CHURCH OF ROME.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 151, 8 July 1901, Page 2

CHURCH OF ROME.

’ A BITTER ATTACIJ BY BISHOP 3 JULIUS. COMPLIMENTARY AND | OTHERWISE. [By Telegraph—Press Association.] Christchurch, last night. In spite of the cold weather and the heavy snow lying about, tho Orangemen’s annual church parade, held in the Cathedral, was largely attended. Bishop Julius preached, and in the course of a sermon said that tho necessity which had called the Orange institution into existence still remained. It was a great deal changed since then, but the Church of Rome was the same now as then. Her errors had been” multiplied-, and her political intrigues were as dangerous as they arc now, as witness her recent action in France and in Europe generally. He believed, however, that at that moment she was actually losing ground in England, rather than gaining it. The Church of England was never more unlikely to put her neck under the yoke of Rome than at this moment. As to the colonies, in proportion to her numbers, the Church of Rome's influence was enormous. Speaking plainly, he regarded the supremacy of that Church in any country as fatal to that country’s good, and the Church of Rome’s activity demanded strenuous and organised opposition. He spoke of the danger of intermarriage of Romans and Protestants, and the training of children born of such marriages, Rome had acquired a very great deal of political influence in this country. Only tho other , day a woman in speaking about her son, , who desired to secure a position, said that . if ho :were only a Roman Catholic he j would get it immediately. That was j true, simply because they worked to- t gether. knew what they wanted, and go it. They were gaining gradually in this country, arid in other countries, a great deal of political iafiueace. j