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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1891)
THE -AM ERICAN ALBERT PIKE'S ANSWER TO TIIK lmn'UhWM LKfTHH Givm to th World by Uo XIII In 1H'J4, Which W Diridod Mainly AgninM rms Mammy, tfE4D BTUDYI REFLECT Thu tho pnpo pronounce, by hi prerogative of 111(111111)11111, ami n vice gerent of Cod, whom It I ft unlawful to refuse to obey ft ll I to refuse "to obey the power of Cod who rule all Hung," Hint the dethronement of Junto ., Catholic king of F.ugland, wn mi not of disobedience of tlin jiower of Cod, "On tlio contempt for the authority of princes, on the allowing mid up proving of lust for sedition, on tlin granting of full license to tho passion of the people, bridled only by tho fear of punishment, there must of necessity nrlsn i chnngo and overthrow of nil thlfign." 'Tint Free Masons," ho passionately eric, "have begun to hnvo grunt weight in ruling state, but they nre ready to shako tlio foil mlittlona of em pire nnd in censure, license itnd drive out tlio chief H!II of ri state wllOII(IV(!r it administration hooiiis different from lliolr wishes. J nut so have tlmy de luded th people by tlmlr flattery. Hy willing In Hounding twin for liberty And public prosperity, find srtylng tliiti It m whiff to tho churob and ; .w-..M-t tlifl poopU ere A HnuUA from bples M wu hnvo thus shown, by whence tlmy rashly expected prosperity nud success." Tim HiiiiiImi colonic In tlin now world throw ell' by rovolt llm Intoler able yoko of oppression of tlm Spanish crown iind made themselves free re public. 'I'li"y wore not anii tout with "mu,ltor arranged noonrding to Christ Inn ordinances" by tho Catholic church, for tlm boimlll of n rnpaelou nnd cruel government, with those "ordinances" administered by Inquisitor. Am tlm people of Mexico loser thereby? Are IhiiHii of Chile or Vonc.uoln? Tho Netherlands, bind imitrly unto death, at last, by heroic onduriwimi nnd match' Ins courage, rid tholr country of tlm (1 mvUIhIi ruin of Alvn. Franco put , an ond to ninth HaliiriialU of hoU thorn. K. Hint of tlm eve of HI. HttTthojomew, nnd In currying away th'f)om to Avignon paid Homo In full for tlm blood with which tlm grey Imlrn of old (!ollgnl dabVlod tlm Hlotiim of I'nrln, (lod, by Urn liiHtruini'tiliillly of liiillmr, nvofigid tlm iniirdorod Alblgoimnn nud Lolhirdu, IIiimn nnd VVIo.llf, doronm of rrngtm nnd Havoiuiroln; Noi'loimly dU itrrnngod "inultorn nrrnngnd nnnordliig to C'lirlHtlnn ordltmnoon," Jinn nil IhU boon to tlm mnnlfoHt dlmidvuntiigu of tho pitoplo of tho llborntiid flouulrlim of tlm world? llnvo tlm Nollmi'liindr, llolglum, Ilungnry, (Iromio I'wt by It? Ik Frnrmii inlnornblo nnd Hiill'nrlngP In (loi'inimy wrotolmd? Don (Jront Hrllnlri lungiiUh for wnnt of tlm tondor incrolon of tho pnpnoyP Tlmt gront Htntoinniin, Hdnuuid JJurke, nld Hint lio did not know how to draw an Indiotnmnt (:n!tit a wholo imjtmt ilvrr nod wnnt th3 basil f - jiod upon tb jopuIii(j nnd hnvo u- (ttlgiiii-d it by ft thimt for rovolullon to Httnnk tho power of both." i Wlmre? OurlbnhfWy Jtnly, wn n tiro pci liMpH n Id Iodgo In i poimofully iMnxonii, In Mhhou of I thoro linvo dlKturbnnoon though tlm Homo two Fr Mnnon, nnJ bii nd rd nnd fifty Jtnly: nnd yot ft klrif thoro, uphold by th Iirn,11 tho omporor tho thirty-third dog boon no Inwirrootlo I of tlm putllo portoi l l fiundrod lodg ft7 Jt bodio. In J'oitugnl thoro nrtnu Orlont nnd Hupronm pounoll nnifVuty or xovonly lodgon, nnd tlm Mnrhnl Duko Knl dnnhft, who by ponoifu! rovolullon grivo thnt kingdom ft notintltutlorinl gnvfirntiiont, wru ciC'grrid nmxlor of iiifwrni and yot ft king rolgnu jrorioo fully In J'ortug'tl. In Hjmln thoro nni U00 lodgon, ftnd OttKtolfir nnd HngiotM nro rm Mnnon, nnd Alformo rolgn (loouro, hl throno uphold by I'roo Mftxonry. Attnokd upon tho obm-oh and prlnoon, tlm popo tolnlm, limllgntod by Froo Miion, hnvfi glvon tho poopli grontor pttotitlon than rnllf.y of ndrnntftgo. ,Vy, rnthor, tho common pooplo, nui forlng woro opprohn, nro for tho inont prt f'irood U) bo without thono yory nllovlutlon of tholr fnUorlon, which thoy would find with mn nnd jund'?? If rimitor worn urrringod nooordlnft to ChrlMlnn ordlnnncoii, I$ut mnny ntrlvo ngnlnt tlm ordor nrrnngod by dlvlno J'rovldonco unnally pny thl ponnlty for tholr prldo, tlmt thoy moot with n wrotchorl nnd HilnorftMo fortu'io In tho rpjnrtor the very word, fnUhfullf trnIfttod, of tho Honinrj pontltf hlmnolf, thftt IhU encycllonl lot tor, which purport to bo only nn nrrnlgniiioiit nud oondoiunn Hon of Kroo Mnonry, U In Itr? principal intont nnd doopoNt Hlgnlllonnso nn In dlotuiont, not only of tlm pooplo of ov( ry ropubllo nud conlittitlotinl nuiii nrchy In tho world, but of ovory 1'ro toMtnut country In tho world; nnd not only of tlm pooplo of ovory I'rotimUnt country In tlm world, but of nil Hint portion of tlm pooplo of ovory (Jut hollo country who hnvo In t.hoo Inter con turlo nortod tho right of Hm pooplo to hnvo n volco In tlm nlfnlr of govorii' moot nnd to bo oiuiro In thoir poron nd live ftgnitiNt tho Infornnl iiioIIkmI of procedure, tho crontlori of Imngin nry crime nnd tho cruol torturing, upon moro upleion, of mieli tnbunnl n tho InipimlUon, It I ft ontonco purporting to bo uttered by tlm voico of (Jod, outlrtwlfig nnd excluding from Imnvcri nil Hm patriot nnd lover of liberty nnd liberntor of tho people, nil the, nrrny of innrtyr who hnvo died In endenvorlng to vlfidlento tho right of Immunity to frcedont of thought And ftoiiNeloneo, It donouncon n wi!ked nnd crlmlnrtl nnd contrary to tho ordlnnnee of tlm eiirlHllim religion not only tho 1iw which pormltlim oleiunl,rttlon of mnr rlngo by Hm civil mngixtrnto, nud thoo which (ucludo Nectarlnn religion tortchlug from Mohoo! nnd ro'inlriurlit jrinlntnlned by publlo tiuntlon; not only tlm contltution;il provllon which In nil Hm ntnte of the Inltod Ktftte docroo Hm depuration of church nnd utalo, nnd refuno to tho diiir!h nny part In tho civil government of tho ooiintryi not only thnun 1 Vhleh Ih iirotoBnlon of tlm churfluM sud tlmlr drill In liiKluln ni.iniiiti mi, i-n freolv dlsmoot,ty tlm pobllq pr but nlo llmigrimt principle "ofu wMdi tho triiverniniiiit of nil rn.iiUMi nro fouudml, of the noverolgtJj f tlm peo ple, tlm only legltlinntu w-ure" hud nu tlmr of civil power ntiA giornniont. It nert tlm dlvlno right of i inco, If hold by tho cOiurch of Itotni. to have lawful niilhorlly, to govisfn men ngamnt tholr will: that they rr th mlnUlor of (It, 1; nnd that tho people liavbiio pijwor to free tlumiitolvo from tho tyranny mid IpuroMlon' of tlme dl vlimly ((MiiiiiUlonod Hcoiirgo nud iu imitlri of Ii.iiiiaull y. Jj, I nn Indictment of Immunity for II inillnctlvo truggle to lift Iwelf nbovo tho inUorloN nnd Imllgultle of bodily nud Intellectual bondage to iniimt nnd potentate: for the Involun tary nud lrroprfilblo nnplrntlon of It Hon 1 toward light nud kuowleilgo nnd tlm free ntmonplmro of Intellectual ox- pnnloiii and for tlm not more Involun tary quivering of It tortured, racked, wrenched and mutilated muelo nnd nerve. Jt I nn Indictment of civiliza tion, of progroM, of tho Hplrlt of man hood, of tho xolf-roHpoot of tlm poo- pie, of tlm proimw onward nml up ward of Immunity, of tlm xplrlt of tlm nge, which I tlm very luHplrallon of (lod, nod of Ood Illmnolf ituo tho bono- II on nt rrovidenco of (Jod, Who love tho people in rag, hungry nnd hope Ie, better than Ho love tho priest in sonrlet nnd tho tyrant In purple, In renewing and by hi apostolic au thority conforming" fiverythlng decreed by former" pope ngafrit rroo Mit- onry, ratifying tholr bull m well In general a In particular, m XIII, leave to hi faithful mibloot no dl- cretionary power to regard nny por tion of thoo niiathonia n otiolote, or to liny ronpect nnd obedlenco to tho law, bill of right or contltii- Hon of tho couulrlo In which thoy live, which may forbid tho enforcement of the command of the church con tained in theo bull. J''or ho Immediately ndd: "Having entire confidence, In thl respect, In good vf It of those who nro Christian, we beseech them, In tho name of their eternal salvation, nud wo demand of them to make It for theinselvo n iacrcd obligation of conscience, never to depart, even by ono single line, from tho mandate promulgated on thl ubjnet by the nposlollo see," Ilo then proceed to direct by what monsure nnd device Hm ' clergy lire "to cause to disappear the Impure con tftglou of Urn poison which circulate In tho vein of society and Infect it throughout." J'lrt-Hy tearing off Hm mask of Free Masonry nnd showing It it It U. Heeond Hy upoelal dUooiiro nnd pastoral letter to Instruct tho people, 'Jtenilnd Hm people," ho ;ty, "Unit by virtue of the decree often Usued by our predecessor, no Catholic, If ho de sire to continue worthy of the nanm and to have for hi salvation tlm con cern which it deserves, can, under nny pri.texl, ntlillnlo with tho ect of I reo Mrton." Then, by froouout Instruction nnd exhortation to help tho masse to no- rpilro ft knowledge of religion, ex pounding, In writing nud orally, the ehmiont of the sacred principle which coiisiltutfl tho Christian phllosophyi and to to lncreue the devotion of dtogy nnd laity to the Catholic church, the result wlmronf will be Increased disgust for secret societies niul grontor cure to avoid thorn, To whloll tut thod of Inculcating what U believed by Ilia church Ui bo truth nnd opposing the progress of what it believe to be error, ft Free Mason will be the last ninii In tlm world to 'jbjoel, If It I not to be supplemented by other too welt known method. And to engage with great ?,onl In In creasing and strengthening tlm third order of Nt, Francis, In the dUolpilun whereof tlm pope claim to hnvo made wise modifications; so that "it may he able to render great service In helping to overcome the contagion of these de testable sect." ' Third To ro-oriitngo t establishing corporation of working men, to pro tect, under tlm tutorship of religion, tlio Interest of labor nnd the moral of worker; with societies of patron to assist nnd Instruct tlm proletalre, such as I tho society of Ht. Vincent do liul. Fourth Vigilantly to watch with pastoral solicitude over the young, drawing them nwav, by renewed ef forts, from the Nchooi nnd teacher where they would bo exposed to hi'eatlm the poisoned breath of the sect; parent, teacher nnd curates, urged by the bishops, guarding their children nnd pupil against "these criminal societies," which nro ever en deavoring to ensnare them; Hioo who have t In charge to prepare young person to receive the sacrament, In ducing every one of thorn to take n firm resolution not to Join any society without tho knowledge of their parents, or without having consulted their curate or confessor, For the rest, to linpioro tho nld of tlm Lord with great ardor and reiter ated solicitation, proportioned to tho necessity of the circumstance nnd tho Intensity of tlm peril, "Haughty on account of it former successes, the sect of Free Mason Insolently erect it hind nnd It audacity no longer seem to know nny bound. United to one another by the bond of ft criminal federation nnd by their secret plans, it adept lend to each other mutual support nnd incite each other to dare nnd to do evil." to ik I!ontini;k,i. fir ci nil If tho Hov, F, F. McCarthy will kindly furnish Hie public with the faotW f.t..l. I.,, l........ I.i. ,f : rill wiiien no imisii hi iisseniori Mini to use hi own words "tho Jesuit those black coated vll!.ilnM did not In spire or Impoll John Wilkes Jtooth'ln assassinate Abraham Mueolri, lie will do n large proportion of the reading public hfcionhout n favor, n many be lieve JbJth we nn Instrument in their hand, We believe that, but nro will- lug to be! convinced otherwise, nnd nro anxious lli help erase one stain from the rocor'l of the men who have risked ami oare church, published I so much tor the Konmu Hy nil means lot the truth be If what Father Charlo Chin- nuuy has1, published to the world for more than ft 'piartor of it century I not tho whole, absolute truth, IM ii do the Jesuit Justice, for Cod know thoy will have enough to answer foi without being hold accountable for tliintrM limy have not done, Don't wait until minor Chlriinqoy l uoan ooforo introducing your evidence In rebuttal, ;1 V