New-York tribune., 1890-06-07
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ATIAyTIC ASSOCIATIONS.
RON4NISM md AMERICANISM
An EMINENT MASON on RELIGIOUS QUESTIONS
IN EDUCATION

IN EDUNNllVN'
washincton. Jnne Ga banquet was given here
n night by the Lebanon Masonic Lodge OF thS Guy
IN honor Of the St. Johns Lodge of Baltimore. Among
the speakers was John Richardson Dorsey, ot baiu-
morc senior Grand Warden Of the Grand Lodge OF
Na,ons Of the state Of Maryland. who responded 10
tia toast THE Grand Lodge Of Maryland lie
entered into n frank discussion OF the autuoe ol
Masonry toward the Roman Catholic Church ana Oh
that Church's attitude toward American lhstU'uohS'
speaking in part follows;
You Of a general feeling. well defined In the
Prot slant mind that Roman Catholic citizens DO ho'
hod that unrcseryed allegiance 70 country ana ' IN
-ttuons which is generally conceded to be inherent In
every Protestant and in all orr people save hoihah
Catholics alone The conviction to be that there i
non power which supcrscd's ana suppah'S te
first love Of that community some nave even
suggested that the Catholic University has selected tn Sea'
OF Government It's Institution, great ana'oh''
would choose mountain pass where an army passing
would have to 20 through in single he ana oe ueroF"u
in detail the unwary soldiers fell upon ''' @rr'oie
coils My friends. II the head OF our "oVerhm'h1 i
selected the and lungs OF our great country afe
sufficiently powerful send the egiVng current strong
and pure enough destroy all the venom oi thousand
such universities Let them educate: te 'pschco oi
education has the against them DO OhS WISH
TO reach the sons OF Representatives. II t'y "IH
better facilities than the Proestant' can we b'Fruu1'
,h,r succossr As n member the Methodist Episcopal
church am proud TO assure you tn" day Is not lar ds'
,,nt when Won viii Protestant uniNrr'ity H2ht
hero 10 pO--lbi' INJURY lnd" "'9 ''"'
m, false doctrine, Of the on" planted by the 'atho..'
Were We 10 conhne Investigation to the d"'dS Of
some ~ Marylani's notd sons who were Roman 'ath'
dis We could not hrd 10 IN our conscience 70 charSe
that Church with disloyaIty to our Institutions. Our
colony was founded by Catholic. and state reared on
the h,., of civil religious liberty which ha, con
nued the present day, where each may worship ''d
according 10 tho dictates o. h- con,cI'n'c In t'r
Revolutionary period find prominent Catholic from
Maryl,ad signing the great Declaration or lniep'ho'h'e
=, pal,delphia and any other Of the name shod
bc mistaken FOR him aud no thereby escape The cons"
quonce- q his act p'dGcs his e hi fortune ana Ms
sacred honor Charles CARROLL Of tarFoliton ana u'
yritc- A bare of lght down the pages oi time ""'h
IA. nlrht Of vears Will only bright n. The SnWrW"
Court ~ the United States justly stands Tor the b''H
II the people. bul"arH against everything u't ""'u
crush weak by the power - tine strong. fof quar-
.r " century there at n this court a. 'hi'' '"''
DISTINGUISHED Roman Catholic son Of Maryland "h0
,fn,l "a. grateful love o.. his counryineh b' MS purP
NJ uie and ability Judge. At The present ''H' we
have IN Baltimore a distinguished Roman Ot-h'"' ''.'
yen Char, Jerome Bonapare. son ~ On" great H'p''
,o,s n.pn.w who B., doing A. much. II not more tAan
sny man ia state toward purhcaton OF our e''t'n
and Cl, Service thod, N,ef "" refer u IN" ein'"
s.nt.ran Who &, the executive head Of tn" Catholic
b..rry I'm re United States tho Cardinal Archbishop
20 n. .,fror.r gentleman m whom We have confidence
r -,,-ou ~ his gentle and piou. ne. who range ms
Influence on side Of lA~ and order Ia our nla't ana
ed,a,ors by churchy ono" - tran his commune anus
n path. of pace. We believe him N b" M American
citizen who Will n axe hl, Church conform % our national
.tr and on whose head rosts tho responsibility of N"p'
t.. q, ga line with Tie uin"t"enth century.
The Illustrations given. however. % must b. born" IN
mind are . tnr % u" manor ior VINO
were Graded boz .aud Of uhcrt aud whose 'drrst"h was
carried o under hose principles which have n"dr Is
f,v.r iu Tho ,srth aupfehend The popular d-tr-s'
b arisen from The ;act that ot those ui2atng u
our hospi;ablo shor-. bea trained 10 countries who're
c.b hed chur,l~s c,st ai where the power nnd b"''
tn l the .clgf af- maintained by law. This pr".y bias
sur,yo the al trp and dominates it. yolrie until they
arc dl.cnthialed by contact With more democratic spirit
Tl contar. ,o,e, 1oud-. and they largely disappear
,n M children of the nov citizens Knowing he jealousy
WITH which We watch everything that conflicts with "nr
Nationality, ~ are o-, % conceive why the cardinal
viii allow nn -.'c such prevails iu ne StN" ~
W,s,or-in As we undcr-tand Tho case newly 0hct'd
,. r.qulfc~ English D." taught IA The schools oi that
state whether public sectaran To This the Roman
cng again q. that law de thu door 10 hr a.
.,t.on that .he holds love u oIe institution, subordinate
a. her eccc.A.uclsm. Has her policy changed since Tho
e,i,,tt ~ Marvaudt las she been comln.st.d -
different policy n another section without the sanction <
the cht authosityi Lng,n is The language OF our l'id
.nd every child the right Q" acquire g. and he silouI
arm O., TIE state should incruo,e and enforce thai rs
Fuf,h.suore shod be required by law that Gr D"'Ia
don o Independence and ton-tlt-p " uo Tinted
sat-. be taught IN cyc.y -ehoohou>e America And
te Star. and stripes should be IN room q every
IN America aa1 the schoars taught to describe
] IL u Ala taItlruar-.