The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-15
NEW NAME FOR The A. P. A.
Rev. c. H. Strong DelOminlteS il The
Catholic Destructive Association.

he Says it win Go Its Way With the
Rest of Religious Intolerance Into
Limbo of Forgotten Darkness - He
Does Not Speak of Bishop Nelson's
Letter, but Expresses His Opinion of
the Association Itself-ais Opinion Of
the Catholic Church.
Rev. c. II. Strong of ST. johns church
is, it seems, opposed to giving such an
institution as the American Protective
Association any prominence by talking
about it through the pulpit or press, and
he has had nothing to say on the sub
ject in any Of his sermons. When asked
for his views by a Morning News re-
porter he consented to state them. Tn
der the circumstances, what ne has to say
will be read with much interest.
Il will not express myself about Bishop
Nelson's letter. Rev Mr.. strong said.
for obvious reasons. Bishop Nelson
has the right to express his opinion, as
Father Kelley has the right to express
his and TO reply, but ! have no hesitancy
in saying what l think about the Ameri-
can Protective Association itself.
"As Tar as its title is commemorative
American Protective Association - 1t
states an object in which every Roman
Catholic, Protestant and Jew would all
be willing to take part The Roman
Catholic, as we'll as the Protestant, be
lieves in thorough profession to Ameri-
can institutions. Of course, the de-
Tense Of American institutions under
which we all live and have our privileges
is dear to every class of citizens If the
American Protective Association would
confne itself to that object there could
be no possible antagonism 10 it, but the
truth is, the name is deceptive. In
stead of being the American Protective
Association, it is the Catholic Destruc-
tive Association. 1t is undoubtedly
aimed at one class of our fellow citizens,
and as such should be thoroughly con
demned by every right thinking Ameri-
can. The mass OF men are heartily tired
Of the usual condemnation of the Roman
Catholic church. We had better imi-
tate it in many of its virtues than con-
denim it. l would rather see ten Catho-
lie churches with all their charitable or
ganizations planted in every city where
there is now one, and as to receiving
charity from state sources, that charity
is administered by them Unfortunately
to Romanist, Protestant, Turk, Jew or
inhdel.
1.-The American Protective Association
is probably the survival of the last bit OF
protestant intolerant bigotry, and viii go
it's way with all the rest of religious in
tolerance, into the limbo Of forgotten
darkness. I agree with DIR. Mendes, how
ever, that talltings about this institution
gives il a prominence that does not be-
long to it, and the best way to deal with it
is utterly to ignore it. There is one thing
that won't go down with the American
people, and the sooner all denominations
discover it the better, and that is talk
ing through the pulpit or talking through
the press against any class Of our fellow
religionists.
II haven't the slightest fear of the Ro-
man Catholic church ever oVerthrowing
or ever desiring to overthrow any of the
institutions of our country There may be
a few men among them who have such
ideas, but they are in the smallest mi
nority. AS a church lit makes good citi-
zens, controls large masses of men that
we cannot reach, abounds more in char
liable work than all of professionalism put
! together, has made civilized human be-
ings out of the red men of the west, and
l am glad they have done it, even at the
expense of the government money. 1t is
! the duty of all good men to put an efrec-
! tive veto by their vote on any politician
who upholds the principles of the Catho-
! lie Destructive Association, as l prefer to
! call ii -