The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-12
CATHOLICS SCORED
The Rev. DR.. Gates Again
Becomes Sensational In
the Pulpit.
HIS PROOF, AS HE BELIEVES
Says No Loyal Catholic Can Be a
Loyal Citizen of the United
States.

The Rev. DR.. Gates, pastor of Grace M
E. Church of Marion attacked the Catholics
last night in a prelude to his sermon, his
subject being mo loyal Catholic can be a
loyal citizen of the United States.p His SER
mon was chiefly aimed at the Catholics try
ing to get control of the public schools. He
said:
"We indict the Roman Catholic Church
with being a bitter enemy to free education
and seeking by fair and foul means, by
brides and threats to destroy the public
school system of America. This is a sweep
ing charge, and some of you may be inclined
at this moment to pronounce it false. Well,
suspend your sentence a few moments. We
said at the outstart that we do not desire to
make assertions only here tonight. Any
man can do that. That is the fort of Robert
Ingersol. But let me ask you, if we can
prove our propositions beyond the shadow of
a doubt by R omanists themselves, will it be
asking too much of your credulity to bring
in a verdict Of guilty. Methinks l hear a
mans voice saying mo- Very well, we will
proceed then on this very line.
HIS PROOF.
"The Catholic Telegraph was asked
What is your opinion of the Public School
systemg The reply in one of their issues
was-sThe Public Schools are a national
fraud, a social cancer, presaging the death
of national morality, and the sooner they
are destroyed the better This is q bomb
shell, is it nota
1.-THE Freeman's Journal says:-'The Pub
lie Schools come from the devil, and to the
devil they must co.
1.-THE Cincinnati Catholic Telegram says:
1T will be a glorious day for Catholics in
this country when, under blows of justice
and morality, our Public School system shall
be shivered to pieces
"Dr. Thomas Capel, the foremost Catholic
editor of England, and who engaged in con-
troversy with such men as William Glad
stone and John H. Hopkins, says:-'The
time Is not far away when the Roman
Catholics, at the order Of the Pope, will re-
fuse to pay their school taxes, and will send
bullets to the breasts Of the Government
agents rather than pay It, The order can
come from Rome any day; 1t will come as
quickly as the click Of a trigger, and, Of
course, 1t will be obeyed as Ii coming from
God Almighty himself
"Have you ever heard anything more
reasonable and rebellious, even during our
cival war, than THAI And yet we have
thousands of Protestant people, many Of them
Methodists, who think it best for the pulpit
to keep quiet about these things. The bust
ness of the pulpit is to preach Christ and
Him crucified. agree with you all, and /
believe no man can preach Christ any more
e~fectually and purely than the man who
stands up and favors the education of the
masses-the lifting out of ignorance and
squallor and crime, the untaught and litter
ate slaves Of passion and appetite. Wisdom
is the best thing says my Bible, and WIS
dom is Christ says that same Bible. What
does Rome intend to give us for our glorious
free school system, which creates an atmos-
here of freedom, radiates the light and
warmth of liberty, which is the nursery Of
true republicanism. ] ask what does she
give us in its place?
A HE BELIEVES.
81 win tell you, the parochial school, where
children are taught to consider our govern
ment, not as that of a supreme and indepen-
dent state, oh, no, but simple a province of
Rome, and subject to the Pope. A school
in which all the grand ideas of nationality
and citizenship and loyalty are stamped upon
and crushed out. This is a sweeping
declaration, you say. Yes: and /
went to add that It is an awful fact.
Subjects in 1871 acknowledge no civil
power. / am subject Of no prince. / claim
to be supreme Judge and director of the con-
science Of all men, These things are taught
in the parochial schools. In another of
these books we read these words, The civil
laws are binding only on conscience SO long
as they are eonformable to the rights of the
Catholic Church.
1.-THE fifth council Of the Roman Catholic
Church forbids Catholic parents to send
their children to the public schools, and
commands priests to refuse them absolution,
etc. Cardinal McCloskey once said, "No
child who has not spent two years in a
Catholic Church. The Pope claims both the
parents and the children are bis, and nc
parent has a right to teach his child in re-
igious matters. The conscience of every
Catholic is the possession of the Pope. The
parents do not object to our public schools.
All these years they have sent their children
to your schools and were well satisfied. 1t
of the public schools
to the church. All, no. it is the priest who
is either too sensual, too cowardly, too
or too fond of luxuries to assume
the responsibilities and care of a family. Yes
the parents are compelled.
Tread the other day this:-'In st. Mary's
Cambridgeport, Mass, Father
Scully commanded the attendance of a boy
at a parochial school. The boy did not
obey, and he was stretched upon a table and
his back dashed SO, that for two weeks he
could not lie dow on account of his wounds
| could give you scores Of instances, where
coinpulsions OF various kinds were used, but
for the majority Of Catholics, the simple
threat of communication is all that is
to make them obey the Pope.
ASSERTIONS.
sDoes Rome claim to have a right to inter-
fere In the public school system Of America7
Does the man from the Tiber, an Italian by
birth and spirit, really claim to rule In our
affairss Certainly he does, Papal
letter No. As says so. 1t reads:-.The
Roman Catholic Church has a right
to interfere in the discharge of the
public schools, and the arrangements Of the
and the choice Of teachers No. Al
says:-'Public schools should be under con-
troll of the Roman Catholic Church and
should not be subject to the civil
powers No. 10 says:-'The Roman
Catholic Church has a right to extend its
authority without any limits set to it by the
civil ~power-the Congress of the United
States,
"Why does Rome want control OF our
educational institutesa Because she claims
ignorance is the mother of devotion.
Do we not know that where Rome has had
undisputed sway, that in those countries the
people are kept in besotted ignorance. Can
not we read? Have we not historys Don't
knew that in Italy, the hotbed, the para
of Catholicism, 70 per cent. of the popu-
lation are illiterate; in Spain 70 per cent,
and in Mexico 93 per cent. What Rome has
done, what Rome is doing now, she will do
again. Her greatest victories are achieved
only In countries of the basest ignorance.
Properly educate the masses, send our