The Irish standard., 1914-07-18
PRIESTS SCHOOL FOR ADAM
DoNED CHILDREN SEIZED
BY REvoLUTloNIsTs

BY REvoLUTloNlsTs
Father Gamblno, italian Priest, Driven
Penniless Across the Line
The reign of terror in Mexico will
have to answer to God and to man for
the terrible abuses it has heaped upon
an innocent people. Priests and nuns
seem to be the special target of these
goddess "reformers" and revolution
lists who themselves need reforming
more than many criminals serving life
sentences in prisons. Every remnant
of decent feeling seems to have left
the breast of these "reformers." The
sacredness of lives consecrated to
Gods service among the poor are too
much Of a contrast to their sim
stained souls. They make them un-
comfortable and SO the priests and
the nuns must suffer.
Father Gambino is priest-refugee,
now living in Bishop Granjon's do
cese. He is an Italian priest, who
has been driven from his parish in
Mexico, where he was doing a great
and good work. Great and good
works are not the kind of works that
appeal with special force to the war
crazed hordes. aid so the Catholic In
dustrial School for Abandoned Chill
dren of Father Gambino was con-
Quoting was seized and Father Gam
bino was given permission to leave
Mexico-penniless, but nevertheless
alive.
Bishop Granjon welcomed him to
work in his mission fields, but Bishop
Granjon is quite as penniless as Fa-
Their Gambino. However, this priest
found a work waiting for him across
the line; for other Mexican refugees
had gone before him and were wait
ing for him, huddled together in a
poverty stricken community. They
have neither church nor school. They
have one thing, however, that Mexi-
can Catholics are never without. They
have the Protestant proselytizers
working amongst them and trying to
win them from the Church. It is q
strange thing that however poor and
empty we leave the hands of our Cath
Ollie missionaries, Professionals give us
a better example. They furnish funds
for their missionaries. They give
them money for schools and for chap.
els.
"They are some two thousand Mex
leans in this settlement" said Bishop
Granjon, land l have heard that Pro-
testant proselytizing was being intro
duced among them. We must do all
we can to save these poor people. I
have attempted to form special
parish out of these Mexicans, and
have entrusted this task to Father
Gambino. I consider him very cap
able for 1t. even though he is an old
man. shall try to support him with
Mass intentions. The first need, how
ever, is the erection of a place of wor-
ship and two rooms, one for a vestry,
the other for living room. That is.
Of course, the least we can offer to
this priest. I am ashamed not to be
able to offer him more. He at least
ought to have kitchen, but my poor
missionaries do not expect luxuries.
I wish that I could obtain for him a
full set Of church paraphernalia, vest
ments.a altar linens, missal, chalice.
cruets. etc. But the great need Is a
church. The faith Of these poor peo-
pie must be protected.
Bishop Granjon has appealed to the
Catholic Church Extension Society to
help him out. The society supports
many priests by Mass intentions, and
viii do all possible for Father Gam
bino. The reverend clergy are most
thoughtful in sending surplus inten-
lions to the society for distribution
among missioners. These intentions
literally put bread into the mouth of
many a poor priest on the missions.
The laity is not far behind in remem-
bering the dependent priests who
look to the society for this means Of
livelihood. The omces Of the Cath
Ole Church Extension Society are at
1888 Mccormick building, Chicago.
Anything sent there for Father Gam.
bino viii be gratsfully received and
speedily forwarded to the Bishop for
him. 90