The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-22
Pomona Grange at New Gloucester.

Gloucester. The attendance was large.
represented: Presumpscot, Gorham,
Westbrook, Gray, Capt Elizabeth, River,
side, Wescustego and New Gloucester.
The address of welcome was made by
Joseph S. True. In addition to a grace
full welcome he made a speech full OF
good suggestions H. K. Griggs of West
brook responded in his usual forcible and
happy manner. Eighteen new members
were admitted.
The following oranges were reported by
short speeches:
Presumpscot-L. B. bennett.
| New Gloucester-S. +. Sweetsir.
| Wescustego-J. S. Barstow
Westbrook-D. M. Woodbury..
| Gray-Horace l.. Morse.
Riverside-Mrs. A. X. Nash.
| Gorham-W. III. Vinton.
| Cape Elizabeth-Elisha N. Jordan.
After dinner, which was served in the
Town hall by the ladies, (and the dinner
was the delight of every granger presently
the meeting was thrown open to the pub
lie and what was said no one but the
speaker was responsible for.
H. K. Griggs, lecturer OF the Pomona
grange, discussed this question, care we
not as often sufferers from food, clothing
and the treatment of our bodies, as from
natural and accidental causes" This,
at first apparently an unpromising sub
ject, proved to be under the treatment
received from Mr.. Griggs and Mr.. Vinton.
| o,,I oil ir,ct iuo in.
terssting and amusing. The time and
place of the next meeting was left to the
master, secretary and ecturer
Miss Nettie Sweetsir of New Gloucester
gave two good recitations and Miss Ella
MoCann of the same town recited we'll
ssthere is not line in newspaper that
nobody reads"
r. W. Fogg of New Gloucester, sang 9
comic song and also acclaimed the
American Eagle. The music was by the
New Gloucester grange quartette and wa;
fine.
Mr. L. B. Denett spoke upon the
menace of the Catholic church to Ameri
can institutions. and the mission of the
A. P. A. Among other things he said:
Every American has the privilege te
publ icly worship as his mental constitu
ton Graves, provided his religion is not q
bad religion. But he has no greater
right to his religion that he has to his
morals If his moral code is a good one
he has a right to practice it, otherwise
not.
The same is true of his religion. Or
this we'll established legal principal poly
gamous Mormonism was suppressed by
Congress. If the attempt should be made
to introduce MahOmetanism into this
country the same legal principle would
be invoked to exclude it. Every Ameri-
can has the privilege under our laws, but
not under the Roman canon laws tC
proselyte for his own religion, II it be not
a bad one.
In the exercise of this American priv
lege the members of the A. P. A hope to
win over to Amer1canism in the end, all
the most intelligent, patriotic and in
every respect most worthy of the Catholic
laity, and to do it by entirely modern,
enlightened and humane methods, such
as educating their children in our public
schools, circulating among them truthful
literature relating to their priesthood and
hierarchy and by.kind treatment extended
to them by our beneficent laws and insti-
buttons The accomplishment of this in
this country, would be the greatest
4 dCulGN0Iu6uU al UI6 ulSuOIy VI T6llSl
since the reformation in Germany in the
time of Luther.
| But the Roman hierarchy are opposed
to this reformation and the Pope and
Bishops and entire priesthood are strain
ing all the levers of their power to de-
stroy our public schools and substitute
the parochial school, and to do this
parties. They are in politics, and with
1 Jesuitical cunning they operate through
both political parties and use. them as
buffers until they can command maJCrl
ty. Their assaults upon our public schools
are systematic audacious and defiant.
To defend against them is the avowet
and real mission of the A. 2. A. Bu
our order in consequence of much misin
formation on the part of some OF our pub
| lie men, is condemned, and hard words
are said against it, Mr.. Dewitt Hyde
president Of Bowdoin college is reported
land as believe truthfully), to have sale
in public speech before an Quotations
institution that the conduct of the A. p.
AS was humanity and un-Amerlcan.
This great man on small occasions, but
littl man on great occasions, Is labor1ng
under the mistaken idea that an American
patriotic movement can be suppressed by
epithets.
1t is the aim of our association to brins
about by strictly constitutional and lega
methOdS the absolute ana permanent
separation of the church and state BY
constitutional amendments; to limit i'm
migration to those who are worthy and
can read and write their own language
to naturalize none who have not beer
here long enough to understand the spiri
of our Institutions and laws, and WHIT
cannot without mental reservation o.
qualification swear that their first allie
glance is to our constitution and flag as
a representative ofSour government; to re
quire an educational qualification before
the privilege of voting shall be conferred
to tax all church property, except houses
of worshipsof moderate cost; to maintain
expand and endeavor to perfect oul
system of public education, SO that the
child of the poorest citizen shall hav,
equal advantages with those of the rich
for obtaining good practical education
and be compelled by law to obtain it.
In short to Americanize, 'now ant
forever" all the public institutions of thu
United States of America If this be un
manly or un-American, make the most O.
it.
CHINA VAST GRAVEYARD.
Relics Everywhere of Millions Who Hav,
Passed Away,