The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-20
THE A. P. A. ADVOCATE
Pastor Henry Pours Out His
Wrath Upon Catholics.
~rcxEp THINGS THEY ARE DOING
RIA Stamping and Many Gestures He
ACCUSES the CstheIfe Church Of
Innamerabfe Sins.

Rsv ]. @ A. Henry. pastor Of the First
reptisf church Of San Francisco, iectured
- evening nj Ranke's hall on Roman
- and the American Protective Agsocia-
sou.r Mr.. Henry was pleasantly intro
/ <ac<d by Rev. W. T. Fleenor, pastor of
ske Market street Baptist church.
Mr.. Henry IS a rnecium-sized. iight-buiit
,azng man, with light complexion lie
/. decided blonde and wears dropping
s.stsehs. On the lecture platform
!. has great deal Of nervous energy and
esicnIates and stamps a great deal to
eye emphasis 70 his remarks. He Is full
d esoquence and there are lights and
,asdss In his talks. Mr.. Henry has q
xsH established reputation In Portland
I'D San Francisco a. pulpit orator. and
b sbe strongest and most vehement A. r.
4 sdvoeate that has yet been on the ros-
rgm in Seattle. In San Francisco re-
wntIy an attempt was made to mob him.
Mr.. Henry said. among other things,
sbss In the last fifteen or twenty years
% patriotic American societies had been
armed in this country, and that the last
"a best OF them ali was the American
Y.os<ctiye Association. He alleged that
ahsd been jerided. spat upon and abused
80 other society IN the country had
cu been. and that its most active enemy
- the Catholic hierarchy.
M. Henry said that IL had been said of
Ne A. p. A. that II was un-American.
Ne hsld that IT was the Catholic church
nss was un-American. The church was
! great political organization. with
hsxBches like tho Ancient Order of
Aibernsns. Young Mems Institute and
Inights Of st. George. In proof
II this assertion he entered extensively
a.o its alleged politi,al manipuiations
sad history. Ii was only last Sunday. he
tseisred. that the priests of San Francisco
fus together and ISSUED orders to all their
sommanicants To vote the Democratic
nekss.
The A. p. A., he declared, had been
Named and called un-American because il
ssmitted men from the north of Ireland.
rom Canada, from Germany, from Scot
bad and England To Membership. lie
lselared that men who would work for the
seod of the country in time of peace and
fgat for IL in time of war and who were
sot dominated by the hierarchy were en-
tlsisd to membership in the A. r. A.. as
ihsy made good citizens.
Another danger to be feared from tho
catholic church was that IL was always
Undermining American schools and was
securing money TO support parochial and
UNCONVENTIONAL institutions. No other
sharch Was doing this. The A. r. A had
cone into existence to take the schools
eat Of politics.
The Catholics. he declared, said that the
l. ?. A. is a secret society. So was the
tatheiic church q secret society, and one
es he most Ubiquitous that ever existed.
IN the larger cities the Catholics, although
tasy are only one-seventh of the popula-
lion. hold 80 per cent. of the offices, and
tks A. T.. A. came into existence TO stop
lais sort of thing.
Immigration, he said. must be restricted
The time for naturalization must be ex-
zaded, and he believed that Catholic
khools. mon asleries. nuunsries and houses
ashe Good Shepherd should be open for
Esplic inspection.
A large proportion Of the commissioned
cheers of the regular army were Roman
asholics. The proportion was larger
han their numerical strength would war
snt The navy was in the same condl-
Bon. This vas so much the case that
hey were now building confess
son boxes on some of the men-oI-
var. Did the American people realize
hos helpless would DO the commander of
N American ship in certain emergencies,
lhonsh he were q patriotic American
Protestant. If the priest in the confessional
should FIRST have the ear of the gunner
and the sailors? A majority Of the young
Esn in West Point were Catholics. This
slate has Morgan and . Murphy there.
he urged his hearers TO wake up to this
state OF affairs.
The offices, from president 10 poundmas-
tf the lecturer held, should be- occupied
~ true Americans. aud he said the A. i.
4. would accomplish this by good work
II The ballot box. The time would come
shsn all would have to take sides.
sni then IL would remain TO bs
sen whether 81. COO 90 Protestants would
3 dominated by a,0ooco Catholics. Vote
nYou pray" he said; ''and on the 9th OF
nsri November knock the stufling cut of
Ne opponents of the A. +. A. by not voting
Ef A stnyia Catholic -