The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-12-20
CATHOLIC RNIaHTo ON On MULLHa
A Vigorous Discussion aud Protest IL
Very Vigorous Language,


A Vigorous Discussion aud Protest in
Very Vigorous Language,
Quite recently tho News DEhoORAT
published a summary Of q sermon do
liyered by DE- Muller Of tho Methodist
church before Council No, ". United
American Mechanics, Of Canton, POr.
tons OF this sermon attacked the Cath
Ollie church,
We have already referred TO the
counter attacks OF the Catholic Knight,
q leading church organ, published in
Cleveland, Below We print some Of
the comments OF that journal, found
Ia the issue OF December 9Th,
on, MULLER AGAIN,
~ am an anti ROmaniat, therefore |
AN a Republican, said the Methodist
Bishop Vincent,
mo man who regards his allegiance
10 The Pope on foreign p0tentate IN au-
peflOr ~ his obligations 10 this Repubr
iio, In worthy OF American citizenship
or TO public Office, Tho true American
VIII encourage one language " DO
taught Ia our public schools, ana the
same Language 10 b0 printed on the bal.
lot, ltyOu can not keep tho Bible In the
public schools, Keep th0prieat out" said
our quondam friend, DR., Muller ofCan-
ton,
The elections arc over, tho R,publi,
cans feel that they viii control the
Government BOr all OlttFe tiWt and
that they aa anti ltomaniBtB, may now
aay what they please Of Catholics aud
their religion, Well lot them say what
they please, but they will have 10 take
the consequence, We Catholics arr
American citizens, and by lust na valid
title 40 Dr., Muller or any Of his audi,
tors, We might la the presence Of the
fact that the ancestors Of some VI our
C0'religlOniata were the d%iaOOYerefa OF
the country, say that our title 10 all
tho privileges OF thlHland out dates That
OF all other clRlmHntHi but WI make no
such claim we arO content 10 say
that w0 are citizens Of the United
states, either by nativity, or by virtue
OF the law OF the land; either Of these
IL solid enough, broad enough, clear
enough and holy enough 10 merit from
NJ the highest %yeneratlOn and com,
mand our warmeat affections. There Ii
nothing small, or narrow, or s0r,
did, or stlugh about our claim,
nor about our patriotism, We love
our whole country, rs McthOdiAtA,
and MOrmOns, both anti, Catholic In
religion; we love Republicans, Demo.
Gratis, Pr0hibitionists and "KnOWnOth.
lngs," as they are our fellow citizens,
But We despise bigotg and liars, be
they MethOdists OF M0rm0ns, Republl'
cans or Democrats. We lOathe the
class OF men, hypOcrltos, wolves In
sleeps clothing, pulpit spOuterB or
Stnmpers, who seek 10 arouse u spirit
Of religious or political hate between
the citizens OF oar common country,
That Ia just what such men, as this
Muller, are endoavoTing 10 do. The
preaching OF the doctrine OF the Master
~ set aside, or totally ignored men are
not counsoled 10 love one another, but by
lying, by malicious Misrepresentation,
and the most ~inlammatory and sense
less appeals 10 the baseY passions, II Nv
sought to onkiudlo an discriminating
famo that can only BE- disastrous IN ia
results.
This lying preacher says "Romanism
hates freedom OF conscience, freedom
Of speech, And freedom OF worship
Was II hatred Of any OF these things
that sent 10 the blocks The sanity Sir
Thomas Moore, Bishop Fisher and tho
hundreds who suffered torture aud
death for their faith In tho reign Of
Henry VIII, and Elizabeth Was II
hatred OF any Of these that sent Lord
Baltimore and his Co-religiOnists 10
this land In the seventeenth century
Men who prefer death or exile. 10 the
renuuciatiOn Of tho freedom of the
conBciences, are not men who hate free.
dom OF speech or worship. But II
would be q serious waste Of our space
TO follow this fellow, whom w have
often before exposed, rs not only an
ignoramus and blatherskite, buta mali.
cious liar, We have nothing but pity
for the people whose misfortune II IL to
have such u Calumniator standing In
the place whence should proceed truth,
justice and %brotherly love. DIR. Muller
may rant and lie, blWpheme, calumniate
the church Of nearly nineteen centuries;
but II shall survive his malice, as IL has
survived the malice Of the devil, and
spread It's blessings to the end Of time.'