The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-22
4. ?. 4. AND THE POPE
The .TpSuits on the Heels Of
Truth and Christianity.
SERMONS FROM OTHER PULPiTs.
\ scriptursl Church and What 1t I'M
pIies-FaIth In Immortality->ew
Church Being Built.

The hairny weather and bright sunshine
81 yesterday. the first day OF spring. al
fracted many OF the A. r. A. sympa thsz-
ers from the regular weekly meeting a.
Ranke's hall, and al the usual hour OF
calling the gathering 20 order there were
numerous vacant chairs IN the audience
room. The gallery, however. was well
filed. The audience nevertheless was en-
thusiastic. and greeted with ND ap-
plause all who took part. The first must
cal number on the programme was The
Sword OF Bunker HILL" by Mrs. Martin,
who responded TO an encore with Cal
vary" c. W. Saunders gave My Native
Land" with artistic finish, and after
hearty encore sang The Old Brigade" a
brisk English military song. While the
collection was being taken up Miss
Myhre rendered the plano solo. The
Storm"
Rev. W. T Fleenor. OF the Market street
Baptist church. the speaker OF the day,
a preliminary TO his address. said
that in the series OF lectures he wished
20 keep three things in view: To make
no reckless statements and 10 keep his
toric facts In view all the time: 10 speak
for instruction rather than enthusiasm,
and 10 do justice TO Catholics and the
pope.
Entering into the subject of his dis
course he said he would speak on "Papal
Infallibility." which, he said. was the
counterpart Of Pontius PLATE. In the opin-
Ion of the speaker, many Americans today
represent that clamorous mob who cried
70 PLATE. Let His blood be upon US and
our children" The pope. Mr.. Fleenor
called a "monstrOsity of modernism" a
rival OF righteousness. an innocent
abroad" a "destructionist" and 1.-The
Italian dictator and destroyer Of the
human heart and human conscience"
Il want 10 set the pope Of Rome up
against Americanism.' said the speaker.
Going into history Mr.. FIeenor traced
Romanism from the earliest times. say
ing that papaiism had grown with the
centuries and with everything out OF har-
mony with God and right. The Jesuits
had been on the heels of Christianity and
truth and Righteousness wherever Chris
tianity and truth and righteousness had
planted their feet. But Rome and the
Jesuits might be sure that their sins
would find them out. The speaker then
read the binding oath OF the Jesuits
comparing the church 10 a snake a
rattler" that was ever reptile no mat
ter how 1t changed Mr. Fleenor said:
This Is what makes me afraid of Ro-
manism. II never changes II reminds
me OF the little hoy who. in reading his
catechism. said he had got beyond re-
demption. If Rome never changes, then
] say. God help this country"
"fnfallibility. he said. was the great
strategic move, the master stroke of
Rome The people OF the world were
looking for redcemer; they seemed
willing 10 worship God by proxy. and
Rome. with indescribabie and monstrous
indecency was struggling for the prize"
The speaker continued:
The pope stands in defiance of all of
God truth, of natures truth and of rea-
sons truth. Christ never appointed
vice regent on this earth The Catholics
claim Peter as the first pope. but their
claim is unfounded. In the first place
Peter was never at Rome, and in the
next ne was not at any time invested
with any authority greater than that
OF any other apostle In making his
claim 10 infallibility. the pope is either
fool or a knave. and he may be both.
He calls himself an innocent. but history
Gtsproves IL. The pope murdered William
or Orange. the pope laid the gunpowder
plot, and time fails 10 permit us to speak
of the Lollards and the Albigenses.
Bring not into my presence the old red
handed monster. whose hands are drip
ping with the blood of our murdered and
martyred Lincoln"
Infalihility was arrayed against cuI-
ture and enlightenment. and IT'S most
damnable doctrine was that whatever the
pope laid his hands upon and Endorsed
from that time on became perfect The
cnOrcs was trying to pervert history, and
the sharpest thorn In the infallible side
of Rome was the American school house
lnfallibilty antagonized every incentive
20 love of country and strangled every
chance of growth OF country. Webster
had once said that the government could
never survive half free and half slave.
and the situation confronting the people
today was that while the country was de-
veloping patriots Rome was making
slaves Right In our midst. said the
speaker people are being imprisoned
right under our eyes.
The address which was couched i'm
somewhat extreme and violent language.
a. periods almost inaammatory I'm its
nature closed with an admonition that
the people recognize the monster OF in
fallihiity and he on their guard against
H.
II Is expected that ex-Priest Daley. for
merly Catholic priest in California. but
now a Congregat ionalist. viii reach this
city during the week and deliver one of
his lectures. President L. " Presnall
has received letter from Mr. Daley. who
Is already occurring In this state. to the
effect that ha may be here If possible
Pc viii be secured for the meeting next
Sunday.