The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-07-21
1.-THE NATIONAL PROTESTAN Mt.

Der of new paper, bearing the above
title, and issued from a New York
press. We have given it a careful ex-
animation, and can come to but one
conclusion in regard to it, and that is:
1t is most mischievous publication,
utterly barren of Christian sentiment
and feeling, and originated to coin the
ignorance and bigotry of the unen-
lightened masses into money for its
projectors. Its prospectus contains
more lies, base and deliberately coined
lies, than we dreamed it were possible
to corral in the space it occupies.
Here is brief extract from the prec-
ious document.
That Roman Catholicism is making
rapid strides in the United States can
not be denied. That it aims at the
subversion of civil power, is taught by
the history of other countries, and the
conduct of the Papistical Priesthood in
our own. In New York, and all our
larger cities, the Roman Catholic ele-
ment is sufficiently strong to make its
power felt in the conduct of, elections
and the elevation of its own creatures
to Office. That element makes war
upon our public schools. 1t arrogant
ly demands that parochial schools set
up by Rome shall be maintained at
the public expense. 1t seeks to drive
out Protestant Chaplains from our
public institutions, and to open the
doors to the crafty minions of the
Roman hierarchy. 1t demands special
legislation at the hands of our State
Legislatures, and in every possible way
endeavors to plant its heel upon the
neck of Protestants."
And so on, ad Gbit,un.
That the Catholic Church is grow,
ing in this country, is not because of
its intriguing for the popular favor
1t steers clear of all quarreling with
other denominations, and moves on the
even tenor of its way, practising its
religious observances in its own way,
intent only on the glory of God and
the salvation of mems souls. Its prin-
ciples and teachings, founded on Di-
vine revelation as recorded in the
Holy Scriptures, are deeply imbedded
in the hearts of all true and pious
Catholics. And the true Catholic al.
ligns his daily life and conduct by the
teachings of his religion. Of course
there are bad Catholics-hypocrites
and evil>doers-as there are like char
acters in the Protestant denominations.
But it is no more fair for Protestants
to judge the entire Catholic Church by
its "black Sheep" than it would be fol
the Catholics to judge all Protestant
dom by those ofits flock whose feeces
are not white as the driven snow.
So far as the charge is concerned
that Catholics demand that their pa
rochial schools shall be supported a
the public expense, there is not al
iota oftruth in it. The school trouble
may be concisely and truthfully stated
in these words: At the East anC
North the schools have injected int
them semi-religious and anti-CatholiC
instruction. Catholic property holder,
and Protestant property-Lolders arr
taxed alike to maintain these publ,
schools. The Catholic parent very
naturally and as very reasonably OBJ
jects to send his child for instruction
where it will be taught that the religion
Gifts father is the "sum of all villain
les" He thinks, and, we contend
with every show of reason, that it il
not right and just for him to be com
PEELED to pay for the propagation of err
roneous teachings and the rearing W
of enemies against the faith he believes
II just as devoredly as any Protestant