The colored American., 1901-01-26

while l am free TO admit that there are
bad Catholics, who ou account OF Pro.
IesIant example and influence, think
they have nO place IN their hearts for
the Negro, an0 L gladly join In testify
Ing that tnaTe Rro a whole OIg lot Uf
PTUtestanIs who stOCd IOr just Those
pIInCIpIes that are COMMON among Cath
Olics, yet honesty COM els AIe tu CON-
| less that the knOcks and Cuds have
cOme generally anu regularly ana ALTO
| geLheT 100 much without Casing from
| P1oIesIanLs. Not content with arIay'
ing themselves against us duTIng tie
DARK days Of slavery, they now boldly
| advocate IyncnIng, lay, mOIe, they
/ com oUse tie mUDs anu give open ell
| couTag emenL 10 tie haired ana pernl-
cIOus Practices u cast. They stand Ia
/ the adgaHce advocating the Iule Of the
white man, that the NegIO Ie an in
/ feriUr people. al d every thing else that
means that The Negro has no nights a
white man Iced respect. Ut ali Pro
tesIants 90, nO, not ali, but the Dig, big
numbers are Oh that side. Thank GUd,
TO the nokOr OF the dear old ChuICh OF
Rome, the Bishop cannot be pointed
out that stands for lynchIng, and all
this silly stuff about IRfeTIOF people.
Our religion teaches how false such a
position Is AID the Catholic " nO think,
ue stands for such Is deceIvIng himself
It Il but necessary TO nave tuem recOI'
Iec5eu OF the teachings Of MOlheT Church
aid they INSTANTLY ale ASHAMED 10
nave thought differently. Tney have
Ia them the principle OF CON- mon equal
lty, though Jney know Il LOT, ana If l
an wrong, Why Is not the Negro treat
ed in Protestant Amenca es ne Is III
Catholic France Or Ia ANY other Cath
Ollie country, even South American
Catholic countries. Explain If you VIII
tie changes that have been wrought IN
Catholic Cuba since the advent OF
American Protestant rule III the Island
on any OtneT basis, except that they
have Created there, the hated prac Ices
Of this country, and do not forget that
PrOtesIanIs RUE In this country.
That obedience 10 the Will Of the
Pope snd Priest, Is the first duty Of
every Catholic, L cneerfuily admit, out
absolutely no duty Of obedience applies
or obtains except IN spiritual Matters
morals and religion.
Do not PToUestants obey che will Of
their Bishops and pastors II matteEs Of
religion ana mOrels? Verify, Is Is uOI
the duty Of the members Of any creed
to obey their CeScneTs, /. G., pss IOIs. as
L recall IL. The Scriptures teach that
Christ said, ''Ihzy WHO dear you, near
Me. AS the FathcT hath SEM NE, 50 1
send you" Was ChIIsI ID De CbeyeQ?
Then those whom He sent as The FaIn
eT sent him, are also TO De obeyed.
1sn'Ethete something III the Bible about
those who 90 not hear the Church? In
/ v hat way CCes the Church speak, ex
cept Though Its bispOks and pasIOIs?
/ Won't you allow Us hated Catholics 20
near our Church? No, not even our
t Holy Father? My father Was Baptist
preacher, Il OhrIs Ian mau that he was ne
taught me- TO honor and obey men y no
/ preach the GOspsl; and believe tnat
ne Taught me- what was right Isn'u
/ tnls silly stun, this TIOlIug aUOut obey
ing the CnuEcL? The worst sUrt Of cant
( fLal Catholics do as their priests say
/ il temporal affairs, l admit, and don'I
/ PIOIestanIs? l am dead sure We Ne.
+ grOes DO, and never uId = Catholic
I priest hsve u stronger grasp upon The
! Ignorant Catholics, than has the Ne.
/ sTU pastor upon ike cIass Of Negroes
and for me, l cannot, tosaye the life of
lie, see why iI should not be so. II We
Cannot rely upon our pastors, upon
I whom then are vie 10 reIS?
! Why ale churches for culOred Cstho-
/ lies permitted Ia this country, Is As keG?
/ Because Il confess l AN ashamed 10
/ say H. the truth Is The Negro OathO-
/ lies want them. CAuTcnes Tor Negroes
are as essential as ale churcnes for ItaI