The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-29
ExJudge Sullivan Holds a Big
Audience for an Hour
and a Half.
CATHOLICS as PATRIOTS
Deny That a Union of Church and
State Has Ever Been
Desired.

Republic" and his treatment of it a
scholarly and comprehensive survey of
Romanism in its connection with liberty
and republican principles in both America
and Europe.
His discourse was one of a series of pop
-ular educational lectures being given IN
support OF the teachings and principles Of
the Roman Catholic faith Again and
again the speaker was interrupted by en-
thusiastic applause that came from fully
500 women and from nearly as many men.
AT the close of the mastery effort pro-
longed applause rumbled through the
great auditorium only to be finally taken
up and continued by solo by Professor
Harrison upon the big organ.
On the platform with the speakers were
Fathers Mulligan. Cullens Connolly,
Dugan, Prendergast, Ferguson. Ramon,
Heslin, Lyons and Paul P Hay.
During his discourse ex-Judge Sullivan
said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Between the snow
crowned SUBMITS OF our Sierras and the Pa
ctfc sea. have always thought that we had
garnered the most cosmopolitan ana the most
lberaLmlnded population in the world. Our
people come from every part OF the habitable
globe. When they stand upon the soil of
this Republic they stand redeemed, regener-
ated, disenthralled under the influence OF
universal emancipation. I have thought that
upon the soil of this far Western commonwealth
there might never be developed any of the foul
growths that in older lands attest the spirit
OF religious bigotry. From Shasta to San
Diego ] have al times journeyed through our
great commonwealth, and have felt that the
cross that surmounts our houses of worship
might, al least in this State, feel that no I'M
kindly hand might do it violence. To me
that cross stands ss a symbol that has followed
the Iourneylngs OF the sun from its far eastern
rising until II stands to-day facing the western
wave as the symbol OF world conquered TO
civilization
The American Catholic is sometimes regarded
by his fellows as especially Tegardful OF the
duties OF his religion and by reason of that
very fact is suspected as being unmindful OF
the duties that he owes the State. As native
American, loving the land of my birth,
proud of her history, believing in the under
lying principles OF our Government and hope
iul OF the maintenance and the perpet uation
OF ner institutions IN all their integrity. l have
a. times given some thought to the question:
Is there any anita gonism between the teachings
OF the Catholic church and those sacred prin-
clples OF human liberty upon which my cOun-
try's greatness has been builded up.
It may be said with truth that American
Catholics are singularly loyal in their adher-
ence to the teachings and the practice of their
faith, but il may likewise be said with trut
that in so lar as we observe the teachings OF
our church we become better qualified for the
responsible duties of American citizenship and
more worthy OF their enjoyment.
In keeping alive the religious sentiment we
feel that we render a service to our country
In doing so we seek not 10 establish any dis
tinction among citizens on the score of reli-
glon. We seek not to build up any line OF
separation or exclusion among the fellow
citizens OF Christian commonwealth. We
are not unmindful OF the sad lessons written
in characters OF blood which the religions
controversies OF other lands, yes, and of our
own land, exhibit TO the eye Of the student
No strife is so bitter, so unrelenting so IN
christian as that which is born OF bigotry.
COMPOSITE CHARACTER OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
OF all the countries in the world ours is the
one from which this grim-visaged specter. con-
lured from dead past, should be most sol
EMMY exercised.
The mighty streams whose confluence have
formed the vast ocean of our National exist
ence represent as many different sources as
there are national1ties on the face OF the earth
They have borne along with them as an integ-
raj constituent of their volume the character
istics and religious sentiments of the lands in
which they have had their origin. May our
country, which has amalgamated so many
diverse elements of nationality into a homo
gereOus whole of consistent American citizen
ship, behold in the diverse elements of the
Christian community so many factors working
without antagonism for the DEVELOPMENT OF a
religious sentiment throughout the Nation.
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
As Americans we may we'll rejoice that here
every mans religion is voluntary Offering Of
the creature TO the Creator, pure and free as
the vapory offering of lake and stream and
sea, that rises in alteration to the God OF day
to receive and reflect his glories and to light
his affairs of the opening and the closing day.
Here we have the absolute separation OF
church and state which conduces alike to the
promotion of true religion and the perpetua-
ton of sound civil government.
OF ell men, those most to be avoided
in daily life, in my judgment, are political
parsons, and those most deserving, if there be
any such, in my judgment, of the contempt of
their fellOw-men, are political priests.
CATHOLICS LOYAL TO THE REPUBLIC.
This essential distinction between the civil
and ecclesiastical Jurisdictions, SO well under
stood by Catholics Is at times misapprehended
and the assertion Is made that we render civil
allegiance 10 a foreign prince-the Roman
pontiff. AS Catholics we recognize his juris-
dietion in purely ecclesiastical matters but
the acknowledgment OF that jurisdiction is in
no way inconsistent with our CIVIL allegiance
10 our country, our social duties as citizens. or
our rights as men.
one land only claims our allegiance as citi-
zens, and that is the land OF "the free hearts
hope and home,' our own, our native land.
So beautiful and grand,
Our own, our native land:
OF thee we boast
Great Empire of the West
The dearest and the best,
Made up OF all the rest,
We love the most.
Our country's flag is dear to us beyond any
human form OF expression. It's folds are next
our hearts, its memories our proudest heritage
its security our most sacred care.
To the flag we render the supremest loyalty
of our being. On our part no act OF cowardiee
or treachery, no lack OF civic virtue snail tend
TO its degradation. We shall permit no unholy
hand to proiane its folds, no impious tongue to
Tevile IL.
We love our Californian land-our land OF
sunshine fruit and flowers. We love her for her
own sake. We love her because she is fair and
comely among her sister States But we love
her most OF all because she is q sovereign state
OF the great American Union. 1t shall be our
am oltion 10 secure for her among her sister
states an honored standing on account OF the
intelligence, the manhood and moral wealth
OF her people. The State whose rugged noun
lalhs enlold the richest treasures OF the uni
verse, whose hills and valleys TEEN with the
rlcn irultage OF grain and wine, shall also rear
such race OF rugged, honest men and fair,
Vlrtuous women as win form fitting compile
mcnt 10 the wealth and beauty with which
Goa ana nature have endowed her.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FRIENDLY TO CIVIL
LIBERTY.
some years ago distinguished Frenchman,
Alexis de Tocqueville, visited the United States
for the purpose of taking a philosophical sur
vey OF our institutions and our people, and the
results OF ms investigations were published in