The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-14
DIRECTOR CT MISSIONS
SAYS ROOSEVELT COULD
NOT HAVE BEEN CAJ0LEO

Declaring that Roosevelt would never
have made the egresious blunder that
/ Fairbanks did" Rev DR. A. P. Doyle. ln
a lecture at the Apostolic Mission House
! yesterday. criticised the methods Of
Methodist Missions ar Rome
The rector said. in part.
Concentrating is largely q question
Of methods Converts are held in honor.
land Ike Newman and Hsrker. ne.1
position ia the EnglisE-speakiEE world
that any one may eusy- These men have
recognized the claims ~ the truth. aa5
have left all TO follow in us uain, and
they died happy in its service.
Bribery ana Deceit.
But PROSECUTING in the strict sense OF
the word-that is. using bribery and de
ccit 20 lure the weak and the Innocent
away from the path Of what is ri-l.t-is
pre- -eminently di-noucrable, and il IS
passing strange that some public men
are not keen 60 see tae difference.
Roosevelt would never make the esre-
gious blundsr that Fairbanks DID, lie
is keen 10 know and quick t0 discern be-
tween what IS upright IN purpose and
what is dishonorable I'm method, and DE
could not have been CajOled into giving
the appreciation Of his presence 10 such
grade do.ugs as are carried on IN
der the cloak Of the respectable name
of Methodism in Rome.
MarveIs at federation.
The marvel is that the honorable
Methodist Church in the United states
has tolerated il So long. Individual min
listers have roundly condemned it, The
Rev. Everett Stackpole. 4 wel-lmown
and highly respected Methodist minister
of New England. III his book, -Four and
Half Years in the italian Missions
throws food Of light on the inner life
Of this organization in Rome.
Mr.. Stackpole shows that men # de-
PRAYED lives and of vile habits largely
constitute the personnel Of the workers.
They ara generally EXPRESS who have
been cast out by the discipline of their
church. who are reeking with moral slime
No respectable man would associate with
such. and yet they are in the employ OK
the so-caned American Methodist Asso-
citation in Rome. with instructions 10
preselytize among the poor the weak
and the dependent. and get names 10
add 10 their roll Of membership. Names
on the roll are necessary 20 get further
contributions from wonderful old ladies.
Of both sexes.
Dishonesty. deceit and bribery are
some Of the accusations Mr.. SJackpole
makes against their methods and he con-
cludes: Our churches are growing. our
missionary operations extending, our
benefactions swelling and we congratu-
late ourselves upon our progress, but we
have only 30 continue making the same
kind Of progress long enough and our
destruction is sure
Pose as Nonsectarian.
can any one tell why some organiza-
lions pose as nonsectarian when they are
getting money. but when firmly estab-
lished they lure the Catholic boy away
from his religion under the suise Of false
promises? can any one tell why the
Italian settlements In our large cities,
although they denOmce the generation
of the Virgin as idolatroUs. still viii set
Up an image Of the Virgin ana Child to
deceive the Italians?
Can any one tell why in the country
town the so-called eX-priest is invited TO
tell about the hideous practices Of Ro-
manism. when if people wanted honestly
to know the teachings Of the Catholic
Church they might cali on the Catholic
pastor or interview some Of their intel
hgent Catholic fellow-citizens? Here is a
smiley field OF investigation. and it viii
g before some one turns the