New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
Defends Rev. Lucyan Boj- n0wski and Hurls C0un- ter Charges Against His DetractOrs.

Because of attacks made by cer- tain circles of the Polish community in this city on the charitable .nsti- tutions of the Sacred Heart parish and their founder Rev. Lucyan Boj- nowski. in the matter of accounts of the last bazaar held by the parish in November. the bazaar committee issued today a statement of explain atlon and protest against the criti- cism made in a Polish newspaper subsequent to the bazaar
 The statement gives information as to the accounts of the bazaar. stating that the net income was $S.- 396.49, which was turned over to the management of the Polish or phanage on Burritt street. namely to the Sisters of the Order of Im- maculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin, who care for the asylum. Following the official statement and ar expression of thanks to all those who contributed, the committee at taches lengthy protest against the denunciatory remarks of people made against the bazaar committee and Father Boinowski.
 The protest derides the attitude of class of the Polish community and especially a Polish newspaper in making attacks upon the Sacred Heart parish, it's charitable institu- tions and on the character of Father Bojnowski The instrument, issued today by the committee contains among other paragraphs an open denunciatjon of the attacks made upon the church. It is alleged in the protest that journal printed in Polish has been the source of many attacks on Father Bojnowski, sc- cusing him of failure to give ac- counts of the bazaars given in the past for the benefit of the orphan age and other parish institutions.
 Priest Does Not Arrange Bazaars We, members of the bazaar com- mittee. publicly announce that tine bazaars for the benefit of the or phanage, home for the aged and ether institutions. are not arranged by Rev. L. Bojnowski. and so he is not obliged and cannot give an &C., count" the protest reads. 'The ba- zaars are arranged by the various committees or by the sisters, and so these people have to give an &C., counting and said are published in the Catholic Leader for the good people"
 During the bazaar held last Mo- vember, dancing was prohibited aft CT the bazaar was in progress two or three days. There was commo- reported to the police. It is alleged in the protest that at the time. she yellow press" condemned the atti- tude of the~bazaar committee. To this the committee replies as fol- lows. "A certain gentleman writing in certain newspaper. reached be- yond the scope of his mental abili- ties, when he questions certain dog mas of the Catholic church. YoL must know, sir that if someone wants to write something about the dogmas of religion, he must under stand them thoroughly he must adapt his life. his conduct, to con- form with these dogmas of faith. But as it is said. in dwarfish minds only dwarfish ideas can be born sn you, sir. are reaching to things of which you have not the least con- ception. By your life you have shown that the dogmas of faith. you either do not know, or that you do not de- sire to conform with. One of the inl- portant tenets of the Catholic relig- ion is that the faithful abstain from flesh-meat and meat dishes on all Fridays of the year. but you. sir. rot only on usual Friday but on Good Friday have eaten with relish meat and meat dishes in a restau- rant on Main street and was very much surprised when certain Pole at that time called your attention to that transgressjon."
 Furthermore, writes a certain