The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-23
ROMANISM IN AMERICA.

REV. c. W. MULLEN DIscoURsEs ON THE SPREAD
or cATHoLIcITY AND CONSEQUENT DANGER
TO AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS.
A large congregation assembled at the DeKalb Ave-
nue. Methodist Episcopal Church. Brooklyn. last
evening to listen to a lecture THE Aim Of
Romansts and the Remedy Of Professionals in This
Country" by the pastor. the Rev. G. W. Millen.
After giving the origin of the Romaniss and explain.
ing the meaning OF the word he d:The aim OF the
Church Of Rome supremacy everywhere and always.
II any one doubts this let him look back the
bloody track of her history and lie shall find abund-
ant confirmation. Rome is especially DESTROYS Of
becoming dominant in the United States and to this
end all her forces marshalled and all her efforts
directed. III tho Old World her power is broken.
The Rome Of to-day is not like the Rome of 800.
when Pope Boniface entered the city horseback
with two kings holding his bride. Italy rejects pspal
supremacy. France is indifferent The detection Of
Spain is rapid Austria has established its public
schools under the control OF the State anc given
igoas sests legal s4ua ANT The n nnrSps
ity have both lost their power. A learned
and influential Catholic priest paid to the
Rev. Mr. Clincquy. I'VE don't care a straw for Rome
when we have New York in our hands. We arc just
now taking possession of the United States and Of
Great Britain. The is very blind who does not
ace that these two mighty nations will belong to the
Church of Rome before long. Look at our innumer.
able nunneries aud splendid colleges towering on
are filled with the daughters and OF
the most influential Protestant families Of
this republic. Mr. Beecher few Sundays since, un-
asked gave notice Of Catholic fair III this city and
urged his people to attend and thus show that they
were not mere blind haters l do not thank Mr..
Becchcr for publicly insinuating that that is the
character Of Professionals in this city and elsewhere
If blindness has happened TO US In past it is because
we blind lovers and not blind haters
PROTESTANT PUPILS AND CATHOLIC TEACHERS.
Roman Catholics. with but few exceptions will NOT
educate their children in our public schools but in
heir WI uar m dren q
every day under the tuition of Roman Catholic
teachers. and under the supervision and discipline
of Roman Catholic principal. Why are Catholics
represented on our School Board when they
known to be utterly opposed to system of public
efforts to bring foreign Catholics to shores The
rapid increase of Catholics among is largely due to
the constant influx of Catholics from the Old World.
Ireland alone having contributed no less than
2,0O00O0 from 1880 to 1870. Look at the movement
in another direction-yiz., in the matter of educa-
ton. At meeting Of the Catholic Central Union in
New Yor cityk priest from Buffalo took the ground
that the State must establish and support Catholic
schools. A resolution stating that the present
system of public schools is curse to
our country and hoodgate of atheism reported
to the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union Of st. Louis
q few years ago. Now what some OF the existing
facts? What do we nndy We find large num-
Der of Catholic teachers in our public
We find many Catholics on school boards,
who are utterly opposed to our school system.
We find the children OF Catholics educated AS sub
iccts Of the Pope OF Rome and not American cti-
zcns We find Catholics filling many OF our public
Offices. Let Rome become dominant in this country,
and then farewell to open Bible aud FIRE
schools. Let Rome become supreme. and then tho
spirit that kndlcd the fires at Smthhcld and
butchered the Waldenscs will be rampant and our
children will be denied the privilege Of worshiping
God according TO our form Of belief To prevent
such triumph keep the Bible in the public
schools. II IL not the American doctrine To
teach sectariansm, but 1t is the genius of
our public school system TO teach morals and
strengthen the pupil In the religious element Thus
men see that the public schools which Martyr Luther
advocated to teach private and public
morals. Bear In mind that the purpose OF
the public schools II not to make proficient
scholars. but worthy citizens. II Is destitute
of principle the more he knows the capable he
is OF mischief" Mr. Miller closed his lecture by the
reading Of "a few statistics and letters from different
priests to Horace Greeley and other prominent men
of New York city.