The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-03-06
The Claim of the ReCtOry.

The elder Miss Winters unfolded
her knitting.
"Straighten the tidy on your chair,
Priscilla" Then she went on thought
fully: ''You have known it whole
day."
The round, soft cheeks of the other
flushed.
Mrs. Conley told me-" acknowl-
edged the younger woman.
You should have conferred with
me, Priscilla" demonstrated Miss
Minters.
But, Cynthia" the speakers eyes
rested lovingly on the angular, un-
motional face. of her sister, S"I knew
it would only bother you, and | do
hate so to bother people" 81
Through her fifty years of life, this
hatred of sbothering people had become
Ian obsession with Priscilla Winters.
/. 1T doesn't bother me-" returned
her sister,
|, 1T doesn't, Cynthia?" ~,
mo. 1t necessitates call on the
Bishop. That is ALL"
my dear Priscilla, since@I intend
Registering a protest against a Catho-
lies occupying our beloved fathers
former rectory, it must naturally fol
low that it is a Catholic Bishop whom
shall visit"
Priscilla rocked while in silence.
But we don't own the rectory.
What will you say?" she finally
asked.
A slight smile lowered around the
corners of Miss Minters' long, thin
mouth. The fingers were now busy
. with her knitting.
Il shall simply register my protest. .
"Cynthia!" The others plump body
Strengthened resolutely. :"Times have
changed since father died
Her sister stopped knitting.
There. must be a reason back OF
what. one says" the younger sister
added lamely.
You have imbibed the modern
ideas to a great extent, Priscilla. In
fact, one could almost call you a mod.
ernist," Miss Minters replied: =
81 am not a modernist, Cynthia.
(The younger Miss Winters knew as
little of the term as did her sister,
But l do know that Catholics are
not all bad
Again the knitting ceased.
"You know one Catholic, Priscilla
| know one. From our earlist years
however, we have heard sufficiently
of them and their doctrines"
!. Priscilla was unusually bold today
! Cynthia, we never heard they were
bad -. 49,.
''If you define the word bad child
you will say that it is the opposite
: of good. / am not saying that Catho
: lies are wicked, but they are not up t.
my standard of goodness"
The other puckered her brows.
Because they are gaining. so man!
! converts to their Church-is tina
what you mean, Cynthia?"
The elder Miss Winters was beyond
the blushing stage, but she was, nev
: ertheless, slightly ruffled.
Don't be absurd dislike seems
so many Souls led astray from thu
path Of righteousness
THAT is the same thing" answered
Priscilla. Seeing the growing dis
: pleasure in her sisters face, she Wen
on hurriedly: What is the RICH
path, dear?"
81 do not know, but it isn't thu
;, Catholic way surely
7 This uneonsciously humorous state
ment elected no direct response.
Didn't father once mention a, Cath
Ollie priest as a friend Of his?
"Priscilla!"
81 think he did, Cynthia"
"If so, he erred.
It was the first criticism of he
father Miss Minters had ever made
and her sister sat up aghast.
, 20 Cynthia, Catholics are not al
bad! Mrs Conley is the dearest little
woman, so kind to everyone and 81
, willing to help everybody! Her chill
dren, too, are lovely
Mrs. Conley also has erred"
But what do you know of the Cath
folio Church, Cynthia?"
4 Priscilla" (the speakers .Voic'
Il teemed with impatience), this con
| versation must end! do not wish t.
II show any ill-wilI, but | see plainl!
! that certain things must be impressed
| upon Won. First of all, the Catholic
: Church has been the tab0oed sub
II iect within our household for years
ttYes, l know / said we had heart
4 enough concerning it; but father, il
{ his great charity, would listen to M
derogatory words against any sect o.
person. But the words unsaid ART
those that speak the loudest. | have
always realized that il. the Catholic
Church had not been established here
!, fathers church would have flourishet
to a greater extent; and | know tina
EIhe, too, realized this. You must ad
nit, Priscilla, that losing ones par
4 ishioners to church that practices
, idoltary, and"
, Her sister interrupted:
Ill "But-
J, "No defense, please! So long as
know that father thought as he dit
of this religion
J But you. don't know"
. Il knowl And what is good enough
+ for father is good enough for me-
!, Cynthia! Why, you never go t
any church,"
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