Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-18
THE BALTIMORE CONGRESS,
DR.. McAllTster Takes Exception to Plank
In the Catholic Platform.

| DR.. McAllIster Takes Exception to Planks
In the Catholic Platform.
Rev. D. McAllister preached yesterday
afternoon in the Eighth Street Reformed
Presbyterian Church to a large congrega-
tion on "Rome's Latest Attack on American
Institutions" He referred to the proceed
ings of the Baltimore Congress, and read
extensively from the resolutions adopted
and from papers read by laymen before the
congress.
He called attention to the renewed
assertions that the Pope was superior to
civil governments, that the eccIeslasElcaI
law transcends, in its obligations, the civil
law, and that the Pope ought to have tenn
poral as well as spiritual power. Rev. Mr..
McAllister held that all OF these doctrines
are antagonistic to the Government of the
United States, and illustrate anew the
assertions made many times in the past that
man cannot be good Catholic and at the
same time good citizen.
The preacher devoted his time chiefly to
the attitude of the Catholic Church toward
the public school system of the United
States. He read the declaration Of the con-
provide religious instruction, it is the duty
of Catholics to send their children to the
parochial schools, where they may learn
Christian doctrine. Christian doctrine, he
said, meant Catholic doctrine. In the
parochial schools the children were taught
what he considered to be the dangerous
tenets of the Roman Church spoken of in
the first part of the address. For that rea-
son he maintained that the parochial schools
are antagonistic to American institutions.
He said he hoped that a mass meeting to
consider the subject of parochial schools
would soon be held in this city, and that
there would be opportunity to go into the
real nature of the training given TO the
young in them. The declarations of the
Baltimore congress, Rev. Mr.. McAllister
said, were but a renewed notice that the
Catholic Church intended soon to demand a
division of the public school money for the
support of their church schools. ''They
will demand that they be given a share in
proportion with the number of children in
their schools, regardless of the fact that
Catholics have more children than nom
Catholics, and that they represent COM
paratively little property"
Rev. Mr.. McAllister said there was dan
ger that the Catholic Church might succeed
in its plans in America. The people of the
United States, he thought, were peculiarly
slow to awaken to public danger. Public
officials were thoughtless or careless. He
had been panied to see that President Har-
rison and Secretary Blaine had given their
approval, by their presence, to the dedica-
tion of the Catholic University at WASH
ington. He advocated the enactment of
law compelling the attendance Of all chill
dren in the public schools of the nation. |
In that war, he said. America would not |
only escape being Romanized, but the |
Roman Church would be Americanized.
Rev. A. M. Hills preached to the Jr. o.
q. A. M. yesterday on "Bible and Public |
Schools Essential to Our Civil Liberty"
He referred to the principles Of the order as |
being strictly American, and deplored the
removal of children from the public schools |
to the parochiaI ones. He quoted extern
sively from the Catholic clergy and press,
and was glad to know there are many Catho-
lie people who have not lost their faith in
public instruction. Mr.. Hills reviewed the
history of the church on the school ques-
ton. He believes also in having the Bible
read in the schools every day.