The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-12-08
Another letter from philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA Dec g l88O

MeSSrS. E'd1torS,-In fulfllment of my
promise [ drop you few lines from this
centre of Presby yterianism, although OBJ
serve you have already regular con-
tributor, whose letters are full of interest
Winter has set in upon us some time
since, and was inaugurated by moderate
snow g inches, which fell on Thanks
giving day, and set the sleighs and bells
to going.
There is great deal of sweet Chris
tian charity in Philadelphia 1t is now
pretty generally well organised, so that
all the worthy poor may be found and
cared for, and the over greedy and less
worthy may not get more than their due
proportion of the food and clothing dis
trlbuted by these charitable institutions.
Many OF these benevolent associations
have recently been holding public meet
lngs, recognising and getting ready for
their winter-work. There will be no
necessity for any one to starve or freeze
IN Philadelphia this winter, no matter
how severe or protracted the winter may
be; There is charity enough, and there
will be means enough put in its hand, to
feed, clothe, and warm all the worthy
poor 1t will be wisely and systemati-
cally distributed so as to reach all, and
yet not to encourage pauperism.
A Roman Catholic Political Movement
There is just now some excitement
about a meeting of large number of
Roman Catholic citizens that was held in
this city some two weeks ago for the
purpose Of forming q separate POLITICAL
organ'Sat'om. 1t was stated by some of
the speakers at that meeting that similar
organisations are being formed through
out Pennsylvania, and that they are to
be spread all over the country They
openly avow that their purpose is politif-
cal, and that their aim is to gain for Ro-
man Catholics more prominence and
power In both State and national gov
ernment. They say, they cannot ride
into power on the back of either of the
two existing parties in politics, and so
they will cut loose from both and orean-
lse as Roman Catholic political party
and attempt to walk into power by
thousands. Of course they did not saw
this IN SO many words, but this is the ex-
act meaning of what they did say when
translated into the plain language of
common sense. I, for one, am clad of
this movement. The Roman Catholics
have at last shown their hand. Think
ing and observant people have always
known what the Roman Catholic Church
ls--a great political organisation. We
have all along known what the desien Of
the Roman Catholic Church towards the
United States has been from the begin
nlng-to get the hand of its power on
the government, and there to ride +
down with Priestcraft until our republic
should become another Mexico. have
not the least fear that the Rr-oanists
will ever be able to do this, but I am clad
that they are now showing their hand
SO that the people at large can see and
understand their destructive DESIGNS
We all know what tumult. riot. and
bloodshed the Roman Catholics have
caused IN almost every large city on the
European and American continents in
times past, whenever they have thought
themselves strong enough to grasp the
control of political power. I would
deeply deplore and deprecate any blood
shed that these madmen might provoke in
their impossible attempt to grasp the
political control Of this country but If
the collision between Protestants and
Catholics must come, let Catholics pro-
woke it, and let the awful consenuences
rest on their heads and souls.