Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-16

Tending his chufcr- lie fuTtheF Gle
cIare,l that n he hal known the kind ~
. speech that sss 10 have been delIy-
cred De should not have attenaed tho
meeting Mr. Winters hasry remarks
stsrrvl up considerable feeling Mr..
krye's resolution vas IN no sense an IN
d,srsement q Mr. Shanahans speech.
Ia merely thsnkc'i ham for his eosirtesy
a. appearing before the conference. and
fof he liberal manner "a which he had
stated has side ~ much discussed
question.
Mr.. shanshsn'. Ad.ir,-s.
\ -yuOpsis q Mr.. Shanahan's address
ls a. follows
IL | ~ege still cropping IN the gloom
and dark Il the dread past. ~ would not
-s-cm strange that L. catholic lay
nan. saDuld recognize 10 a. an Ilnpera-
tive duty 20 appear before clerical
bo.iy 20 nay protestant brothers Ia plead
kumhiy "a defense ~ what 4 deem my
constitutional rights and "a answer
teu II tho many hidcous calumnics
hurled against my faith. II ! under.
stand tue language - the constitution.
u secures u every citizen the privilege
. Worship Cost according % the III
rection ~ his own cunscience The
catholic people expect no more and no
lcsa
secret political organization has
famed the iames 20 religious prejudice
~ Publishing a catalogue II wholesale
Charges against tho catholic element IN
the community. Our enemies state that
Ne are arming under the cover 81 dark
u~-s preparatory 10 going on the war
path. Al "a which Ia done under the
direct mandate % the Pope. Ii ~
ststr,l that our mission is to cut the
throat - every protestant at an early
date September next, | believe. - the
limit The manifest absurdity % the
accusation ought "a render any reply un-
uecee=ary Bot men. reasonably sane on
other matters. have believed II.
Organized .Nr>cnals."
They tell YOU that the cathedrals.
churches. schools and benevolent insii
tution- q the catholics are stored with
weapons q warfare. N your honorable
body viii APPOINT committee Ia inyes
ti.,at- the various buildings controlled
- he catholics IL this city. | will decm
~ a privilege Ia accompany you and
furnish transportation FOR the commit
tee. viii give 40 for every musket
or carbine discovered. that has outgrown
the dignity or proportions - "A squirt
gun. IN would bs sal commentary
IN the courage 20 manhood and intel
loct,sal strength ~ bU.oo.t.o protcstants
n their moral OF material welfare could
- endangered 10y the presence Of TO-.
uuotU' catholics.
hc history q thss country should
constitute an eloquent contradiction -
this accusation. as ~ pages are repicte
with eyldcucc that entities the Roman
cathoiic - tho highest concentrations
IA his relations with hl> protestant
brother and in the discharge II his
duties a. q citizen - the state. Catholic
=.fyire sni sacrifice we're chserfully and
ate -aiiy bestowed that the nations life
n4sht he spared and Is unity preserved
sir -hanahan read statements from
t,rnerai Washington address to the
catholic bishops thanking them Tor tho
services rendered by catholics during
the revolution Henry Cav and Will
lam iL seward also have paid beautiful
tributes g. catholic ssrvice- Among tho
nations heroes are O. - found the
names - such Roman catholics a. Gen
eysl Meade General sheridan and Gen
ere i.esecraGs
Mr. ~hanahan denied the statement
that the catholic church teaches that
GUY - nienib.rs shall receive salvation.
liz - reasonable "a spppsc, h. said.
that any man oT sufnsn Who lives
stro.l snd virtuoua hfe. uustsinei t,y the
Contamiuat,ng Influences - zsu should.
regardless - creed or profession. tiad M
l3l-racie between them sai the dtstri-
tuf,on q ,insi'- mercy. | cannot enter
tsir ans ether op,nion upon the subject.
aid contemplate cd q infinite ius-
tate
lie then t~.k pp the pubic school
4ue~fisl. anil sani ~ himself Was edu-
Calr,i within TIE walls = little cabin
~Clt.n hras., and htd naught hut the
kia,i...s' feelings Or that syatem 20 50
rtiiu e,iuc.tiuu The Roman catholic
church ass newer spoken ex csfhedrs
ue-.n th~ -ubisct unless Ne take the
trsposif,on q Mgr S.sioiI 4; declares
tuat tiie ,slu-elenr" e toe catholic - n
a.. - rt.sev~i ffum the ~ionsiiihty
of furaisa cathniic Chusfiau c,iu
Csflca - hi- i.sm ~ with 4 vi~g - thu
prar..r moral snd spiritual Development
"a fns betrg buf in roH=i,i~ring the 81
Guitar ~ commercial wants q e1ac4ton
hs = az hl,f,y "a -als~t iron, that sya
ten ehsrh commands the 3 CHEST stand
arf q instruction. The catfnu.ir pie
haAf =, t4e belief that srcuisr education
u lt-..lf = in-iI' cirut They reason
fA.at th,, education - ta~ hsad and heart
4taa.4 - simultaneous. u thss opinfon
tta, a. MT alone II Esr0rhisi bool
lsIts uaau hostility "a the Hstr thsn
.,lf protestant brothers "a the eity are
us,,re rerr-hensihle than ~. for "a he
sis-nf..-u paracnisl scsoois nov fur
alshtra u-ir-ic'ian IN thi- ciiy. opiy az
s-a r..afr eti,-i ~ catholics Be otaer
.irern srr prltf-tsnt
90 seaat nn Inconsistent on our Part