The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-01
The Catholic Church as a Politi-
cal and Religious
~ Institution.
HIS ADMIRERS ENTHUSIASTIC.
A Flutter of Excitement Created by
the Interruption of Woman
Among the Auditors.

Hall yesterday afternoon. he spoke IN
der the auspices of the Good Citizenship
{ Committee. The reverend speaker showed
that be had lost none of his old-time fire
nor the knack Of imparting his enthusiasm
to the audience. At FREQ uent intervals he
had the house in an uproar of handicap
ping and cheers, accompanied with wild
waving of hats and handkerchiefs.
After the customary preliminaries of the
Sunday afternoon Good Citizenship meet
ings, including on this occasion a prayer
by Rev. A. NJ. Russell and patriotic solo
by Babv Burns, six-year-old child, rem
dered in excellent style, Rev. DR.. Goodwin
made a few remarks tinged with satire. In
speaking of the reason that brought DR..
Henry to this scene of action, he said:
'He is here by the express invitation OF
Father Yorke, Applause. Here's the
invitation he gave him at Haywards.
Father Yorke there said: we must show
sent for Dr. Henry. Father Yorke also
stated that the Catholic church must be
shown in its true light so that the people
must learn to love it. Therefore, we have
sent for DR.. Henry"
The speaker continued in this strain for
q few minutes and then stated that the
charge made by the Catholics that
try was not correct, and quoted figures to
support his claim.
President Hudelson honored the occasion
and DR.. Henry by his presence, and on
beng called upon by Chairman Outflow
for some remarks responded as follows:
I'VE have been told by our enemies that
we began this warfare. l want to state as
q fact, susceptible of proof, that this con-
flict in the State of California was begun
by an attack of Archbishop Riordan on
Myers medieval history.
II read few days ago that the Republi-
can party had gone over to the a. P. a.
This was given out by the Roman Catho-
lies for the purpose of creating the impress
sion that the a. I. a. was an adjunct of
the Republican party. 1 want to deny the
truth OF this assertion. The a. P. A. is
not an adjunct of the Republican party
any more than ii is of the PEOPLES party
the Democratic party or any other party.
1t is an independent party and represents
the principles of all true American men
and women.
Il see that W. W. Foote has announced
that he will 60 to the Democratic State
Convention and introduce resolution de-
nounc1ng the A. 2. a.
''If that resolution is introduced in the
Democratic Convention and adopted it
will lose that party $4,000 stanch Demo-
Gratis. Let them introduce such a resolu-
ton if they dare. defy them to do so.
We are not to be inundated"
When Rev. J. Q. A. Henry appeared to
speak he was given mighty ovation. The
thun0erous applause, hat and handker-
chief waving continued Tor some time. At
its cessation he stated that he intended to
explain and expatiate upon Twenty
Reasons Why Hate Political Romanism."
After expressing his pleasure at being
again among his San Francisco friends, he
said:
"If the power of Romanism can be
broken in the CRY of San Francisco and
in the State of California it can be broken
anywhere, for nowhere on the continent is
the power of the Roman hierarchy more
potent and widespread"
Reference was made to there being $1,000
mem bers of the A. P. A. in the State and
5000 members of the Y. NJ. |. Then Mr..
Henry continued, 1--WE will just surround
the Y. NJ. l. and every other un-American
organization and we will wipe the earth
with them. And l will do all l can to help
on the work and to accept the invitation
of Peter-not Peter the Great, but Peter
the Small. l helped him into this fight
and will now help him out, and | believe
he will soon be out-that it will be case
of Peter OUT
In speaking of his coming weeks work
he said: 81 want to see that the principles
of true Americanism receive such an i'm
petus during my visit that they will not
recover from it until after next election in
November"
Proceeding he spoke as follows:
4tUnless RomanIsm Is political power,
a political machine and political force in
this country, the A. P. A. had better get
down on its knees and apologize to Peter
g. Yorke and the other representatives of
the Catholic Church. If the Archbishop
of this City or any priest can give twenty
reasons that are positive that Rome never
III ho Il hn- +Iac md 1T
this country, then | stand ready to write
the apology to which l have just referred.
I may say, however, that If | should live
to- eternity should not expect to write it,
because Rome has never been out OF
politics.
1--WE have no controversy with the indi-
v1duaI members of the Catholic church,
but with the hierarchy. We have respect
for the individuals as law-abiding citizens.
It is the institution and system, the power
as a whole that is being criticized. We
are not battling against Romanism as a
religion but against Romanlsm as politl
cal machine.
'If it had not been for the scurrilously
immoral remarks of Peter G. Yorke in the
assault he made upon ny moral charac-
ter, Romanism would never have been
drawn into the controversy, so far as | am
concerned. But his malignant and SLAM
derous attack forced me to defend myself
against the intriguing OF the representa-
tive OF the Catholic church.
"lf the Archbishop had not allowed
that communication assailing our public
schools to be sent by his priests to the
Board OF Education 1 would never have
entered this controversy"
one OF his reasons for hating political
Romanism," he said, was that ''no other
organization has arrogated to itself the
night to prostitute the sacred institution
OF our schools for 10 nf n
dizing. itself. Yet that" he added, sis
what IS being done by the Catholic hier-
archy with the parechial schools"
lie gave his further reasons as follows:
''No other organization has claimed the
right to division Of the school fund for
Sectarlan purposes Rome has always had
her hand IN the public crib and we now
say to her that if she don't take it out We
will cut it off.
They have assumed the special right to
teach their theology in our schools. They
have their parochial schools in this City,
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