Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-13

olic missions IN Africa and just about
christmas | was at one Of them.
Bishop Hanlon. on the shores Of the
preat Victoria Nyanza lake. just under
the equator. There ! met one of our
fellow Americans. Mother Mary Paul.
who was at the head Of the religious
sisters Of the establishment. She had
already been in correspondence with
me. saving that / must not 20 through
Africa without stopping and seeing
their mission.
$50. OF course. | stopped, and il
was really like beinG suddenly brought
home. for Mother Paul promptly gave
me a message contained in a letter she
ona inst received from two New York
policemen whom had appointed on
the force when was police commits
sioner.
Now. the mission 90 which Mother
Pant belongs IS doing really striking
and admirable work in Africa. and
promised her that would publicly
tell about this before some Catholic
body. and ask that the Catholics OF
the United states take an active IN
terest in this Catholic mission in
Africa, where such good work is being
done by an American nun. From per
sonal knowledge l say this, and from
personal knowledge I wish to bear
hearty testimony to the good work
being done there by the Catholic
mission. and hope the charitable
Catholics in the United states viii
GLADDEN. the heart OF Mother Paul by
backing up in substantial fashion the
missionary work to which she has
given her life.
sThere is no other country in the
world where there IS such really broad
religious liberation, such good will
among good people of different re-
Iieious creeds as in America. There
is no other country where Catholics
and Protestauts get ON as we do here
each treating the other on the basis
of our common citizenship. and iudg-
ing him not as to how he worshlps his
creator, but on his conduct toward
his fellow men, on his own worth az
a man.
Perhaps I can give you nay own
theory in short form by telling you
Of a correspondence J once had. OF
some good men who are narrow (as
well as some men who are narrow
without being goodl, and one Of these
good narrow men. Il Protestant clergy-
man. wrote me a letter Of protest
about my receiving Cardinal Sa-
toll at the White House
Il wrote back saying that [ had re-
ceived the cardinal Just as, for in
stance, | had received bodies Of Ger
man Lutherans and Welsh Methodists.
and as I am expected to receive the
archbishop Of Canterbury and that
would hold myself to be a poor rep
rcsentative of the American people
an unworthy president If I Jailed to
treat with good will md friendllncss
al good men, no niatter what their
religious faith might be. and then
added that ! could best explain my
position by saying that l believed our
country would last very long time.
and that il il did, there would be
many presidents. and some of these
would be Catholics and some Protest
ants. and that I. Protestant, wished
to act toward my Catholic fellow citi-
2cns exactly as | hoped that Cath
olic president would act toward his
Protestant fellow citizens
Il think that expressed my views
about as clearly as ! can put them
MIR. Roosevelt went to his car after
the dinner. He is to spend tomorrow
in Indiana, campaigning for Senator
Beveridge.
Theodore Roosevelt Is as true TO
the right rs the needle is to the poie.
said former Congressman Bourke
Cochran who for years was demo
cratic member OF the house. in his
speech.
"Fle himself has said that he il not
a great man" Mr.. Cochran said. "and
not a wise man. He need be neither.
FOR the American people believe he IS
good man.
Nj Cochran had been referring TO
the ton commandments. lied tell
you, you must not covet your neigh
boT's goods. and he'd knock down
ans man who suggested IT, he con-
tinued. Every cheer that greets him
is an evidence Of the devotion Of tl.e
people to justice. That popu-
iarity of his proves that The love
Of Justice is implanted in every Amer-
lean heart"
Mr. Little satd that down in Waco
ington they had fired Off cannon ANA
fired or everything except Baliin-
ger
Colonel Roosevelt joined i'm the
laughter and clappcd his hands.