The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-30
\ fRE "6SNEaAL cONsCIENoE."
ADSfd0se q har. Gsidwin Smith Against
w the Criticism q Q Catholic Priest.

FADSfd0se q NJ. Gsidwin Smith Against
M ~ Criticism q . Catholic Priest.
TO TIE Epir0n or THE euN-aSH: "A letter
In The Sun Of Sunday. July 10. In criticism Of
Mr.. 0oldwin Smith b question. where would
even nominal Catholicty now be II political
power had not In Italy. France. Spain. Aus
trla. Bavaria and tho Spanish Netherlands
forcibly crushed freedom Of INQUIRY con.
tsnds that political power seldom Attempted
TO crush freedom OF inquiry In the interes.
Of the Church horself that II fought only to
crush freedom Of action.
In the individual man to win Il to act; all
before this ID simply velleity. the lowest
form OF desire. Freedom OF inquiry 10 not
mere vsileity: II implies action. not merely
the right 70 think. but tho right - speak.
write and preach. not only for one. but for
ali, 10 say that Martin Luther was q mere
inquirer and German Protestants we're actors
u to beilttle the human mind.
Nearly all the massacres for S,000 years
have come from religious bigotry a. the in
citing cause, and when 1t comes to numbering
q whole people for difference Of opinion
concerning religion It mAttersfpot whether
you call II political pbwer or tho Church. for
State and Church al along have-been one.
The Jews stoned the Prophets. the priests
never interfering 10 prevent 1t. The Greeks
mt Socrates 10 dsAth for teaohing false doc
tripes. The KomiAss psrseOutsd The Chris
tlans for .dsnounotns, ftlse gods. and the
Church when shs hsa optsineo power. Tas
6: ned ::s ~ 1!sl$,s: .S, Sss%ss :on
Church S. IL been persssgsed by the State.
Now, the Church, In addition to her prerosa,
tive oi Iooatlng The Population Of the next .st
Mkt Sr 70 dio%ihsES Tie Whole earth. to 6est9w
scepters and kinSdoms TO throne one, and % DE- De.
t.wnnrai hover Ia analay0 her was simply
an effort In seif- dsssnee against her Arrogant
claims and psrssssnt spdea .viIsu 70 FErssp
.as sG BY State When She
confined herself to her legitimate and proper
0pfin Is true The 5esuIts wsrs expelled from
Spain. France Germany and every country
s. Esr q The f Roman AMP e.sd
cry--l the middle Of the e!Ghtssnth century.
wno soG enoonrseed the sssanstion Of
princes. But Jesuitism is not necessarily
dom q inquiry ' during .hs middle ssoept
TyS9 not ~ r. H.. rssse$
au hT became q living issue; From that
time every Catholic Poyer In Europe Of the
IL afsassns q the %Sss ba S.
but We Church s1nis:Ss r 6,
HHussitesi What bit re Church ds.eatssd
rsop 81 ~ss sSs sttys
rico and the corn while the lay sPs9iafSds
inetsd d u e War The
ore Of St. Bartholomew and the exile OF mil:
lions. Of her best and most virtuSps psoplei
that for 200 20 years she stood sim. lssil Bic;
maIok sro DS n to consolidate her scattered
Hins =, The ssnsE cSnscisnc;ss tScs SoH-
Science csS Is the moral sense. it 3 tie reason
npSnt ss on
Or ses ns,1 s5e
ss S d.iss.!ss atSs : es az
r produses idooy lie ebscurstcn insanity
science. II comes not from the bead. II
nature. from the heart. II Is q feeling.
sentimsn %2ncrstsa GoH re s,In, s rsns
fo oe,xsdH'il IN ths brain The und erstssdipa
TIE f.|t MILL snd ;ssY a
intellect Is the mIhd enSeSed in the discovery
: sss En-: e e. . 9Th -. fs shsn
intellect t6sfs can D % ,eonseisnee u The
.stss . but ptcss:s q TIE fG y. r;. Tn!s
but eI III eSpssisnos tssshss " that & . not
true. that his prernise u falee. The fen
: s S: % n: s' liz
s' ri. 4. L. L." thinks that Mr. Gladstone must
and and .ct ' SessstiIy nth frsssSinfers. bHflns
the ministry Of. Christ thste. were those who
were equally shocked at His behaviof,j and
feSuksd Him for conserving with publ cane
and sinners. n. y.
GoNTsosl. Pa. July -.