El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-05
ROOsEvELT'S TREATMENT BY THE
VATICAN LEADING SUBJECT IN EUROPE
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4, president Roosevelts action in declin-
| ing to meet the pope under any restric-
| lions, received the approval Of Wyomin g
| conference of the Methodist Episcopal
| church, when the following cablegram
was sent to Col. Roosevelt in pursuance
| Of a resolution introduced by Rev. J. III.
| Race, president of Chattanooga uniyer-
| sity:
/ Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Rome:
Wyoming conference of the Metho-
| dist Episcopal church, in session at
| Binghampton, \. Y, April 4, 1910, heart
| lily endorse the courteous, courageous
| and eminently American spirit mani
| tested toward the vatican, as conveyed
/ in the Associated Press cablegrams OF
| this date, thus associating the names
of Roosevelt and Fairbanks as splendid
samples Of American courtesy. mag
! nanimity and patriotism"
Made No Statement.
New York, \. Y, April 5.-Archbishop
Farley received no visitors yesterday
and sent word that he had no statement
to make regarding the cancellation of
the visit of Col Roosevelt with the
pope. A copy of the Roosevelt CORE
spondence was delivered TO the secre
-tary of archbishop Farley Sunday
night.
An Affair of Gentlemen.
Detroit, Mich. April 5.-Bishop John
Foley, Of the Roman Catholic diocese
of Detroit. in speaking of Theodore
Roosevelts failure to have an audience
with the pope, said:
1T is an affair between gentlemen
and TO make a religious issue of 1T is
absurd There are certain conditions
surrounding an audience with the pope
and since Mr.. Roosevelt decided that he
could not comply with the conditions,
.
ed an Interview
Archbishop Ireland Comments.
ST Paul, Mimi, April Archbishop
Ireland, after reading the report from
Rome concerning the Reconsideration
incident, made this statement to the
Associated Press:
'Of one thing 1 am certain-the Meth
odist propaganda I'm Rome is SO vile,
so caluminous IN it's assaults on the
Catholic faith, so dishonest in its meth
DDS 10 win proselytes that the holy
father, the supreme guardian of the
faith, is compelled by the vital prin
ciples of his high office to avert at
all costs the slightest movement on his
part that might, directly or indirectly,
be interpreted as abetting the propa-
ganda or approving, even by implica-
ton. Its purposes and tactics.
Since the Fairbanks incident 1 have
received from Rome most reliable data,
that more than Justify any statement
l have heretofore made, or may at any
other time be prepared to make, in re-
gard TO this Methodist propa ganda. In
deed the Methodist minister in Rome.
Rev. Mr. Triple in his address the ,
Sunday after the Fairbanks incident.
gave all sufficient indication of its ran
corous spirit and Of the egregious cal |
umnies to which it resorts.
How far cardinal Merry Del Val had !
reason to suspect from the movements |
of the Methodists themselves. or other |
wise, that there was peril lest Mr. |
Roosevelt might even unwittingly be !
entangled in their meshes am not in (
a position 20 say
Methodist Comment
Cincinnati o.. April 5.-Bfshops Gran |
stOn and John Wade Walden, Of the !
Methodist church. commented sharply |
on the vatican's position regarding Col. |
Roosevelts visit. Bishop Cranston |
said:
The incident serves well to empha-
size all 1 have said or written as to the |
real significance of the Fairbanks cpl 1
sode. Mr.. Roosevelt is not a Methodist,
but his spirit Of liberation is not greater
than that of Mr.. Fairbanks, the Metho-
dist. In his administration as president
many OF his friends thought that Mr..
Roosevelt went beyond the limit of po-
l1llCGl III ana nOnOE-
ing Roman Catholics, but even he had
TO be put under bonds in Rome It
seems that the vatican accepts nothing
short of absolute submission, including
the yielding up of one social priv
ileges and religious and patriotic fell
lowship.
''The introduction of the Methodist
church in Rome as a feature in this last
episode Is gratuitous. Much as they
honor Mr.. Roosevelt our people there
had no desire or purpose TO embarrass
him by any invitation that would have
interfered with his visit on the pope.
We were sure that he would not insult
us in return fer such consideration by
submitting to the dictation of our ira
ducers and he has not disappointed us.
Americans is worth more TO the
world than a papal assumption. and it
is the spirit of Americans that is now
again put under the ban by the pope.
No honeyed words for the public can
change that fact. The Methodists are
not in this case"
Bishop John Walden. who expressed
himself plainly when the Fairbanks cpl
sode occurred, said that two monumen
present pope. He declared that pope Leo
was far too wise to have been guilty
OF the errors of Plus
Has Its Bristles Out.
But" he added, lit is not. after all.
the Methodist church who has its bris-
ties out, but the Roman Catholic church
The Methodist church has not been in
jured in the least We are used to the
insults and attacks Of Rome perhaps
more than any other denomination, ow-
ing to the fact that we have been active
in many countries which are peculiarly
Roman. among them Mexico, Brazil and
Italy, including Rome herself.
1t is our success that has aroused
Rome and made her lift her brfstles. I
III we had not been successful, If Metho-
dism were not a vital. powerful force,
where we have planted 1t, we would
hear nothing from Rome" II