Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-16
METHODlSM.
What Some Of Its Lenders
Think Of Romanism.
Temperance Discussed ind Strong Pro
hlbitioR Sentiments Uttered.



the morning in the ecumenical Methodist
couneii vas read BY Rev. NJ. 7. Myers Of
the Primi i've Methodist church and wa on
"The present condition Of R1msnism.'
"Its the boast Of the church of R,me.
he said. "that she never changes aud is in
faliisbls in oil dehveranees acd
dviags. In t-o important aspsc's she
has shown her astonishing tsnsci.y.
The Chu, eh of Rome has maintained uni
form opposition to free circalssion Of h1iy
scriptures This is ore of the chief points
of difference frem Pr5tes,sn; Christianity
and 10 at once her dread and danger. The
secoud il her settled purpose. her uoscrupu'
ious methods Of orop.gsting and promoting
her own interests. No wondsr she is so
strong and sppsrently 70 succs sssful, when
ber propaganda 10 60 uUited and enerretic.
SIXTY years ago. beyond number Of Irish
l.borers who settled in the provincial towns
of England, and . few old families Who hsd
chspels aod chaplAins, whose religion.
Froude says, hung about them like ghost
Of the past, preserved rs an heirloom VIII ch
tradition rather than conviction" made
sacred to them. with these exceptions, few
believed in or cared for Romanism. Two
d ffsrent csuses, am ,ug othsrs, have con
tribnied to the altered circumstances OF our
condition the French Yeyolu ioo; rise and
success Of Methodism or ether great Prot
estant institutions. That which gave life
and strength to Romanism was the move
ment which broke out in Oxford in 1888
This movement prepared the way fer
easy transition for those ucder the teach
logs Of the established church Of England,
to Rome today the church Of Rome boasts
Of come burdfeds Of nobility. and some
million and half people of EoglAnd aud
Scotland are members of her communion,
We will divide the people into four classes.
The upper class, a limited number of the
second class. which will embrace
what Is usually termed the mid
die class. Ths third clsss will To-
clude respectable and skilled artisans.
The fourth class viii contain residuum.
or the frst class Romsnism has, during
the last 40 yesrs. received g very large
contingent. OF the fourth class. Rome says
she 10 receiving them by ,housands Itmsy e
90, considering the numb r. Of 1rish and for
eigaers continually landing upon onr shores.
and the kind Of teaching and hons life
they had in early days in their own country
What about the second and third cl.sses2
Rome admits that there 10 such class,
which the describes as the dense middle
class. Upon this class Rome confesses
she has made TO impression what ver The
third class, which today is lsrgeiy the
stren3 9Th OF the nation, being producers and
bread winners, Rome never touched, IL
even il she knows Of its existence. With
the excsp ion of Methodilm and few non
O.. ,n. has. iph doipu THAR
proper work, this class is wholly neglected
aud sre outside the pale today.
The present occupant Of the chair Of st.
Peter lives to regain the temporal power
lost more than 20 years ago, but it we are
not mistaken there is DO need to fear any
attempt on the part Of Rom anism to usurp
the temporal power either in Great Britain
or America. The tendency OF legislation
among all English speaking nations is
sgaiDst doDiua'ion In state Of ary religious
sects; General Booth. in 20 years, has
more resi- followers and sdherents OF the
ADgio-Ssxon race. than II ,msDisu, afaer
hundreds of years, with all her
boasted wealth ard social prestige.
Fo. once his holiness has spoken cut
.iih int diligence and precision that must
command respect. His encyclica touches
questions that lie at the basis OF our social
fabric which will have to be faced and sit
with by both church and state. The SUBJ
ject of edu ,a,io is most likely to form the
bat ls ground between the two great con
tending parties into which we are naturally
dividing ourselves both in England and
America II will make ali churches equal
viii The sta ard awe all fair play. IL,
in the race, r ,msrism can outrua 1t, we
shall have oniV ourselves to blame, and on
the hesd of Protestant ChristeDdoEn will
be the eternal disgrace.
An address vss delivered by Rev r. L
Fske # Albion, Mich; Of III, Msthodis'
Episcopal church, on Rom ,rism as politi
cal power He ssid R,msni.m was an
evolution in which the spiritual gives way
to sub bitten spd the result was politics
enthusiastically the Pope WAS the chu 'ch
Nothing on the fare of the estih was so
arbitrary as Romsnism. Tie en-ire priest.
hood was b 1und TO the Pope; he controlled
the people by an assumed authority at, con.
fes.ionsl. The pulse of Romsnism, he
though, as Q poliiicsl power had fallen In
Europe. An addtes. was made by Rev.
VIM. Nicholas of Dublin, I'elsDd, on
Romaui,m as a religious power. He said
there vas many gross and corrupt teachinsl
OF the church of Rome aid referred
TO what he called its contradic
tory ard eccls siasiical miracle. Hs
said Romsnism WAS religious power
wi b many, and was gross and corrupt il
moral prsctice. The idea Of romsDi' 81
NOR atty was incorrect. The church OF
Rome has taught immorsliy, th'
end to sane ify the means. The charch Of
Rome hiss bi d to extend itself By getiinl
into families, by domestics and governesss,
teaching its religion to the you1e. Th'
speaker dvelt on other means of ONE Il
strengthen its course, Which, he ssid, fur
ther morally corrupt by teachiog csremon
iai law above moral Law. The chufci
swaysd Thousands by its grandeu
Of srthitectors snd music. Parts o
her worship was 30 pompouI snt
formsl that ,piri,usi religion b.cAme i'm
possible. She exalted the priest, who rep
resents the bishop sod the bishop the p pc
who be heard high Catholic say was III
liviog Representative On earth ef Jesn
Christ. He .sid. on the whole. that tb
ii fuenoe Of the church Of Roms had beel
or ,be evil Of the human race.
Recess.
Temperance.
Bishop Weymsn. a M. E. cbuf ca, Bal
timore, occpp ed the chair At the Afternoon
session. The general topic Was te m Ders0cs
Rsv Dr.. X. III Mshon Of ths Ms'h ,5i.
kpi.copsl church, Memphis, read psp.
on L" The Church and Tenn mpersaoe Reform
The snnusl c1st Of liquor to the peopl. o
the United Slater, be said, 10 elG0 000, ,000
or $50 900 900 more than 10 expends d IN
cit gle year 70, bread and meat. Tb
church mnst serve the cause Of tempsrsnc
by tossl ab.,ilsncs on the part Of the MN
isuy ard the memb.rship Of the cburcl
from all pariieip,t ,tioa in the iiqaor usfh
ard the free use Of srdehs spiri's
| e,cspt IN cases Of necessity. W
We hsvs 10 contend nov, MT Only viib tn
abuse Of wine in dietary use, but With
most unconscioaable morey power. sctivei
, employed i1 the manufacture Of poserfu
intox cspts for the purpose Of more none
getting The church should assnme D
political atti use with respect to prohibition
| The church in It's ficisi or organic cspacit
has nothing to do With politics. She mus
seek to mould public sentiment b
. system Of insnuctiou. and Civ
the moral tone TO society TO max
probioision possible and practicable
Nevertheless Christian men 10 their reii
tons - ciizsns should seek to obtain sue
| practical Legislation On the part Of the Stat
| IS ih.li forever abolish The saloon. There
no consistency Ia praying for the Lord |
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