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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. · Jul 11, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 28.

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Wise Counsel

If the good counsel of Father Fagan, a Catholic priest of Chicago, were followed by the members of the Roman Catholic Church, there would be little need or fear of the injection of that church into politics. According to the Christian Advocate of May 30, 1912, he gave this advice to a company of young men:—
I would not have you all vote one way. We do not want a Catholic political party in this great country. Vote for a Republican, if you believe him to be a good man. Vote for a Democrat, if you believe him to be a good man. Above all, be good men yourselves.
Certainly this is sensible advice, and it is to be regretted that Father Fagan, while expressing his own convictions, did not truly express the sentiments of the church he represents.