Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-16

Rev ". q. Myers speech a, the Meth.
oliat Council

WAsIitSGruS, Oct. ti.-Rrv. NJ. H..
Myor, Of the Primitive Meihudi.t
Episcopal church, smoke nt length upon
The Present Position of itumauian. "
In thc course % his remarks he said tie
present occupant Of the chair 81 81.
Peter u man Ia every way worthy Of
his position, but diHcontcntod, hc lives
IN regain temporal p0wUi lost moru than
twenty year ago. llut II we arr not
mistaken, there h. no need 10 fear auy
attempt on the part VI I,0mnnl,m u
usurp temporal power Uithut Ia Great
Britain or America. For once his
Holiness has spoken out with nm intel.
llycnuC and precision that must com.
mand respect. Ills rucycllegl touchea
questions that lln ~ the basis Of our
social fabric, which will have 10 io
faced aud dealt with 10th by church
nndstat-. Hut thusuhjcct Of education
IL that moat likely 10 form the battle.
ground between the great c0ntcnding
paroles into which thoy are naturally
dividing themselves both la England
and America. Make all tho churches
,qual with the state. give all fair play,
Aud " In the race Rlmanism eau out.
run ~ we shall have only ourselves to
Christendom be the eternal disgrace.
IL IL universally admitted thai q
new era Of clearer light II bursting up.
ON W.. AZ the light Increases Romc
moves IN parallel Hines and tries hard
10 show sho 10 In favor OF the right
aud liberties OF man a. man. llsiOTmn-
tlon or extinction II before her. Red
~ she " with tho blood VI the martyrs,
we would charltnbly hope that In the
advancing light which will beat upon
thrones aud rulerS and governments,
Rome may SEQ her deiOrmlty aud bu
led 20 penitenco aud reformation.
In View Of tho impending struggle,
one thing Il all but essential to thr
success u the cause Of truth and the
speedy realization Of all the hopes Of
our common faith, n united Method.
Ism.
Rev. Dr. Fisk Of Albion, Mich,
spoke on
"ROMANisM As 4 POLITICAL P0wIR."
Viewed historically, ho said, the I,o.
man church apl1nf- IN the most de.
lermlncd anu at tlmaa the mightlrst
political power on the face Of the Garth.
Palliate u much aa We may, hers ha,
been career og attempted usufpati0u
OF political pferogatives. In THESE
United states she has been persistent
I'm her demands for share, pro rata,
Of our state school funds FOR tho
support Of her pnrochlnl schools. At
the polls AMI IN the courts she has
sought 10 circt the Bible from the nut.
lie schools, M that under tho plea that
they were Goddess, 70 destroy them.
llor priests arc known 10 dictate Mt
political elections. liut the political
vanity Of ROmanisrfi Il brcomlng de.
pleted, There are intelligent Catholics
In this country, like Cardinal Gibbons
and Archbishop Ireland, who plainly
see N the church Is 10 flourish, and gct
most out Of tho times ~ they Hwevp
onward, she must not waste her ensf- !
gics In an unequal fight with On.
lightuued aud progressive civilization,
hut must clasp hands with II aud make
Il her ally.
Rev. Nicholas, Of the Irish Methoi- |
ut Episcopal church, delivered an adj
dress on
''RoMANIsM As \ RELIGIOUS pOwER.n
III admitted at once ami without hest.
latl0n that there IL much that IN
true in the church Of Rome, anu Il, |
desired this ajmitson to modify, No Tar |
rs Necessary, his further statements. |
Rome IL intolerani, hat In one direc.
lion only-intOlerunt toward indepon.
dent thought, but over lenisnt 10. |
wards superstition. The belief In &c. |
miracles Rome uses ~ an
,xpcdieuoy and often lets II degener.
ate into deception. Rome has adj. |
lressod herself 10 the cardinal craving
Tor mnteriallstlc realization Of invlsi. |
bic things, not denying that she In
linefent ages and lands has done good |
work.. Her influence on TIE whole IL |
aud has been evil. She has led many |
IN skepticism, the natural rebound from |
superstition. She has produced 10. |
llgion more devotional than moral and |
the progress OF humanity. In /
support Of the view that Rome Is NOR |
bid may be cited her inability 20 main. |
tain her relative position In the mission .
Held, the CONF arativcly small number |
of her adhoronts In English speaking |
people; her loss N political power ami |
loss " numbers In immigrants 10 IND .
l fpifpl States On the nfhar hn.l j