The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
MORE LIGHT ON
THE SUBJECT" !"
Rev. Ray Palmer Talks
of the Roman
Church.
SAYS 1T Is CORRUPT.
The Speaker Vigorously De-
nounces the Principles of
the Hierarchy.
OBEY SPIRITUAL Law FIRST.
Catholic Clergymen, He Says, Consider
Themselves Exempt From the 0per.
alton of Civil Law.

Rev. Ray Palmer was the speaker of the
afternoon yesterday at the Good Citizen
ship meeting in Metropolitan Temple. In
calling the meeting to order Chairman
Outflow voiced his regret that the audi
ence was not larger. mo great move
ment, be said sis at first taken up by
the masses. The few may first come for
ward and the masses will join in after
wards"
Mr. Palmer WAS then introduced.
Let there be light was the command
tnat went forth from our Creator" he
said, when out from chaotic darkness
was cast the reign of the Queen of Night.
Ihe Son OF God arose out of the East and
said am the Son of God, and for more
than two thousand years he has been ap-
preaching the zenith. The ship of our
State to-day, trust. is sailing upon the
high seas of safety, but near by fear are
the reefs and shoals. The iron ship that
keeps well to sea can breast the waves at
any time, but woe to the ship that comes
shoreward.
Il want to tell you that because you
nave seen an A. P. A. standing up for the
old nag 1t is no sign he is fighting any man
on account of his religion: l want to
show you that all the principles of the
Roman Catholic hierarchy are opposed to
the fundamental spirit of this Govern
ment. mean 10 show this by the state
ments of Monsignor Satolli when he was
representing the Pope on this coast"
The speaker then read extracts from
Catholic writings which he held were
clear enunciation of the right of the
spiritual ruler to control temporal affairs
and the superiority of ecclesiastical of
tcers from the operation of civil law.
"Thls law" he continued, maintains
that the temporal law is under the spirit
ual law. 1t is said in the canonical law
q n EA Na.s@ L..
to be Judged by the spiritual courts. BY
this law when the civil courts 20 wrong,
according to the ecclesiastical ideas, the
decisions are to be reviewed and revised.
This Law affects our most vital principles.
Our country to-day is boiling like
caldron, but amid all the confusion of
this hour the American people will still
have their eyes on the treachery of Rome,
and In the great spelling match of next
Novemb Der will relegate her to the foot of
the class.
81 never attacked my fellowmen as
Catholics, but l am attacking the princi-
pies OF the hierarchy. l want 10 tell you
that the principles of the Roman Catholic
hierarchy are rotten to the core and they
can never be reconciled with the primer
pies OF the American Republic. There
may be schisms in the A. P. A, but there
will never be.enough scbisms to divide US.
We may be broken again and again, but
we Will come togetner again. believe in
the A. ?. A. because I believe the great
majority of the men in the organization
are clean men. l have faith in the A. p.
a. because Father Yorke or any one else
can turn the Roentgen ray upon the lives
OF nlne-tenths OF us and we will welcome
1t and turn il back again.
"All over the country the Roman Catho-
lies are trying to put the children in the
parochlal schools, but they can't do it.
The great masses of Roman Catholics will
gaze upon the American statute of liberty
and, by the grace of God, they will
straighten themselves and stand erect
This day let every man do his duty.
Let business and reputation go to the
wind, but you do your duty, sir, and God
lieve Jehovah has never forsaken this In
fant Nation, and believe he will feed the
child until it shall stand a mighty man
among the nations.''