Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-13

Lnc DHnd man OF j jerusalem aICer the IOfO
| first touched his eyes. Like him, they
hand OF the Lord restored his sight entire
| ly, 90, too, they learned by and by, in the
| wholesome light Of the truth Of the free
Gospel they followed, better principles OF
| conduct towards those who differed from
them than their fathers had been taught
! at Rome. But the Roman Catholic Church
has never abandoned the bigoted princi-
piles which it held before the Reformation.
The dogmas upon which it's system is
based beget intoleranceS by an easy and
natural process but, instead Of renounc-
ing any Of its high assumptions, it seems
only to grow more pretentious, (as witness
the dogma recently promulgated from
Rome Of the infallibiiity of the Pope and
to put forth renewed efforts againstt the ex-
ercise of just freedom of thought. . %
1.-THE Other Side has remarkable OBJ
tuseness in regard to the nature of true
charity. But, perhaps, he is theological
neophyte. Because "Rusticus has said
the ecclesiastical system of the Roman
tive, he cries out with melting pathos, 10,
for the rarity of christian charity under the
sun ~ He evidently thinks that true
charity demands. thatgw should not only
love Roman Catholics and seek to do them
good, which it certainly does, but that we
shall think we'll OF the ecclesiastical sys-
tenn under which they unfortunately live;
that We must not call error by its right
name. II it were not that he argues in
behalf Of q church opposed to the free cir
culatiOn of the Sacred Scriptures, l would
commend 10 him the private reading and
study Of the words of st. Paul, "Charity
rejoioeth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in
'"'The '" Other Slde'' attributes to ''Rusti-
cusp the indulgence of "fears'i of future
political combination between the Romish
Church and the Democratic palty.u The
suggestion comes from The Other Side"
"Ruaticusn has not mentioned in his arti-
Gle either of the great political parties in
has lugged i'm what he is pleased to call his
"imaginationsn that he "can detect" such
"fears, !" in order to afford him an oppor-
tunity of making very remarkable state
ment concerning the Methodist Episcopal
Church, or what he terms the 'tNorthern
Methodists." He says that "the Conven-
ton of that Church was the first body to
nominate General Grant for the Presidency
in 1885," and "that the ministers of the
ton read out from their pulpitss on Sum
day mornings, proclaunations advising the
members of their flock to vote the Republi-
can ticket" 1.-THE Other Siden- appeals
for the truth of his first statement, if not
of the second, to the recollection of $50
well-informed gentleman as "Rustieus."
This is personally fattering to me, and 1
ought, if possible, properly to respond by
recollecting the facts stated. But as L
never heard Of them before, and have not
"a convenient memory" to draw upon at
my own rsweet will,''e am obliged to de-
cline giving the desired testimony. In
deed, l am authorized, by a gentleman
who ought to know concerning this point,
to say that both these statements of 1.-THE
Other Side" are untrue. Will he explain
1.-THE Other Side" boasts of the works of
charity performed by the Roman Catholic
Church. Let it have due credit for all that
it has done praise-worthily in this way.
But CHARITY boasteth not itself;n and
there is distinction worthy of suggestion
upon this point. True christians are taught
to LET their light shine around them, that
men seeing their good works may glorify
the name Of their Father in Heaven"
But there was class of religionists in the
time of Christ, whom He severely rebuked,
who blew a trumpet before them when
they went to do alms-giving, and of whom
He said, "All' their works they do, to be
seen Of men,"
But the question naturally arises, whence
is derived all the money with which the
are maintained? Look at New York City
See how the taxes of the people have been
poured from the treasures of the State and
city into the open hands of the authorities
of that church for this very purpose! Besides
these sources Of revenue, no doubt there
are Others. What are they? Let 1.-THE
Other Side," if he is familiar with these
operations in large cities, testify concern
ing the urgent demands of the Roman
serve in Protestant families, for enlarged
and The consequent demands |
of these servants for increase of wages from |
their employers !! Who, in that case, pays |
the piper? = = f1iii-'i - = I Ia -
The questions propounded by "the other |
side" in regard to mixed or separate schools |
of whites and blacks are not very peril |
nent. / have had an impression that there |
Is . sort Of strong, natural antagonisnl be
tween our irish Roman Cathoiicfellow
citizens and the colOred people; but the
them i'm the same category. What paral-
lei, indeed, is there between the two cases
he cites 9 The colored people are in the
in respect to the whites. So are
,he Roman Catholics in respect to Protest
ants. The majority, being whites, insist
hat the colored children shall be educated
separately. Why 2. '"The other siden says
1T is because of the prejudice of CASTE In
he view Of his mind, then, the separate
education of colored children in common
schools is wise and just compulsory pro-
,ess, involving an assertion of the inferi-
,rity of the coiored race, and adopted i'm
,rder to hx and perpetuate Its social Inc
yuality. xE 5LAFA- ~ - &AAAA& |
Now, does "the other side" propose to
egregrate the Roman Catholic children
rom the other children of the city, upon II
my similar grounds and for similar reas-
ms BY no means. Itis not as an indigni-
y, but as an honor and privilege to them, to
heir religion and their priesthood, that he
lrges their separate education, with the
school funds His argument runs
omewhat after this fashion: Colored chill Fl
lren are educated separately because they r
re considered socially inferior to the white
,hildren. Therefore the children Of Ro-
nan Catholics should be educated separate
v, under the direction of their Priest,
With the money of the city, because the