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THE AMERICAN THE AMERICAN. Telephone 1371. lutein! Hi thi Omnh PnnMfim Seumd CIsmMsiI M.iIU-1. ofpicn lata owr; btiikrt, miHsciurnoN, two ri:u vkau. "AM KHIVA I'Vtt AMKIUOANH" We Hold nil I'lirnon Amarlrso Who Swr. r Al jefjlsnc to the Uml"l Stnte Without s Mentnl Heiervntion in f avor ot tho Popo. ADVERTISING RATES. 54 Inchon, ln than 3 Mo., Inch Issue 00 2 ' " 11 00 14 ii H " 00 j ii ii ii .1 fiO j H ii ii a 85 SPLCIAL RATtS ON 6 MONTH CONTRACTS. A WlWKl.Y lUHMCATlON. IT ALL NKWH STANDS, JOHN C. THOMPSON, OMAHA, TllURNDAY, AIM. IK, 181)1 Tn K mistake must not ho made Hint thin worfaro In tclug made against particular Catholics, Jt In against tlm church an ft political organization, Aw.it you bavo rend thin ftjmr give It to ft friend, Let tho Interest spread, HOW MANY AUK THRUM. Not (til thn pleasant nor (til tho tin plooNimt thlni Imvo boon Nftld about tho A. 1'. A, or Km inemberN, that will ho said, yet ft great deal Iiiin been Ntild, and while (tornn things have been tohl In a Norton way, other havo boon re cited that bristled with humor. To tho latter tho following belongs, Kx-Mnyor J Ironic h will no doubt enjoy thl an ttiticli ttN wny om. Hero It In ft wo hoard III "A few drtyn Ago ono of tho popn'N laeknyN called upon cx-Myor Uroatoh fit his ollico ott Harney Ntrcot (ind asked hint to look over ft lint of name ho hud. Tho ex-mayor In an obliging liidlvnliifil, lltt look tho roll of paper from tho mint hiind find legan to scan tho name written thereon, Motno names wore familiar to him, but ft groat tunny rtioro worn tho names of total NtrangorN. Finally tho former hood of tho cily government grow weary of hi task, no ho hesitated a momenl.glAficnd nt hi visitor, nd ejaculated, Yes, yes; but wli.u it forP' " 'Oh j those ro tho While Caps Ihoso blgols who ftro lighting Iho Cath olics; but Ihcy don t Amount to much; they won't iiut much of ft figure thl fall.'. "Thou Mr. Hroalch look Another look tit It, handed It back nnd witlkod out un tho jtriicl with tho indlvldiiftl who pOMNONNod th fiftmfl of tho Whlto (Jfij, They hnd not (""" tnr whon lhf purtod coniiotiiy nnd ft f'tw tiiln titri Intnr tho en-mnyor run onto John MePonold whoo ntttuo w on tho list fi n Whllo Cnh Now, flvttry ono know how thick John nnd tho tnriyor htivo bcnn In day gono by, no whon tho oviy ilfy gnmntt( wit over, John heitrd lhiitttrootypd 0proNloti, 'thflv Nr voti'ro ft Whlto Cur.' lo 0 t w which ho mrtdo unnwcr, 'Who (tyii no?' " 'Why, frtthcr no nnd no wn In my (date ft f'iw inltiuUtit Ago And ha nhowed mo a lUt which I'otiUliii'd tlu muni' tf till tho WliHn ('ftp.' " Hint it! How tunny nnnii did in lifivo on hi lllP1 Ho nlil Umto with hIhmiI, twenty- live hundred.' " I tlmUlIP' " Why! How tiluny do you Imvo, for (lod'N NtikeP' 11 Oh, uboiit. live thoiomtid In thl city nnd nboiil nlno hundrmt In Kotith Oniuhit; but, Nity llronteh, don't cull mo a White (!ii, I niu not In It,' nnd tlicy walked nwny M'ciilntlnK on whitt tho future coiitiilned." Now you Imvo rend tho Intent Ntory. ubiMit iIiono blgotH; thoNO Whlta (Jap, who nro excluded from tho Kumnn Nocletlim- for which they tiro no doubt thnnk ftil find who will not Allow the Honmn wnrrlor to join their rnwmjIa llotil Tho Itoman, In a NpuMiu of fear, k . lit cryi I tiiero no wuy wo enn kiii them olt'P ('nn wo not drlvo them out with rldlottlot Oh, thoo tin-horn pn triotN whoo Hire nnd gnind lre fought to nniiex to thlN union the lone HlfirHtnlo whllo Ii'ImIi Hitmiinl) who hnd dcHcrt id wero Imtnj conrtnuirlliiled, liiined .liul bnuidoif (ti trultoi'Hi (t!ol, (!, ij, linor.) 1 there no wny to ter ror!. youP Aro you proof niilnt Ho nml NlnnderP Oh, you i'roloNlftiit! will not thU choice morel from Kev. V, V. McUitrlhy, whhili nppeitred In tho Komnn urim of thl city tho Hlh of AuuNt, 1H0I, convltieo you thitt you nro wronj(P "Tho trnviieN And III thy forefather of thoo who ftro now cry Inp; out no vltforoimly ftnlnt denoinl- mitiofiAl ncIiooIn for tho Indlftrm were Ncntped nnd (ifenned, chrUtliifilzn find directed toward clvlll.ed piiruU And mode of life In tho montiNfory unhook of old." Will you Ntop now, yon mld- ulght AN'ilnN, you conNtltutlon dcfl- er, you ooriNcienco NtlllerN, And mem berN of thn Omfthft Mall a! !efto or- gfiiiiJnK or wo Nhitll Ioono our do of wnrt (!ciino, or wo will elect nothing but KoniftfiN thl fit! 1 1 (!mfl, oh cento, or wo will Hah! Homo people who wear ft grcrit biff cro on their buck mnko noiiio other people extremely littiguld. You will II nd It require cotmlderAblo work to (C't n public teat In a llomftn'N mouth thl fall. FORM YOU OWN OPINION, rniiMiliiilfnn ifiiard tho t'ltrhlNof tier Nona! Nocurlfy, Hiromil liberty, prlvuto properly find of religion profc)on II I tf . . At . ii. ..!,...(.. ami wortiip. iveiu uoiiimniiiaru!, Vol, 1, VHt 107. I do further do elaro tho doctrlno of tho church of Kiij land, of tho (Jalvaii- ftM, )lu((iiefiol n ml other I'roteMtiinl, w bodamnnble, I will help, Alt ftlid mlvUd nil or Any of hi hollmm' Affeiit, in Any placo where over I nIhiK bo find to do my utmoNt to cxtiriiftto tlm hereti cal rrotoNtAfit do lrltio,dotroy their Jenltonth EXPERT AOOOUNTANT. I want a NltiiAtlon In A bulne Iiouno run by a rroteltint, Am Art expert Accountant And A I xftlemnnn, No fancy Niilury oxpected, Addrexx, "I'roteNtftnt" enro of Tit r. Amkaicaw. I will tiNo my bcl cmlenvorN to protnoto civil And religion liberty from tho Oath FurnUhed Amerl- enn Nocletlc by KotiiAft HympA thljcrN. BOMK VIIVRVII lllBWltr. rrcMdotit V . Andrew, f Hrowtt uiilverlly, delivered a Npeech bt'fure thn (Mhtj of ClirUtUii Kndenvor At It nM ntuiuiil tnci'tliitf, In which tin imimI Niitnn Iaiicuuiijjo Hml the Knwlgit of Mittnenpoll doe not itfjren with, but It luc Btfteo with tho following ipiota- Hon from a lilt Iw hllory published by lol Kituio l'rcnlili'iit Aiiitiew, tuid btmr- g the tit let of "Iti'lcf liiNtitule of (ieiieml II!tory"i IMkon W -I. Amid nucIi current of feeling n decrlbed In prevlou hic It wn lniiONNlblo Unit the church Nhould bo reverenced Hud vnlued A before. Viirlou peclnl cnueN eveti mich ciiiihc tiro tiniued Aided tho deproelatloti of her, turning t In ninny quarter Into contempt nnd lintred. 1. Tint grout Nchlm of tho went, A. )., M7H to 1417, two rival lopcH, Neven year of tho time three, with credential of Apparently equal validity, thundering excommunication At each other. SI. Tho Inquisition, or gnulcd by 1'opo Innocent nnd ox tetiNlvely iihimI the AlblgeiiNim, but ,U- wny tinjiopiiliir with tho maeN, e- peclally In (Jerniitriy. f). Tho con tritNt of tho poverty of even tho royal laity with tho wealth of cccliiHliiHtlcal lfilltutloiiN,iirid tho exorbitant domnml on their behalf urged by greedy and itNNunilfig churehmen, 7. Mot Norl on of nil, tho moral corruption iu on cloNlttNtlcnl circle, cHpoclally In Italy. I'opeN prActlcod open coneublntigo find Nimony, nnd In governing tho church "(Jod'n church, glorloiiNly good"! purely In their own Interest, mado freo tiNo of polon And dagger, rrelate who paid for high place wero butch- urcd, tfmt IhoNo might bo sold ngalu, Tho worNt wan umler Popo Aloxfttider VI Itodrlgo Horgla, ill court wan a den of fiend, cmbritolng An ANNitNNin-ln-chief, ft profelonal polHon-mlxer, fi nuuieroii hnrem, Tho moral gangrene spread to rnomislerleN, lain life. Itast- itrd wero too common to bear stigma, tho words "honor find "virtue" lost their old mannings, morality sunk to a love) lower than F-plcuroAti, Huch wan tho church In "tho your beforo l.uther."J I'igo ifHa.J J'i Alexander VI." NiiyN Mftechlavelll, "pl.iyed during hU wholo Jlfo ft giiino of deception. Never did a person no often break his word, or pny less regard to his engagements," (Wir Horgln ono of tho Illegitimate son of tho pope often did hi father n and his own Assassin work. Ho would go About Kmio In thn night with a squad of rulliftUN, And tho next morn ing A half ilo.mi bodies of muldered men would Attest their diligence, (!iunr Ilorgla, bcsbbiN being tho pope's son And A wholesale murderer find thief, wan aIno fin Archbishop, a cardinal And duke a man of education And Artistic tastes, And held dp by Mlcehlftvelli, In his famous "I'micc," an tho model ruler, For such an tho OorglAdld not dnro or euro to take off In this wny, they had A whlto pleasant-tasting pow der to poison withal, killing gradually. The father the pope died, And tho son Almost, front Accidentally drinking wlfio which they hud drugged with this powder for use In removing A cardinal, There U Awful sittlroln tho Decameron, First Day, Hecond Novel, About tho Jew AbrAluim, converted t t Chrlsllun- lly through a visit to Homo. II reasoned that a religion nhlo to live In upllo of nucIi utter godlenesN In tho highest places must bo of (Sod, I'nge l.uther wn nt Homo hi IAHI when ho wn 117 yenr old. Ilo hml eipresse l to Spfttntln, Mnrch 1.1, loltt, his uneeitftlnty whether tho popo wn null ClirUt or Aiitl-t'lirlst' npostlo, And In the letter of 1A2U ho Appeal to !,oo (I. c, I,eo A", who becAino popo In lolll About ten years After Alexander VI) if It I "not trim that nothing ex ists under iho wldo heaven moro ugly, poisonous or hateful than tho Roman court, For It far surpasses tho vloo or tho Turks, insomuch that Although Homo wns onco tho gate of heaven It In now a much wider opened mouth of hell such a mouth, alas, through (Jod's wrath, that no ono can shut it." After quoting tho Above tho Knslgn goes on to Niiyi "Alexander VI. bo It remembered, was an Infallible pope, tho holy and Apostolic father, tho suc ccssor of 1'eter, tho vicar of Ohrlst, tho supremo head of tho church 'Hod's church, gloriously good." Deny this Infamous wretch's Infallibility find apostolic sovereignly, a Christ' only deputy then on tho earth, nnd you Imvo destroyed tho only foundation of tho church today; for an a rope can bo no stronger than at It weakest point, no utiles every link In thlnpostollo chain In equally infallible And authoritative tho whole succession stops and becomes defunct, nnd tho church Itself must die, because there can bo notransmlNslon of tho dlvlfiQ prerogatives, Christ Is shut up to tho necessity of communicating his gospel And his ordinances through such a putrid mass of foulness And abomination, for there I no other pos sible way of making known his will to men. It wero bad enough, Infinitely too bad, for ft good man blasphemously to assert his right to bo called tho vlenr of Christ; but for such men to niako thn claim an those who held tho papal oflleo In 'tho years beforo Luther' In also anout rage upon tho most ordinary decency, To bo Asked Ho speak re Npeclfully of tho 1'opo' Is An oll'enso Against respectability, If ho Is the 'head pastor' of tho church to which I'aul addressed Ids chief epistle, then ho had belter Allow his people lo rend tho epistle, nnd read ft also hlmself,not excepting the thirteenth chapter. In stead of this ho refuses to circulate tho letter, denounce tho illblo societies that seek to circulate It, and even de nies the authenticity of tho letter AN I'iul wrolo It allowing only a scanty use of a f.iitln translation," Fir downright fearlessness of ex pression wo can commend this Ilaptlst journal, Why nro not moro of tho de nominational papers found exposing tho frauds and Impositions practiced In tho Homan churchP It In not because they nro unaware of Km fact that they have been find are still practiced, but beciiiiNO they fear they will wound tho foldings of noiiio two-faced Humanist who doe not possess brain enough to determine whether truth can bo "vindi cated or refuted." Fight for your country and your (lod, HomanlstN contend for their church and their popo who has usurped tho position rightfully belonging to Christ, Hubseribo for Tutj, Amkhkmm,