The Washington herald., 1910-02-14

fensiveIy of the church, for the contrary
is true, as witness his 70 bic utterances
everywhere. But a reason, a reason,
what cause, why did the holy father
alone. of ali the princes and potentates
Of Asia and Europe, reverse himself and
offer indignity 10 an American whom he
had already declared worthy Of honor?
Let him speak for himself and let
three or four arehbishops, including the
one styled papal legate. interpret for
him. observe and listen. All fingers point
one way, all the voices harmonic in one
outburst of wrathful objurgation. The
fingers point TO a great building in the
heart Of Rome. The voices cry In con
cert something that sounds Ike PERM
cious heretics, wicked propaganda, vile
slanderers. dishonorable proselyterS,
bribers Of the poor. Great care is
taken TO protect Mr. Fairbanks. He.
poor innocent. did not know what he did.
still more earnest the protest that the
Methodist Church of America is not ar
raigned as a party 70 the wickedness Of
that Methodist association in Rome.
Assumption Largest Asset.
Think Of that brave little company Of
devoted men and women on the hottest
firing line Of any missionary frontier to-
day. being abandoned under such an at
tack as this What words Of scorn could
burn deep enough to brand eternally
American Methodists with the infamy
they would incur, / know not which is
the more astounding evidence of waning
wisdom-the hurting of all the power Of
the vatican in Italy. re-enforced by the
high preIates of Rome i'm America. against
that little isolated company Of Protestant
missionaries. or the aspersion of AmeTi-
can intelligence and American courage in
the assumption that the American church
and people would abandon them TO their
fate, not daring 10 denounce the attack
and TO resent the aspersion. But as
sumption is Rome's largest asset
HAS not the Vatican itself answered
In language that cannot he >misinter-
preted-wny Protestant missions in Italy?
For Eyes of Ignorant.
The reporter IS an artist Reading a
paper, one can see the papaI legate-to
the United States government? Shall il
ever be with query of dreamy wonder
on his placid face as he SAYS. for the eyes
Of the ignorant 90 read Why don't the
Methodists 20 to heather countries?' and
then as if after deep reflection. I Won
der why they don't. instead Of trying TO
proselyte the holy fathers little ones
One IN my position to-day is tempted 10
use hard words under such provocation.
These Italians do not know Americans.
But a final word as To PROSECUTING. II
cannot be denied, for I have it from the
official record. that the Paulst Fathers
are n body organized for the purpose Of
missions to non-Catholics in America.
They have held 800 missions and gained
over 5000 converts. besides bringing UNI
der instruction $500, to be confirmed
later. and these missions admit Catholics,
il is said. only when accompanied by
Protestants.
The pot is blacker than the kettle.
the cardinal and bishops Of America and
the Pope all sanction this movement
We do not complain Of IT, but why such
a noise about our powerful propaganda
of a half dozen missionaries in Rome
and Italy? And poor Cardinal Gibbons.
the good old man, how he got his Vat
lean friends excited when he spoke well
of the American idea. separation of
church and state. The organ of the Vat
lean made short work of that doctrine,
and the cardinal cut his visit short. as
the story goes"