The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-26
CATHOLICIsM IN EUROPE
Another Spirited Debate In the Baptist Min
listers Conference.
Tho Baptist ministers postponed their

Tho Baptist ministers postponed their
regular order OF business on Monday TO allow
Brother Wayland Ioyt to haul Brother Potter
over the Goals for inluirlng In his essay on
what he saw in Europe, n week ago, whether
tho Protestant missions in Europe, and os-
pociaily that In Paris, need DO carried on while
the Roman Catholic Church there is so vigorous
and aggressive" Brother Iloyt read string
of figures showing how ignorant the people
are. how few can read and write. according to
the latest census. and argued that. rs tho Roman
Catholic Church is all-poweriul I'm Europe and
allows such Ignorance to oxist. therefore Prot
estants should stop In and educate tho people.
Paris needs missionary work rs much as any
other spot on earth. he exclaimed. Brother
Potter had said no continued. that he saw only
seventeen worshippers in the Baptist Chapel in
Paris, while the Roman Catholic cathedrals
were full to the doors. and had asked whether II
is worth while to keep up missions DIR. Hoyt
had been there also. and he saw more than 200
In the chapel that holds 700. They are French
worshippers and hearty workers. Last year
they gave In charity $4,000. Brother Potter
should have remembered that Sunday In Paris
is a working day. Many attendants at the
chapel got their living In hotels. and cannot get
to church at every service. Then DIR. Hoyt
handed ground for inspection woodcut Of the
Baptist Chapel. IL has GOtnlc front. ana 10
hemmod in on both sides by other buildings.
II was started two years ago with seventy two
membcrs. and 1t gained soventy-cight in year.
week ago sneorngly said In a self-rlRhteous
speech. that when he was in Paris he went to
church. and did not run around TO cathedras.
face and said that he was the brother whom
Brother Potter was referring to. and that he did
Brother Potter begged to be allowed to go on.
He said that he went to the Protestant churches
three times one sunday. rs well as TO tho Ro-
man Catholic cathedrals. He saw only seven
teen worshippers in the Baptist Chapel and
could prove the fact by ailldaviis.o In another
the chapel. but they were mostly English
speaking men and women. who, were visiting
,hle Exposition: The spirit and Intention S OF
The 9eSrcssiye and fnr.seeing policy
to try TO inspire the brethren with the
notion that Professionals can learn these qualities
from the practice OF the Roman Catholic Church.
lie believed IN learning oven from ones enc
mics. That Church u not blind II brought up
against q wall, then IT takes another course in
accomplishing it's aims. II Is said that the num-
Der Of ignorant persons in Europe IL enormous.
viii few lite missions educate the. people z
In aggrcssiveness the Protestant Church doesn't
begin with the Roman Catholic. Her method
hns been completely changed. - don't love
the Roman Catholic Church nor am ! IN sym;
patty with her DIR. Potter exclaimed. but II
we shut our eyes to her methods we are eN-
cecdingly foolish DIR. Hoyt has had r week in
rs a regular Nesuvus this morning, whereas
| have not had a minutes preparation: but he
says that my admiration Of the Roman Catholic
Church, because IL shelters black priests and
houors black equally with white communicants
j. thrown away. He points 10 the colorcd mem
beers 81 this Baptist Conference, and says that
they recciyca. great attention and honor as the
white brethren do. lie tells us Of "A black Orntor
in aristocrntic Brown University last year But
/ Insist rs did last week. that IN no fashion
able church on Manhattan Island won II be
possible for a negro woman. although well
dressed 20 walk up TO the best pow and own H.
| This negro woman can do in Europe. ! saw
| II in the Madeline. IN Paris. and she WAS shown
! 10 her scat with the greatest Difference. So un-
used was ! 90 such sight that il seemed mar
yelous to mo. Tho Roman Catholic Church IL
| impartial and she is reaching out Tor the
Southern negro. With his susceptibility &c
grandeur and display he can DO reached b'
| That Church easily"
Brother simmons Of Newark asked Brother
! Potter how many of the $1,000 worshipuers
! Brother Potter had seen IN the Cathedral 81
| Notre Dame in Paris were Professionals. attracted
| by curiosity,
Brother Potter replied that not more thar
! loo were Professionals.
| Brother simmons kept on his feet AMI asked
whether DIR. Potter believed TINT those Roman
! Catholic worshppers yet needed to be saved
! spiritually
Brother Potter replied that his belief was tina
| the rank and file OF those worshippers do be-
] lievc that through Christ they viii be saved
! and rs he fully believed that he would -
through the gates OF the Celestial City. 50 woult
! they.