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Show A MOXSTROUS CALUMNY. ' (Catholic Record.) A subscriber sends us as a paper published across the border, containing an article-by a Rev. H. A. Schauffler, on the Bohemians, etc., of Cleveland. Cleve-land. This individual states that the late Bishop Gihnour demanded from the Bohemians of a certain parish in Cleveland $5 each for pardon of their sins, and bee-rase they refused to pay it closed their church for a year and a half. Another proof of the saying "that a fool cannot hold his tongue." Hence it is of no use to say anything about him. But it must make the judicious grieve to see such a one' masquerading as an ambassador of truth. - The most of people like an antagonist that uses reputable tactics. The habitues of the prize ring cry down the pugilist who runs counter to its rules, but some good clerical gentlemen who talk unc-tiously unc-tiously of the "light." the "gospel," employ any kind of weapon against Rome. They listen to nothing save the voice of an unreasoning hatred, which, as infhe present intsance, lands them betimes in a quandry not coveted by self-respecting men. The brainless attacks of individuals of such calibre tend to make the sects ridiculous,, and their . friends should be the first to expose; him. The charges against the late Bishop Gilmour were made by tho Rev. II. A. Schauffler of Cleveland, Cleve-land, Ohio. They are monstrously false. The congregation con-gregation in question was interdicted by the bishop because it defied his authority. A more upright man than Bishop Gilmour we have never known. He hated injustice; and if he was not one to submit sub-mit tamely to it from any source, on the other hand he was incapable of knowingly doing an injustice to another. Mr. Schauffler was prudent to wait until un-til the bishop was dead before publishing such a calumny cal-umny against him. |