The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-18
"cHARITY SEEKERS" TAKERS


The public is warned by Bishop Lau
renee Seaman against two imposters
who. in the garb of Sisters of Charity
are soliciting aims. The women repre-
sent themselves 10 be securing funds
for the aid of an oTphanage The,
called at a number of houses in the res
idence district this week, and BishoI
Seaman received numerous telepho1,
calls regarding The two women. Thei
identity is unknown. but the police ar,
keeping 4 watch for them.
The foregoing in one of Salt Lake;
leading dailies should certainly not re.
dound to the credit Of The sisters. il
they are really consecratcd sisters. Thl
following card. which has appeared il
The Intermountain Catholic, the on.
cial organ Of the diocese Of Utah for III.
past ten years explains Itself am
should be obeyed 10 the letter by any
man or woman who is cunSecrated {,
the work Of the church,
Card From Bishop Seaman.
Il feel it my duty 10 protect Catholics
and the public generally from fraud ana
imposition by notifying them from tina
10 time that no person bearing the name
and Carb Of priest or sister, or any
i
solicit or collect in this diocese for any
purpose whatever connected with the
Catholic Church, without having from
me permission in writing, bearing my
seal and signature. Should anyone ba
found engaged in doing this unlawful
work or collecting without such a docU-
mcEt, he or she. as the case may be.
should Ice regarded by all as d fraud
and an lmpoSter. L SEANI4AN
Bishop OF Salt Lake
Note the words permission from me
m writing, bearing my seal and sigma
ture.' This should be more than
enough for any one who if a member
of religious body, knows that one O.
the most important vows taken is ODE
dience to authority. All the members OF
the Catholic church in Salt Lake mus
truthfully acknowledge that the only
collections are at Easter and Christ
mas. In the past year they have been
called upon for extra money. once for
the dedication Of the grand organ, next
the annual concert of st. AIMS or
phanage. and lastly the dedication Of
the great Cathedral IF they did not
get the worth of their money at these
times, they had better adjourn to bet
ter and happier land than this weary
planet Bishop Seaman is protecting.
not his self-sacrificing self. but his peo-
Pie, who have always been, and still
are, generous TO his call Many times
in past years Bishop Seaman has felt
Eeenly Inundated, particularly when
his nOn-Catholic friends have been aD-
preached by unauthorized and uniden-
tilted religious solicitors. What sensi-
ole people cannot understand is the at
titud2 taken by a few very few par
ishioners toward the unknown solicit
ors. One man of this city. who is very
large mOuthed." and very emphatic i'm
defending this sort of people, but never
large moneyed in donating" paid no
pew rent in the old cathedral for five
years. he has not deiEned to enga &c q
pew in the new cathedral, and for many
years past has occupied the best seats
in the Salt Lake theatre for the or
phanS' concert, and has never paid for
MS tickets. Last March one very brave
person politely, but firmly, requested
payment for the orphanage concert. but
was routed with volley of language
equal TO a MeSsina earthquake. WHY
people should attempt to uphold so
lcitors. either real or fake. lis truth
which cannot be understood. Bishop
Seaman has always protected his peonIe.
IL,
viii successfully protect them. because
re has the authority. In the case cited
n the papers of the past week. Bishop
Seaman knew nothing of the "sisters''
until he had to personally answer tele-
phone calls from the most prominent
)eople of the city. He had to reply
hat the persons were perfectly IN
'nown to him and his clergy. At this
writing they are still unknown. If thew
ire takers" they are dishonest. and if
hey are really sisters of the Catholic
.hurch, they have erred seriously in
Judgment when they disregarded spirit
lal authority.
Catholics and non-Catholics are once
more reminded TO remember the words
permission from me CBishop Scanlan)
n writing, with nv seal and signature.
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