The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-06-27

Mr.. Skinner was undoubtedly maxi
ing bid for more missionary money
but he adopted a very improbable
way of getting it, because the very
people among whom the missionary
fund is used would be estranged by a
libel of that character, and refuse fel
lowship with a church whose minis
ters would represent them in such a
cruel manner.
1 That one little speech will do harm
enough to neutralize all the good that
has been done by the Presbyterian
church through it's missionaries in this
territory in the last five years.
Honesty is the best policy, in mis-
sionary work as well as in business. "
The citizens of Albuquerque "go
for" Brother Skinner even more vigor-
ously. At public mass meeting con-
resolutions was adopted that make
rare reading for the gentleman named
and for his sponsors and supporters
in the Presbyterian Board of Home
Missions which is responsible for him.
The pronouncement is worthy of rec
ord in the national annals of race and
religious bigotry in the United States
We subjoin the resolutions in part:
Whereas, we have learned with sur
prise and amazement that at the meet
| ing of Presbyterian ministers, which
was held in the city of Los Angeles a
week or so ago, a certain reverend(?)
jackass, who holds a pulpit in the city
of Las Vegas, by name Norman Skin
ner, gratuitously and vilely slandered
the native people of New Mexico and
their system of public schools in foul
and lying language, saying that "of
the 100000 native citizens, 10000 were
as cattle, bartered and sold at public
elections, ignorant, and that we had
no schools to speak of and that the
white people looked upon us with con-
tempt" and other outrageous ISLANDERS,
which no doubt were impelled by the
greed of the said idiotic and malicious
reverend(?) for the purpose of extort-
ing money from the home missions to
satisfy his ayarice; and
Whereas, the drivelilg idiot further
said that we needed strong men and
women of his faith to Christianize us,
although if he has read history, he
must know that three centuries ago,
before his forefathers even dreamed |
of America, the Spanish conquerors
had been here and had implanted
without the aid of Skin |
ner; and
Whereas, it is our duty to respond
to any attack made upon our good
name, and standing as people; there
fore, be it
That we denounce in the most I'M
qualified terms, the malicious liar and
hypocrite, Norman Skinner, as a vii
lain unworthy to be called Christian
and citizen of New Mexico Eve have
nothing to do with his church or faith
and do not hold it responsibility, but
request the Presbyterian Home Mis-
'ions to deliver" us from this blot in
1ur midst and transplant him to
more congenial cline, the farther the
distance the better, and we call upon
III citizens of New Mexico, irrespec-
i've of race or creed, to express their
ceilings upon this matter.
Be it resolved, that we feel great
'ride in noticing that the whole press
Il view MeAlcO, OpdnlSn-Aner1can ana ,
english newspapers, with two notable
have spoken out In defense !,
f the native people, their fellow citi-
ems, thereby exemplifying the unity
nd harmony that exists among citi- :
ems of common country without re-
ard to race or creed. =
Brother Skinner has discovered that !
be business of reviling the Spanish :
-merican citizen of New Mexico diff q
ers in its result from the safer pas
me of some equally bigoted brethren =
his profession, who direct their eff ! :
'rts in that line to maligning the y
atholic natives of American territory u
eparated from them by the width of y
le Pacific.-The Monitor.