The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-13
The Speaker Contrasts the At
titudes of the Catholic and
the Protestant Churches.
WILL RALLY ROUND OLD GLORY
Prediction That S ctiona1 Differences
Will Always Stop Short of
DESERVING the Flag.

Ray Palmer, who has recently returned
from Portland, where he has been engaged
as pastor of one of the Baptist churches,
addressed the Good Citizenship meeting
yesterday afternoon. His subject was
"0ur Flag Shall Wave Forever"
The speaker prefaced his remarks by a
brief reference to his father, who had re-
Gently died, and who taught him among
his first lessons to love the flag. t'The old
flag that we love" he said, to-day speaks
to the Old World. Our forefathers said in
times past, We will climb the mountain
republic" They accomplished the feat,
and now, standing upon the summit OF
this beautiful mountain, that flag says to
other nations of the world, Follow on.
Climb the mountain republic Had the
Son of God not proclaimed the golden rule
on this earth that old flag never would
have been created. That flag which floats
above US to-day is flag of experiences.
1t has stood the hail of shot and shell; it
has been bathed in the tears of wives and
sisters, and it has been baptized in the
blood of fathers and sons.
81 am glad to think to-day that the flag
has thousands of friends in this country.
All Protestant denominations are friends
of that flag, yet / wouldn't be willing to
ndHQ ludI nag ONGE ~ IAG DdpIlsIS, Oh
which denomination l am a mem Der, be-
cause fear human nature. / would not
be willing to unite church and state with
any denomination for fear they would
trample liberty under foot, as has been
done by Rome whenever it has obtained
sway.
81 do not mean to say that all Catholics
in this country are enemies of the flag.
believe there are a great many Catholics
In this country almost ready to break
away from the shackies which bind them.
have no feeling against the great mass OF
Catholics. There is fundamental differ
ence between he attitude of the Protestant
and OF the Catholic on the subject OF lib
erty OF conscience. The Protestants say,
Let every man worship God according to
his conscience The Catholics say, Let
every man worship God according to q
right conscience That means worship
God according to the Roman Catholic
hierarchy.
THAT flag is the flag of the whole land,
and all thsspeopie of the land have that
flag. l don't believe the time will ever
come again when the North and the
South or the East and the West will di-
vide ever that flag. Whatever divisions
may come the people will always rally
about the old flag and be one in it's defense
That flag stands for the sovereignty oil
man. 1t teaches nations that in this
country every man is king and every
woman is queen. 1t is bound to protect
the homes of this country. 1t stands fol-
the little red scnoolhouse. 1t stands fol-
religious liberty. 1t is frequently thrown
in our faces that We are bonded together
to prosecute Catholics on account of theil
religion. This is untrue. II / thought
that this organization was banded to-
gether TO prosecute anything l would
leave this platform, never to speak o.
these things again.
This flag stands for equality TO women
as well as men. Let me say 10 You that sc
long as half the citizens of this land arr
deprived of their right of representation
this country never will have government
of the people, by the people and for the
people. Oh, flag of glory, wave on. fol
thou hast not fulfilled thy mission until
woman has attained her independence and
virtue shall have its full reward,
al know not what the A. 2. A. as an or.
ganization may think, but as an indi
vidual say that the flag should protect
both gold and silver upon our shores.
"Shall this old flag that waves above Us
ever divide its honor with others? Shall
it float by the side of the green flag of the
Emerald Isle, or with the flag of France
or of Italy? Mol Being the flag OF liberty
it is incom patible with any ensign thrown
to the breeze by tyranny. Or shall it ever
float side by side with the flag of ecclesias
tical power? Shall it ever be said at one
breath, Hail to the flag of America and
hail to the papal rag? Never while the
blood of patriots flows in the veins O.
American citizens. The American people
as they look upon that flag will say with
Napoleon's drummer boy, I cannot play
retreat, / never learned how l wan
every man here to-day to pledge his 10y
atty to the dear old flag"
The speaker then called upon every one
who loved the flag to rise and repeat afte
him pledge of fealty to it and the coun
try. All present complied amid cheer
and Applause.
Chairman Outflow announced that
was little premature yet to announce
what political action the order would take
1--WE will be guided by intelligence, anC
will take the course that will rebound u
the good of the greatest number" ht
said.
Rev. Ray Palmer will occupy the plat
form for the next two Sunday afternoons
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