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THfc: AMERICAN. f" 1 1 1 "" f t 1 . TWO NUN. An fylfot of Convmt Life rrintuiti M IW I irr M fcr I I !. A M tHAPTt It VIII t i ix I it M i t'titltoi il PuHtf I'dwattl ! I patted com ny, att ttftfhid the p!n ami moment tofom the ret oorcooi-j-nv. Prewt there op deittvtnted Into a I'ttie l!ey fiotit whence M Slren tie lonpr tUltde William, ho had not left Pauline, said Pat their In tent ton m t direct ua toward l.ftkt I, , from whence he would limtti'M to inter HaltrerUittl and attl In a few hour t tlt bom of lit father, M. d'ltanhol, who hi'hI thorea largit domain, where he lived, ft we learned later, In ttm greatest comfort. II told her Hint we ought Ut hull In ft place Miioff distance away In a cabin whore II vo.l h peaant well known Ut liU father; that there we were to change homos, and lht we would to provided with clothing, We were to take there some refreshment and then continue our journey. William thought that our Journey, after leaving the collage, would Inst all of the following dav and a part of tho night. Hut they had taken all measure to render cany the passage from ono country to the. other. All this wan recounted to mo hy Pau lino while wo were rapidly panning over the path. Arriving at the summit wo topKd to await thoso who followed ua, and to cast a last look UKin tho eon vent, where wo had loft some jiorson who were dear to us, and In what a Bltuntlonl Hut how shall 1 dosorlto tho scene which mot our eyed when they wore directed that way? Tho old tower of Notre Danto do Mlsorleordo aprond out hufore in and loomed to (HI tho entrance to tho valley, Tho flame raised them selves In tho midst of tho gothlo pilas ters; tho great cupola and cross wore yet visible, hut tho flames wero ap proaching. Th Ik night filled u with emotion, and I burnt Into tour. Pau lino manifested tho most violent agita tion! sho seemed ready to leap from her homo and hurry to tho convent, No, 1 have never toon tuch a violent outhurat of emotion. All at onco sho wa hi lent. I comprehended tho cause of thin silence, Tho clock In tho convent aounded oloven. It sounded forth from tbo towor whose base was enveloped In flame, Tho stroke fell aolernnly and gently, and wo hoard In lloneo until tho hint echo died away In tho valley. Thou my friend and I let our tear flow freely. William trlod vainly to console bin coiihln, All that ho could do wan to direct her attention to omo other tub jeet, arid ho draw from hqf an account of hard-heartednessj then said ho had risked all for love of her; but ho doubt lei know that thin caargn would bo promptly retracted, for ho expreod no d I won tent and conducted our horse further on. Wa wero warn after rejoined by tho remainder of our party. Tbo poor ali tor had fainted and It wan lninmlhIo to keep bor on horseback. It wax do cldud that tho peasant should con atrtict a litter of pi no branchea and carry her to tho cabin. It wa alao thought bent that William rdiould eon duct Paulino and mynclf directly to tho hoiiNo of M. d'lvanholn. We mud'! many objectlona to thl plan, but they wero entirely refuted by our new and amlablo gulden, and wo parted without any further delay, William promised to return after hU friend a toun an ho had brought un to our d ntlnatlon. , I will njH'Hk briefly of tho rent of our journey, After having galloped for an hour, we reached a cabin where a good ,womar. helped un to chango our cloth ing. Thin precaution wan noccaxary, Tho contumca that we donned wore thomo of pennant of tho middle clat, and wo laid anldoiur nun'a vella for ever. After having taken nomo re frenbnientn, wo again not forth, and at daybrcnk arrived at a llttlo village, Tho pannport which William furnlnhod woro In order, and wo kept on our way, And at alx 'o'clock In tho evening wo bad reached tho bordoraofalako, Wo vronncd it in a rowboat, but tho c run ning wa no long that it wa dark iHifore we landed. In recounting our flight, I have fult a , renewal of the agitation that ponMmaod me at that time; but I alno ftutl again aomotblng of that dollcate aenno of rent and poaco that I experienced upon tho bottom of that beaiUlful lake, gliding along by U ahoro, far from tbo hor- , ron which bad to agitated me during the pant few week, and with my dear Paulino by my aldo. But my good fortune wa not perfect. Ala! what la there that In perfect upon thl earth? I wan anxloua for my nolde liberator and the poor slater loft In hi care, and very unhappy alno In think ing of the friend that I had loft at Hi. Slffren. , There thought made both of u ad, We were worn out with fatigue; but we were oot able to aleop during tho long journey, though the movement of the boat, the murmur of tho wavo, and the perfect calm whlcft relgnod around un, Invited ua to that repose of which we had tuch great need; but the agitation !..! kinm .-f liiU t"' !'' l""u U hU.fr 'Ml.' h nr" ' H l A;' " atd I, ' Jrn tltl ! A(tn- i'f l'"H i li m n .t !il lhMtiak H it b W at ft ft j j ( ol.t " "Tbat I ,lt.U mUI William, "! inlit N' lt,t a liutlivl jm old I Jaaid v-t'iii.l aU,U tli Mnm t' Ah, Pauline, v-htn )m tn. ,lr.l IrlUT, tnt will that hi re llijlim In ttore real, hum admlraMf, more eicelleiit than all tlit pneid piv lviii,im nf lli aNtiMlnablrt lim thai )0'i have I , ii . d to abandon." "Wtlllam," aald Pauline, "iliMiot l tmi aure of in, Have I told juu tbat I iMtnvllli'ed!" "No," replied b, "and I knew tbat you will ua,t much caution In thin re iH l, my dear con" In, alnco unu your wotdn denud an many thlnt;n, lint acrloualy, Pauline, If I deatred you to chaiigtt your religion tintu a almpl aay-ao, I would not dealre any Im IUt helra than the principle oftboaja tern of falnehood which you have en cajied, I do not prt tend that the re formed rhurchon are perfect, far from It; thono who lorm them know that they are alnncra; but at leatt they do not refuno tho Holy Kcrlpturen to tho people, lnatend of cloning the avmrco of living wak-ra, they Invito each ono toappninch and quiiiicb hi thl rat for hltimelf. There I no mystery in their action; all Unpen and frank. Tho trim iHillevor I able to act for hlmnolfln thoaochurohe! ho l able to study bin Illblo, direct bin conduct after the pre cept of tbo Holy Hook, and to talk with Cod in his own language." I have not yet described William d'lvanhol. Ito wasahandnomo man with a lively and agreeable manner, I was then untoninhed and pleased to seo with what seriousness ho invited us to receive, not his opinions, but tho truth, and that in seurchlng for it in the Bible, saying. "You will learn how feeble and fallible are all the tcuchlngs of man." I We conceded many of these diverse point, We responded, however, that though all men were llnners, we bud been taught to consider tho church as Infallible and Incapable of error, "What, then. 1 the church?" asked William, "for I perceive that atl our con vernation "revolve around this point," "I would like to know what your definition is," said Paulino, and I re called the argument of Clarlsso with the bishop, "What, then, 1 the church"" "Tho Holy Writing," said William, "establish an Important distinction be tween fi church and n church, ' In the whole world, every union of men who profess Christianity, whether they bo in error or truth, is able to bo called church; and theso assembled ro-unlon constitute what we call the church, whoso character in Imperfect since those composing It are sinner, and the unbelieving are mixed 'with tho bo I In vers, Hut in thl visible church, which alas! I too often only a den of thieves, are Included, at loast o far a we can oe, the member of the in visible church, In the present dispensation, thoao member of the lnvllblo church cannot bo determined and counted, alnee they are without vlslb'e head. They cannot be recognized since they have neither beauty nor exterior per fection, Those who know that thl world I not their home do not arrogate ti themselve powtr among men; but they look t tho glorious tlmo of the return of their Lord as tbo tlmo when they will bo a ptllur to HI throne and a Jewel that ornament Hi crown. For," continued our young preacher with enthusiasm, "tho promise that God ha made to tho church are richer and more mngnlflcerit than man I able to Imagine. Whatsoever thing are amiable, pure and dunlrablo, have boon promlnt d to u. Hut some ambltlou men (and such have almost al way been theoversner of tho HomUh church) have attributed to their particular eo olealastlcal hierarchy the rich prom ise which belong only to the church triumphant. They have so well mixed truth with their error that they have led antray thousand and tons of thou sands of innocent creatures; yet I be lieve that In tho bosom of the papal church there are many plant for tho Lord' garden. No, it i linponslblo in believe that all those born la the Ito man Catholic faith during all these centurle have been lost to heaven." All thl rendered u thoughtful; but nothing touched u so much as the hojo tbat wa presented to u tbat all our companion were not lost. These word of William comforted u and brought the tear to our eye. We wept freely and tbat comforted u. The young man wa moved, a well atoursulvea, but he changed the conversation and returned to hi customary playfulaes. How beautiful wa the approach of evening! the tranquility of the air, the perfumed breezes, the descending shadow upon the mountain, after tbo last rays of the sun all thli wa charming. The night wa radiant. Tho moon wa In her full, and when the apieared above the mountain, we taw the reflection in the water like a long Hue of silver across tho lake. "Oh! that moon!' cried Pauline, ' ).! .... U I r)tlt U't ft .' N hat .,!.! I ini fl to i.i lot bs . .! at M -fnh' W M..!)itt ti tn h d , v !!' Whrr' ii tiip nt., Sjtid V'll.r-t Ainiw ' t A P(ifllij-!i' !. i, i, It ,a'pii r ,n ; 1 1 (n 1 ,lit' ' pMUd.d,"ai.l Wi iism, "that tl.. Law n ami wn iiit ill ii Una In the lst taltHmtd tot Ilk. to 1st tin lr p'. " w ! It it vi-ii o i im s hi n ar lliodat I tu titntft- lit! c ti) leg to K-aeli. A1 II. e tnlismn Visa ItttlH lnil.. i hither Wtlllsni iimilii, . d II He fiHthd tiii'i-u two of Ins fslli.T t riaiiU l'li a i nrilni,' dran by fo'ir imiU's, Tbrn ,t lfft us, aftir eom ttientllng us to the rsu of the rrvanU, and tsk bl Itate and Kent to rejoin tliiwo ji t In tho rear, We did not know how to thank I Im for bin good nin; hut thet-ara that we were unabU to isincial told htm more than our words could have done, The place of our deatlnat Ion was, so the coachman told us, atioul an hour's drive from the Inkc, "and the read," said he, "is as smiMitb and soft us a lady's band." After going a third of the way we en tered a narrow gorge of picturesque beauty, nd sIhuiihi with tbat grace and majesty which characterized the country of Switzerland. cnAprac IX. THE IIKI'L'UE. After having passed before many bouses, our coachman showed us one much larger and more beautiful than tho others; this was the house of his master, The lands and barn built around indicated the wealth of tho pro prietor; tho high piles of wood about tbo door seemed to defy the winter's cold. Two large galleries surrounded the house. An inscription in German wa above the door. Hchind the bouse extended a largo garden. I did not notice all this at the first moment of arrival by moonlight but I have here given tho detail so tbat the reader may have an idea of the place where we were. Finally we camo to tho front door. Tho Inhabitants hud iKsen notified of our approach by a peasant corning from tho cubln where wo changed our clothing. Scarcely bad tbo carriage stopjied when an old gentleman and lady appeared on the threshold, opening at tho same time their heart and arm to us, and making no difference between Paulino and my self. They were disappointed In not seeing William, but the servants quieted them by saying tbat the young man would be after us by the next morning. Wo entered tho house, and after having ascended a largo stairway, we were ushered Into a hull floored and trimmed with tho black oak of that tlmo. A large bed with curtains occu pied onrf of the corners of tho room, arid a long table was at tbo other end. Upon a cook stove next to the wall a number of plates wero kept warm for our meal. In ono of the corners a beau tiful clock wa suspended from the wall. I saw all these objects at a glance of my eye, and they Indicated the com fort and good circumstances of the owner. It wa excessively painful for mo to enter into a house where I felt that I must bo a burden to my hosts, Tho excellent lady herself took tho plate from the stove and placed thorn upon the table, "You must be hungry, dear young girls," Maid she. "Eat at onco, my dear children, and then you will go to rest. Fo some day we have expected you, and it 1 only this morning that a do mestic corning tfore you announced your arrival." Tho man bad also recounted the do tall of our flight and the extraordinary deliverance of the sister, They urged us to cat, but we could only cat a few mouthful. Wo were so worn with fatigue and want of sleep that wo were scarcely able to talk Hut the good old man would not per mit hi wife to conduct us away before we had kneeled together and thanked God for our deliverance. Thin prayer was short. Hbo conducted us to a charming chamber uptm the first door, where a few moment after we wore burled in deep al umber. Aliotit four o'clock in tho morning I awoke with a start, thinking that I heard a noise under my window; but being assured that I was In safety I again slept, and I did not awako until the noonday sun wa streaming through the shutters, Madamo d'lvanhol wa soon by my bodsldo when I had opened my eyes; she brought us two complete toilets, "My dear," said she, addressing her self to mo with a ffentle lgh, "It is latoj thank God for your long rcposo. You have tho appearance of another creature. Thl morning, my daughters Himo friend have arrived; they will Iks happy to eo you," "What!" exclaimed Paulino, "our friend and our poor lister hero! Are they well?" Madame d'lvanhol recounted to u that they bad arrived at an early hour in the morning, and that they bad brought a physician from tho border of the lake. Tho poor sister wa to ex hausted that sho had not spoken since the time when we law her placed upon tho litter. On her arrival they placed her in bod, and for some tlmo had feared that ibo would not regain con sciousness, "Dut," laid Madame d'lvanhol, "the 't t I laltd-i- tif itl di ttr I aa ti. I thst thf !ot is timl tisrt (Mil, ami fur tin .i if t,t h alt pt pt " 'May I v .i t ' a sid l'a"!i", dnnleg with l.ote No," renlM Madame ttlianhola, "it la Hot hit to tlUtuiW hel. Ilr ha in hi r I a tttt llatk. The Itjjht (a toil ltd) t tier e.M . bUb pinvr that h ha bet It I mpt Iwh1 fur a long time. For that tramm t hate l liwMtl lh ahuttrta "la ah )imng or old?" k'l I, ' Pirnr mature'" replied Madame tl Itaiiholn, " am hot ahl toayhat be la, for I wa wholly i u'i d In put ting her to l d, and I did not i low ly esiiitne nr feature; but certainly she la not old." "if It I Agm a," aald Pauline, "abe ha le n Imprisoned thirty years; abe lutiat lie at leant fifty years old." "The tender mercies of the wicked aiweruol," resstmled Madame d ivan hols. "Pirnr creature' Think what sho has bad to suffer! Thirty years did you say? May the Iud have pity upon her! Hut I Iiohi tbat her suffer ings are done. Hlio has fought a good light, and He who is with her has shown Hlmstdf stronger than thoso against her." "How do you know that she has fought a good fight, Madame," asked Pauline, "I learned that without much dim culty," rescinded Madame d'lvanhol; "for this morning, when undressing tho jKMir creature, I found bidden ujiori her body, a Hiblo, well used, I assure you. It was truly sud to see tho Hook attached to her side. She bad fainted when I took it away; but I placed it by her side In the bed. I do not know whether sho bits discovered that she still possesses It. Ah, my children, this poor girl who owes, to you, after God, hor deliverance, Is certainly one of the Lord' children," "We were eager to see her, for we were unable to understand bow abe could obtain a Hiblo in tho convent, Hut Madamo d'lvanhol was not willing that ho should bo disturbed. As soon as wo wero dressed she conducted u Into tho room where wo bad eaten our supjM-r. There we found the aged father of the family, with his son and tho young man who bad rescued mo. I hud not yet seen hi face, and was struck by hi resemblance to the beau tiful and unhappy ClurUse, I was so moved that, a I tried to thank hlrn or what ho had dope for me, I burst into tears, I did not dare to extend to him my handt but ho took It, and elrg that I trembled violently, ho made me sit down and took a seat by my side. "Mademoiselle," said ho, "If I have bad the favor to help In delivering you frorn bad conditions, then may I also, have tbo prlvhego of aiding you to es cape from tho spiritual slavery in which you have groaned up to this time? Do you wish for my sake," then extending hi band, "for tho sake of Him to whoso name every knee must bf.iid, to accept thl precious volume?" In saying this bo placed in my hands a little Hiblo with a sliver clasp, "Ho you wish to study this, asking thoUght of tho Holy Spirit, and tak ing the resolution of adopting all tbo article of faith that it contains, and of rejecting all those formed by man?" For a long time I had desired to pos sess a Illblo, and bo appeared latlsfled with the manner in which I accepted hi gift, I saw a light of holy joy beam in hi face. M. d'lvanhol called u to tho morning worship,' We prepared for it, but, leaving tho place I had by M. Hcaurnorit, I crossed the room and seated myself by tbo side of Pauline. What a contrast between the solemn simplicity of this service and tho fatiguing monotony of our worship at St. HHTren! Thoso who have been ac customed to tho reading of thoBerip ture from their Infancy cannot con ceive of the effect tbat the reading, for tbo first time, of tho Illblehad upon trie, It wa tho first chapter of Paul F.plntle to tho Kpheslan tbat had been chosen for thl morning, I am not able to tell with whatforce tbo truth there in contained struck my mind, Tbo doc trines of election and adoption by grace wero then so new to mo, but at the same tlmo so beautiful, so sweet and consoling, that I thought I had never heard correctly tho text, and It seemed to mo Impossible that an Individual of the fallen race of Adam had been chosen before tho foundation of the world to become holy, and without ejiot Isjforo God. All this wa too sweet, too consoling; and yet each of thoao word that M. d'lvanhol read wero In my Hlble; I saw them there, and I had tlmo to read them at my leisure What a new and interesting spec tacle for me to see this Interesting and happy family reunited around the long table! William wa seated by the side of Pauline, and I wa seated by tho aide of hi venerable mother. Happy ponton are of ten unreasonable, especi ally after some great emotion, It wa so with William, He laughed so heartily during the meal tbat one could almost belleyo tbat he had never known a single hour of anguish in all hi life. The old people wero happy, and Pauline ready to laugh or cry as the occasion demanded, Only M. Heaurnont teemed absorbed in sad re flection. Wo felt sure tbat he wa thinking of hi lister, for scarcely had ir ,i i.l our wi al II an huft-lit tl .t,lti liil.Mir" with PauStin" ! in)tf :f. li wKleh h it tt ua to t eon tit tf)tMetf that r li.t of hi dear I mill . We eee In a lltllf ftrour U hlii l the biiiiMK. iMiuf our itiluj M H liiniit i imitated h'ai je with I.U hand, twit hi ltwim heated itmt uialtr!; when Pauline h e,iiiilt(l, th nmi h f'tlirt, tint un he III thi Mihtt rrfttiean ttiapt l. Then, when tap hd to'd all that wt knew, ho at and taking a hand of rut h, he pii d I him s'slli-t hi Imi, as; leg "All that I t an nt rdo for )ini,joung ladle., will aUaya N tint little May Gtsl rceoiiiptiM you for what )ou hate done for my jssir F.inlly! I will return nfler aiiiiie hmira. am tot ftlilit to he In company at thla moment," With these Words he slime, enm-ed the garden, and directed bin step to ward the aide of the mountain, Ho wn weeping and men do !!kt, to show their teara, When wo returned to tho bouse we found Madame d'lvanhols In the office where she ordered tl Inner. Hbo told us tbat the doctor bad left the bouse, promising to return at night, and that ho said our poor sister was bettor. Ilrlcfly told, her words were that sho bud slept a 111 tic', she bud taken a little nourishment, and that her strength wa rallying; but sho was still delir ious. When sho found her Hlble, she appeared agitated and tried to hldo It from thoso who wore beside tier, though they assured her that everybody in tho house hud ono of their own, and that she need have no fear for hers. "God bo thanked!" said she, and then sho slept. Paulino and I earnestly asked per mission to sefl her, but wo were told tbat wo must wait until tho following day. I impatiently awaited tho coming of tho next day. In passing I will say tbat M. Heaurnont joined us at supper, having mastered all hi emotion. Why should ho not master it, since he knew tbat hi sister had been faithful even unto death? (To bo Continued.) K .MIGHTS OF Hr. til OJK.r. One of the Hecret JWIIllary Organization of the Roman Catholic Church, The following extract from the con stitution and by-law of tho Knights of 8t, George, division C, of the Hacred Heart church of Columbus, Ohio, are worthy of thoughtful consideration. Wo quote from the revised edition printed by tho Westbote Co,, in IW; CONSTITUTION'. "Art, 2, 8ec, 1, Tho object of this society shall be, 1st, to promote true Catholic brotherly love; 2nd, to tako into consideration nothing but what will tend to advance the interest of the Catholic church, the society and Its member. "Art. 'A, Hoc I. The superior presi dent of this society shall bo the spiri tual ad visor of the Sacred Heart ch urcb. "Art. 8, Hoc. 2. Any Catholic of good moral standing in the community, and who ha attained the age of H year, and not more than 40 year, may, upon application in proper manner, be come a member of this society. "Art, 3, Hoc. 7. Candidates for mem bership shall bo balloted for with white and black ball; tho white desig nating tbe affirmative and tbo black too cegat ve on the question of admis sion. Art. 2, Hoc, !, Any member of this society who shall reveal any part of the proceeding, except to tuch member a ho know to be in good standing, or a member of the Catholic clergy, shall, upon conviction thereof, bo expelled, and It shall bo the duty of every mem ber to report any such violation, L'NIPOftM HANK, "Art, 4, Hoe, 6. It shall bo tbo duty of tbo captain when present, to take command of all drills and parade of tbo division, "Art, 7, Hoc, I, All member of thl division shall meet In their ball once a week for drill, or a may be otherwise ordered, "Art, 8, Hoe, 1, Any officer of thl division falling to attend any drill meet lng, without satisfactory excuse, shall to fined fifty cents, "Art, H, Hec. 2. , Any member of thl division falling to attend any drill meeting, without satisfactory excuse, shall to fined, for tho first tlmo, twenty five cent, for tbo second time In suc cession, fifty cunt; and for tho third tlmo In succession bo shall to expelled. "Art. 8, Hec, 4, Any monitor falling to attend any extra meeting called by tbe captain without a satisfactory ex cuse shall be fined 2'i cents," It will to seen that tho Knight of Ht. George i a secret wwlety, Tbo oj position of Home to secret oeletle 1 tbu explained in tho preamble to tbe constitution and by-law of tho Ancient Or der of Hibernian: "In order to counteract tbo evil in fluence of tecrct, Communistic, social istic, and other irreligious societies of tbe ago, whose tendencies are to social chaos, blasphemou atheism and the overthrow of constituted authority, tbe ecclesiastical hierarchy has at all time recommended Catholic iKiclctle a auxllllarlc to the Catholic religion." The condemnation 1 merely of secret societies tbat are not exclusively under tho direction and control of I Come, Tho H, iiii "i. g t !:m a liieeejti'j if - I'tw t , Tt Kttl.M tf i hmnii U a milt' t) tt fniiaHn Jnt wlit ttth'rtid tt.W't l itiill i -I dlx ipihiH !iinll tit (lilt ,il!fl,l ('til ..J of .llil llltf !h Intereata lf U. llon.sil I iOioUo t htir.li In thU !- fnl nmnliy I tit. I Uplsltied TM rt t ntlilUt-y itrgitlrilon I ) ! Iimltf, t"ili Iteieah rathnite It lmi n tint (," of I and 41 )era can hosditillt d tt th Iftiikn. amllhry iioint Use Im, i ,i,ti.l,eil.,n lieO.llitf that don a not tend to a Itftiiee th Interests of the Hainan i'atlodle thuitlt and Its tiiein bet a. That remind ua of tht matt who prajed, ' tlisl hifisimt and my wife, my aonJobn ami hi wit", u four and no iiiore,' Would any trim Knight of Ml, George vote for a candidate for oflieo knoan to Imi opMMHd hi the advancement of tbo Human Catholic church? Whoever heard of a Proteataul church organizing itsable IshIIlhI moni tor! Into a ice rut aoolely, or pledging Hu m to take Into consideration nothing that did not tend to advance Its own to te reals. If it to lawful for Homo to form secret military organizations to counteract tho Inllueuceof Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and other alleged Irreligious Hoelellos, to promote her own selfish interests, and to wage war on our public school system, why may not those opposed to Homo, and lu favor of mulntainlng the public schools, unlto to counteract tho Influence of Home? In tho ranks of tho A, P. A. are republicans and democrats, pro hibitionists arid populists, saint and sinner, Jew and Gentile, foreign torn and native torn Americans of all classes, callings and conditions in life, all standing shoulder to shoulder on a platform of patriotism, loyalty to the stars and strlpca, and public schools and American institution. Will some Protestant apologist for Home kindly explain how such a society can be dan gerous, except to the threatened su premacy of Home? Hut, say the Wo man aologIst, the A. P, A.' scratch, they are organized to scratch candi date who do not represent their views! When did that become unlawful? Do they not concede to all other the same privilege? Hut, says the apologist, it is unconsti tutional to exclude mea frorn office on religious grounds, The A. P, A, fights no man oo account of bis religion. The maintenance of tbo public school la political not a religious question. If nearly all tho member of one church get on the wrong tide of that question and thus Incur tbe opposition of loyal Americans, tbat is their own fault. When the intelligent laymen of tbo Catholic church throw off the yoke of priestly domination aud assert tbo right to think for oursel ve, as all other American do; when they cease to sup port the pope' pretension to infalli bility and authority to annul our law if they fall to suit hlrn; when they send tboir children to the public schools; when they follow tho example of Cath olic laymen in Italy and Mexico and tell tbe clergy to attend to religion and let politic alone, they will find no fur ther cause Ut complain of tho A. V, A. or any other patriotic society, Volume but litvrrd, K0.HK I HJ'4I5, Idtorfy of Con science Prohibited In That frlet Hidden Country Many person labor under tbe de lusion that liberty of conscience now exists in Hpaln, but tho following inci dent, rrted by a missionary in that country, will readily disabuse tbo minds of such persons On one of the Itemlsh f'.-ast days a procession slowly wended It way through tbe street of a Bpanlsb town, and In front wa carried a huge wisslen construction, draped witn blue silk, round a lif size figure of tbo Virgin Mary in a recumbent position, borne by several women wearing white veils, and little girl dressed as ani walking along side. Naval officer of the port, in fact all government employe, were obliged (many against their will) to walk and kneel In tbo procession, on penalty of eight vtr In a convict prison, It seems Incredible tbat such intoler ance should to manifested in thi pro gressive and enlighted age, but tbe fact of it existence in Hpaln 1 vouched for by a well-known and reliable oil sloriary, MaOarno Hodrfgui."!, of tbo Flgueras Mission, Thl I tho kind of llrs'Tty in a country where the papacy can still tyrannize, and thl 1 tbe creed that Mgr. Hutoiii represent, and that Ityan, Gibbons, Corrigan and John Ire land would to deilgbftd to eo estab lished in tbo United Mtate. Hpaln l still low down In the scale of the nation, and all on account of the tyranny ot the J toman system. No country can expect prosperity and free dom and progress It this demoralizing sect t permitted to grasp tbe rein of government and thrust its abominable creed down the throat of tbo people. Kvery nation i justified not only in throwing off the yoke of Home, but In crushing out o hateful and despotic a power. Liberty of conscience I a God given boon. No civil or ecclesiastical power on earth ha a right to derive men of thl boon. It I most despicable tyranny to imprison a man because he refuse to violate his conscience. Ito manlnrn is a horrid system, a loathe- , .dome thing, the curiw of tbo earth, O, thatttie Lord should hasten tbo day when It snail to crippled and crushed and burled in iu dishonored grave, J'roManl totandurd. ,