The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-29
HEAVY GUARD FOR
CATHOLIC LECTURER
Father Tierney Tells Of Mexi-
can Outrages to Crowd in
Carnegie Hall.
FACTS APPEAL AUDIENCE

With policemen surrounding the out
side o. the building and detectives in
every corridor and entrance. the Rev.
Father Richard Tierney. editor OF the
Catholic paper America. at Carnegie Hall
last night described the outrages that
have been inflicted upon priests, nuns
and churches in Mexico during the Car
rama villa revolution
There was soiuc mystery in the pres
erce Of the policemen which was only
partly cleared by JOIN V. Judge. presi-
dent OF the i.nymeu'a League for Re-
treats and Sohial studies, under the aus
pieces % which the lecture was delivered.
we did not Snow said Mr.. Judge,
'bu. We fearcd that. perhaps this man
Jean Crones or some person similarly af-
iir,ed might see In this AFFAIR an oppor-
tunity to do still more damage, therefore
We asked for the policemen"
Mr.. Judge. Frank Haverty. treasurer,
and other officers of the league declared
they did not know of any warning letter.
Eut az IL had been advertised that dis
tinguisheh c%hurchmen like Bishop Nc
| Tnul Of Trenton. Bishop OConnor or
Newark. Bishop Mcdonnell Of Brooklyn,
| Mgr. Mooney. ~ special representative
' o. INltll'ltl FtIttN, anu IL " VI 81
church dignataries We're to be present. 1t
was thought best not 70 take any
chances.
Father Tierney. h has made a
J spec,a, and exhaustive investigation Of
the situation In Mexico. made II plain
last ni2ht thai he was to speak or
Nexico's Internal difficulties. not the at
| titude OF foreign Powers toward the
| country. Therefore there was nothing
political in his address nor any criticism
whatsoever. He traced the history Of
the Catholic Church in the country from
1919: told of the redemption Of the
| Indian tribes the spread 81 education
| the founding of THE first university IN the
Western Hemisphere and old OF the situ-
alton Of the Church down to the de.
parture OF Huerta and tGe accession OF
The 'arranaa faction.
His charges agains; the factions. once
acting toeeth.: and now at war. were
dissertation %! churches, violence to the
priests and nuns. His assertions WEI.
supported 10y y pile of a'fidayits. extracts
Of which only lie could read. Brief az
they had So he BECAUSE OF the cNpurga'
tons. thcy brough; gasps Of horror from
many Of the audience.
| On. afiiant. a German Lutheran. toiC
OF attacks upon forty nuns another. :
Mother Superior now ia Cuba. gave :
narrative OF ATTACKS she knew OF arC
wroug-d women she had 'alked to tina
made an army an itself.
Priests and laymeu described count
loss dissertations of churches and priest
told Of the torture. Thct. Was even on
AFFIDAVIT; a~gains; an American official
name not given. who 1t was swoin ha'
said .hat after the social evil III,
Catholic Church war the worst EVIL II
the country and I'll had to go.
Father Ticrney read numerous oflicia
DEGREES eXiling the priests and order
| closing the churches. barring the con
fession. f%orbiddins mass cxcep; once ~
sunday. He declared thai he was sim
ply "A historian NJ he most horrible con
dition that had existed in any coun,t
since Attila the Hun devastated Italy