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The Am rioan IVoU-rll vi Association profnwsos to huvo but a winylc obji'ct, viz.: to olli-r organit.'il rrHiHtuncn to tho alleii'od HtrgreHMionH of ilm Koinuu Catholic hioraivhy ayaiiiht American inrttitutioiiH, It Hcciim to have adopted, an oiio of its fi'iitnroti, an oath biiidin-r its nii'inhi'i-s to aliHoluto Hccrocy. Thl we regard an oxtrcnicly uiifortunuto, and cvnn ilungcroim, in all political and CHX'lowiaHticul I'litorjirisu, mid wo doubt not that thin foaturo ulono will wrvo to . doti;r tlioiiHarido of good incn from hav ing anything to do with It who are-, at liuurt, In nyinpathy with its main ob joctM. It Im also I'lalniod by tluiMii who oppoH'j that organization Unit it in gHOHsly Intolorunt, In that it propoMOM to jproMcribi! all CutholicM who aro can didtitiiH for political olllccn, und to work to dofcat tlii'in solnly bocaiiHu of their rollglmm faith. I Wo uii(lnrntaii(l I hat tho nicinboj's of that lioily deny i h Ih chargo uh being baHiid on a glaring pnrvorHlon of tin avowed principles: and they declaro that they olTer no oipoHltioti to any iniin on account of his religion unless lio Insists on combining politics with It, and thereby makes his religion a cloak for a more political macblno. As to tho truth or falsity of this ctiargn wo do not care to liiipilre; but wo do not hesitate to say that wo aro relentlessly opposed to all Intolerant treatment of men merely because their views concornlnu- God and the Jlldlo hupion to dill'er from our own. Any religion which does not Involve lawless nous has a right to he protected, no UMttor how heretical It may appear to dotut) of uh. Anil, even as to the most corrupt and iimvasunahlo faith of man kind, we would wish to see their follow cr treated fairly and all'orded every protection of the laws of the land. There Is a vast ileal of dlfTcreiioo, liowever, between a real religious fait h, which Is concerned with spiritual Inter ;sts only, and ii pretended faith, which teaches lawlessness. The Mormons, for Instance, have a no-called religion; but, Inasmuch as one of Us tends Is the right of a man to marry more wlvis than one, wo are bound to approve of arresting every man who practices pollgamy, and wo aro not Justly chargeable with Intoler ance for so doing, The Hindu faith al lows and commands a ood miiny acts on tho part of Its volarles which If per IMitrated In Memphis, would Justly ex pose them to Indictment for crime, In like manner, If a man tells us that his religion requires him to labor for tho violent suppression of all other fait hs than hlsown, and to wage war on those political Institutions which are tho glory und support of our national I fe, wo shall not hesitate to Inform him that, III those respects, his religion Ih a dangerous political conspiracy, which wo shall oppose by every lawful means In our power, and we should certainly not wish to see any such man elected to H political olllce. We feel I liat tho present Is u propi tious occasion (or Inquiring whether there are any I'eal grounds for the alarm felt by tboiniaiuls of Intelligent and law-abiding men In our country in regard lo the principles and alms of tho papal hierarchy In America. Kvery reading man knows that there is a growing conviction among men all over these United States that tho leaders of the papal church are Intent upon enter prises of a political nature, whlih, If persisted In, are certain to Involve our nation in the most disastrous conse quences. The fact that these loaders claim to 1k sincere in what they are doing and declaro that it is a part of their religious faith to altolish certain American Institutions and to change our fundamental laws dis's not in tho leust quiet our apprehensions or weaken our purpoMe' to resist their attempts. lif in iL li!ni, iini in -ii j in ivh i In iiuilli n( ii unit i m nt i.i! Mini, (n, n,i iii. in wnini, ijin ii in i ill x it .il i in mi I ,i v. e Hi hi ilis h ivrivt that in -tikiim ill the In 'lief Hllll tlilll of Hie liaiMll lieiiaii In iimi their iik'i'iit we iiniy seem tn Is- chili t iii all tiilhiilii' lil,- llien with 1 hilly which ll llngui it of I hem do nut approve til sill. The I ihujIiIi lies in the fact th.it the ruler of tin p.'l pill einili ll the lileraiS'liv ot t'Ulil- illllls, bishops, priest, etc, ls'lieve mill plan and curry out many thine which most of the private meliils'i's of thai ciiinvn no not emlorse or even under stand. We shall endeavor, lliorcfore. lo ls careful to distinguish lietuccii the hierarchy and the lay uieniU-rs of I he Catholic church, and we shall not knowingly ho discourteous or inijut to anyone. No man can got a proper understand ing of til In dillleult qilesllon until ho comes to realize how tremendous is the diU'erence between the papal church and every religious body in I Ii is count ry. It Is so radically unlike any Protestant church, iu various resjiects, that it is Impossible to regard them in the same light. The papal church not only has its own peculiar views of theology, etc., but its w hole conception of the functions and missions of the church of Christ, in the world is hopelessly at war with all rroteslunt Ideas and forms. Take those! poimeai lnsui.uuoiiH w tiicn arc- the pi- K ) - !" t S , in ngv l ,i l! Ii nn.iel 1 a (,e 1, ll. t j il I, ! i,..j K imi ii , M,i , :,, I, t n tn uh i.iniii. i'1-ieiv n tt,..'; ii,,) I it, tin- Ink Awiiiiivv iintn-Uil -hi v. hk n tiij. I, wri'l .f ; '',li., litpliinlr t'Vi-'j- but wpHtHUm ns'linie llmi iii-ii, iiniieii ""''st ,f all w us w itn, t.-- Iitih I he pub ie ii , mn nil nt !,e ! s' it'll ,V iVillili W Ii. II Met !nnl 1st nlii.'iimn nrs, an l. n Hun in :, hunl t' met with tie- I toman (Mtliv ! 'ami mil dUtPict v in lb.- libt o' day, J lu' publicly kiwil Hie mihV 1m, will no Oiitiii'altiient to lu.tke, alnl tut li-Hi't ril in I ho NiilliUy Vintm. Tills sell, iui to Is, hiililen fimu the public high-saim ieil preacher of tho tiiaiiil! i I i . . i lm iii t.i i ; niilln-r tin- S I I ll. , V 11 1 1 j I ill ll,t 11 1 111. , t,1 1, I I, lit t., lll- imm tn !,, 11. I'M . Theli' would be ample erniuni for nlarni if the papal hieraivhy. iu it chni in ter a a secret nliticil pat ty, whs thornughly Ainericaii in its origin, and wholly in sulijeclion to the au thority of our nut tonal const i ml ion, whose protect ion .ill Catholic enjoy equally with all oilier citizen. Hut, on I he contrary, the rulers of the papal ehtiivh, in this country have taken an oath of supreme allegiance to a forelnn prince an Italian pope. That foreign prince, according to their oath, is en titled to t he first claim on their loyalty, and they are sol 'innly bound to obey tho commands of the pnpe in preference 11 . I il. It q w. ..-in, i 1 , MV fl VI ' I, M ', , tl i 1-15 1 , I, I ,1 ' , . I (HI .! - J , 1 H 1 . ! n 1 1 ll I ! . 1 ,i. ,, I'lml Iini 111 l.t II, limli i tn M.i -i'iilrtT n biliii Ml S.m i '. .in in ft 1 1 ii,. mil ill! Hu ll tpjmietnl ln.lni "ll I tone imw (bat in iimtt a-t to Ihl uiu ml iwt we Itiiti lit iin. il mi I If nut Inn li t ot Hie I Ii nil It .l i I Hie mii -anient of nnti i iiuniix , an mil Inn it v w hii h ihiiiii limit 1 ln it Hint linin tiisl. H,t li't; t -1 ii 1 inn, we claim, is mist i, and in ail, a nu Hither laws, there are iiom w Iwr t linn t bin one W hich we take Inr the mibjiet ,if iiieditaf ion tniiinlit her law against iiiixisl mart iayi . "u know what I iiiean by a mixed inarrlaMe; it is a mar riage Is-lvMM'ii a Catholic ami hi - I 'al holic. "I eoiifessthat tint subjocl Is, iinieed, a delicate one. I have regard for tin leelinysof thus! w ho aii aiifiiily joined 1 w ish not to ilis- i ,5 1 :, t !,. t 1 b is,,t i - . t-i-i 1 1 - t h 1-,.. i ail, i I i -! tint , 1 In'- I i ,!ftt , bet t, , n ,a II, n l 111 ? i 1 tB til t.b euliar glory of our national life, as f Instance, t he separation of church and stale, the complete toleration of ci ils and faiths, tho complete freedom of speech anil of tho jiress, the contri of tho public schools by the state, fn from all sectarian domination, and opt to all classm alike, and it is but simpl irmii i,o amrin iniu every one oi tiiesi prloe'ess Institutions Is cordially hah by tho papal hlera'chy as being crimes against tho church of Home and usurp- at Ions of tho pope's: prerogative, w hich every good Catholic is bound to light against as long as he lives. Wo dis like extremely to have to say, but wt have not the s'lghtest doubt that If tho tope and his hierarchy only had th power to annihilate (hose Institutions they would do so to-morrow. They sin cerely believe these features of till American republic to be not merely mi desirable but positively, wicked, and that th -y aro to bo endured by Catho lics only so long as they aro unable to altollsh them, To begin with, the pupal hierarchy Is not merely a company of ecclesiastic working together for the furtherance of purely spiritual Interests, but they aro a body of politicians, and a band ol diplomats as well, They are at once the dignitaries of a church, the olllclals of a secular government, and the lead era of a political party. The pope has his ambassadors and nuncios at tin various courts and capltalu of tho na tions; auu ins msnoiis und priest are us distinctively Involved In political schemes as are tho professional politi cians of our great cities. This all grows out of the fact that several of the cher ished dogma, of tho papacy aro purely political In character and have otily a remote connection wit h things spiritual. The serious part of It Is, that these dog mas are directly antagonistic to thosi snored American Institutions for the pre-ervallon of which rivers of blood and millions of treasure have been freely poured out. If any man doubt for a moment the political alms of the pa pacy In America let him read the fol lowing extracts from an encyclical letter of Hie present pope, dated Noveinbe- 7, IsXj, and reported by c ible lo I he New York Herald: "We exhort all Catholics to devolo careful attention to public matters, and take part In all municipal alTalrs and eleel ions, and all public services, meet- big mnl gatherings. All Catlmlirs mustmiiko themselves felt as active ele ments in daily political life In countries where they live. All Catholics should exert their jiower to cause constitutions of states to bo modeled on the principles or tho true church." Hero we have "marching orders" from headquarters, and they aro being loyally olioyed In every city in this Union right before our eyes, Tho worst of It is, however, that the papal hierarchy Is not only a sort of po litical party, but it is a secret and oath Uiund organization. Tho pope has been very severe in his denunciation of the Masonic order on account of Iho feature of secrecy which it embodies, and which so far as we know, does no harm: and yet, where under the whole heavens Jtef i mm -MH an .rrrrr' MfmSmmS Z.-r 1' . . I --: - Wv"i , to those of this government. Tho 1 Io nian Catholic profession of faith, which ecoived the sanction of tho Haltlinoi council of 1HK4, contains the following oath of allegiance to the potio: I pledgi and swear true obedience to the Human pontiff, vicar of .lesus Christ, etc I hen read another extract from tho bishop's vow, from which wo quoted above: "I will assist them," (that is, thopoputind his successors) "to retain i .i .r i.i. i umi ueieuu i nn popedom and tiie roy ally of Kt, I'eter against all men. I will carefully conserve, defend und pro- mote tho rights, honors, privileges and authority or the pope, I will not bo in any council, pact or treaty in which anything prejudicial to tho person, rights or powerof tho jMipo Is contrived. And If I shall know any such things, I will hinder them with all my power, and will speedily make t hotn known to the itopo. To tho utmost of my power, 1 will observe tho pope's commands and make others observe them. All Here tics and all rebels to tnv lord, the Inns' I will persecute and impugn." If wo turn to the Ko vised Statutes af the United States, wo find tho law which (lelines the sort of allegiance that this republic n quires of all fin eigners com ing to this country to enjoy the privl- eg.s or citizenship. The law reads thus: "Tiie alien seeking citizenship must make oath to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any rorelgn prince, potentate., Mate or sovereignity. in particular, that to which lie has been subject." Now, the naturalized 'atholic prelate bus taken two oaths of allegiance: One to tho ikipo. vowinu- to bo true to him "against all men," and one to the republic, swearing that he has renounced all other allegiunee and that ho will be loyal to our national constitution, and all the laws made in pursuance thereof. No mortal can keep both of these oaths, for they are mu tually contradictory. Which of the two will the naturalized Catholic bishop om I'.uropo bo likely lo regard as indingy Hoar in mind that the pom' claims, and all his hierarchy concede, that he is as infallible as God himself. and that he has a divine right to exer cise supremo temixiral newer In iin.ru , ... t,v,J a tonne .Methodist church gave the hllliil of Moiluiilisl fellowship to a Ho- man 1 'at holic priest, crawled liefm, Hie big sensual priest a lining a very iiiiniMiny sKaKer iiiiiiscit, and re marked that rather Uaiton is fn oral or in these pari. Whut think you Americans of the Craud Avenue M. K. church when your preacher stands up before Human j.neius aim tun uiein that your i,. M1.. ..llinnee i i 1..., i ,e, ..i,M umu i, as compared ,u,., ,ioir peace of mind. 1 would not U. them - And how Dr. Mitchel did try ,.1II1M0 t l(.ln .. lln.vi,.IIH 1 1.. ..... 1 , f . Mi w maiie mi. i-atricK out a Methodist, hniruoso is to sis-ak to v.m mm, and didn't the priest turn tho joke on nl young women and to warn you of iiu.ei, wneu no una nun it, was no such the dangers that aro found in these so- thlng. St. Patrick was a Human Ca tho- called mixed marriages. I know that the baud of tho holy father tivinbies w In. n he writes Iho permission for our of hi children lo enter Into such an alliance. 1 know how heavy the ri ponsibiiily sits upon Iho bishop who grants a dispensation for such a union. 1 know much better, perhaps, how sad it is for the priest to examine into such a case with almost prophetic vision of tho cvIIh and tho dangers that lie in such a tnarriago. Therefore, all hough my words may wound some, I hey can not fall to do good to many. "Although it i Well some times for tho chiii'ch lo spare tho feelings of those who are not of her fold, and of those of her children, to whom she has granted permission, sllll lu matters of such grave moment and Importance It would bo wrong; It would he a sin and a eri mo for priest or for church lo con nive at evils that are so apparent and to pass over lightly dangers that are so found "Now what are these danger in a mixed inarrhigey There aro two prin ciples w hich 1 claim such a inarrlagi acts directly against. I'Mrst of all men have not the true idea of marriage; men In Iho world, I nieiin, and Cathol es have caught, tho contagion, and they, too, have not that high Idea of true marriage that they should have. You know from what wo have seen w hat a real niarrlagosliould bo. There should be a unity, u perfect unltv Not only a unity of Interests, not only lio and that tho Human Catholic church 11 wltiglo love made out of two loves, but cannot promulgate anew doctrine. N,.. unity of mind, a unity of heart. A Priest Uaiton, It cunnot. It Ih tho lancet union ts I he Ideal of a true mar sumo old didgotiHpokon of In Hove- M''" wife should have but latlons by John of Patmos. who was to 0,10 1 ll,,llK'1t; ' boy should have but om have a minie on her forehead the great M,ml 11,1 ,1,J wants of their lives on mother of harlots; who wa drunken CUI'"1 xn'iuld be guided by that single, with tho blood of the saints and with H,I"P1,J ,,'11,,i ''.V wo two in one Mesh. tho martyrs of Jesus. This is tho same ''Nowi '" '" sk you how is It pos- ild Human church that put throe mil- Hlhl" tliat u"'n' "''""I'l bo a inn-feet lion christians to death and keiit the u"lon ,,t!lw,,ml two of '"uVrotit fallns chrlstl n Hiblouway from tiie people llnU ,"'",'rM- ' not ii-liglon Important? for twelve hundred years and the whole 1,8 u "m ' "w r mw' 0,1 ' uv,l'ir "('H nt world In darkness and imiorimoo: .i,!, 'oust should it not outer into all our Is tho sumo Human chnich that. n,r. ' noughts and designs, and will there dorcd the first reformers, and burned "ot l" tt b,ll',io' Uwn very first day WyclilT and cast his asheson tho Suvern ,H,twc,'n h"M,,lll1 "'"1 wife who knee sea, and burned Tyndall and came so 111 1118 Hll"H' ul,ur' watvoly adore near killing Martin Luther. ul" H,ll" Yes, Priest Dal ton, it cannot promtil- 'How will their lives blend vv h n th gti o a new doctrine; It Is ever tho hI tttipoi tiuit aliment of lifo iimt hu same. The people of Kansas City had distinct und separate in tho hoar. a of noino rocky proof of that a few months b",h'' "iiw will their minds blend ago, and some more evidence this week w,"'u "no ''onlradiets the other? Will when a Catholic offered $'(K) for proof "ut l,u' WH'1 ,f "mtny a biltcrquar- which will satisfy Priests Dalton und l','L " 111 " m,t t)L' the foundation for Llllis that Mr. Cooper went to hear a "11UI.V n dispute and ha It not been in lecture that the priests did not like him '(,ur ow n experience tho foundat ion of to go to. much unluipplness und many seiiara 1 am an American and have hern a tion lf inarrlago were what th - . i. i.:.. .iij.i t iWcuinuisi for thirty yrurH, and I drift imimfl 11 10 lK u,'i wouui nay 1 I i . .... .1 ' j see how one being theso can sit and ,M"K, H uiiierciice. xi marriage hear a priest tell Us that H 111111 is t hu "" 'llMN 'v Hie beltei inent of your coli- bt-bt friend this counlrv has or can (lu""1 1,1 " ""''"'is only an In have. Surely Priest Dalton take i. J ,'I-lllM' l,f wealth by the joining of two i i : .i ..,. M I - ., 1 1, j. I $ j ,. : , 1 . .- f, i ,.,',. $ t.., i . n .,.n,i,: .,, t V. O I..-. !, it tl- it tie- ..., I Ll , I 1 . ii :, I . . 1, 1 ( I.,' t , (,-, 1 1 I,, ) ' t-l . :."S 1 " ii ! , i 1 .- It, i. t.i.l, il. !': i it t-m .. jwiiMiin, t, ,t 1- I ,.,. i t, et him ' I'" -.ii lv- t .i p.'S.ntiwi mJ :w fi hf-ii b inn ben, tnakm . i' . b.r l b "1 Ii ' Hi hi ii i. lull f l i (i t : ti Ktau is Have Mm ii S . It 1UI.MI tb. rn pii,l ,,t boa tlim I,, ni H takiai In r i In i!ii ii iiibi b. i . ty n. t iary ami jn, ii t 'ii ni t'H'i t In r It b tier bl, tilC ei hiipriVl I tli.lU tlmlho tii.iv t tiMHg sin! iinblo, tbdt l.i may iteike a t,ti Ht nint Miii.int woman ilka th, ol old; linw slni hiilils tier lianda mil- them ami fiven tbelll lief Mousing, aliii h U fiiiltlul of grmvn? II tw In that bun, 1 1 ii I of love. .Iiiii isnini M He e, linn In Ilm Wisiiliug of Caaa; how Mary 1 thciv. the mirror of tru wmii oilussl. Tho sun shlnm on such wetliling, tttul il is tho aun of graoo. The bell ring out tln-lr glad ntl and the angwl answer them in heaven. Now how ihs's the chureh celebrate tho mil ni a go which she carea not for, which shi penults only hs-nuso of her greater evils, bocau-io she fears groatof evils to come, Tho priest Is present there Indeed, but there is no sign of his oltleo. lie wear tho garb of a simple man. He Is tint there as a priest of iod: slmp'y as a witness to that sad ceremony. Tho cliuii'h turn away her face whilst the words are said; t here uro no prayers; there is no bless ing: all is o ilil ami empty, and this Is what, piii-haps many of you think of ex changing for tho beitiHiful and touch ing eoivmony of mother church." Vli win ml Ei'rnintj J'oM. History of Jesuitism and Sonic I'liasrs of (alhiillilsiii. Continued Prom Pago 4. and so wo put the question before the American H'Oplo, oppose Protestantism to Humanism; our institutions give and protect all citizens alike, but a papal bull from the jsqio ut Homo would to every true Catholic bo the ruling power with him. So I would say to every truo American citizen here that If yon value your free Institutions, your schools, your good government, your homes, your lives, and in short all that secures peace and happiness to any people, oppose yourself first, last and all tho time to Humanism, Hot it be tho life long purpose of your li ves to oppose It and not let It get a foothold on our free land and country, for whore they gain foothold all t.hesj depart. Stand fust tlieroforo iu the liberty whorowith Christ hath made you free. -Ktinmis Vini A mcrimn. p. no www, rouNDEii op 'Tim a. j? a. (II V. Auk you u subscriber to Tuifi Amer ican? Ukt your friends to add their numes to our subscription list. Tho DoWolffu- Hopper Opera Co. will arrive in this city by special train over the MlH-iouii Pajillc Monday afternoon Tho Missouri Puolllo Hallway Co. have given notice that California rates will bo restore .1 to old llguros April 15. Americans for fools, and no wonder for wo have allowed Homiuis to dictate our affairs so long that they have liecomo our masters. Wo must even usk them If they will take offense if we go to hear a lecture. Americans, it is time we were throw ing off this yoke and showing thorn that there are not many little I's among Mktiioiiists. Has to Hide His Paper. Carbon Hii.i,, Ills., March im Prietid Thompson: Knclosed find tl.iNI for allot her six month ,,f ,-,,,. 1 uiinl, ,.!), i, ... .. .i Christ and His church i state, if it means only the raising, perhaps, of you to a higher position by a rortuiittte alliance, if t menu oh how shall wo say it, if it means only tho grutiilcation of the lust of vour bodies, then it makes no difference whether tho one of your choice bo Catholic or Protestant. Hut we know that that contract in itself is high and honorable and dignified, and 1 say it makes all tho difference in tho world mixed marriage is tho s ej of dis cord, the foundation of disunion. We know that marriage is a sacrament, wo know that it represents the union of have that paper than any one that 1 know of. There are not many here that take your pupor, but they are just crazy for mine, I have to hide mine until 1 get done with it. A Fkiexu. 'Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved His church, and that union must lv forever, b. cause Christ cannot be separated from His sK)tise, the church. Now take this idea of a 'Catholic mar- Tlie Work At tho riflcctitli St. Thcutre. Honshaw A Tonbroeek's will bo the attraction at tho Fifteenth street theatre tonight and Saturduy evening with a nintlnoo on Saturday afternoon. Miss Hose Mollvillo, the soubrotta with tho eb company, which plays at the Fifteenth street theatre for four nights, commencing with the Sunday mutlnoo, April I, Is one of the cleverest soubcivttes of the day, and of all the funny ehuruetor parts that wero ever Introduced on the stage, Miss Melville doservc-s great credit for lining the originator of the funniest. She plays a part In tho last act called Sis Hop kins, and it is entirely a no character Ization to tho stag and she actually g ts more laughs in live minutes than so m i comedian get In a who eevo iing. Hesides tho tie v cliar .cter Mis Mell villo Intro luces several eiv'chy sinking and dancing jM-olultlo, and Wears some stunning cos'ilu es. PEMANO honu-s EXTRACT. AVOID ALL IMITATIONS. 1)7" Mr.iuo.tt. . ' I h3f- It It .S i., dim ftMSSYTRACf! i.-p',,'r u. i E'nicici,P"-r i Compl H'.,ii,i FAC-SIMILE OF BOTTLE WITH BUFF WRAPPER. RON FOR ALL PAIN Rheumatism Feminine aints Lameness Soreness Wounds Bruises Catarrh Burns Piles D'S EXTRACT It will Cure.