The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-24
(By Associated Press.)

ROME, February 9.-Former Anne |
rican Vice President Fairbanks has
given the following account of the re-
fusal of the Vatican to accord MIN
an audience because of his d7li3ering
an address before the American
Methodist Churcn here:
When on Sunday reached the
American College, Monsigno' Kenne-
dy said to me that he had been ad-
vised from the Vatican thai it would
be impossible for me to have a papal
audience if l delivered my contGm-
plated address at the American Me-
thodist Church. l replied that had
agreed to make an address and was
obliged to keep the agreement that
had always exercised the pri0tlcge
to speak to Catholics and Professionals
alike whenever they desired and
wherever it was possible, and there
fore the arrangement for the audi
ence 1 regarded as ended
81 spoke to the students of the
American College along patriotic and
moral lines, giving the Catholic
church full share of the credit for
the great work accomplished ly all
the Christian churches. The sub
ject of the papal audience vas sug-
gested again by Monsignor Kennedy,
little later. He had received fur
Their instructions in the meantime,
and said that if 1 did not audience
the Methodist Church the audience
would hold good. I replied that I APP
preciated the intended courtesy, but
the alternative was Impossible. l
would speak as announced, and thus
would be obliged to forego the audi
ence with the Pope.
when I advised Dr. Triple, the
pastor of the Methodist church, he
said that he was ready to release me
from the engagement, but 1 answered
that that was impossible. Under
the circumstances l felt obliged to
speak in fulfillment of promise
made before the papal audience was
arranged"
Mr.. Fairbanks has received many
cablegrams from the United States
congratulating him on his attitude to-
ward the Vatican. One of the cable
grams says:
Your dignified vindication of Anne
rican federation is heartily indors-
ed"
Another says: The entire Protes-
tant world congratulates you"
Other messages have been received
from various places in Italy Among
them one says:
Greatly admits your attitude in
preferring to speak to the evangelical
people of Rome rather than submit
to Vatican intolerance.
The Tribuna, in commenting on the
incident says:
"Ex-President Roosevelt is expect,
ed here soon. He also has been in
vited to speak before the Methodists
We shall see if he prefers the Me
thodists or the Pope"
The Pope today personally con
sidered the incident and said that he
regretted that he had not been able
to receive Mr.. Fairbanks, but that he
could not depart from the policy
adopted, as to do so would appear
to give recognition to the disloyal in
reference of certain Protestant de
nominations.
ROME, February 6.-At the Anne
riean Methodist Church Mr.. Fair
banks address acquired exceptional
Importance because of the incident
with the Vatican, and it is. looked
upon as his final answer to the con
: ditions imposed upon him relative t.
his audience with the Pope. Dur
ing the course of this address hi
said:
at is impossible to emphasize TOT
: strongly the good work the Christail
| cbVrch 10 doing in oil lands anC
among all nationalities. 1t is crafty
ing that the American churches es
tablshed in all countries are assert
ing a wider influence today than eve
in their history.
"The agitation going on in the pc
litical, social and economic worlds i
due to Christianity breaking down tn
castles and prejudices, and liftin