New-York tribune., 1910-10-05
VAUGHAN TO PRESBYTERY
Priest Replies to Resolutions
Passed by Ministers.

Father Bernard Vaughan replied last
night to the resolutions passed on MONDAY
by the New York Presbytery in a speech
under the auspices of the Brooklyn Jesuit
College at the Academy of Music. Father
Vaughan was warmly received by large
audience. His topic was Jeanne d Arc 1t
was an historical sketch. and followed MS
remarks upon the resolutions Regarding
the Presbyterians he said:
I have been excommunicated by the Pres
byterian Ministers Association OF Greater
New York. After reading the resolutions
which they adopted IN their meeting Mon
day | could not help recalling take up the
gauntlet-take up a logic" Instead OF en-
ploying the tricks OF abuse l SHAH employ
the arts OF logic
They say l gave out a pronUnciamento
about the United States although l have
been only two days here And before they
began their accommodation OF ME they
gave out prOnunclamento about SPAN
and the countries of South America IN
which hardly one of them ever spent two
hours. Again, they condemn as unit
to speak ABOUT Professionalism in the United
States. because | arrived only few days
ago, and they let Bishop Sellew escape
the Protestant bishop whom quoted, and
who if | rightly informed. arrived here
not two days, or two years, but twenty
years ago.
But what is more important than all this,
when | spoke about Professionalism being
in decay / was speaking of Professionalism
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OF building up a spiritually, supernatuTally
minded people, as d power capable or erect
ing a temple to God in the human soul
But the ministers say to me: Look at this
great and glorious Republic. Have you
seen its skyscrapers. its railroads. its
bridges, its halls OF commerce?
But | reply; Gentlemen, what truth is
there in ali this that Professionalism is a liv-
ing. spiritual power? Why, the deader it
IS as a spiritual power the more likely are
all thesf material things 10 be accom-
n Is =
are human ambitions and human energies
and human passions TO go forward IN the
lines of material progress and 10 build
mansions here on earth and make them
scoff at mansions in heaven"
The Presbyterian ministers fling down
a challenge to me and ask me 10 show
them a nation that Catholicism has huilt
| III. commerce. lily. That Is not tie qd-S
u"n, Christ did not found his church
! the buyers and sellers out OF the temple
| But lei me send a challenge to the min
! listers association. l say 10 them; snow
me nation that Professionalism has punt
up spiritually a nation WIere protestant
| ism has developed reverence for autnor-
ity; where 1t has kept down !he number
! OF divorces and racial suicide
When the Presbyterian MINISTERS snow
| me that Professionalism I'm the United
states is vital force In combating these
! evils and in building up respect ana rev
| erence for law and authority | VIII take
| back what | said and | will ask Bishop
| Selew To do the same
| tcrian Ministers Association. and 80 back
| 10 my own country, where, with my own
| eyes. | can daily witness Professionalism,
| let me tell the association that there was
| a time when Italy. France and Spain were
great and prosperous nations and when
| the South American Tepublics, not
| great, were at least happy nations, and
| this was at "A time that in those coun-
/ tries the tNtholic Church was free.
| Give bank 20 her freedom In those lands.
! Loosen the bonds that Freemasonry has
| thrown about her: give her In those coun-
! tries freedom that she has here among
! you; give her a freedom that Professionalism
| has here make allowance for mineral
wealth and modern Inventions. and then
| the Minister'S Association can discuss the
subject of vitality with some appearance OF
| logic and fairness--and for the sake or still
greater fairness they may add few re-
hections on Catholic Belgium and It's mar
Vellous prosperity, and ON the great Cen
! trail party in Germany, which because II
Is SO intensely Catholic is so Intensely pa
/ triotic
But they say that this nation was born
| III Professionalism. | am not talking aooul
her birth, hut her death. and deliberately
proclaim that Professionalism, after three
hundred years. is nearer the grave than Is
Catholicism. with two thousand years a
4 her back