The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
ny THE REV. CHARLES +. AKED,

NEW YORK, Oct. 1i.--Following
the replies OF leading Protestants to
the recent anti-Protestant pronuncia-
4 mentoes Of Father Vaughan, Cardinal
vannutelli, Cardinal Logue and other
high Catholic prelates. Cardinal
Logue, primate OF ireland, who came
to New York to assist in the recent
consecration of St. Patrick's Cattle
dral, today reiterated his belief in the
ultimate triumph OF Catholicism in
America. The fire OF the cardinal was
drawn by the Sunday night attack on
Catholicism by the Rev. Charles +.
Aked, OF the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church, known as Rockefeller
church.
That the statements by the Catho-
lie prelates that Catholicism Is de-
stfped to supplant Professionalism In
America have aroused the ire OF the
Protestants Is shown by the eager
ness with winch the latter have sprung
to the defense Of their faith.
catholicism will be the salvation
OF America Cardinal Logue declar
ed, because its cardinal principles
are more vitality Christian than those
OF other rengions and strike at the
very things that tend TO national de-
ncay. America Is wonderful nation.
& but she is beset by many evils, chief
or which are tie prevalence of d.
yorce and the tendency to graft in
\ ol1cial and public life. Against both
Of these the Catholic church mas al
ways waged implacable war.
points TO France As Example.
"Catho.icism Is the application Of
the deepest principles Of Christianity
and never could understand how an
Intelligent Christian could honestly
oppose our church. The evil results
OF warning against the Catholic church
were never better illustrated than In
France. This country has steadily
retrograded since she began fighting
the Catholic church, until she Is now
\ so decadent that Germany could over
whelm her should the two ever engage
In another war. Frances population
has decreased and her. Official life il
record OF incompetency and dislron-
ssty.
Portugal should take lesson from
France. The warfare against the
. Catholic church In Portugal is moth
property OF the church. on which the
state has absolutely no claim. This
property will be confiscated, IL the
present regime has its way. but In
stead OF the funds going TO the state.
\ they will line the pockets of dishon-
est public officials.
Il believe the time will come when
America will be classed as a Catholic
nation. Everywhere | see evidences
OF the tremendous grown. In member
ship and influence of the church. 1t is
only narrow-minded person who can
look on this growth as a menace"
Rev. Or. Aked Makes Reply.
The Rev. Mr.. .-Aked talked without
reserve Chen asked whether he cared
TO answer Cardinal Logue.
THE Catholic church, through all
ages, has been the unrelenting foe OF
liberty and education he said. "A
zeal for education and an enthusiasm
for liberty are what differentiated
America from other nations, and these
are the two things that Catholicism
has fought the hardest.
Drive Catholic into a corner by
argument, ask him II Catholics are
not less educated than Protestants
and he will say: Yes, but are you
right sure that education has all the
blessings that you ascribe to it?'
Catholicism is not going to sweep
this country. OF its l5,00O.0O0 mem
bers (the census gives them only l2,-
O00, 00) Ave million are foreigners who
are preached to In foreign tongues
Its heaviest recruits are from the
ignorant foreigners who flock to this
country. I have the word Of Bishop
2 McFaul himself that II the Catholics
had held the families OF all the Cath
olics who have come to America, they
would have a membership of 49,.
100000.
The records will show that so per
cent OF the criminal class are men,
hers OF the Roman Catholic church.
The Catholic bishop of Liverpool, told
me- that the Catholic church In Liver
pool sheltered an overwhelming share
d ~ the drunkards and criminals OF tina
cityl The Catholic church has always
keld itself superior 10 all laws except
those Of its own making.
"a : matter Of fact you will find
f<n1holics make light of common NOR
atty as distinguished from sexual
rnorsllfy. They have transferred the
burden from conduct to ceremony.
from riehteousness TO ritual, which
can't BE- done without weakening the
moral nature.
~xs to decadent France there has
hem lot Of foolishness written and
2olh about this. France II not Paris
nnA the evil Of Paris 10 maintained
rncly Tor the delight of visitors.
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