The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-05

persons prominent in the A. P. A. and
mem ers of the Temple Choral Society.
The meeting was called to order by III. W.
Outflow shortly after 8 o'clock, and he an
nounced the singing by the choral society
of E" Marching Through Georgia" This
was followed by prayer by the Rev. E. P.
bennett of the Potrero M. e. Church,
whose appeal to the Almighty was for
strength and power in aid of the move
ment now being made, which he described
as not only for the Nations aggrandize-
ment, but for the welfare of the whole
human family.
1.-The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
was sung by the choral society, the audi
ence joining in the chorus.
The Rev. G. A. Rabing of the United
Evangelical Church, made brief address
on the American flag and patriotism. He
said that the flag was abused when it was
displayed in front of and over ginmills
and low dives.
THE flag is honored," he said, "when it
floats over the school-houses of the coun-
enter and leave such houses" He con-
cluded by saying that the Rev. Mr.. Ross
would talk of Rome With Its Hands in
Our Pockets" and that the meaning of this
was the public treasury.
During an organ voluntary by r. W.
Lucy collection was taken up. This was
followed by the rendition of "The Soldier
Bold" song arranged to the airs of
Sousa's popular marches by j. w. Nc
Kenzie Jr. 1t was sung by the Choral
Society and was SO well rendered that it
had to be repeated.
The Rev. Mr.. Ross, tall man of pleas
ing appearance, who speaks with a
slight Scotch accent, well and forcibly,
then addressed the meeting. He declared
ind hn0 1tCnt hot
be against the Catholic relig ion but against
the interference of the Catholic church in
American politics, but before entering
upon his main discourse he took occasion
to charge that the Catholic church, actu-
ated by mercenary motives, claimed powers
which he said it did not possess.
He detailed at length that the railroad
companies discriminates in favor of Sisters
of Charity as against women of the Saliva
ton Army, and allowed them to ride free,
but compelled the Salvationists to pay that
employees in the departments at Washing
ton were forced to pay portion of their
earnings to the Catholic Church, and that
more Catholics than Protestants were en-
ployed in the departments at Washington,
holding that statistics showed that If the
proportion was reversed it would be about
right, as the census statistics showed that
there were not more than 1000, 900 Catholics
in the United States. He charged that In
New York the Catholic church had ac-
quired property valued at So, SOC, 900 with
out cost and then had been paid for per-
mission to cut a street through a portion
of that property. He read long list to
show that millions had been paid by the
State of New York for the maintenance of
private institutions.
He said that the fight of the A. P. A. was
not with the religion of the Catholic or
any church, and that if the Roman Cath
ollc Church would draw out of politics and
keep its hands out of the public treasury
he would withdraw from the A. p. A. He
disputed the statement recently made that
one-half of the women of San Francisco
were Catholics.
Speaking of one of the departments at
Washington, he said: "There are eleven
clerks in this department, eight of whom
are Catholics and three are Protestants. If
it were the other way it would be just
proportion. The blame cannot be laid
altogether to the Catholics, but to the way
in which Protestants can be bought and
influenced. We must put down such prac-
tees.
81 am an American to-day. / belong to
No. LOG, A. p. A., and have been an A. P.
A. one year. but l am not such on Sec
tartan grounds, but because our organiza-
ton is the only one that can keep Catholic
hands out of the politics of the country.
All that we want is that the Roman Catho-
lie Church remain where it belongs" =
He said the reason he drew attention to
the figures he quoted was that it was time
the people of the United States knew what
was being done with their money and
asked: "Dare we squeal when we are be-
ing trodden upon, or must we submit to
being crushed by the hierarchy? /, for
one, will not submit quietly
He again referred to frauds in Chicago,
and said that very soon the frauds in San
Francisco would be brought up before our
Grand Jury.
God" he said, 'has a destiny for this
Nation-to make it the advanced country