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Editorial
August 8, 1855
Weekly North Carolina Standard
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
A sarcastic editorial from the New York Daily News mocks a clerical critic's lectures accusing the Methodist Episcopal Church of hostility to republican government, warning of escalating religious intolerance that could lead to a Star Chamber-like authority.
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Another Religious Crusade.—Some clerical fool, struck with the imaginary success of the crusade against the Catholics, has opened his batteries upon the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is intensely American. He proposes in a course of lectures to show that the Methodist Church is hostile to our Republican Government, and at war with our institutions. Price of admission only 25 cents. Let the Universalists and Unitarians be on the look out. Their time will come. Some among us think they are worse than the Catholics. Settle the principle fairly, and we may yet enjoy a Star Chamber at Washington.—N. York Daily News
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Religious Crusade
Methodist Church
Religious Intolerance
Republican Government
Star Chamber
What entities or persons were involved?
Methodist Episcopal Church
Catholics
Universalists
Unitarians
N. York Daily News
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Anti Methodist Religious Crusade
Stance / Tone
Sarcastic Opposition To Religious Intolerance
Key Figures
Methodist Episcopal Church
Catholics
Universalists
Unitarians
N. York Daily News
Key Arguments
Clerical Critic Launches Lectures Against Methodists Following Anti Catholic Crusade
Accuses Methodist Church Of Hostility To Republican Government And Institutions
Admission Fee Of 25 Cents For Lectures
Warning To Universalists And Unitarians As Next Targets
Risk Of Establishing A Star Chamber In Washington If Principle Of Persecution Is Settled