New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-24
ST|RS LUTHERAN FESTIVAL
CIeruyman from Pittsburg Takes
Issue with Cardinal Logue.
SEES FIAT IN UTTERANCES
Saws Protestants Are Justified in
Feeling Indignation for
Catholic Challenge.

The auditorium Of Carnegie Hall rsver-
berated yesterday afternoon 20 the sound OF
the virile hymns Of Martin Luther. the re-
former. sung by about three thousand dele
gates to the annual Reformation Festival
OF the Lutheran churches Of New York and
vicinity This Is the largest syuodical con-
ference in North America.
The Rev ". P. Sachs Of St Andrews
Church. Pittsburg, was the principal speak
er, with the subject TN the Light OF the
Reformation, What Is the Duty OF Present
Dav I.utheraus2-' In his address DR. Sachs
made a reply 70 the utterancss Of Cardinal
I,ocue at St Patrick's Cathedral IN this
citv on October II. when he said "I expect
10 see America cIassed as a Catholic ma
ton" and II never could see how any IN
teIligent Christian could oppose Cathon-
cisrn" DR.. Sachs's remarks stirred his
audience. which showed its approval Of his
reply. He said:
When Cardinal Logue expressed the hope
TO see America classed az Cathohc ma
ton he uttered more than a hOpe-he really
issued a challenge to America. the challenge
Of Rome Discredited and expelled from
its ancient thrones in Europe. Rome Is To-
dav sending her powers and her. people and
her baIderdash to America Already her
ecclesiastical factories are running night
and day fashioning the letters by which she
hopes some day to have America Ooulid-
Yor see it, I see IL and ex-President Roose-
Welt saw it and all the wise in places OF
power are seeing IT. And the duty OF ne
cessity calls upon every free-born GIFTS
tian of America again 20 take up arms OK
literary and pulpit pOlemic 70 educate the
psopJe of the pevs 20 the real and Ereates'
menace which cOnfronts the America OF
to-day.
"And now. when this Cardinal tells Amer
iea that he cannot see how 'any iUteiisenr
Christian can oppose Catholicism ne
challenging YOU and me 10 speak for Amer
ica or 70 acknowledge his fiat Hero -
,1bars courtesy must give way 70 necessity
and plain speech alone must prevail. so i
shall allow myself TO tell Cardinal Losue
and his Church Just why II is eTninentiy
Intelligent 70 oppose Roman Catholicism, as
we have learned 20 know IL by It's own
histories and by it's own confessions
DR. Sachs outlined reasons from the DOC
trinal point Of view why Protsstanrs are
justified in feeling rfghteously indignant
over his brazen insult. and 10 huri we N
suit back into his teeth" His reasons were
because Rome teaches double splrfruai
authority, Christ ana L1e rope "-A-0 80
Scriptures teach only one; because Rome
teaches poIytheism and fdolatry, while tne
Scriptures teach nonotheism and true ~or-
ship: because Rome teaches the Worship
and elevation OF the wafer IN the mass.
while the Scriptures say take eat and
take and drink. with never word ABOUT
bowling the knees to a piece OF bread; pc
cause of the Roman faith IN purgatory and
perance. salvation in personal merit; De
cause Rome teaches a union OF Church ana
state under the authority OF the Papacy'
while the Scriptures teach their separa-
ton" DR.. Sachs declared
And when YOU crfticise Professionalism III
the future we demand that you 30 not
heap a stigma OF the goddess world with
all its lusts and sins. upon church anu
q people which has done more IN the orief
three hundred years Of its existence TOT
these United States and for the world 1or
fee government and even for the best eie-
rnent of your own Church, which mas
thrived IN peace under the liberty and bless
fugs OF our flag. than the Roman Cathchc
Church has done for any one or these dur
ing the many centuries OF It's dark, super
stitious and bloody history"