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3 1 AMEBIC AN JL JULjVj f -.N " t.w f tfc rVr r1 if imii Nrt !rt Vott'MR lit. OMAHA, N1UUASKA, HUOAY, J I'M-: M,.v..t. V w 7 A PERTINENT QUESTION AL' Can Scl, Dlrwily or Indimtly, Amum a Political form. And al the Saw 1W It Skidded tij the Imindmrnt U the ( ntHtla f Ike I tolled Mate. The meet ertlnent question Hh which the mind of the American mp ulaee hu recently bcin agitated, 1: Canacct, directly or Indirectly, as sume a political form, and at ihe same time be shielded by the amendment U the constitution of the United States, a sot forth In article I, vU: "Congress halt make no law respecting an cstal llshmcnt of religion, or prohibiting the free exorcise thereof; or abridging the reodora of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, aud to petition the government for red rent of grievances"? Thla section causes many thoughts to arise In the mind of one who had looked deep Into the formation of the tloman Catholic church, lU present actions and its pawt history, together with the assimilated issues whtch have been gathered from that church's publications of today, thereby compiling the fragments of mlBConsertod presumption Into the nucleus of an assertion, justly verified, that u member of the Roman Catholic church is not a legal citizen to any "jurisdiction, except the principality of which the pope is the divine and monarchial ruler. For a wide spread proof of this assertion we need not cause the reader a lengthy research for facts, but can refer to an open Issue of the sub ject as published In the Catholic News, April 20, 1893, of New York; if this Is not sufficient proof, a recourse can be had to the "Secret Instructions of the Jesuits," a book quite easy of access, which thoroughly explains itself with regard to authenticity, and which, when compared with the open workings of the church, clearly defines to the reader the duplicity of the rellgio-political organization. Another authority, and one who was the secretary to the tribunal of Madrid from 1790 to 1792, Don Juan Antonio Llorento, might be perused with some Interest as regards the subject. The "History of tho Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholics," by William II. Proscott, furnishes some ready reference, as well as a well connected representation of the events closely In harmony. Tho before mentioned article from tho Catholic News has been thoroughly distributed throughout the country, and copiod by many papers, but It should not loose flavor even at so late a date, therefore, a portion is given as follows: "These good folks, serious and humorous mostly the former forget or ignore the position in which the pope stands toward all Ck holies. A man is a Catholic first and a lurd-mayor afterxoards, d Catholic first and an Englishman afterwards, und a Catholic first and un 'American dfterwurtUi A good many Catholics forget that" Using their own assertions and the world's history for a base, we will delve Into the all absorbing depths of unpre judiced reasoning and Investigation of the present standing In tho United States. The popo pays tribute to our country with assertions to the effect that ho is pleased with the government and de sires it to prosper. This is not to bo doubted in tho least, for ho desires to rulo tho land with a hand of supreme power In tho future, and knows that if such a conquest could bo obtained with tho concentration of all possible and loyal Catholics from tho old world brought here as subjects, that tho strongest monarchial power could bo formed which has ever existed. To attain this end. which could not be accompanied by an outright force of arms at tho beginning, stratagem and years of labor must bo resorted to, thereby little by little, gaining a hold of tho country's propelling powers. Even today such a mass of the ofllecs of public trust have been seized upon, that certain measures which pertain to the church draw money from tho national and stato funds to assist in their workings. In a recent issuo of ono of the church's publications, tho editor, a priest, went so far as to assert that if these un-American associations woro not disbanded that the Catholics would form a party for the support of its church. Tho tlmo has come, and tho secret workings of tho Roman Catholic church have been o well aired that they must either come Into tho field as tho political body which they represent, or sink Into their proper channel as claimed by religious bodies. They have been antagonistic to every principle which forms the com posite parts of tho United States of America, and especially to thoso factors which are most derogative to tho church's progress for the usurpation of political powor tho freo school system and the restriction of Immigration. Tho persecutions, to tho liberty which God has intended man, and Ur onnti wi'i-.,' at fbtint miilmti to vtn4, wHw an in t tvmin! u la A i- i ftiBff mil tti itft. In ill fin, t l rharg r vrrjr xfli.v. AM ll U iw !iri' me nti!y minww t mi publicly declared tbt a tt-ij gtvat ! ty, and Own, a fNUi fntnl 4 h rlttfi l twl mt WluWlj ; f til ft Imtnl Jn bi Uh ft,,vmiftl y In JwhUh-, viltl In m ami UUfiJ ( -mv, inHb' U Aiy M bv$ onnltl; fr b ! j ti K'lbSlo brb. K!t mih iWle on rtt,rti H'U ltr lilch nin ll b gm! ortum f tht mwi n particular -tvm. 3. 1 king anil prmv kn kpt up In this principle, that th i'athollc fullh, a matter not viand, cannot sulwist without the clfil power, which, however, be managed with the graPt dlwrctloii. Hv this incni. our mcinlx-r will work themwlve into the favor of persons In the hlghewt jHist of govci'imicnt, and WMiKdjiiently. lie admitted Into their most secret councils. 4. It will tie also proper to entertain their curiosity with the newest, choic est and most genuine transcripts that can be purchased from all places. Hit It ir bie l thin MiUt to bta'U-d, and lnce if niit. 111 nn our '!ilial wcheme it hi rtinningly arlnt, asitllng to the iliflcM-nt jKwtiir of the tlmi: anil prince, ur inmate, when we can influent l follow our oiniitoll. must lc jhisIhmI on t embroil thcinwlw In vlgntnni war one with another, t the rnd our poelcty, (n promoter of th universal gooil of the world), may on all hand le solicited to iontributc It awsistancc, and always employwl in be ing mediators of public distention; by this mean tlie chief beneficlcs ami prcfcrmcnU In the church will, of eoure, Iw given to us by way of com pensation for our service. ELOQUENT MR, BROWN H 4nr JfaH Sherman In ih frram Srri Thir tft an Istillttrat ni lrrmtlr 4let akr-f I all t,tnW lNfls Thiimtay eveeim;, Junn Her. II IV ltixwn lectured In Parnam Stnft Thcatw before eopl. M rimo ti thl city, not lwu lue w "nt lwit hccdiw he wantl to cm, and bHNiic a number of Ancrtcan cltlnens bad tic ted him t chwm tnd give the citizen a talk. Ijong lforc th hour for the lerturrr to begin hi tllseounw every available seat wa taken and many lntorcitod nnw)iis were standing alxxil the alnles, while the !ie was gravd by many prominent men. Mavor (ico. 1. B'inl acted a chair- t'mt4 M.' tii, i,!a,ir 1 1 U w dt It titit) wt, tvt-hrf tMw4 In Mm : aM ' ivw tir. ladle ft V1,U..i,.t ' ),r In tW J ml. m a, It i n ll,t.k , maintatn N ( pp!e ) Am! tit tt, a tuicet, tHt, but it ( atmilo t tSin tt lnn,. j ttu- reele4 fn'ia t maintain Hthnl ptalfoim, It U nty father a wl bmhl,) rtmtlt e,e tt,t) t utin Jor t-wim-a and tion, itt Uir Mf-agtH. and a tlt ,4 in-.).-, t.),. nnt taptirt an,l mi am tierv a the lind made me tt talk Utit l;.mmtWm a a VHtlwl IVaer." That U my M.t.nt, for I tootle the it and aome of our frieitiU, and even mr ltoitor chair man, bnv H that I am to k on "Trin Amot t, ol-m. ,W ant tt tell you that 1 didn't get my subject fcrnn I 'at her Sherman, and aftor Imp ing over hi lecture I concluded the Very liesl way to anxmer It would lw to lay down pi lt.ciile that would I American principle, and answer It by statement of fact, for I do not care to talk very much almut a diwiourm Dial la mostly ymiathetlc ulk and Uait. t want to say to our t'athollo friends tonight, If there art any here, against res tod Who Hxkeslandernusly (if the lloman Catholic churcli and take them Into court and haveTth"em"fliH)d."Now"l sa A NEW LAOCOON. has crarnoed to tho last detrroe In all countrlos where the Roman Catholic ohurch has wielded power, and even tho bright soil of America has booomo tainted with much which reflects the events of other lands. The Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, Is an Important portion of tho church's political power, and an organization which is fast gaining force in this country; as a rule almost all of tho nations have at times suppressed tho order for its malicious intorforoneo with tho political, and moro or loss felt tho galling bonus which were woven by the ordor. Tho works which have boon produced by various historians, concerning the order, are too numerous to mention, and yet among many can Iw found tho secret Instructions of tho Jesuits; one chapter of the code Is given below, which can bo deducted to tho mind of tho reader to whatever bcoio his credulity may placo It. "Chapter XVII. Of tho methods of .advancing tho society. J. Let our members chiefly endeavor at this, always to act with humanity, even In things of trifling moment; or at least to have the outward appearance of doing so, for by this means, what ever confusions may arise in the world, the society of necessity will always In crease and maintain Its ground. 2. Let all earnestly endeavor so to shine In their learning and good ex ample, that other religions (?) espec ially those of tho clergy, etc., may be 5. Nor will It contribute a little to our advantages, If, with caution and secrecy, wo foment and heighten the animosities that arise among princes and great men, even to such a degree that they may weaken each other. Hut if thoro appear any llkllhood of reconciliation, then as soon as possible lot us endeavor to bo tho mediators, lest others prevent us. 0. Tho nobility and the populace must, by all methods, be iiersuadcd Into a belief that the society was insti tuted by tho direction of divine provi dence, according to tho prophecies of tho abbot Jachitn, that by this means tho church, though depressed by tho attempts of heretics, may bo raised again to Its primitive lustre. 7. The favor of the nobility and superior clergy, oneo got, our next aim must be to draw all cures and cannon ships into our possession, for tho moro complete reformation of the clergy, who heretofore lived under ceitain regulation of tholr bishops, and made considerable advance towards perfec tion. And lastly, let us aspire to abbacies and bishopries, tho obtaining of which, when vacuneics happen will very easily bo effected, considering the Bupinoness and stupidity of tho monks; for it would entirely tend to tho benefit of tho church, that all bishoprics, and even the apostolic see, should be hooked into our hands, espec ially should his holiness ever become a temporal prince over all. Whereupon, IX. Finally, tho society must en deavor to effect this at least, that hav ing got tho favor and authority of tho princes, thoso who do not lovo them at least fear them." The greatest struggle, politically, to be hoped, Is now on tho verge of tho historical epoch of this country, and without a doubt tho elections In tho coming years will bo classed as Catho lic and anti-Catholic. No party has grown with such rapidity, or so closely bunded together as tho incoming American association, which has made itself so clearly feltatreoent elections with its wonderful growth, In a little over two years, of about 1,50(1,000 mem bers. Ilesides, thoro are several patriotic orders which number up In the hundred of thousands ready for tho support of tho country's freedom from foreign powers. The Roman Catholic press has used every term which could iw formed from the English alphabet Into words, de nouncing this new party, and orders of similar cast; notwithstanding these epithets, tho rank and filo till with remarkable speed, and tho power wavers not which will force tho aspir ant for this freo country's ruling seat back into his proper surroundings, with tho weapon of every freocountry's weapon, the n allot. IlAKRY II. IIlNllE. Send a sample copy of The Ameri can to your friends. man of the mooting. Rov. Harper, of Valley, delivered tho owning prayer, after which tho vast audlonoo sang "America." Mayor Iicrals then Introduced Rov. Brown, prefacing the introduction with some sentiments which found a responsive chord In every American heart. Rev, Brown spoke as follows: Ladies and Gentlemen: I am glad to greet you this evening, because I am always glad to greet loving, patriotic citizens of tho United States, and I feel I am before such an audience this even ing, I was glad to hear you sing "America," for that song always in spires my soul. I love to sing of tho laud that I love, and tho land that gives mo a home. I notice by tho pajiers that I have been advertised to make answer to Father Sherman. I am a little embarrassed by that fact, because, after carefully reading tho lecture of the honorable gentleman, I must confess I do not find in it very much to answer. (Applause.) But for the encouragement and enlightenment of Father Sherman and Ills friends, I want to say that I am not a spavined, political hack, nor a renegade priest, neither am I entirely out of employ ment; I am the pastor of a church that gives me a good home and pays me a salary, but I cannot resist the invita tions and opportunities to come out and say a few words upon this grand sub ject that is now occupying tho thought and tho attention of tho American people. My father wus never a general in the '.) an think l I Ujht, it I an other tMng t or-f ni a wiUitl r and t go Into th plithal mlitiih rlmn h rsai?aiKto and leld it t nft in m-e Into jumr In the n!iticl ftt'l.l. We aiiiwd til chuivhi tvitnln prlt liege and cinirteie, but when a ctmtvh bei-owe a political organisation and pcooeeds to fleet oftWr and to dictate our legislation, and begins to Wing thn entlr land under the lnftuenc of that organl! ion, then the public opinion In thl country condemn that church, A a minister of the geel I could not do anything that would condemn mo before th public mind mora quickly thin to go out In a political fight, to engage In Hilitical war and try to wield the In fluence of my church In political mutter. So I am hero to talk aUiut Romanism aa a politi cal power. Romanism is a church; it Is claimed to Iw a church by Its votaries; It teaches some of the doctrines of Christianity, hut It tosohos all the thxMrines of Idolatry and Idolatrous worship at tho same time. While it is christian in a sense, It Is pagan also In a very important sense, for white It only tenches a part of the doctrines of Christianity, it teaches all tho doctrines of paganism. I'aganlsm Is Immoral In Its teachings and Romanism Is Immoral in its theology; pagan sm Is lntollerant in Its spirit, and Romanism Is intolerant in its spirit. So Romanism is alike unto paganism, it Is immoral, It Is intolerant, and bears tho features of paganism all along. Now I would like to say to you Roman Catholic friends, leather Sherman advised you to have speakers ar- hero publicly that In tho theological works of Romanism, immorality Is taught, and in tholr worship they are Idolat rous, and In their spirit tlioy are intolerant. Now if that Is not true It is slanderous; if you want to have mo arrested you can do so. (Applause.) But I said Romanism was a political powor. Let us look at It for a few moments. There Is certain resemblance between Romanism and a political powor in, first, Romanism has a complete organization, and without this organization there is no political party that can succeed. Political elements spring up In our midst, but they amount to very llttlo until they are thoroughly organized, and when tholr power is brought to bear by organization then wo realize sorno of tho effects of these factors. Well, Roman Ism Is organized thoroughly; there Is probably no better organized foroo In all tho world than tho Roman Catholic church. It has been In existence for oenturles, its organi zation Is complete, and there Is no polltlcul party in all the world that Is better organized than tho Roman Catholic ohureh. Leadership is another thing that is necessary, and the Roman Catholic church has its leadership, anil that leadership Is never wanting. A political party is never successful without a leader, and when tho great leaders In our political partlos pass away, other leaders must rise up and take tholr places before thoy can succeed. So Romanism Is always provided with a leader, and ttio directions of this loader are carefully observed down to tho lowest priest. Then Romanism is founded upon political principles. If wo study any political party wo know something of its nature and its work, when wo examine Its principles, I cmno to you and tell you that I preach free grace, righteousness, and pardon and faith In Christ, you suy that is all right, they lire tho doctrinal of the church; but I como to Romanism and they Uilk to mo about freo speech, and tho temporal dower of tho iie, about tho rights of profierty, and tho political rights of tholr pooplo, and I conclude that under lying this organization there are political principles, and I am not at liberty to call It a spiritual organization, for an organization that deals with those political matters, such as froo speeoh and tho rights of property and tho right of life und protection, and ull of these things, must hu a political party, and so wo hold it responsible, Then tho Roman Catholic church has a representative as a political body. When Stttolll, tho popo's chief emissary, came to this country, tho representatives of foreign governments at Washington, ihe diplomatic delegates, passed a resolution to admit him to a neat among thorn. And recently thoro has Is-on heard a voice coming from Homo asking that an American location bo established at tho Vatican. Thoy do sire to bo recognized as a political party, aud this thought is arousing some of our pooplo. Tho editor of tho Now York yldroruk has boon rather conservative ujMin this question, but when they requested, among other matters, a legation to the Vatican, ho said this matter would "bring on a conflict in this country in comparison with which tho anti-slavery conflict was a comparatively peaceful exchango of senti ment." So Romanism li recognized as a jMilltloal power, and It re quests a legation as a political powor among the nations of tho world. But then, again, a political party always casts a solid vote, and so does Roman ism. Romanism alwuys casts a solid vote. Thoro is nothing else that so specially marks it as a political power as tho fact that it casts a solid vote. Thoro is not a politician in tho country who does not know very well If ho will go to a locality and seo tho priest he can secure the Roman veto of that locality. It makes no difference where the Roman Catholic man's name Is, you may find one on. the republican tleket, and one on tho populist ticket, and ono on tho democratic ticket, they will get all the votes of the Romanists; thoy will concentrate on tholr Roman friends. Romanism casts invariably a solid veto, and so wo hold R responsible as a political power. Mr. Sherman came among you and put himself on exhibition as tho "son of his father." (Applause.) I say ho was tho son of his mother. (Loud and continued applause.) Because his mother was a Roman Catholic and his father was a Protestant. Romanism has been making arrangements for tho lass fifty years to tako juissesslon of this country, and they have had an eye on the army of the United States, and it has been published in our public prints that Rome sent her fairest women her Continued on Pago Eight. you personally I havo nothing to lay, and I accord to you the sumo privi leges and tho rights that are enjoyed by tho Protestant pooplo of tho land. You have a erfect right to beting to tho Roman Cathollo church, If you wish to do so; and you have a right toi worship according to tho usnges and forms of that church; you have a right to enjoy all tho religious privileges that are guaranteed by tho laws of our land, and I do not know anybody that wants to Interfere with you In tho en joyment of those rights or privileges. I say to you now, If you aro here to night, you have just as good a right to be a Roman Cathollo as I have to be a Methodist, or my friend here a right to bo a Presbyterian, and yet that grand man, "tho son of his father," says that this Is a religious war, and that you wont allow these Catholic people to belong to the church they wish, and worship as they choose. I throw It back as an insult upon us; wo do allow them to belong to whatever church they choose, and enjoy the same religious privileges that aro en joyed by other people. Only this evening at the supper table at tho hotel a gentleman was speaking with mo about this matter. Well, ho said, I don't pay any attention to tho churches; I think ono denomination is just as good as another; he thought that tho Catholics were just as good as Bny of them. We are not opposing the Roman Catholic church as a church,