Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-19
Rev. j. ID. Fulton on The Negroes.

AS the following sermon delivered by
DR.. Fulton is e piece OF Dew6 discussed oil
over the country ~e give it for what IL is
worth, calling attention to the fact that the
collection WAS taken up at the close OF the
reverend gonteman's remarks.
The First African Baptist Church was
crowded Sunday morning TO its utmost
capacity to hear the Rev Justin D. Fulton,
d. D., lecture on "Romanjsm and the ne.
gro"
DIR. Fulton opened his address by relat
ting the circumstances under which he was
last in the city, which was quite a number
Louis that sn editor OF any denominstional
paper must be believer in slavery, and rs
be was at that time holding such an office
he left st Louis pennilesa AID came and
preached at the First CoIcred Baptist
Church in Richmond. And he had come to
the seme church to DO his utmost to sup.
preas the Roman element in tho colored
churches of Richmond. President Lincoln
opposed the Roman movement to capture
the negro and place them in suhJectiop, and
it was Romanism that slew him.
1t is the purpose of Rome in her late great
movement 10 capture the negro and place
them in bondage and keep them in ignor
ance and subieCtion. TIE saddest thought
in his mind was that there are 250 600 Afri-
cans who know not God.
The speaker took up first for discussion
the statement that the negro race has no
use for Romani5m. II the negro had not
through all that great conflict, followed and
rallied around the Stars and the Stripes they
would not have been free to-day. | told
Sherman that bad it not heen for the blacks
in the war the northern army would not
have been able TO get back home.
Rome processes to be friend to the negro
In the North now, and she was against them
during the war She claims to day to be
philauthropist. Beware And in the city
of Richmond now they make the negro
sleep In garrets, like the [rah Of the North.
The speaker then in detail explained the
manner of Roman Catholic worship, snd
went so far as to boldly declare that their
service is nonsensical,o 20 and that there is
nothing eevating in it. That the whole
was movement Of the Roman Catholics and
the South. Their object was to keep the
negro in subjection, and to be whipped by
the staff OF al old priest instead Of
yankee"
The Doctor then related an incident OF
man who came to him the day before and
said to him, "Why are you talking so about
the Romanists; I expect to join that church
soonn He noticing that the man was un-
der the influence of drink, replied: "All
right, 60 ahead; the priest drunk at one
end and you the other, and l suppose you
can run it all right"
"I believe" said the speaker, Sin FIVE
wears from now the man who stands against
Romanism will be honored. Some years
ago when the black cloud was darkening
our sky of liberty, Abraham Lincoln prayed
and all the people prayed that God should
free the negro. Why did not Lee commence
the fight earlier that morning Of the battle
of Gettysburg? Because Gods people had
prayed that the North should win. and He
heard their prayers and answered them by
keeping Lee from winning. Let me come
nearer than that.
Grover Cleveland had expected during
the inaugural to assist in the great process
sion for the purpose of raising Jesuit mon
ument. And the people again prayed to
God to prevent this, and what was the con.
sequence? The rain came 10 torrents and
prevented the great movement. God again
had answered the prayers OF his people"
DR.. Fulton then, in bitter charges, criti-
cised the actions of Leo XIII, and pro.
nounced the Pope of Rome tyrant who
disclosed his cunning articles TO enslave the
negro of the South whom God had given
freedom through the instrumentality Of the
North.
Rome took sides with the Southern Con-
federacy during the late war, and had it not
been for Romanism the Southern Confeder.
acv never would have been formed. Had
it not been for the assistance OF Roman Cath
olics the Southern rebellion never would
have been raised.
The largest STAKEHOLDER in the District OF
Columbia during the war was Roman
Catholic by the name OF Young. What is
Romes motive in trying to get negroes into
their church? 1t is not to blot out the color
line. They tell you they want to get, the
white and colored children in their schools
on the same footing, but they want to SUBJ
iugate the negro. At convention held by
them during the inaugural they reported
that it was their sole aim to enslave the ne
gro race.
In 1852 the Romans first met in Buffalo
and decided upon measures to get the Chief
Macistracv in their power, and in 1883 they
had President who favored them and who
nlaced Roman Catholics in nearly all the
postofices and other government offices, and
had two Roman Catholics in bis cabinet
Romanism is opposed to education. When
the Blair bill was before Congress it was
violently opposed by the Jesuita, and that
kent it from passing the House twice.
BENJAMIN Harrison ia republican and q
Presbyterian, and in four years Romanism
will 90. Audible signs of applause
The speaker then referred to great riot
which occurred in Albany while he was
nes.or there. When on the night of the
riot be was according to his own statement,
irving to protect the negroes against the
whites, he announced from his pulpit that