The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-21
WAR ON ROME.
Many Pulpits Thunder
Against Roman Cath
oliC Aggression on
the Schools.
AMERICAN MECHANICS LISTEN
Sermon Night of the Junior
Order-Rev. Mr.. Little on
Father Corrigan.
INDIAN MISSIONS CENSURED.
Lively Talk by Mr.. King of Trinity
n. L. Church-All About
Public Money.
INDIAN MISSIONS CENsURED.

In special sermon to the members Of
Lafayette, Greenville and Industry
Councils of the Junior Order, United
American Mechanics. last evening" the
Rev. Charles E. Little, of the Lafayette
M. E. Church, attacked the Roman
Catholic Church for attempting to ad-
vance the Parochial schools by securing
Governmental aid.
One of the chief objects of the Ameri-
can Mechanics is to perpetuate the public
school system and to uphold the reading
of the Scriptures in the schools.
After a short introduction in which he
commended The members of the order for
taking such a firm stand for American
principles and partiotism," Mr.. Little
said:-
WORD OF COMPLIMENT.
81 wish to have it distinctly under
stood that / am Offering no challenge to
the Roman Catholic Church. / say God
bless her priests and her people. The
Church is working hand in hand with
as 1sa for b, the all salvation masns Of do mnO no;
let us place ourselves on record as antag-
onizinR her work and customs. If any
nan interferes with her religion or inter-
feres with religious liberty, let every man
rise In her defense as he would for our
own church.
"But if she would break down, our
American public school and attempt to
unite Church and State, making an ANAL
Ramated citizenship and destroying the
American principle OF free
church in q free state, why then
as American citizens we must stand by
our country and speak and act without
tear or favor. Time will not allow me to
present the evidence Of an attempt to
perverE the revenues of State to sectarian
uses In detail, except in few
Instances which may illustrate many.
This grant of valuable lands, worth mil
lions of dollars at present valuation and
yet more in the future, to Roman Catho-
g sample. The annual grant by
the Legislature of that State Of
money to support Catholic institutions,
for charity on o sectarian basis is an
other sample. The Freedom of Worship
bill, which. was so ardently urged
the State of New York, would intro
duce priest for chaplain at public ex-
pense in all public:.institutions In the
State where Catholics attend to any ex-
tent.
A PRISON wARDEN's REPLY.
"A special plea made by the Catholics
is that a majority of their people are
being educated in the public schools.
think the " reply H made Dds
by the warden of Clinton Prison, a few
years ago, to an Ardent Catholic priests
had been in this country but a
few years. applied for a special
privilege to celebrate mass in the prison.
why do you wish to celebrate mass
herer said the Warden. Because re-
plied the priest, most prisoners are of the
Roman Catholic Faith
"'But,' said the Warden, your reply
rather prejudices the case. II these pris-
oners were under your instructions from
hirth. evidently your efforts have utterly
faile0 If you told this to good citizens,
they would give the prisoners some other
teacher
"You have all doubtless observed the
recently published proposition to secure
p papal nuncio to represent Pope Leo
XIII among the representative foreign
gov~rnments at Washington, In order
that the Roman Catholic Church may
assume governmental relation.
This is entirely Unamerican,
and considering the profession of su-
preme loyalty by the Pope, makes its sx-
Iremely perilous. This would be an open
ing wedge. and W weuld arraign the Protes-
tant and Catholics against each other in a
bitter political strife.
INDIAN MISSIONS
81 should not fail TO mention an accom-
plished fact, which is discredit to Prot
estants and Catholics alike. refer to the
granting of funds for the entire
or partial support of sectarian mis-
sion schools among the Indians. The
appropriation Is to be devided among the
Methodists, Baptists. Quakers and be-
lieve Episcopalians. CongreGationalists
Our Baptist brethren, always opposed to
declined eiEn T. to apply Pis aa% THIS Gnnlen monsh
our Missionary Board (the NJ. E.) decided
to act likewise. One or more other de-
nominations have also fallen in line
brethren gave no sign of acting as
we did. Instead. they demanded larger
advance from the treasury. They are
already receiving three dollars to the
protestauts one.
'.We do rot desire to dictate to the
them is to keep their hands off. The
State is to let the church alone and the
church is to let State alone / ask you to
reason as conscientious citizens.
a WORD AS TO CORRIGAN.
ST have not yet touched on the most re-
cent phase of the Roman Catholic inter-
ference with the State. l refer to the
conflict now waging in the Roman Cath
olic Church respecting Cahen-
sleyism. Many months ago Herr
Cahsnsley of Germany, in his native
language directed German Catholics to
preserve Catholicism and to perpetuate
The German language and customs in
America. This would prevent our Ger
man-American children from becoming
AmericaniZed.
Father Corrigap," of Hoboken. how
ever. took noble stand in the matter.
Dyspepsia's victims find prompt and perman-
ent relief in Hoods Sarsapariila, which tones
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