The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-03-07
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greatest business concern on EARN,
u-sean tns construction Of great 70.
man catholic University In Washing.
ton. These men. Tith clear visions Oi
he future. saw that at the national
Capital there would be In the future a
certain Capitalization Of though, In all
matters. They acted on this conviction,
and gradually laid the foundations of
great University. As usual. being
forehanded. they secured the most val
liable land In the neighborhood OF the
cite.
The Protestant Churches were I'M
easy at this ssgaciOus move, and as
usual denounced II as one Of the de-
vices Of the Devil for leading men as
tray. In one Baptist journal, all good
people we're beseeched TO pray the Lord
to stop the impious work OF the Cath
olics' In thousands OF Protestant
homes there was an uneasy feeling that
for some mysterious reason" the Scar
let Woman was allowed to set up her
Thron" at the Capital OF the nation,
created by Protestant blood and iron.
Now, after a period OF twenty-five
years. the leaders of the Protestant
Episcopal Church make efforts "to
cen,ralize their power here in the Capt.
tai OF the United States At last that
which was wise and clear movement
for Church dominance by the ROmanists
twenty-five years ago Is now accepted
by the ro,ostant Episcopal Church,
and will be- accepted sooner or later
by the other Denominations. The Ro-
mani-ts thought ahead Of all other De
nominations by twenty-five years. So
ex-senator Edmunds writes about the
"astute and far-seeinE authorities OF
Rome" in making this establishment,
Il is not necessary to discuss here
the moral aspects of these movements.
There Is a significant suggestion in il,
however, OF the close alliance of Sc
cular or political with religious mat
terS The Romanists clearly saw the
Capitalization of political thought and
scientific thought, in the Capital. for
many sufficient reasons. and as they
are extremely practical and are bust
centres would in time he established
there.
As by far the majority of educated
men in America were, and are Protes-
.ants, II is rather a severe reflection
On their Intelligence and the value of
heir education, that they did not per-
lelve the probable course of events.
n advance of the Romanists, and act
in placing the Protestant
Churches In the lead.
The prominent preachers and writer's
and thinkers OF the Protestant faith
seem TO have profoundly discussed
1 hundred abstract propositions in the
Jlogy, and have spent vast labor in
hrowing up intrenchments for the de-
ense OF the creeds while the Roman
SITS, sagaciously realizing the intimate
between the spiritual and
material world. have combined bust
ness with religion to their own great
advantage.
Nothing illustrates this better than
he fact that in nearly all of the cities
Df America, the Romanists hold eX-
.ensive and valuable tracts OF real es-
tate for Church purposes, because
many years ago, the leaders saw the
nippon ance of securing them, and Sc
cured them. while the Protestant De
were sleeping"
However. the Romanists are con
ironted with one, to them, most dan
gerous proposition. namely, that he
course of events forces them along n
highway which inevitably leads 10 III.
arality of thought. ana in the end to
hat Broad Church which stands at the
summit anu to which all roads. con
structed by all Denominations, finally
lead