Evening star., 1927-04-18
MARSHALL REPLIES
TO SMITH ANSWER
Quotes From Religious Man.
ual in Enquiry Into
Church Policy"
By the Associated Press.

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NEW YORK, April 1S.-Another
chapter was added today to the docu-
mentary debate between Gov. Alfred
e. Smith and Charles {. Marshall.
New York attorney and Episcopalian
when the latter made public a reply
to Gov. Smith.
Marshai1's letter, written in answer
to Gov. Smiths reply to his open
letter in the Atlantic Monthly. chal-
lenged the Governors statement that
the religious convictions imputed are
as the Governor knows.
Supporting his contentious with quo.
tations from the Manual of Christian
Doctrine" published by John Joseph
McNey, Philadelphia. 1926. under the
nab Daugherty, Marshall contended
that some of the teachings of the Ro-
man Catholic Church are irreconcilable
with American constitutional princi.
pies. This, Marshall asserted, was a
matter of policy and not religious con.
troversy. His article, Marshall assert.
ed, was in +he nature of an inquiry
into church policy and not an attack
on the Roman Catholic faith.
Quotes From Books.
Marshall quoted the following ex.
cerpts from McVey's book:
In what order or respect is the
state subordinate to the Roman Cath.
olic) Church.-Answer: In the spirit.
ual order and in all things referring
10 that order
What right has the Pope in vir-
tue of this upremacy?-Answer The
right to anuul those laws or acts of
government that would injure the sal
yation of souls or attack the natural
rights of citizens
What more should the state do
than respect the rights and liberty of
the (Roman Catholicl Church Am
swer: The state should also aid, pro-
tect and defend the church.
What then is the principal obli.
CATION of heads of states?-Answer:
Their principal obligation is to prac.
tice the Catholic religion, and, as
they are in power, to protect and de-
fend it.
Forty-eight Editions Reported.
8 Has the state the right and the
duty to prescribe schism or heresy ?
Answer: Yes, it has the right and
duty to do SO, both for the good of
ifl6 NdilOH anu lOf LHdC OF LnG IalIn-
full themselves; for religious unity is
the principal foundation of social
| unity
This book, which he said had run
| through 48 editions, Marshall as
serted, was being used in high
schools, and was one of the books
from which the children of 10000, ,00O
citizens were being taught
Quoting Mevey, Marshall cited the
following extracts as showing the po
sition the Roman Catholic Church
took in the matter of dissenting
| faiths:
when may the state tolerate
| dissening Worship" Answer: When
these worships have acquired a sort
of legal existence consecra ted by time
and accorded by treaties and COW
| enants.
May the state separate itself from
| the (Roman Catholicl Church? An
swer: No, for it may not Withdraw
from the supreme law of Christ.
What name is given to the doc
trine that the state has neither tho
right nor the duty to be united to the
Roman Catholic) Church? Answer
This is liberalism, it is founded prin
cipally on the fact that modern so
ciety rests on liberty of conscience
| and of worship and on liberty O
speech and the press.
"'Why is liberalism to be con
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