Jay Gould will be paid out in for Bible
Miss Gould makes her offer through President Wbe W. White Of
Protestant Bible Teachers Training School OF New York City
President White select the committee OF judges which to render
decision safe that those judges will know exactly
and will select precisely the Of essays desired b.
Miss Gould When selection made Miss Gould intends publish
and distribute for general the anXousy sought
will The Underwriters will get their pay and
the printers will theirs and suppose the Judges will be paid fol
the oneded verdict they render The Baams OF today seldom dare
bless when bid Yet the church will remain unhur She
destroyed by all the Gould millions She who gave
$3.50 (75o in prizes will njure her
No what Miss Goulds hired say the position Of
the church is secure"