The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-03-28
Prominent Non.C Catholics Comment
Upon Protestant Treatment
of Catholics
Summary of Opinions from Many
Sources upon Nom Catholic
Toleration
Eminent Non-catholic Comments
Compiled by Northwest Church
Progress

The following are some Of the many
opinions given by prominent non-Cat
olics upon the subject of The Protest
ant Treatment of Catholics. The
frankness of the statements are in &C.
cord with the opinions given that the.
Catholic Church is wilfully misrepre-
scented by non-Catholics.
DEAN STANLEY.
"I am convinced that Professionalism
in general treats Catholics with same
full ignorance and unfairness."
DR.. SCHARF.
"The Roman Catholic Church is be-
mired from day to day with all pos
sible calumnies."
DR.. JOHNSON.
"In the present day there is much
vituperation of Roman Catholic be-
lief"
DR.. NIGHTINGALE.
"In scarcely a single instance has a
case concerning them (Catholics) been
fairly stated; the channels of history,
are grossly corrupted"
DIR. WASHINGTON GLADDEN..
"Among mono Catholics, even men of
education are woefully ignorant Of the
Catholic Church"
DR.. PARR.
4t. (Anglican.)
II am panied by the outrageous in
vectives that are thrown out against
the Church of Rome. And I further
confess that they appear to me not
only unjust, but even inhuman."
REV. SILLIMAN BLAGDEN.
washington, D. C.)
Gas labor for Christian unity,
have for years taken pains to ferret
out the truth or falseness of charges
similar to the one in question:; and
am sorry to say for the shame of us
Protestants, that in almost every case
and in fact, cannot remember sin
gle exception in my own investigation
to be wholly and absolutely false.
Now, this is crying shame, and un-
speakable disgrace to people calling
themselves Christians, to be thus dia-
bolically attacking, maligning, traduc-
ing and bearing false witness against
our fellow Christians; and it is time
that it be stopped, and for Christ's
dear sake"
REV. T. B. THOMPSON.
(Congregationalist-Ch Chicago.)
"In all fairness it must be admitted
that popular ignorance, superficial
knowledge, and malicious slander have
misrepresented her teachings in many
instances"
REV. ]. B. HEMMEON.
(Methodist.)
ut is strange and lamentable fact
that not one Protestant in ten thou.
sand knows the truth about the teach
ing and practice of the Catholic
Church. Many do not know that there
was any Christian Church from the
first or second century, until the Re
formation or for about thousand
four hundred years. And they believe
there was then, virtually, new Revel:
alton.
"When a person of common sense
wishes to obtain information about
anything, whether political, religious,
scientific, or it matters not what it
may be, he goes to headquarters for
authentic nformation-never to those
who seek to destroy, or who are the
enemies of that which he wishes to
study. Not one Protestant In thou.
sands ever seeks information concern
ing the Catholic Church from Catholic
sources. The history of Christianity,
from the apostles to the fifteenth cen
tury, is not taught in any Protestant
theological seminary, nor anywhere
else amongst Protestants, as far as l
know. Nor is it possessed by Protest
ants. I have never seen nor heard of
such work, except in Germany. I
studied theology, passed my examina-
tions for the Methodist church, and
knew absolutely nothing of Christian
ity, or whether there was any, during
this period. When l awoke to the fact
Of my dense ignorance, l felt resent
ment; and I confess do to this day.
"Protestants never think of such q
thing as reading Catholic books, or
periodicals.; or anything that smells
of Rome never did; and yet was,
of all men, not bigot. 1t is an Unborn
and fostered prejudice Of many genera