The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-20
YOLLEY FIRED
AT CATHOLICISM
BY METHODISTS.
Bishops Use Strong Language in Dis
cussing Church Of Rome-Larga
Audience at st. Paul's.
END OF SPANISH RULE
In This Hemisphere May Have Some
Effect on Religions-Revolt of
the Pagan World.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 19,-Two fierce on
slaughts on the Church OF Rome enliv-
ened the proceedings at to-day's session
OF the general missionary COMMITTEES.
On each occasion an audience which
filled every part of the large auditorium
in ST. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
church, where the committee is meet
Ing, broke into applause and no effort
was made by the chair to check these
demonstrations of approval.
The first person to advance to the at
tack was Bishop Goodsell, OF Tennes-
see. In the course of an address on the
work OF the Methodist Episcopal church
In various parts Of Europe he had occa-
sion to speak OF the work done In Italy
and conditions obtaining there. 1t was
in the recital OF the latter the bishop
used such strong language against the
Church of Rome.
"There are many who doubt whether
we have any work at all In Italy, that
land OF superstition and priestcraft.
Whether we could ever hope to accom-
plish anything there In the face Of the
tremendous press Of adverse thought
with which we are confronted. The
fact is that we sent one OF our work.
ers into Italy.
Do us Romans Do.
He soon made up his mind that in
Rome we had to do us do the Romans.
He began by training the young, by
taking them into our schools and semi
Raries. The work is slow, but ltsivalue
has been recently testified to by the
pontiff himself, who has honored tus by
communicating everyone, teachers
and pupils alike, connected with our In
stltutions Of learning. In the effort to
preserve for himself the triple crown of
papacy he has Issued sweeping inter
dict against the schools, and every one
passing through them. {, This. va,
has only made US more determined to
wipe out system which has created
out of the former man OF empire u
cringing beggar with monkey and
grind organ.
The applause which greeted this sally
was deafening. E.
Threw Down the Gauntlet.
The next speaker threw down the
gauntlet to the Church Of Rome in
terms as direct and condemuatory as
did Bishop Goodsel. This was the Rev.
DR.. C. W. Drees. who for a number OF
years has been identified with the work
OF the Methodist Episcopal church in
South America
In beginning his address. DR.. Drees
made reference to the end Of Spanish
rule in this hemisphere ant,was round
ly applauded. the time is upon US
when anew the questions which ap-
pearcd In tht Protestant reformation
will begin to agltateythe world and de-
mard to be pushed to their, final Issue.
After !slumber!ng for four centuries,
these self-same questions We're awak-
ened through the last nc. of infamy of
the pontiT, In declaring himself infall-
ihlc.
"1'he pope lost his temporal power,
and since that day the creed has been
weakening.
Held Sway Everywhere.
1.-THE Roman church at one time held
sway everywhere, but now both that
church and Spanish domination have
fallen of their high pcdestals. When
Spaln Is arraigned, the Roman Catho-
lie church should be arrnigned with
that power as correspondent. Ever
since Isabella signed away the liberty
OF Spain to the pope there has been an
illegiiimai- alliance between states
craft and priestcraft, against human
liberty and humah progress"
The applause which followed this
sally was as tremendous as It was
spontaneous
DR.. Drces said In conclusion that the
most promising field among the Span
ish-speaking populations In America
wns opening In Porto Rico and ndvIsed
the committee to spare neither ex-
pense nor labor to onst Rome In that
Island.
The greater part OF the forenoon ses-
Sion was given to addresses on the
outlook OF the many foreign lands
where the Methodist Episcopal church
Is conducting missionary work. Bishop
Hartzell spoke on Afrlcn. which Is his
field. He said In part:
A Pagan Revolt.
"We stand to-day In the face Of n re-
volt OF the pagan world against Chris
tian civilization. In the far east Mo-
hnmmedanism Is outnumbering the
Christian religion In the number Of i'd |
hcrents. China has Just slammed her
door In the face Of Christianity. Only n
few days ago her representative stood
In Carneglc's Institute, In Pittsburgh,
and boldly throw down the gauntlet TO
Christian culture In behalf OF this an
cient civilization OF his people.
"iialf the world fs pagan. tho other
half Christian and our zeal and labor
In the first yenr Of coming century
WIFI decide whether VIC shall win or
whether the Christian faith shall be
dclugcd by pagnulsm and lay buried for
centuries"