The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-25
PRIEST SCOLDS MRS. MACKAY.
OBJECTS TO HER DISAPPROVAL
or PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.

Rector Duhigg Answers Letter Mrs. Macksy
Sent to Parishioner in which She
list Faith . Menace to the Country.
recent letter Of Mrs. Clare nee Mackay,
who WAS installed as membe or Of the
school board Of Roslyn, l.. l., two weeks
ago, has elected a rebuke from the Rev.
Thomas s. Duhigg, rector OF st. Johns
Roman Catholic Church In Twenty-frst
street, Brooklyn. The letter was incidental to
the efforts which Father Duhigg Is making
to raise funds for the furnishing Of the
twenty classrooms in the new 100000
parochial school which is being erected
on the grounds opposite the church.
Father Duhigg estimated that the cost
Of furnishing each classroom would be about
$500 and has been aking appeals to his
congregation for the funds. Tablets
giving the names Of the donors are to be
fitted up in the rooms. Already enough
contributions have been received to furnish
ten rooms. Without the knowledge Of
Father Duhigg or any Of his assistants,
Miss B. A. Mcnamara, one Of the parish
toner's, supposing Mrs. Mackay to be
Catholic, wrote letter to her, calling her
attention to the work which Father Duhigg
had accomplished in the erection OF the
fine new parochial school and asking her
for a contribution toward the equipment
Of the classrooms.
The letter was addressed to Mrs. Mackay
at Roslyn, l.. L., but Mrs. Mackay having
left for Saratoga Springs 1t was forwarded
to her at the latter place. Last Friday
n ,.,tor ,v.s r.o.;,ad a. a. John,s reotorv
''o' vac q" W. r,
addressed: MISS D. "a. "oNea' v,
Father Duhigg, St.John's Farocnlal School.
Father Duhigg, not being able to locate
Miss Mcnamara, opened 1t. The letter
follows:
To Miss b. A. Mcnamara.
MADAM: Yours Of the 18th has been for
warded me here. and in reply 1 wish to tell
you that aosoiutely oisappIoVe Oh paroo ,H
sehoois Oh .ne non,hn,s. ,a'.n an 'o vi
, ,me" 20 s sar am NOT Pnmenist and will
not he,n Won Yours truly.
Aug IL. KATHERINE MAckA1.
IN the merit dav Father Duhiee forwarded
this ren,v 70 Mrs. Maokav at Saratoga:
H. r.,,.. v,,L,
W.n.w. Rather astonisbed. I assure :, OIL.
nv a note received from you this morning
I was not aware OF the fact that any one in
this parish had written to You in relation to
our new school and regret that you were
disturbed about the mater: Inc lhloimn,
Ilon you voiun,eer. Nn; anho,s - IN r.
,nsntst fs,th and that Won consider them a
grave menace to our country. simply reveals
a condition Of mind. The opinion is charac-
teristic. In the schools you dislike so much
We teach our children the ordinary courtesies
Of life. As an example. We would tel! tnem
that the use OF ,ne s .Sot no "a nts,,,.or,
.lhys Da o,,,a nnt ha o,,,,t% y, snch a Slunder
Eaithfuly yours THOMAS q. DuHIoo.
Rector Of St. Johns.
uhon seen vesterday Father Duhipp
enid. ~ don't think Il IL necessary TO saw
,n,,ob morn about the matter. IA the letters
snasL tor themselves. Mrs. Mackay's COM
,nrn;oation certainly tempted me to say
a graat many things in addition TO what
T wrote hut 7 decided It best to put my
answer "a Il appears. II Mrs. Mackay had
haen indisnosed 70 comply with the re-
o,,est for a contribution she could have
cold that sbe could do nothing and omitted
her d;sa nnroya, OF our schools and the
,yord .Ro,na mist
az eaems that Mira. Mackay evidentlv
,,ants N establish a propaganda. for I
have been informed abe recently had an
art;cle IN the North American Repiew on
Tho same lines as her letter. While I did
~. want RI ahow that T reoarded her on,n-
tons "a ~ an much importance. I did desire
20 rebuke her for want OF politeness..
Eo,bor D,,h;oo said that the report pub-
,..L.d l., n prooL,yn no nor that no had nm.