The Washington times., 1894-09-03
ANERICAXISN AND CATHOLICISM
Rev. s. J. Smith Takes a Very Pessimisti0
View, and says That Their Inter
ests are Antagonists.

A large congregation was present last night
at the Central Methodist Protestant Church 10
listen 10 the sermon Of Rev. 5. ]. Smith upon
the relation Of Catholicism TO public schools
and public institutions generally.
Mr. Smith said, in part:
There is a species OF treason in inaction.
The sound Of the rramping OF the enemy's
feet can be heard. Yea. hear the sound IS
it comes from the banks Of the Ilber- Il
comes laundering over the Alps. It hats on
BritOn's chaIky Gins. 1t leaps from Erin
aad plants its foot OF America strand. and.
ike Coxeys army. would tread on the green
sward at the Capitol.
I'VE meantO say TO all ultra-mOntaOne. un-
AmericaniZed elements. Keep or the sacred
grass Of our glOrlOuS commonwealth. Ihen
shall we keep silence when the servants OF
the vatican, holding allegiance % Rome,
come 20 our shores and propose 70 revolt
tionize our land and bring its people into
subsection to a foreign potentate.
i speak as an American, believing that We
are fully competent. wishing and intending 10
tolerate no foreign interference with our gov
eTnment and ecclesiaStica! affairs
The public schools are q preventive or
pauperism, anarchy and crime. and believe
that the American free school system should
be preserved q the safeguard Of American
liberty I believe that some Of the most
knottv problems in the course OF Divine
Providence are TO be solved in this land OF
| free schools. and free Gospel. and a disen-
thralled press.
AS Christians and citizens Of this country
We need TO sur ourselves Our enemy IS
alert. active. steaithv has an object in view,
and is using the most likely means 10 attain
that object. Anything for the church
| The end iustifes the means. ars
notices impressed upon the papal
mind as with q pen OF iron We're IL
the genius Of Napoleon with which We
were again struggling. We might trust the
| issue TO the God of battle, but we are sinking
beneath a power before which the proUCest
| eonquerOrs have grown pale. and 10 which
the nations most jey Cted TO freedom nave be-
come enslaved-the power OF foreign priest
hood.
'.No power has hit the waxen figure in ths
vatican harder blows than did DR.. lIcGlynn,
/ an able priest, few years ago. He was a
strong defender OF education aud the public
schools. but since his accommodation and
final restoration 1 do not ind him defending
public schools.
Look for moment upon the lands where
Rome has held sway. not for a generation,
but for hundreds Of years. Italy. the fortress
of Catholicism Is a nation which, II spite OF
her chains has produced her poets and
/ painters. But what about the masses OF her
/ population, the italian peassntry: IgnOr-
/ anee, superstition and crime is the legitimate
/ C1up VI Atfftt -CctiALl--
The policy OF Rome in this country is TO
/ I'LL every position in the git OF the people
I with Catholics. I furthermore charge thas
/ the ROmish hierarchy not only controls the
/ emanations from its own publishing houses,
| but aims to gag the press OF the land II is
/ very evident that there are very few OF wha-
/ are called newspapers that are not dominated
/ bv the peculiar RomiSh influence.
/ I venture 10 assert that there is more than
/ one newspaper in Washington that has not
/ the independence to publish the argument
I and facts contained in this sermon IL Is a
/ sha.@e that a hand uplifted by the rolling
/ Tiber should direct the editorial quilts IN
/ hundreds OF sanctums on Americas blood
/ bought shores.
/ The case is before you. claim that the
/ Roman Catholic hierarchy is guilty Of ths
/ charges laid at her door. Must we lear>
| wisdom by SAD experienced Let the bloody
/ pages OF French history teach Us timely les
son. Let the horrors OF the Spanish inqUisi-
/ ton alright US Let the heart-reuding ex-
periences Of Mexico. Central and South
America put every patriot and philanthrOpisi
! on his guard
ITO weak-kneed PrOtestants let me say a
/ word. You are afraid Of your convictions.
I Afraid OF what? Your fear is a mighty argu-
ment that YOU should break the silence Il
means that baneful terrifying influence is
/ hemming you around. Demand OF those
/ coming TO our shores seeking naturalization
knowledge of our Institutions and Of the
/ genius Of our government