ON RELIGIOUS TOLERATION.
There --ire occasions when the lugged simplicity of great Auiei leans i» rut tier uying to meir lesser compatriots, writes \Y. C. Stevenson in New York Life. And probably these occasions arc most frequent and awful when the great men, leaving belihid the regions where their sterling qualities arc known and appreciated, travel abroad in search of new tit-Ids to conquer.
A certain well-known American, whose name shall be spared, visited BJgium in the spring of 1915 to see how the relief work was progressing. His native (State had contributed generously, and the Belgians were anxious to show him every courtesy. And i;o, among other events, they arranged u meeting for him with the great Cardinal Merrier of Malines.
After he had been presented to the Reverend Father in rather a formal ma'aner there was a pause in the con vernation. This the American felt called upon to dispel. Turning to the Cardinal, he said : "You're a Catholic, ain't you i" "Ye;-',." gravely responded the Cardinal, who speaks perfect English. "Wull." continued the American, "'l'm a Methodist, but"-—waving his luvid in vigorous protest to prevent the possibility of a misunderstanding - "I ain't got any prejudices.''
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Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1917, Page 2
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198ON RELIGIOUS TOLERATION. Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1917, Page 2
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