Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-16

the earbn. R4llla6e as muCn bS "o noJ1
hefs has been a career OF attempted
usurpation of political prerogatives. In
these United States she has been per-
sistent in her demands for pro rata
share Of our State school funds for the
support OF her parochial schools. Al
the polls and in the courts she has
sought to eject the Bible from the pub
lie schools, so that under the plea that
they were goddess, to destroy them.
Her priests are known 10 dictate at
political elections. But the political va
lidity Of Romanism is becoming deple-
ted. There are intelligent Catholics In
this coutry, like Cardinal Gibbons ana
Archbishop Ireland, who plainly see
that il the Church is to flourish, and get
the most out OF the times as they sweep
onward, she must not waste her ener-
gies in an unequal fight with our en-
lightened and progressive civilization,
but that she must clasp hands Win IL
and make it her ally.
Rev. DR.. Nicholas delivered the In
vited address on "RomaniSm, q Rellg-
ious Power" He said that he admitted
at once and without hesitation that
there is much that is true and much
that is good in the Church OF Rome;
and he desired this admission TO modl-
fy. so far as necessary his further state
ments in his address. Rome Is intol-
Grant, but in one direction only. In
tolerant towards independent thought,
but ever lenient towards superstition;
hence the belief in ecclesiastical
miracles.
The morality of Rome has been vio-
lated in a way in which the Papal court
has played fast and loose with morality
by its indulgenceS and dlspensatlons.
The sources OF these corruptions nave
been the close union of Rome with the
s.cular power, tcclesiaStics and prlests
craft.
SHE HAS DONE GOOD WORK.
Not DENYING that she has in different
ages and lands done good work, her In
Auepces on the whole Is, and has been
evil. She has given the nation cheer
less religious life; she has exalted as
ceteticism in opposition to Christianity
and a religion Of JOY and Methodlsm'
the brightest form Of christianity. She
has led many to skepticism, the natural
rebound from superstition. she mas
produced a religion more devotional
than moral, and has hindered the pro-
gress OF humanity.
At the afternoon session the general
topic was temperance. Rev. DIR. h. ID:
Malone, of the Methodist Episcopal
church South, Memphis, Tenn, read a
paper upon the subject OF the church
and temperance reform.
The church can no more ignore or
CON promise with in temperance and the
nouor traffic, he said, than with the
social evils, or other forms OF immor-
| ality. The church must serve the
cause of temperance first by a total
| abstinence on the part Of the ministry
/ and embership of the church from all
participation in the liquor traffic. The
/ church should be satisfied with nothing
I-,s.than the eptIre abolition OF the
Rev. Biahop Gaines, of the A. M. E.
| Church, held that II the southern col
ored people broke up the whisky traffic
they would do as much good as the
northern men who broke up slavery.
The LIQUOR traffic was doing more harm
to the negroes than to the white men,
because the latter got better quality
of whisky. Laughter.
ANOTHER ROW.
Mr.. Atkinson. M. P, said he was as
good Christian as anybody, and he was
\ a Primitive Methodist, too. Mr.. Atkin-
son went on to speak Of the Primitive
Methodists in connection with Sim
posters" which Immediately stirred up
the indignation OF the delegates from
that church. One Of them rose to a
point of order that the speaker had
called the Primitive MethodiSts impos-
terS, and wanted the words retracted.
Mr.. Atkinson denied that he had done
so and begged the presiding officer to
knock him down." meaning Of course
to rap the interrupter to order. This
led to great confusion. The Primitive
MethOdistS were all on their feet de-
mdnding a retractlon and threatening
TO withdraw from the conference.
Dr. Stephenson and other WesleyanS
were beseechinG DR.. Atkinson to with
draw his remark and apologize, but he
bluntly refused to do so, asserting that
he had nothing to apologize for, and
that if delegates would not consume his
time he would explain. As they per-
sisted in their demand for retraction he
characterized their stupidity in forcible
terms, and seeing no chance Of restor-
ing harmony, the presiding officer, who
had exhausted every effort to calm the
troubled waters, declared the session ad-
journed, and the delegates passed out Of
the church singing the doxology.