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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1893)
r - i i -' i AM UCAN inn) kmifttit Von in. OM AHA, n; SK A, I UU, I I iUI l;Y h. is-.; N i uriw ti i,. 1 THK HANDWRITING On lh Wall rau.fj lb M urh Cons pr n. Hut Not Mtr than it Ihil l IciiUy Cnunefl th Woman Pearr m TMl Country. According to lbb!iei hlntot) i . l - nliHJmr, In On1 third jcr u( til r-l(in, , " tUnnl to liinn.l lUmmnlsiii ?h. mi.l( l!n iil fil for nil thu imlilii. K ii'wt'wt fm- ti civil mnl rt ligioim lili Kml rmiwj U !' liinuifUl forth nil 0n 'rty, ml tvtnttl nfun im Nwilii veeU of thu hiniw uf tlu fjord, whieh Nehuehadiii'r.JiMr, hi grandfather, had bronchi away from Jininalem for the glory of hl Idol and the ditdtonor of the true liod. In the nitdxt of all thin jollity a hand apjieared writing uton the wall of the room in which thekinu and htn numer oim puedt wens awsembled. Belha7..ar became greatly terrilled at the strange and mysterious manner in which the writing was done, and called in all his wise men, anti-ologers and wizzards and commanded them to read the message there written, and to give him an interpretation thereof. But there was not one among them who could discipher the characters, and bedlam ensued. The tumult became so great that it attracted the queen and ahe came into the presence of the king and his guests and urged thorn to be of good cheer, and -called to mind the fact that there resided within the kingdom a captive by the name of Daniel i who had been elevated by King T3..1..U.w,..na foil.;,, trt IV.A I.Mllf place among his soothsayers on ftM''tX'''u'"' "".nRTH u " ii ."a". tt"u mM,5 ! i Thereupon the king ordered Daniel to bo brought in that ho might intorpret the handwriting on the wall. Upon his arrival ' the king offered him fine purple raiment, a gold chain to place upon his neck, bosldes agreeing to make him the third ruler in the nation. sU-VoiHtrtdy rftfviRt'l hlty -io )' keep his gifts for another, slating that he would road the massage and give the Interpretation ther of without hope of reward so thit the king might know what was written. Ho rendered the writ ing as "Mcm, WW., tikd uhamn," which meant, "God has numbered thy kingdom and finished It; thou art weighed In tho balance and found wanting; thy kingdom Is divided and given to tho Modes and Persians." When he had finished reading and giving tho Interpretation, they brought forth tho purple raiment, the gold chain and declared that he was the third rulcrof tho nation. The same night Darius, the Median, took the kingdom. Daniel's fame had preceded him and when Darius assumed control ho con tinued Daniel as the third ruler, and mado him chief of his soothsayers. How like this Is tho history of Ro manism In this country! Having severed tho sacred ties of religion and Joined In the corruption of politics and tho nasuatlng practices of tho lowest dregs of tho pollticul cauldron, until its abuses have become fo alarmingly no torlous and flagrant as to arouse the suspicions of a certain class of Ameri cans, to tho fact that political Homo has designs against the form of govern mont under which this country is work lng today. They began to write of her lawlessness, her ignorance and her su perstition, in the hope of arousing tho people. Hut tho people could not or would not understand what was written. They were drunk with the blood of the saints were over awed by tho magnificent mystery of tho Roman church with its secret confessional, Its tinkling bells, burning tapers, dough gods, holy water, crucifix and latin service, and were rapidly becoming paganized, or Romanized which is tho same thing. People who should have had better sense, berated editors of patriotic papers for "maligning tho Romun Catholics," for "persecuting a mnn on account of his religious belief," and for "trying to deprive a man of his -right to worship Cod according to tho dic tates of his own conscience," wlillo the Roman prclutcs sat back and laughed at their efforts to defend tho most rotten system ever devised by murderers, perjurers and assassins, yet never af ford them a word of encouragement or advice. t In time the people began to awaken. They commenced organizing to com bat the wily, oily Jesuit. The interest spread until Koine In ! hjrturn became alarmed, and lookeddoos not escape, and no end of heavy v.l I.'! Mil t(miiiyil ,i I. a O.f l Mlt'l I'll. HI, il l. I pC lal l..li kill tin tv (,.( , n. mO,.- Iml l-'h'-il fcha;Jt "I (' 'i 1"'H 1o hat On mm, tin til nsii'lJ ii ml In tin II i),.iv to la ttt li-'ii,'. Ini .bl-,N .In ,.-, MMt Oil- I'lltilll" w lniU, Tin ilnl Hu Hmt uiiS l Iim 1 luit lit. II Oil' tllll'll"!, lli they fvnt-d to their old tattlex 1,i funv l,.rv On'V were nuiii.'i ioH'ly Mrong ctitmgh Unto ini, They mviIh1 aMNker after kcr llio I'Xi'n'lix' of that iMimtitutlniittl iruriit tlni rlnlit of fiH nH'i li, .Imf in iirftuir f'liw lrotttatt irhn mndrmmil you iimf uruii ky mntH mi infr fiirn ttotmin (itftiiiiV, ifiuiv nr iiy iiNirif o; (YiiMinr ntn lAtn ugtint fftnwiiH'dM, iiik rJi roii.i, t'nimii (Wki ic tiuthn,' No, nlr; no oi-nNiuc from Mumu their ji'Hiiitical truininif would not Krmit of Hint. Hut 1 tonic has gono far enough. She has libelled Protentant wives children, and wcliools linn HsKaultod their leak ers murdered their jtroHident and in now, hy Btealthand craftinessendeavor- fik& u ';7MM -mmmm mmMMm i I ? wM: ti,., ...ass tHM,k w,J better mli MCTkl'tfttr:. mMmmhWmW&iXlFlkmm than ttWnMtltution. aniianiiHcen huh.,:.. rm,.,r .htrvrnts i r i 1 1, ii u i wmmt.'WK&m 'w -.Turii?w.wu,A ? :.,hmtuw fjrr Tf 5uai i!5irJbaC4an K8t Kt tta W -li c ing to "take Oils country and keep it." Are you going to allow her to do this'? Cannot Americans see this Is her design? Is not tho handwt itlng on the wall pluin enough? Row much plainer do you want It written than It is in the following paragraphs? Lafaykttk, Ind., January ,'10. The excitement growing out of the Thurs day night riot and Sunday's sermons is still at blood heat. Today tho grand jury was sworn In for special duty to investigate tho action of tho mob In breaking up the meeting of ex-Priest Rudolph and shooting him. .Judge Langdon's chargo to tho jurors was a strong one, Instructing them that if thoy found the laws had been broken; a lawful assemblage dispersed, and an effort made to throttle free speech by shooting the speukor, thoy were to re turn indictments fearlessly and prompt ly. Tonight tho anti-Catholic society, known as the American Protective As sociation, Is initiating about 2(H) new member. LAKAYKTTK, Ind., Jan. .'II. The grand jury is still engaged in an effort to ferret out the perpetrators of the as sault upon George P. Rudolph, an ex Catholic priest, at the opera house last Thursday evening. At least 200 wit nesses will be examined and it is doubt ful if the jury will complete Its work this week. Never in ti.e history of Lafayette has there been as much excitement as pre vails here now, us a result of the occur rence of lust Thursday night. Criti cisms are Hying in every direction. Splits are threatened politically; re ligiously and commercially. Friend ships cemented by years of Intercourse are ut the verge of dissolution. The democratic police force and the republican sheriff are equally censured for not quelling the riot. Ministers censure ana are censured. 1 lie press '!lt.Wai IHVIMiM nl V , fi I I t! i'1! h1 fiH ! !. I .... a imtn, , Vajot :,i . i,i. of On (l).l ilt (Hill! itMH I Id .im tliiVaMl'l ki pa lit ll it 111 fIH , Mlt all- , I I. .V,1 t 1' I-., .h.l i..l 1, o... pii V i ill ii 4 il On' Mr Mii.ni'n I. ;IHjliH It led ti aie tin- i.t i .tnlml,iii H j III! Rii.il III ltMJH l v , l in hi innili-nnUi'n mnl lmlin tn e Oie rim, r m vi i-. lv tiil'hnl Tho tatli-tvM fet'lintf riip-iidi ivil In tln'til w t-l utiil.-r cumit t,i hu MllHl a on Pfii(ef"ir Huiltt!ilt l Vll U.lll..n I Vl h.l all. I li..it.lk,,- tf i i... Aiiiei-iemi PrnUvHve Ai is1imt.lilid. r w hie aut-piee Rudolph livtervd heiv. The trouble which eulmlnHtHl in the riot last Thursday tilhl grew out of lecture delivered by titMirgv P. Rudolph i the t'hrlstian ohuirh here last Tues day night under the aimplivH of the A. P. A., and every man and woman ad mitted presented ticket, supplied by some memlier of the society. No Catholics were in the audience. The leakor pictured the licentiousness of the priesthood. He said that a monas tery stood on one hill, and, acrosn a beautiful valley, on another hill stood a convent. In the beautiful vatlcv be tween these hills there was an orphan's asylum. "You can dig down in the valley," he continued, "and you will find a tunnel." His comparison ended here. The lecture was reported by the press and caused much bitterness. Thursday nifht Mr. Rudolph lectured at tiie opera house under the auspice of tho A. P. A. Ills subject was, "Why I Left the Romish Church." He had u fine audience, witli a largo sprinkling of women and children. Catholics came to hear him. Tho first part of his lecture was made up of extracts from tho writings of a German historian relating to the past Iniquities of the Catholic church and speaking of the papal power as "a rule of treason, bigotry and Incest," The second part was a biographical sketch of tint lec turer, describing his birthplace, parent age and education and the causes which brought him to America. About I) o'clock, In the midst of this recital, a mob formed at the rear door of tho opera house, gained an entrance by the employment of a little strategy and rushed on the stage. Tho leader, armed with a club, assaulted the lec turer, who fell over a chair in his efforts to elude his assailant. When he regained his feet he drew his revol ver and fired. A man sitting in the first row of seats in the parquet drew his revolver, advanced to the orchestra rail and fired at Rudolph, the bullet cutting a furrow In tho middle linger of his right hand and lodging tiencath the cuticle over his abdomen. Men in tho audience drew pistols and fired at the combatants on the stage. A stam pede was in progress, Women screamed and fainted. Men rushed aroint like maniacs. Some lay bleeding on the floor. The mob made an effort to find the gas meter and turn out the lights, but were unsuccessful. The combatants on the stage were engaged in a hand to hand conflict. The speaker stood his ground almost unsupported. The pan demonium in tho audience increased with the crack of cveiy pistol. Hut all I -t-1 .. t ii! I aii'. O,' H1 III! a f HI 11, it t I , Hi. ii a. Inch a 1 1 tsii i , '. in1. tm.h lOuiit , i. m ii'i' IJ i.i.. .( in ww.ki,i ! Hi. ttmt- Hi!.! Oi. M'MilM t.i l(t.!.ttl M iM.xl In ii .inn, I. .iiv, tmt ll. ii..i.. U tt.,i.,m In tl.i- (!hj 1 I'm n liiiui On n ull. n.. in I nl On' in. iv 1 lit Oh i-i- limii'itti Tin II Mli'llfl I.D.Iilia MV,,, Mlttl iril,-1nit , R i.l.'lph tni m .(tk tt Hi did m I ln'li'l, 1 j Wirt King, ttirnf Trinity MHhmlUt ehtitvli ili-liveiiMt nernum finin hi pulpit that eleijwid the Icetiiiv of Proiewmr Rudolph In it minOii'tnan itfc'HtiiKl the Catholic church. He had an Immense aiidientv and his lieanm frequently burst Into applause, a thing unusual In chmvh c-nentv. One of the most caust le declaratlonii he made was: "As a chrinlian I protest against the Roman Catholic church, because of its notorious, unblushing immorality. It Is not necessary that 1 should speak of the immorality that prevails among the rank and tile of Catholics. Kvery body Is familiar with that. While I do not wish to !e understood as Nkvlng that nil Catholics are immoial, fit it ! is well known that a large per cent, of the worst element in this country are members of that church "oclallst, saloon-keepers, anurc.hlsts and that drunkenness, profanity these things hlch disgrace other people do not iHTect t.tieir church membership In the slightestdogreo. Hut (lie worst feature lif if. fy lll.m.l.l I n f., II. 11 I. tul I iri.n if at ,,iIOM who hitvo boon In a position to luioBnd evidence which many of us have seen with our own eyes the worst forms of Immorality exist among the priesthood, Drunkenness is com mon among them, and according to an array of testimony so strong that It seems almost Indubitable, celibacy isa pretext to cover up tho vilest forms of sensuality and licentiousness." Tills sermon, entirely unoxiicetod, has Incensed tho Catholics, and Pro fessor Rudolph's statements have al most been forgotten in the face of Rev. Mr. King's scathing denunciations. While we have much to fear from the encroachments of Rome today, tho danger is not nearly as Imlnentus It was two years ago. Public sentiment Is fast placing itself on the side of the A. P. A., the Jr. (). U. A. M., the P. (). S.of A., the Orange and Mas'inic societies which have for their cardinal principle the preserva tion of our present form of govcrnmenf and its free Institutions. Another thing that strengthens the American sentiment is the manifest tin fairnesiiand truckling of the daily press to the 1 toman power. It is so upparent that the veriest fool could not lie mis lead by their studied silence, whenever a breach of the peace occurs, or a con stitutional guarantee Is set at naught by the subjects of t he pope. We look in vain for a word, editorially, against tiie outrages committed in this country upon public speakers. Ihcij dart mil c tixurc Ronir, While we can rejoice at the way Americanism is coining to the surface there U no room for the Romans to feel the least bit satisfied with what they have accomplished. Truly cm it be said in their case, It ! 1 1 ' .l H n I- ...i fc' i 'i I I MH.l J - ii. is., I,,.,-, - i A!.i iw, I. i On m t.ii i H.i ! ,.,) l. j. .,!,! ,)). , i. (Mil t.i i ii,i 1 1 t I !t' ti t ni 'i ti. In tin-tsxiMttiition, n.t it til l 1 (nil )hm1 tinir null! it.li i!ij;t-i!l Aim r I.HHsHiU ill-fmil. -Man i J lllill nt IwiiiMti v.ii, i in Oi. eimiiii) Tie n, IJ.nii,., Ini-,. it) ta'thv k'luiv til iv ill le Oiv ixm, n-,nt OiNt iImj ' ... 1MI HUMAN CMUHCM I it th 'Drtnivitpr of lb faith'' iul tht Oiilwark of Lilrt? Hi- ImuMtivhinl retvtitlv. two let- t -i' from P. s. Real, iinuli-mnlng u lor publishing matter derogatory and In opiHmitlon to the Catholic church Mr, Ri al call the FA IiiKNTK pulilUhed by us "silly trash," and Maya we have inserted It to "the dlmgiist of your (our) friend and all Intelligence and Imn esty." If thin be true, we certainly re gret It very much, as we generally' aim to publish only (lie truth. We have offered in evidence, the savings and publ ieaiiiins of cm Ineii l Cat hoi le d I vines and editors against our public miiool.. We admit cheerfully. Dial all that these men have said against our public school system, Is "silly trash and laise in every particular, except that It shows the hatred they boar our public school system and our free institutions. We desire to admit and cheerfully proclaim, that there hre many orders of the sisters of charity, sisters of mercy, etc., whose memls-rs have been amonu' the grandest, noblest and most self-sacrificing mortals, in their devotion to the siek and afflicted, in times of war, sstllence and famine, to be found on the face of the whole earth, and that there are as true', de- voted, great-hearted, christian men I and wntiHjn in the Catholic church, an there Is to be found upon God's foot stood. Will Mr. P. S. Real, or any Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal of popit, make the same broad and liberal admission In regard to Protestants? Dare any of them do so? No! They hold that every man and woman out side of Catholicism is damned forever, and that there is not even a legal mar riage or birth outside of their church, and yet they call us hard names for criticising their un-christiari, unjust and absolutely untenable position. Mr. Real, DARK YOU ADMIT, asaCatho lic, that there Is salvation, Christianity, integrity, loyalty and legitimacy out side of your church? Remember that this Is the last decade of the nineteenth century, and that the world is progres sing, and then consult your "father confessor," and answer, If you dare? If I you consign all tho world to hades, ex cept those who are saved hy the church of Rome, you need not expect sympathy from any quarter outside your own church, Hut you have the right, to ad vocate that Infamous doctrine in tree America, and we are glad this Is true, while we have the right to educate our children outside of all churches, and give them tho intelligence and capacity of reasoning out tho utter and almoin to falsity of your doctrine, ami thus en abling them to serve God with honest hearts, unbound and unfettered by priestcraft and superstition, and this right wo mean to maintain at any cost of bliKM.1 and treasure. Wo do not ob ject to your belief, however false and unchristian It may be, but you attempt to touch our public school system, or ask a division of the school money of Anu rica, with which to fetter and bind tho youth of America, to the inquisi tion of the past, and millions of FltKlv MKN will move to the front to stop such a desecration of liberty and justice. Tiie Right Rev. J. H." Brondel of Helena, Montana, pretends to answer the twenty-three "reasons (a printed tract) why a Catholic could not be a It ;... ,4 U.I- I I- ! .! Ii4i, , V i is ii I lit !,,,. f, , Hi, ri,,., ; , . i . ii (.. it I 1 in n nsi 1!.. ii, r tin- ' ,i- Mf.ii, '''Hill-til l ! H.it t Ii tulnlion , IM. II. ,i (iv 1j ,l?1,: 'K1 li.H fllrtlt t aOtotll' I.I a, ll I Ml.tli.f t. !, fillut tf I'MilstMiil i -i. ii. I if, nH.-miiri tlii.li?, l tm al... I I Im. i lit lM' 1 IV W HUM - (i.nji.n in iM, .nil in.,,, in fai.. Tallinn. Ma l.-n.,ti. , to tti fttth ij.. !l.ii..' tiia mi in that Hu. iii, wer. i vnr ttl. i " i nani iit.im i. hihiii, .e t n.-r On tniitnit i vli..ne,'t-innlittf th the feudal M l III, Ii till Ma M It tfll i male iMit);r tit of the i hrlainilv of the age. In I (iii p In' llt1til r of the .... I 1 ' ... Woriil, vol II, lavgim.'! and i will lind the fiilliiwiiiir: Jiwi I he tievt gi'iiertilcauai of Oo o..i j UlsliiU -unit ion of Kuihni In tho ti nth " "levenlh ivtittirlcM may la illa- covereu in Hie ivlljimi ami plillouiph. leal bellefa, which It Mil Milierooiled thowi of iiauanUiii. Vi,,, pannnism. The. num. ami prlcNla perceiving that the hHmrlan were creature of aehao, converted theni by in. -mis of allows and ssvlacle. All the ferisiims honeslv of tho Imrbarian nature Isfame pledifed to tho absolute fullllmeiit of the law and the prophnrloa. The universe was to Is- rolled iipaM a scroll, oswoon aa tho thousand years from the birth of Christ should bo fulfilled. ThnrfTcct of this prophecy, accepted by the liar Imrlans in all Its literal horror, was destructive of all hope and fatal to all progress. In the shadow of sion la i re more Imoortant than the robe of a king." On page 220, the historian gives us the nature of tho feudal system, as follows: "First. That the lands of the state should 1st concentrated In the hands of a few. Hoeondly.--Thttt political rights should be made dependent on landed rights. Thirdly. That public relation should lie deduced from the iti vat e relations of those who leld them." In the language of another land became the sacrameidal tie of all public relations. The poor muii depended upon the rich, not n bis chosen patron, but as tho owner of tho land which he must cultivate, the lord of the court to which he must bring his mult and service In war, the fender whom ho wtti bound to follow. On page 227. same work and volume, we ouoto as follows: "The condition on which feudal lands were hold in the middle ages are well understood. They were In general, three in number, homage, taxation arid military service. And when homage was iiald, tho vassal knelt before hi lord, placed his own two hands In his. and said: 'I become your man from this day forth of life and limb, and will hold forth to you for the lands I claim to hold of And tills homage arid vassalage Wttsondorsed by the "holy Roman Catholic church" and 'serfdom was a part of the creed of Rome. In speaking of these serfs, Rid path says, same volume, page 2:12, that: "To then, the system was wormwood and despair. They must toll and give to another. They must patiently endure tho brutal treatment and exaction, of the lords. They mustllve without ambition and die without eneoniurn. They must transmit their hard estate to a house hold of squalid wretches like them selves. They must consent without a murmur to half starvation of the body and total starvation of tho mind. Tbev I must accent a life with iw iru.lliw.n on. cent the memory of huriluM n with tt fruition eXCeilt the aoilt brnml l,f rmv-. erty, and with no prospect exeent 11 gloomy mass of shadow and clouds out of which shot two tongues of fire, the one in tiie shape of a sword, and the other in the shiio of a lash." And this was the liberty which the Catholic church blessed and called "God-like" during tho tenth and eleventh centuries. Tho world retro graded under this so-called Christianity, and today the church of Rome, as well as all other monopolies, are seeking to bring about tho same conditions by concentrating the ownership of the hind in a few hands. During this time, Rldpath tells us, on page 2."2, vol.11 of his w irks, that: "Tb- occasion for the reaction against the crime and despair of the ago, was found In the scandalous cor ruption of the church. At this ejKich the crime of simony, or practice of selling the olllees and dignity of the church was scandalously prevalent. Unscrupulous aspirants, all the way from the common priesthood to the papacy, were wont to buy the coveted preferment. The largest brute won the contest over the greatest merit." Between 1047 and 105.1 no fewer than four popes were successively raised to the papal dignity at tho dictation of Henry III. ' In the bloody wars engaged in by the feudal barons, petty kings and rulers of the various countries of Kuroe, the aid of the different jxipes were sought, and these so-called messengers of "peace on earth and good will to men." blessed hordes of murderers, rttvishers, plunderers and thieves, and excommuni cated the enemies of those reliuious vandals, . - Kven Pope I, so-called .it! t. . I .III (Continued on Page 4.)