The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
He Stated 1t Would Be a Cold
Day in August When Cath
oliCS Elect q President.
HE ADVISED A BOYCOTT.
Everything in Professionalism That
Comes From Rome, Including the
Title Reverend, TO Be Cut Out.

euuJeCI OF an ADDRESS delivered at Metro
poHtan Temple, Fifth and Jessie streets,
last night by Rev. J. Q. A. Henry, the apos-
tie Of the American Protective Associa-
ton. The audience was somewhat larger
than has been present at the previous lee
lures. Patriotic Citizens Welcome J. O.
a. Henry" were words which overhung
the platform in letters of red and gold.
Preliminary to his address Rev Dr.
Henry acknowledged the services of At
torney Outflow and wife in behalf of the
a. Z. A, and then stated that officers of
the law were present to preserve the peace
ana that If any one present could not stand
the LIBERAL allopathic doses of simon-pure
patriotism. which be should give them the
wlsest course to pursue would be TO exer-
Else the privilege of quietly Withdrawing
from the hall. Then he said:
People are having the hoodwinks of
ignorance removed. They are beginning
to learn thai there is a vast deal OF pro-
tessionahsm in the world that all is not
gold that glitters. Men are now coming
into right views of life. 1t is a greater
thing to live to-day than it has ever been
before, simply because truth is getting her
boots on-her intellectual boots.
There are three great tests" he said, ,
before the people to-day-the tests OF
reason, public opinion and history, and
that which is unable to meet the de-
mands of an enlightened public sentiment
is doomed and relegated to the past.
Only the truth can, viii and ought 30 pre-
vail
"Romanism must come to the bar of
human reason, ami if it is not acceptable
II must go. Even the Pope has no power
TO change the historical occurrences of the
past infallible though be may be. Truth
is getting her theological boots on, too.
Unless Romanism can justify her creed at
the bar OF reason, history and the Bible.
then 1t must surrender, for there is moth
ing in Papal decree.
Can you find any justification in the
Bible for the infailibility of the Pops? for
transubstantiation for seven sacraments?
Tor cellbate priesthood? jOr justification
for COnYicts? ? Tor the confessional? Why
there are places On the face OF the earth
where they viii show you the tail OF
BaaIam' ass. Peter didn't know anything
about infallibilitv, and Peter wore red
socks, the same as the Pope. There are
some things in Professionalism that are
almost as bad. Where did you
get that word reverend, applied
to the preacher? You got 1t from
Rome. There are other things that 1
might mention in Professionalism that you
got from Rome. Now IN order to be con-
sistent, and if we are going to fight this
thing through to the end, let US cut these
things out; let US boycott them. Both
Romanism and Professionalism are full of
things that ought to have been dead and
buried thirty years ago. 1t is only a ques-
tion of a short time when these ghosts and
apparitlons must 60. A church to be a
church must be democratic. What is
democracy? 1t is the doctrine that you
are as good as l am.
''ls Romanism a democracy, a republic ?'
he asked. ''Does it declare the equality
Of all men? She says that priests
should have immunity flom civil law. A
true church is educative. What church
gave rise to the saying that ignorance Is
the mother of devotion 2 The Roman Cath
olic church. Professionalism believes that
culture is the handmaiden of Christianity.
The churcn ought to be patriotic. / be-
lieve that the hour has been struck when
that church which ignores patriotism will
become back number"
: :: He referred to the fact that some min
listers had refused TO appear on the plat
form with him, and be said it was prob
ably because they were afraid somebody
in their congregation would put the
screws on them. He said: II expect to
meet Father Yorke at the jud dgment seat
and that is probably the last time I'll
see him. expect to meet Arch
bishop RiorGan and 100000 people
from San Francisco al the judgment seat,
and / don't intend that any Of them shall
be able to say that they never heard my
voice raised in behalf Of human liberty
and patriotism. There are some ministers
VINO may be covering under the influence
of some political boss.
'Romanists have said, ;" he continued,
they intend to occupy this country soon
before the year 1900. The Chancellor of
this diocese has said as much within the
last few weeks. But 1 believe that it will
be cold day in August before they elect
a Romanist President.
Their plan is that they are going to
bring over ignorant people from the Ro-
man Catholic countries of the Old World,
concentrate them in the cities, give them
the ballot and control the balance of
power. Thirty years ago not one of the
big cities in this country was Romanlzed;
now every city is, including San Francisco.
"What do / mean by RomaniZed? |
mean that they are in public Office. In
Boston they draw 80 per cent Of the public
payrolls and pay 5 per cent Of the taxes.
The same is practically true of Chicago.
Why, in Chicago, there are 134 Sullivans
on the city payroll. We do not object to
representation in proportion, bnt we
don't want them to have every
thing. l say, we've got to do some
thing. There is a demand for a
change in naturalization laws, and unless
we do this, l believe that we are going to
lose our power as Republic. believe
that men should be mere at least five years
before given the elective franchise. These
are the fellows who vote early and often,
and who corrupt our cities. No man
should be permitted to vote until be has
that he is an honest Ameri-
can:
.'''What is all this controversy about be-
tween the Catholics and patriotism? 1t is
over the fact that the Roman Catholics
are endeaYoring to get control OF this
country through the priesthood: We say
hands off; we say hands off the public
treasury; hands off the little red school
house. Flock to the standard of old
Glory and defend it against the world,
peaceably if we can, otherwiseiif we must"