, 1869-06-12
CATHOLICS AND THEI2 Diff
CULTIE5.
IL: Extraordinary. Lecture By Father
I':arrclf-t7c E'a|or* ColoFcd Suf-
iraEcs

AZ: E..:r:. :.ordinnry LccGurcb by Father
E:1rrclf-E4c Eavors ColoFcd Sul-
iraEc.
ST. Joserh's Church, on the corner Of Sixth ay-
cnuc at1 West Washington Sl2ce New 5vrE, Was
lecture hy Rev: Thomas Farrell on The South
Catholics and Their pttlcultcs' A large number
81 hs
ard Republican politicians were present, as Colu-
Eel F. 4. Consnng, Sinclair Toasey. EFls:us c.
ii . closs precisely ,nc reverend gentleman
assembled the pulpit and said that :hcsc seemed 10
he m!sappIencEs0n pGeTatl;ug as 70 tho EatQTe
pccted him 10 enter Into pnittcs, while he pro-
posed to gl7c h!s Views OF the condition Of the
country IN general. and OF the South In particular.
with his own Eeoplc, in which he would freely ani
frankly give his ol lniors. In regard to the
izee'imen i'll he ~ to say y, that alssery
believed universal suffrage to be the
& &bsss lay i9r ths 5en1a!!s an1 he ! Wo1l say taas
the benefit Of State Legislatures on behalf Of the
Fifteenth Amendment that universal suffrage wns
the fundamental law Of the republic for good md
fur evil Containing, the reverend speaker sl1l
that the South was not half 50 poo: and badly Oh
as IT Is supposed He believed that in the future
the most 10, al nen In the South Htll be thosc who
acknowledge 1t to have been a mistake, sad
oiuuJer and miserable failure. There was no nc
StSS[t{ luz lutAAuIE2 vi OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ut CQu~
nscation. The most dangerous men are these
who don't know ret that slavery Is dead, AMI who
kept up Ore In the rear Of the aEmy that went
iet.h 70 sttls f"r !ne Iniea Father farE
country, He pictured the condition OF the Old
World 1t the time wien God In His losczutntle
providence lead Catholic sal!or to discover tnts
conttncnt-a land Of Immense grandeur. where inc
lnnurElity Of the unity and brotherhood pf man
are to be fully realized where King aud be26at arc
alike knoEn TO be subjects Of God, eli equal before
self and He cannot U.lo Ills own acts No won-
der that Christians were nersecu;ed by the Kings
OF old Even Tacttus speaks Of the Christians as
own Conception, for ths Christians y sefs ensmes M
ol tyranny and the Wrongs Of society, as the
Christian charter vas the diylns b.ll q human
science Was It not strange that otter eighteen
centuries Of persecution, commenced hy the Jews
and continued hy 1he PaEans, Christianity u Ia
OF Constantine en}otnlne tolerance for Christians
and intolerance f0f all others TO the Reformation
wh e9ke e. 5n7h a gn l .aeR q
The temporal po*er Of The siatc., The STATE had
a2as seenes :? me % Ssne T III s1 ses kaa Ct
temporal power was divine hrnbuy,' and
was not Gathollc doctrine. The Kings Of the
oi I'd. None we1e 81 IS sappunar5 "a IS Hsnr1 viii:
Of England, and he hardly leas than Louis XIV.
Of France In such state Of Europe God in bis
establish freedom Of religion and the delivery from
the despo,1sm OF the Old World. as Catholics
they feel proud thai the little colony Of MARYLAND
s1sns s a s taer2 ne II % nse uo 81
rlnck ard tenac!sy OF the American peo-.c c1a-
nrmed the true Catholic doctrine Of tas freedom
he sTord Of Washington dia not and is ~, Hay TO
Spain
Catholics tn this country. The nrst vas the want @
OF laY organization. Every other denomination
has It's organization, bur the Catholics hsve not.
What e the reason. Arc the clergy afraid q the
people: Il was one Of the rst principles Of Cath
ole teaching that the people can revcr be wrong.
for they do not wish their Owl injury. The clergy
peca1ly il there n-e mary Old fostcs aEong them,
tie Holy Father they met at Baltimore and passed
resolutions in favor Of schools for tie itcedmen,
but expressed regret that they were 20 20
bosom of sheir protectors, wcle, Il we E,at 10 70
benefit those who need aid they must have our
sympathy. Hundreds Of tho csg e II s 1ns H.
= oaea aau5 pa555 al aae ~ afa T. PrTas
the dinner table. The resolution Mcns1east. "a, was
passed 10 let the Holy Fathe: understand inst they
ut all Another difficulty hy IL conservatism.
which nuts the leaders tn opposition TO the people
sad 70 hones. progress. ani then the People mara
neone cling to pelncious institutions, may be pro-
dnctiye cl stagnat!en, disease ali de2:s. Az
oher cenl'J saPpfshsaSion OF tne Ss
eapfch, I'M The Church Is based On lie revelation of
Cod, ard there must be In Eo-cEac1c1t as well Us
In the Church, supreme uibunl authenticated
constitution aad Gods laH, and WAS there ever
such an absrrdity to let every one Judge for him.
self Of Gods aw7 But this Is OFTEN mlsunder .,hod
ercn BY Catholics The Church ta con.ttsu::: nal
| government with an executive, which cannot
change the Fundamental Law, and neither take from
Ii L~4 IL but ever, tl4,Ax ouls.uu L. lei. VI