The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-11-09
A LIE NAILED
Bishop McFauI Exposes caIumny Of
Magazine Writer.

w. Aso'' JdHleS "A. McFaul, ID. d.,
Bishop of Trenton, N. j., brought to
the attention of the American Fed.
GRAFTON of Catholic Societies a cal
luminous article written by William
Bayard Hale and published in the Au.
gust edition of "The Worlds Work"
The article is entitled "Our Dangers
in Central America" Speaking of
Hayti the author says:
"Nominally Roman Catholics, at
least in the cities, Voudouism is the
religion of the people-a horrible ne
cromancy grated on a perverted car
feature of Christianity.
Perhaps l can give no more vivid
sense of the black blight that seems
to fall like magician's curse on
everything Haytian than by mention
ing the bewitched mental state in
which, on another visit to Hayti, 1
found the one man in the island whom
l was told I should find pious and
sane. He was bishop, and seemed
to be worthy bishop until, in the
confidence of growing friendship, he
began to initiate me into esoteric Sec
rets. He began by telling me that
the Apostles were not dead; St. John
was particular friend of his; I'm.
beknownst to the world in general.
the original founders Of Christianity,
with the aid of other Biblical char
acters, regularly correspondent with
each other and occasionally met, un-
der the presidency of the Queen of
Sheba; he then solemnly revealed
himself to me as Philip the Evange-
list, who ascended to the chariot of
the eunuch of Ethiopia and converted
him. Philip the Evangelist proposed
to give me letter of introduction to
the Queen of Sheba!
When I came over the pass from
Jacmel," he says, "my guide pointed
out the spot where President Hip
polyte fell dead from poison. The
next day Hippolyte's secretary, who
had been with him on the fatal ride,
told me how he had opened the Pres.
ident's coat and found sewed inside
it. over his heart, Host imprinted
with the Agnus Del, surrounded with
Voudou charms-a cocks head, bits
of dried liver, red rag, and the like.
1t need hardly be asked what must be
the condition of a people whose chief
rulers and leaders are men like these"
Bishop McFaul wrote to the author
asking for the name of the Catholic
bishop referred to in the above article,
and received the following response:
The Worlds Work.
Garden City, L. l., Aug. II, 1912.
Rt. Rev. and Dear Sir:
We have your letter of several days
ago, asking the name of the bishop re-
ferred to in recent article of mine,
on conditions in Central America.
On reflection, I am sure that you
would not wish me to be so unchar.
liable as to make public the name OF
one who had fallen into such lament
able errors. I suppressed it in the
article and regret that I cannot see
my way clear to give it to you.
Yours sincerely,
VIM. BAYARD HALE.
The Right Rev. James A. McFaul,
Bishop of Trenton, N. J.
On the reception of this letter Bish.
op McFaul referred the matter to the
Archbishop Of Hayti who in his re.
Spouse brands the article as a calum.
ny pregnant with stupidity. Arch.
bishop Pichon's letter is as follows:
Archdiocese Port.au.PrInee.
Port-au-Prince, Sept. IA, 1912.
To his Lordship Msgr. James Angus.
tus McFaul, Bishop Of Trenton, N. ].
Your Lordship:
I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 3rd