Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-19
M'DAN|EL LAUNCHES
ATTACK ON CATHOLICS
Says knights of Columbus Are At
tempting to Capitalize Name of
George Washington.
HEARD BY LARGE AUDIENCE
Pastor of First Baptist Church
breaches on 1.-The Methods OF Ro-
maniSm"-SayS Church Is Trying
to Dominate Life and Politics.

Fly holding nation wide patriotic
celebration OH February 90. the Knights
or Columbus arc attempting to capt.
talizc the name of George washingt ton
for the benefit of the Roman Catholic
hierarchy" said Rev. George W. Nc
Daniel. ID. T.. before large audience
in the Firs, baptist Church last night
In his sermon on Tho Methods Of
Romauisn.
George Washinst ton was u Mason.
Roman Catholics fight the, Masons al
ways and everywhere. But the name
Of Washington is one. to conjurc with
and the Catholics have forgotten
Washington's connection with the order
in their efforts to he Illuminated by
the rejection of his glory.
Il have no ccnsurc for the Roman
Catholic as an Individual" said Dr.
Mcdaniel at the beginning Of his SER
mon lie has as much right to his
views as have to mine. | have
cherished friends who are members OF
tians who are Roman Catholics The
best Of them are better than their
church. Il shall not discuss. either. the
dogma of tho church What wish to
point out is the evil of the Roman
Catholic organization"
SAYS CATHoLIC CHURCH
HAS DESIGNS on AMERICA
Or. Mcdaniel stated that he was op-
posed to the Roman Catholic Church
because of its history in every country
IN which It had held controlling no
Sition, and because it now had designs
upon America. The Roman Catholic
hierarchy. he said. attempted to inject
sectarianism into politics. was n subtle
ana persistent foe to the public school
system of America. suppressed freedom
of speech and subsidized the press. and
hesitated at no limits to destroy
agencies il could not control II was
the only church. he said, which main
tanned a political organization and
paid allegiance to foreign prince.
The Catholic hierarchy has hccn
forced to give up its hold on France.
England and Italy" said pr. Mcdaniel
1T has lost out at home where tho
people know 1t hest America is it's
last hope and faircSt prospect The
Catholic Church has the deepest laid
plots to make an impression on the
American mind and become q .lomin:t-
inG force in American life and politics
CALLS on PROTESTANTS
TO STAND TOGETHER
'rrotcs,ants must stand together for
the protection OF AmcricaniSiu
would not deny any man the full and
free exercise of his religion Bu, he
must not tranSCress American rights
me country is Greater than tho So
called religion. The original princi-
pies upon which America was founded
ana tn" enartmcnts that have supple
mented those principles have ali aimed
10 establish Il line Of cleavage between
church aud state. We must he on orr
guard. The man is hind to the facts
who says that ali is we'll and that
there is no danger.
II hope always TO SEQ America a
land Of absolute separation Of church
ana state concluded Or. Mcdaniel II
mop" TO SOC II always land where
every man carries his SOVEREIGNTY nm
der his own hat, and acts upon his
own judgment, a land whore there is
no one 10 lay finger nn the consci-
"ncc or any man, however humble he
NAV be