Gave Himself Away.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 23, 5 June 1902, Page 6

Gave Himself Away.

Wkitino in Truth, of North Carolina, Mr H. L. Richardp, a distinguished convert of 50 years' standing from the Episcopal ministry relates the following :—: — I was officiating one Sui day in Trinity Church, the rector being temporarily absent At that time I was quite high church and accustomed to ring the changes on the claim that we were true Catholics — not It< man, you know On retiring after service, I had reached the vestibule when I was met there by three Irishmen who had apparently jui-t armed from a journey. They apprrathrd me respectfully, tipping their harp, when ore asked, ' Your v \ curce. Ib this the Catholic ( huich 7 ' li stinctively and without time s1 d reflection I replied : ' No, n y gord man, this ib not the Catholic Chinch. You tee tlattiwti o\ er there above the houses — thi t is the Catholic Chunh.' lit ■spine my moitification when I had time to reulibe how completely and unconsciously I had given myf-elf away. It wbb only another practical illustration of the truth of the f-aying of St. Augustine, that a stranger going into ar.y town ai-d inquiring for the Catholic Church would never be pointed to a Fchn-matical conventicle, but to the place of worship of the real, old Catholic Church universally recognised aa such.