The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-06-22
WHAT ARE WE
COMING TO?

The Dispatch. by request. repro
duces the following article from the
Herald Of Holiness:
For boldness and rude candor Of
the baser sort the following article,
taken from a Romish paper, the Ma
tional Catholic Register, takes the
lead Our President Wilson has q
chance to rise and explain. 1t is shown
in this article just how he is regard
ed by Romanism. We hope the Presi-
dent can deny that they have cause
to speak as they do and regard him
as they do. He can not explain why
he should persist in keeping Romish
private secretary in such tremend-
Ously important position as he does
Mr.. Tumulty.
/ The admission in this editorial of
the sameness of Rome today as she
claimed to be in the Middle Ages, su-
preme as temporal ruler as well as
! spiritual ruler, is certainly candid.
What will the timid and weak kneed
Protestant preachers and writers
have to say in the face of this adj
mission? These preachers have never
been able to believe that Rome made
any such pretensions in this enlight-
ened age. They have taken delight
in making fun of those who saw this
claim and recognized the peril of Ro-
manism.
See how Romanism unblushingly
confesses and glories in meddling in
the politics and policies of the civil
government We do not desire to oc-
cupy space in comment now, for we
desire to do what we have never done
before-give up this much space for
a copied article on our editorial page.
We do this because this far exceeds
anything wa have ever seen even
from a Roman Catholic source. We
wish every reader of the Herald Of
Holiness to read this article closely
and clip it out for future reference.
You may have need for it in the flu
ture. The paper referred to says:
Catholicism is, and always has
been, a practical religion. There is
no sin that it can not forgive or alb
solve. There is no human soul so
ignorant, lowly, or degraded that can
not seek shelter and peace under its
divinely protecting wings. 1t was
founded on Jesus, the Son of God and
Mary, upon the eternal rock of truth.
Jesus was practical. He bestowed
spiritual blessings upon every soul
weary sinner who came seeking the
life eternal; He healed the sick and
fed those who hungered. In founding
His Church He beseeched His apos-
ties to be practical, using whatever
good thing the Father placed within
their reach, be it political power, ed
ucation, money, or other material
things-all things consecrated to the
use of the holy Catholic church.
IL Is GOu pan lidb the HOly
father of Rome should be the spirit
ual and temporal head of His king
dom on earth. It is the same today
as in the time of the first pope. The
best way to accomplish this is through
political power, through religious ed
ucation, and service God has doubly
blessed the Catholic church of Ameri-
ca by placing one of its most faith
full sons at the right hand Of Presi-
dent Wilson. Next to the President,
Hon. Joseph Tumulty, knight Of Co.
lumbus, thirty-third degree, yields
the greatest political power of any
man in America, and as 8 true Cath
olic he is exercising the great trust
which God has given into his hands
for the glory Of the holy church.
Through his tact and holy zeal he
has created q warm friendship be-
tween the Catholic Church and Presi-
dent Wilson. together with the DEM
oeratie party. Other PFesiasntS have
4 feared the power Of the holy church
\ and have courted It's support, polit-
ieally. By granting Il CHILDISH fsvOrs,
! Whieh deceived Ne 0ae.
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