The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-07
IT IT UNCHAR|TABLE.
The Biblical Recorders I'm
deserved Structures.
NO TIME FOR
SECTARIANlSM
PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS
UNITED UNDER ONE FLAG
FATHER PRlct'S PLEASANT RECEP Tl0N
He Entertained The Officers and the Soldiers
and Now the Baptist Organ is Un-
charitable in its References 10
The Social Courtesy,

In his lecture ON Cuba ON Tuesday
night Tom Dixon said that he had been
trained by Protestant, mother and he
could. not understand or endorse the
Catholic creed. aud that he had not hcsi-
tated to antagonixe il. But" he said
amid rounds OF applause. when | saw
an Irish Catholic regiment going by my
house, marching under the flag of my
country and singing patriotic airs, felt
like rushing out and putting my hands
in theirs and saying We are brethren. :
The eloquent preacher was also ap-
plauded when he quoted the utterance
of Il Catholic priest who said he would
lead a regiment against any foreign foe.
even if it should be headed by the Pope
of Rome. If the applause given these
utterances by brilliant Baptist divine
fairly represents the sentiment of the
people of Raleigh, they do not approve
the following editorial from this weeks
Biblical Recorder:
Roman Catholic priests may succeed
in thrusting themselves upon the See
ond regiment OF North Carolina voun-
teers. but the average soldier knows that
these very holy, white-robed fathers are
owned by the Pope. and that the Pope
did his best to stay the arm of our nation
when it was about to be stretched forth
in behalf of Cuba, and that he wished
he were dead when his efforts were repu-
dated by President Mckinley. The
priests may preach. but citizens of this
country know where Rome stands. and
laugh when they see one of them mum
bling piously to our soldiers while anoth-
er at Manila calls upon the Spanish and
the natives in the name Of God and the
Pope to rise up and fight To the death
"the apostate, barbarous, womenslaying
Americans" There may be good Ro-
man Catholics; but the Pope is king of
hypocrites. and the priests are his
worthy children
Many readers of the Recorder and
friends Of its talented editor will regret
that he made the reception given by
Father Price the occasion for what is
generally regarded as an uncharitable
attack upon the church. Father Price
is an excellent gentleman and is de-
servedly held in the highest esteem by all
persons in Raleigh who have the pleasure
of his acquaintance. Last week, in hon
or Of the troops and to give them pleas
ant evening. Il party or reception was
gwen them on the lawn ADJOINING the
Catholic church. 1t was Il delightful
social event, greatly enjoyed by all pres
ent. 1t would have been a graceful
thing if. instead Of criticizing the Catho-
lies for this social courtesy. every de-
nomination in the city had arranged
some like entertainment.
This is no time to bring sectarian diff
ferences to the front. Protestant and
Catholic homes alike are saddened by the
events of war. The death Of Il brave
Catholic boy fighting for his country's
flag is as glorious and as sad as the
death of "A Protestant boy. Let rs rather
let the spiritual exaltation' that war
has produced cause us to forget for the
time that there are any creeds. classes,
sects or sections in our common country.