National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-02
FATHER QUINR'S MISSION.
His Arrangement of the Roman Cath
Ollie Church.
what He Had to Say at the Reformed Epis
copal Church--IIis Reasons for Re
nouncing RomanIsm-Lincoln Han
Crowded Last Night-Cellb-
acy In the Clergy--What
Father Quinn snys.



Church of the Redocmer, Reformed Episcopal,
Y. Nj. c. A. chapel, yesterday morning ON the
reasons which induced him to reuounce the
doctrines aud practice of the Roman Catholic
Church. The chapel was completely packed,
every foot Of space being occupied. In intro
ducing Father Quinn, Rev. Mr.. Rea the pas.
tor said;
1T is because / believe the Bible to be the
inallible word of tho living God, written by
holy men rs they were moved by the Holy
Ghost and because that that Book has define.
atod, defined aud determined the Church of
Rome to be the great apostacy," the mys.
terry of iniQuity," "the mother Of harlOis aud
abominations,n "the enemy of God aud man !;
the fruitful source Of all the ills that Hiilict
lChristcndOm; that has degraded aud as far ~
IL WAS possible, dehumaniZcd overy people on
the face ofthe globe ovcrwhom It ever gained
control, reducing them to II condition of men
tal seyitudo more CALLING and destructive of
every manly and God.liko principle, than any
slavery Of the body even in tue worst form in
which 1t has yet appeared on earth, ever was;
because | believe it to be the Immediate cause
of all the misery, degradation, crime and suf
fering from which that unfortunate country
that chronic beggar, lreland--is now uicring
and has suffered since the day that an iufalli.
bic Pope sold it to Henry the H. for pennya
house. arterward known MS Peters Pence, aud
seat him ON pious mission to subjugate that
country for tho Holy See or at least the por-
ton of utterly given up to POpery; for like the
land OF Egypt of old, Ireland has It's Goshen,
in which there is not only light in the midst
of gross darkness" but bread enough and to
spare. In all tho land of Ulster or the north
OF Ireland, there is cnntCntmeus, peace aud
prosperity, because Professionalism is in tho
ascendancy numerically there, aud during the
famine that prevailed IN that country IN 1871
aud subsequent years the Protcstants Of
the north of Ireland were compelled by
law 10 pay a tax for the support of the
Roman Catholic paupcrs of the south and west.
made 80 by thoir religion. IL is because
know all this and much more, and because
know the deadly iron grip which this system
has upon the souls aud bodies Oft 5 dupes who
are drunken with the vino of its deiuaion,
and because know the supGrhuman courage
aud might necessary to sustain n man who
breaks away from its trammels, takes his life
IN his own hands and braves the ire of that
implacable foe; like the apostle OF the Gen
tiles he goes out not knowing what may be-
fall him savo that persecution aud Ostracism
await him in every city, for thore
are few who have left that system who have
not been made to realize the wealth Of her re-.
sources in the science OF persecution. When
she possesses the power, tho rack the thumb.
screw, the dungeon and the stake are opCn y
employees; when rest iained By law or by other
causes then she has recourse 70 moro subtitle
but not less cfTeciual means of harassing and
hunting down her woe-begone victims to dis
honor and death. Their characters are as
sailed; they are slnndered; all manner of OWL
is spoken against them falsely; their former
co-roigioniss are forbidden to sell to him or
buy from him; they are stigmatized as pos
, scssed OF the devil, 80 detestableare they made
to appear in the sight of God and man. That
he who kilcth them "thinketh he docth God
service" Ifany think this language unwar.
rautablc they would do woll to read the volume
recently produced by the Hon. L. w. Thomp.
p son, Secretary Of the Navy, as Il warning TO
the American people against the encroach-
? mcnts Of that system, entitled Tho Papacy
and the Civil Power" and he will see that
0 have been rather concealing than express
ing tho real facts But | must for
bear 1t is because of each and al
of these facts that ! extend tho right
= hand Of fellowship to my brother and welcome
him to this pulpit and pray that God, who
has opened his eyes to the inquity Of that
Church and given him courage to witness Il
, good. confession of the truth, will strengthen
him to continue steadfast unto the end"
FATHER QUINN
being introduced, stated that there woro 81
many reasons for his leaving the Roman
Church that lie could not begin to tel
them. 1t would take more than week L
do so. Ono question brings up forty.
took him over forty years to learn that thu
I system was fraud. He entered to study be
! cause he thought it would be glorious thins
to do good unto his fellOw-men. He though
that il there was any honesty In the world it WA
among the bishops, priests and Catholic clergy
and many good Catholics believe tho same
But when he entered tho walls he found 1
was not so. Each day presented a revelation
of deception and fraud. His parents wert
: Roman Catholics and would not hear a WORD
Of advice from Pro.ostants. If he had haC
the advice of good Protestant he would hav,
l,.vv IL I
the bishops preach about charity and good
works, and thought they were the most holy
of holy; but il there were any worse men
alive he was not aware of the Glct. The poor
Irish would stand high instead of being low
If they could understand the ways of the de
Ceptons aud frauds practced upon them
While the Professionals arc contributing Il
:. help the poor, deluded, suffering Irish, madc
s. so by their religion, the Catholics are cou
: tributng money to help keep the Pope In hi
maguiiCeuce, The Roman Catholic mode Of
education is damnable, and far inferior to
that Of the Protestant, The PrOtostants are
greatly mistaken when they believe that the
Catholics are better educated or better edu
Gators than themselves, Many priests whC
are ordained never have read the New
| Testament through twice. If they
would read they would come out Protestants
But they are not permitted to study they ara
4 kept ignorant 1t serves the Church better
. | lnty are educated 10 utCcpIOn ana the more
4 dccgitiul they are the better priests they
:, make. A good young priest few years agt
wrote few words leaning in favor of the
Protestant religion, and he was prosecuted
until death relieved him. They condemn
Jews, aud yet Jews run their banks, thei
- churches, and oven their religion, and Will,
Catholic bishops hoard their money in bank
their orphans are starving, Catholics do no
It get on the inside; they arc kept out aud arr
induced to contribute for sweet charty's sake
yet their orphan asylums are filled Will
orphans whose board Is paid for, while tn
C. money contributed for sweet charity's sake
goes to enrich this dRmnable system Of priest
hood and nunnery. II there be hell upoi
earth 1t Is In the priesthood. Each priest is
- spy upon tho other Go into their rooms an,
y we see library, aud If We examine tn
v books we viii find money between tn
:. leaves, put there so that when other priest
:, come to cali on them they cannot steal al
~ the money before the owner returns t
=, tho room If he should happen to 90 out. Tha
" there are Professionals Is fact that somethin
. is wrong In the Catholic Church. Thousand
" Of men in tue United States join Romunisr
" TO enrich themselves, but they soon lear
their folly. If they be merchants they az
>, not allowed to sell without special permissio