The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-09-22
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Inc nag e no mean n thing in
the United States and another thing in
Porto Rico and the Philippines. There
has been doubt expressed in some
quarters IS to the purpose Of the gov
eminent respecting the Philippines. 1
can see no harm in stating it, in this
presence. Peace first, then, with char
ity for all, an established government
of Law and order, protecting life and
property and occupation, for the we'll.
being of the people, in which they will
participate under the stars and stripes
William Mckinley.
We cannot say how deeply we regret
the resolutions passed by the confer
nj attacking the Catholic church. 1t
would seem that so large a body of
representative christians might have
met and adjourned without casting
aspersions upon any of the followers of
Christ.
AS we understand it both protestants
and catholics have the same ends in
view. 1t is unreasonable to believe
that catholic priests who willingly deny
themselves of home and family rela-
tions, who have faced perils by land
and by sea, who have feared neither
desert nor jungle 0 frozen seas nor
torrid heat, have been actuated by any
thing but the love of God and of
humanity. 1t is unworthy any christ
ian organization to declare aught else.
We believe the Spanish civilization is
much beneath our own. We believe
the Spaniard is cruel, dishonest and un-
trustworthy, but w believe they are so
in spite and not on account of their re-
ligion. Anyone who has read the early
history of California and New Mexico
will remember in what peaceful, happy
and prosperous relations the Indians
and missionaries lived together, until
the power of the Mexican government
deprived the missions of their lands
and power and substantiated the
authority Of q 81 called nobility. We
believe that many a poor Cuban and
Filipino native has found comfort and
safety in the church of Rome when
overwhelmed by Spanish oppression.
All the churches in this country have
failed to wipe out wrong. Evils and.
expressions still exist which religions
have failed to alleviate. This is not the
fault of the American churches but Of
the American people. AS Bishop Joyce
said, the tendency OF human nature is
down grade and it is the business Of
the church to oppose this retrogression
and if possible to overcome it. This
has been the case of the Catholic
church and the Spaniards and if all our
churches have failed to stamp out vice
among broad minded Americans how
much less reason is there to blame the
Catholic church if it has failed to make
much Of the fierce Moorish and Castil-
ian blood of Spain. We do not say but
that a convention of priests might not
have been just as hard ON the Method
lists, but we do say that religions will
never exert the power they should until
this petty quarreling shall cease.
We do not believe in a state religion.
We believe the churches of this country,
all of them, are stronger today because
supported by the individual members.
A man always holds dearer that for
which he has sacrificed something. We
believe that competition is as much a
stimulant in religion as in business, but
let the competition be- n of good deeds
and noble thoughts, not n of jealous
les OF insult. The homes of Catholics
as well as Protestants have been thrown
open to the Methodist clergy this week,
and we must confess that much as we
have enjoyed the sessions of the confer
ence we are disappointed at this dis
play of lack, of christian charity.
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