The evening world., 1912-05-28
D Thinks Monsignor
kvann, 7s.Ycar-Old
Priest, Who Looks at
Life Dospa Vista Of Fifty
Years in Church and
Ts0enty.tOo Years in
New York.
Outrage Should Be CiOen
Many Glasses of Women
and Taken From, Mas
culine Drunkard and
Loafer, He Declares;
But Fighting Won't Win
Women Votes.
Bv Masie E. Clemens.

By Masie E. Clemens.
Seventy-five years OF age. 2fty
Years a priest and twenty-five years
% charge Of q church in the teeming
Heart Of New York City Is the life
record OF Monsignor Henry A. Brann.
D. D., LII. ID. and Phi. D.. pastor OF
81. Agnes's Church in Forty-third
street. between Third and Lexington
avenues. Now, In the celebration OF
his jubilee. Mgr. Brann Is as intense
and alert and observing as he was
when no first entered the priesthood
and vowed to devote his life TO the
spiritual welfare of humanity.
In such a career. a man Of Mgr.
Dranns intelloctun attainment must
necessarily gather OF knowledge and
wisdom . goodiy store. II was to
snare some Of this with the readers
II The Evening World that l per.
suaded the veteran pastor to give me
a interview In his study.
Agr. Brann IL UP to the times-and
of the Catholic clergy In his stand on
questions OF burning public interest.
voe instance. NGr. Brann 10 . suffra-
G1st, though he does not favor giving
Ne vote 70 all women. On the subject of
s6ueatien. Mgr. Brann has pronounced
ideaA lie declares the public school
syOtsm . failure. because Of what the
importers OF that syVtem style ita
gTsAtsst buiwark-ths utter elimination
q relis1ous training or instruction from
~ bchoels. In common with nearly
III Roman Catholic clergyman. Mgr.
Dsann 10 an edvocaAs Of Sunday spor<s
aad pastimss in the opsn cir or else
WAes. 90 long 40 they remain clean
and beneficial.
200 DINNERS PROVOCATIVE OF
ANARCHY, MGR. DRANN ThiNks.
Above all. save Ids religion. Msr.
ogeun 70 New Yorlesr. He - part Of
th1s great city and ~ likss It. He hes
80 II grow 10 " present astounding
opuoortions and has kept pace with ~
6esvth.
y would like to know what you think
- NE dinner given On honor Of . canine
~ by somc society woman OF tnnis
o1tyf" was che hnst question put to
0or BrAnn.
People who would do such q thing ~
O1ge q dinner IN honor Of q pct dog
snA those who attend such q function.
ars the enemies OF society and the pro-
voksrs OF socialism and anarchy" he
req1led. surely \ better means can be
IN t.ts
, ehan By . fashionable dinner In honor
Qa dog. Why not 20 into poor neigh
besnood end ssasct . dozen of tho poor
~ people to b found there and give
item . dinner? There are many poor
oonpis out q work. or perhaps sick and
u nesd. who become emtAttorsd, dis
satisfied and opposed 70 those WHO pos
oeoe such wealth A. enables them to
iav3sh u on . banquet to a dog or q
monkey. ! am happy to say. though
ithat SSch oooastons as the affair of las
wsek are rare. The rich OF the countr,
oeo usually generous. which u shown
" ne large amounts given yearly I,
DA1lanshropy."
asked the Monsgnor what was nj
ee1uloa OF woman suffrage.
ve4tng." he saad; mot universal suftrag
~ womsn- large percentage ough
- vots. Unmarried women VINO hav
U0oerty. eor instance. ought to have
v1o4o In pubic affairs aal married won
- 0ho have seven children and an
O1onnn who - forty-fve years old.
muhl add the woman who carries on
o1lnnnA / an very much Opposes
to6Hoh. 10 militant suffrage, TO tn
toeoSssm that deSradcs q woman"
"Do you think suffrage for wome
~ Interfere with their home duties ?
! Sentured to inquire.
mo, ] do not Why should II, II the
~ about voting sensibiy2 And there
- rsason why they could not. Ia fac
I think politics interf,res with a grea
many mems duties to heir omes. an,
besidss. am not disposed to thin
hihAIy Of universal suffrage, even IA
~. Many OF them are not mt /
tete. Take the drunkard. he tousl
M nan who can work and won't worl
~ Seho prefers idleness. They shout
ooelsfranchised and thereby kept frol
o0t1hg q voice In the regulation Of cit!
~ or national AFFAIRS"
0As~tns that Monsignor Is q war,
a1niber, OF New York, ! asked him [
tsll me about the changes he has o.
boftsd during his long pastorate.
al have seen great changes In tn
city Of ours. material and religious"
etfiafed. Both elements have mao
tt6st progress. There are greater OF
toStunlties for the people to advanc,
tkefe are less blgotry and narrow
1lnokdness. and religion has mad
Gpoat strides. But in some respects.
IN sorry to say. the materialistic ell,
rnsnt has become greater than the relil
1ous.
NO CHAINS ACROSS BRoADWA
"a " TO GUARD CHURCHES NOW.
II when hrst came TO this CITY as
NJ ny can recall that n chain WI
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