Priestly Intolerance.

castle , one Father Conolly has determined to distinguish himself , and has succeeded in getting into print . We read in the Newcastle Daily Chronicle as follows ;—" The mission which has been conducted by four of the Redemptorist Fathers in St . Mary ' s Catholic Church , in this town , has been brought to a close . In a sermon on Sunday , the Eev . Father Conolly preached upon

the subject , ' The Death-bed of the Just . ' After the sermon the preacher made a few remarks on the success of the mission , and then referred to secret societies . He warned the congregation against them , and remarked that it would no doubt fill them with joy to hear that the principal parties who had been connected with the Hibernians , Knights of St . Patrick , Freemasons , and other secret societies condemned by the Catholic Church , had come forward during the mission , and in a manner most creditable to

themselves , had renounced all connection with these associations . He was , however , sorry to say that there was one individual who , in spite of all the efforts of the clergy , and all the invitations which had been given to him , still refused to separate himself from these abominable organizations . He therefore now denounced him by name , before God's altar , and in presence of the congregation , and warned him that unless he came up before that evening and renounced all connection with those condemned secret societies

, the heaviest punishment of the church would fall upon him . At the concluding service of the mission , the Very Rev . Canon Bomber , in an appropriate address , returned thanks to the missionaries for their indefatigable labours during the time of the mission . He said it gave him great pleasure to inform them that the party who had been denounced at the morning service had since come forward , ancl in the most unequivocal manner , had renounced all connection with the condemned societies . "

If Dr . Culleu has east an unmerited stigma upon the brotherhood , by classing us in the same category with Ribbonmen and such like disturbers of the public peace and conspirators against society , Father Conolly , on the other hand , is determined not to commit the same mistake—for in his exercitatiou the Freemasons arc denounced in company with tho Knights of St . Patrick and the Hibernians . With

regard to the last named nation , we tire puzzled somewhat to under- ' stand the pious man ' s wrath ; surely to be a Hibernian is a novel cause for exciting the ire of a Catholic priest—we always heretofore Wore led to imagine that the scions of " ould Erin" were counted amongst the most faithful sons of Holy Church ; and that to abolish the " pisantry" would be indeed a heavy blow and great

discouragement to Rome and her hierarchy . As for the Knights of St . Patrick , we cannot but accept as a compliment our association with that body —if we are to be consigned to perdition , at any rate it is in aristocratic society ; not to speak of the head of the knightly brotherhood , the Lord Lieutenant himself , we find on their muster roll the names of the highest and wealthiest iu the green isle—men who we should

think , would be , by any one but Father Conolly , considered rather as upholders of law and order than as levellers of the most alarming character . Wo should be glad to know whether the Knights of St . Patrick stand alone in their frightful position , or whether the illustrious Garter and the time honoured Golden Fleece ; the valiant Bath ,