The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-01
NOT SYSTEMS
!: BUT CITIZENS,
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: Father Yorke on " The
=. Little Red School
:. house"
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DR.. NIETO IN THE CHAIR
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Metropolitan Hall Is Crowded to
Hear the Catholic
Priest.
CASE AND FLEEN0R SCORED.
An Eloquent Plea for Religious Toler'
ation-Local Application of
the Test.

= fatner orke spoke TO even larger
audience last night at Metropolitan Hall
than that which greeted him last week in
the same auditorium. Every seat was
filled and advantageous standing room
was scarcity. His subject was THE
Little Red School, and incidentally he
p stock occasion to reply to a lecture deliv-
cred week ago Sunday by Rev. Mr..
o.. Fleenor of Seattle and 10 pay attention to
other A. P. a. speakers. 1t was the sec
g. pnd Of the series of five lectures that the
champion of Catholicism has undertaken
to deliver under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Womens Liberal League.
DR.. c. D. Cleveland, u cousin of Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland, on behalf of the
league introduced Rev. DR.. Jacob Nieto as
the chairman of the evening. The hand
osone rabbits appearance was greeted with
hearty applause, as had been his entrance
upon the platform, side by side with the
champion of the local Catholics. The
platform was filed with the local mem
bers of the Catholic priesthood, and a
number of prominent members of the
Protestant faith. Among the latter were
oRev. Mr.. Shaw and Rev. Mr.. Moreland.
DR.. Cleveland, in his brief Introduction
OF Rabbi NIeto, remarked that the latter
appeared lin the interest of American
soeration and liberty"
1T affords me no small amount OF graft
'ication," began Rabbi Nieto, both as
aan'indivldual and as a representative OF
an important section of the Jewish COM
munity to be here with you this evening,
D. TO express my condemnation of religious
persecution in any form and ali methods
. employed for its furtherance.
There can be no two opinions" he con-
IL. u L.,
no sort OF hesitation in expressing only
the ore opinion that can remain in the
mind of man.
Religious persecution is inconsistent
with modern civilization and ruins both
the best interests of the CITY and the
country wherein II is permitted.
Children OF one household, members
OF one family, citizens of one State,
brothers at large, instead of working hand
IN hand for the welfare of the State, fam
lily and household are made to fly 1T one
another's throat in the most hdeous
cause that ever caused man to spill blood.
"As man, as Jew, demand religious
liberty and liberation. As citizen OF
this magnificent and august Republic
e insist that every man be allowed to wor-
ship his God as he will.
The question may be asked OF u.s.:
Why. Jews, do we stand shoulder to
shoulder with the Roman Catholic at this
time? We would stand shoulder to shout
OcI Will any SeCI IldL WIS
any difficulty in practicing its religious
. creed in its own way and according to its
own light.
81 will tell you why the Jew stands by
'S the Roman Catholic; l will tell you why:
o Not only from the pure dictates of his
heart, which will always detest religious
.. persecution. The Jew, l hope, is beyond
=. all other things, grateful
=" He related how in the early portion of
D.. the sixteenth century, when the princes
OF Europe were seeking to despoil and de-
stroy the Jew, every occupant of the Papal
chair had declared that no Jew should be
prosecuted and that his property should
be- protected. He told how Gregory X
defended the Jew and vouched for the I'M
truthfSiness of the charge that the Jews
90 drank human blood and ate the heart
oof child at the celebration OF the Pass
over feast; how Arch bishop Werner of
Mayence defended the Jews from the
charge OF child murder, when no one else
o6dared raise hand voice In their behalf;
, how Innocent " secured for the Jew the
privilege of being allowed to retain his
bic and Talmud when all the nations
were against MIN; how Innocent VII
gave refuge to the Jews when they W ere
expelled from Spain; how Plus " re-
moved the badge which up to his time all
Jews, as related OF Shylock by Shakes
peare, were compelled to wear to indicate
that they were Jews, and how Henry |,
Archbish of Mayence, and Clement vi
had given protection to the Jews. Con-
tinuing he said:
''In view of all these kindnesses show
cred upon our race by the supreme power
of the Catholic church, how can we do
otherwise than stand in and say that there
shall be no religious test in this country"
He referred TO the anti-Semitic agitation
in Germany, and remarked: Those who
o were responsible for that were not Catho-
lies" After tribute 10 the broad spirit
o. ioleration that he said marked the
treatment OF other sects by the Catholics
he introduced Fa her Yorke.
The latter announced that on Thursday
evening. in Metropolitan Hail, he would
deliver a lecture for the benefit of the Pre-
sentation Convent Schools and begged the
support of his auditors for the worthy OBJ
iects OF these institutions. His lecture on
that evening will be on the subject,
CIV here did you ge. the BlbieT He spoke
III substance as follows:
Before begin with that interesting object
known as The little red schooihonse have one
o. two preludes. One OF thee deals with the
gentleman who emig grated from Oakland, even
unto Seattle. and from Seattle to This City, the
Rev. Mr. Fl. enor. Misses and laughter
And what have To say concerning him is
but continuation IF the line OF thought put
int such beautiful words by the reverend doc
tor VINO has just spoken Oeiore me in the
counting to you the feelings that stir his heart
and that stlrs the heart OF every true Hebrew
concerning religious tolera ton, md with what
was said from this pla form Yesterday after
noon, when the Rev. DR.. Fleenor declared,
"that was a. wonderful fusion OF The Romans
and Jews last Monday night" 1t carries one
back TO the time when the Jews and Romans
united to cruelty the Savior" tMurmurs of
mingled AMI disapproval.1
That is the spirit Of The a. p A.
Two years ago the man who began ii in this
CITY declared The Catholic to-day, the Jews
tomorrow. He denied that he ever said it,
But yesterday the truth came out, and what
Henry said in one way Fleenor said in
other.
Has il come TO this in this American Repub-
lie, that we are to look back to the crimes and
sins OF 300 years ago and fash them in the
face OF the pc pie to-day and demand that
they be punished therefor?
has it come this that the Jew of to-day
must be punished for what was done 1900
, years ago? Is tins Christianity? Surely this
is not Protestan,isml Respectable Protestants
who love their religion, w no love their church,
remember that when the Christ was crucifeo
prayed, Father. forgive them, they know not
what they do
, Andso we Catholics are proud to stand on
dhe same platform as the Jews in this good