Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-14

SATURDAY, JULY IA, 1923.
.RoMAN1sM AND GOVERNOR AL SMITH.
Baltimore paper the following say concerning the
probable candidacy Of Governor Smith, New York. for the pes
dency:
"Until recently many of his friends have regarded
him an impossible candidate because he is member
could have weight with intelligent and unprejudced
Presbyterian or an Epscopaian Nevertheless, many
who would have ave been ha glad to see n wod
defeat him. On this point they are beginning to change
their minds 80 ;n,,;noa - +h;n, +h.+ NOTHING
could help him than to have this issue raised The
anee and will revolt at any, open or attempt to
= raise the flag of religious ostraclsm
We do not know whether the writer used the word Catho
c" literal not better word would have been
Roman" but this religious denomination rather chary OF
using this since its significance would give the hierarchy
too much of local habitation
The history of the Roman Church long the early
days of Christianity there Catholic Church, universal
church. as the word signifies The head of this
Christ himself and his disciples the only organization was
the mandate of the Holy One of Israel go we into
all the World and preach the Gospel" ar
when the need Of material organization felt
then one was effected officials became known bishops
priests deacons and all the other minor appointments
Among the bishops there Roman bishop but this
the Christian world than other bishopa
upon equality far concerned But as the
Imperial City grew influence it's conquerng armies spread
it's power all civilized world it nothing than
natural that the Roman bishop should Importance
greater than the others
This grew and grew until in time the Bishop of
considered the Father of Chendo and then it but
a step to papa" Pope
Being thus the Holy Parent known the Vice
Gerent Of God himself earth he and u.s. nfalhbe; he is
the intermediary of mora with the Great Kng he is the dis
remission the arber all things pertain
ing religious e he sits the Vatican at Rome and
Spiritual Empire which girdes the world his is great
igious monarchy, and he rules it with powerful hand
the tendency of this worlds governments whether
standpoint education state religion has
been toward the tearing down OF astocacies and desposs
and the setting of democrace and constitutional monarchies
responsible entirely to the people Martin Luther
Numbered his anahemas against the Roman Church, nailed
nnetyve theses against the doorposts of the Wttenber
Church hurled defiance the Pope and all his Kingdom then
was that the religious monarchy toered and fell great
volt spread throughout Germany and the rest of the world
Strenuous efforts made to preserve the hierarchy
whoe stringent laws passed against the herec and when
1929 the Evangelism found that the Diet Speyer
about force upon them Catholic ceremonies headed by John
Frederick eecor of Saxony and supplemented by fourteen
pea towns protest presented to the dethence the word
protestant"
The protestants increased years by they
have been cased heeca by the Catholic universal
only church, they still maintain themselves to be- And
when the article referred to- religious liberation spoken
should remembered that the Catholics intoe
ant Of all regonists They still maintain their attitude of
versatility and deny the claim of other sect to religious
nonatona recognition They opposed of ns
buttons which, to minds rests the perancy of
democracy.
They monarchy, recognized
head Rome and whose exercised midst
what supposed be the greatest political democracy earth
They self seeking community, always the lookout
for the advancement Of it's membership and the exclusion
outside the pale.
religious bodies? Do the Catholics" show any spirit religious
toerance Do they recognize the validity of any Protestant
claims to religious equality? Are the Romansts good religious
democrats Do they stand for the principle Church
ernmen they would lead they do in State And
afraid that the power that stately grandeur
Rome will stretch his ongeachng the waters and