The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20
RAY PALMER'S DISCOURSE
The Preacher Deals With the
Subject of the Pope's TEN.
poral Power.
TRUE PATRIOTISM DEFINED.
Parents Urged TO Send Their Children
to the Public Schools for
Education.

Shortly after o'clock yesterday those
DESTROYS of listening to Rev. DIR. Ray
PaImers address at the good citizenship
meeting began to arrive at Metropolitan
Hall, and long before the opening exer-
cises standing room was at a premium in
both the auditorium and the gallery.
MANY ladies were in the audience.
The speakers stand was completely OBJ
scured by decorations of American flags;
other than this there was a complete alb
sence of establishment.
Professor E. Werner's organ voluntary
was followed by Chairman H. w. Quitzow's
brief opening address, in the course of
which the chairman said: The Roman
hierarchy claim that they are not in poll
tics, but every day we have some new evil
dence of their nefarious deeds. You shall
Judge them by their deeds"
The rendition of America by the audi
ence was followed by prayer by Rev. DR..
c. A. Rabing, who asked a blessing on the
public schools and on the teachers therein
and 'for the dear brother who is to speak
10 us. May he fear neither man nor the
devil"
Then the Temple Choral Society and the
audience Joined in the singing of the
w. w. Allen made q short address, in
the course Of which he said:
know that all present will be more than
pleased to join with me to-day in our exulta-
ton over the message which we have from
those whom we supposed were our opponents
This week has been most successful, for we
have the proof of it in the assertions of our
supposed opponents, that they are as true and
devoted TO American principles as we are. We
have the assurance of the leading Roman
church in this country that the Catholics are
as truly loyal TO our country as we are. If we
can believe that, we can invite them into our
meetings. If they are not truly loyal we want
his work OF education to go on.
II man is loyal 10 this American Govern
ment he must be loyal to every part and par
hcular of it. If our opponents are as truly
loyal as We are they cannot cast anv slur uDon
that cradle OF true liberty-the public schools.
would like to submit question TO our op-
ponentS. They claim 10 be loyal as the
members of the A. P. A. Suppose the Pope
issues a decree conflicting with some of the
laws of this country. Which will you obey
the decree of the Pope or the law of our coun-
n.y. IA shout from some one in the audience
OF Nov you've got them" was greeted with
long applause.l II you viii say the laws of the
country, take my hand. welcome you.
Hail Colum bia" was sung by the Choral
Society and the audience, and then Rev
DR.. Ray Palmer, the speaker of the after
noon, appeared. He announced that he
had changed the subject of his lecture, and
instead OF speaking on Practical Lines
and Solid Facts" he spoke of Political
Rome's Judgment Day at the Bar of HUI
man Liberty" as follows:
To-day Liberty sits upon her throne and be-
tore her gather men OF all nations and all
religions. Behold the Papacy, also to be tried
for its misdeeds and intrigues. Thou art
weighed in the balance and found wanting
Romanism may boast OF its loyalty, but it will
90 her no good. She has her past behind her
The speaker then quoted from various
writers-Gladstone Manning and others
to illustrate his point that the Pope has
always claimed and still claims supreme
temporal power. He then continued:
With these statements before US nall we be-
leVe that political Rome is the harmless IN inc
she is claimed 10 be?
The political conscience of Catholics is not
lett to the individual, but God and cano1ical
laws of the church of Rome. Every Catholic
is controlled by the church of Rome Are we
TO be deceived by them any longer? If we are
we would De more to blame than they for their
tyranny and oppression.
He then gave a graphic and detailed
description OF various events in his
tory which he designated as horrible
massacres committed for the benefit of the
Roman church and with its approval. and
he quoted authorities to show that accord
ing to Catholic doctrine 1.-The sects are
simply foolish fragments of Luther's re-
beIlion and only fit for burning" He
added:
They claim, in fact, that whenever thew be-
come the state religion all rust be subject to
Rome. What they want is the union OF state
and religion.
The Pope has shown great antagonism to
the Haternal orders. Why are these orders
unit for GOOD Catholics to belong TOT We
should not be surprised to wake up some
morning ana find that the Pope had issued
his anathema against the G. A. r. He might
Just as consistently do so as to issue it against
the fraternal organizations, for many, II not
most, OF the g. A. r. are members of these
bodies.
Father Yorke has been asked to defend the
cause of Rome in this City, but he has made a
most bungling job of the whole business
Rome to-day would give the world if she
could plot out her history for little. But all
the holy water in existence, the waters of the
mississippi and the tides of the ocean will not
cleanse her record OF turpitude and tyranny.
i want TO discuss this question devoid of pas
sion ana haued. l want TO recognize all the
good OF the Catholic religion. Our fight is not
against the Roman faith as a church per 50
For the vast good it has done I want to say
"God bless 1T" believe that many of their
priests are good men. / know that some are
for they have left it to become good Americans
There are hundreds OF the Younger priests Who
are growing tired of the intolerance of tho
Roman church and who are growing more in
harmony with the true principles of American
liberty. More and more will we find the
younger priests breaking their shackles We
welcome them. We are not fighting men Int
their abominable system.
Keep your children in the public schools of
the country until they graduate So Ion9 a.
they are educated therein, so long will Amer
lean liberty be safe and the country be pro
waters OF the Roman church
have no doubt many of you have suffered
pecunlary loss for the stand you have taken
but you must at this stage show a strong snirit
OF self-denlal. We must run some risk in every-
thlng that is done, and we had better risk the
loss OF somethlng than the loss of all-and thu t
all true American liberty.
DR.. Palmer then related the story of the
lad who determined to kiss his PLAYMATE
despite the warning he had read against the
oanger OF disease from kissing. He added ::
You must kiss the Goddess of Iibertv
disease or no disease" In conclusion he
said: -4e
we have the power to force Rome to terms on
these shores and can destroy her defenses Inv
weapons more powerful than bullets-we cs n
penetrate them most effectually with ballots
we want 10 put the right kind of men in Off 20
Americans on guard. 'u'
DIR. j. L. YORK'S VIEWS.