The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-22
FIRST Be LOYAL
TO THE HOME, !"
:. Edwards Davis of Oakland
Speaks at Metropolitan
Temple.
DRAMATIC ELOQUENCE.
Promises Something Sensational
for Next Sundays
Meeting.
REV. MR.. RUSSELL SPEAKS.
Declares the A. P. A. Is Not Per-
scouting but Trying to Free
the Irishman.
REV. MR.. RUSSELL SPEAKS.

Owing to the fact that the Good Citizen
ship meeting had not been advertised in
the papers there was but small audience
yesterday afternoon at Metropolitan Tenn
pie. The address which Edwards Davis OF
Oakland was to have given was postponed
until next Sunday, but the Oakland
preacher made few extemporaneous re-
marks which were enthusiastically re-
ceived by the audience.
In his opening remarks Chairman Quit
zow said: "You may wonder how it is
that there are SO few here to-day. 1t may
be on account of the beautiful weather
outside and it also may be through my
neglect to put the customary notice in the
papers. Doubtless many failing to see the
notice thought that the meetings had been
discontinued. Such, however, is not the
case.
THE principle which you find stated at
the head of our programme, although
often misunderstood and misinterpreted
IS the same grand principle enunciated by
Jesus Christ, when he said: Render unto
Caesar the things which are C@sar's, and
unto God the things which are Gods 1t
is the great principle of Christian citizen
ship"
After the singing of America" by the
audience, Rev. A. NJ. Russell led in prayer.
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" was
next sung, and Rev. Mr.. Russell made a
few preparatory remarks. He paid q
strong tribute to the speaker of the after
noon, Edwards Davis.
"Our aim is not persecution" said Mr..
Russell. Il want to say right here that
such IS not our purpose, especially in rela-
ton to the Irish, many Of whom believe
we are prosecuting them. The Irish are a
generous and impulsive nation, but Ire
iand is not free, and our aim is to free it
from the domination of the Pope.
IL want to say just few words about a
matter which appeared in a Catholic pa
per OF this City called the Examiner. Mr..
orke in his speech in the Examiner yes
terday was very anxious to bring into the
foreground his loyalty 10 the flag. l am
glad that we have succeeded in making
the Catholics appreciate and revere the
flag. OF course, you know that the
Catholics must be sincere in their pro-
testations OF loyalty.
while the Irishman lives in Ireland
let him have his green flag. When the
Frenchman lives in France let him have
his tricolor, but when they come to this
grand country of ours, this asylum of
liberty, let them know no other flag than
Old Glory"
Chairman Outflow announced that owing
to the small number present the address
of Edwards Davis on New America, 4"
which was 10 have been given yesterday,
would be postponed until next Sunday
Mr.. Davis was present, however and con-
scented TO make a few extemDoraneous
remarks in the course of which he said:
I'VE have come to condemn the Roman
Catholic church because of the iasciyious-
ness and sin OF some of its mem bers. But
we do not mean to say that no Roman
Catholic is trying to do good. Far from
it. Our work is not to attack the Catholic
church, but to attack wrong wherever it
may be found.
1.-THE American Protective Association
is based upon principles to which every
Christian American citizen can sub
scribe. Yet, even in your organiza-
ton, there is Inconsistency and hypo-
crisy among one or more of Your
members. So far as your principles
are true and good l am your friend. But
where there is hypocrisy among you l am
your enemy. l should rather be even your
enemy than to fail in my duty toward God.
1.-THE Romish Church and the Church Of
the Universe will never go arm in arm.
God Church is infinite and can never be
the church of San Francisco of Oakland
of New York, OF London, of Rome. l be-
heve that there is great principle that
you all must learn-that you have per-
sonal responsibility to your God.
Next Sunday afternoon | snail have
something to tell you which may justify
the opinion that l am a sensational
preacher l shall tell you some things
which | believe about prohibition and
women's rights. l shall not tell you now
what side L shall take, for you would be
angry beforehand with me. But in re-
gard to women's rights, l would not say,
as an Oakland preacher recently said when
called upon, that | am in favor of women s
rights, but cannot pray for them. Rath er
than do this l would have prayed, %
Lord show these women the folly of their
ways
81 believe that every man owes higher
allegiance than to his State or to his
church I believe that a man should be
untrue to his church and traitor to his
country rather than be untrue to his
home. But no man can be true to America
or to HE church who IS not true to his
home, his wife and his child.
Therefore l attack unreservedly the
church of Rome. And if God shall give
me blast of eloquence no voice shall be
stronger in denouncing Catholicism than
mine. I maintain that neither Catholic
priest nor Protestant elder or deacon has
the right to say TO any one DO this or
Do that Ny creed is broader than my
conception and so l believe that not only
in the Romish church, but in all churches,
there shall come blast against hypocrisy
and bgotry and iniqulty.
Il believe that the American Protective
Association is the underlined chrysalis Of
such a principle as l have dwelt upon.
We are dweIlers not of the earth, but OF
The universe; not of America, but of the
world. 1t is not only Tor tie United
States that we are contendlng: we are
striving for the betterment of Italy and
Snain and Portugal and South America as
we'll We are working not only Tor the
,,receDt II mo huf for all futurltV.