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THE AMERICAN READ AND COMPARE The A. P. A. Principles With the Canon Law and Several Oaths of the Ro man Catholic Church, And Then Judge for Yourself Which Have tho True 8pirit of Americanism In Thsm, the A. P. A. Principle or tho Diabolical Obligation Taken by Rome' Minions. A. P. A. PHiic !l-s. The following are the declaration of prin ciple adopted by the National Council of the A. P. A. at DesMolnee: "Loyalty to true Americanism, which knows neither birth, place, race, creed, nor party, 1 the first requirement for member ship In the American Protective Association "The American Protective Association is not a political party, and doe not control the political affiliations of Its members; but It teaches them to be Intensely active In the discharge of their political duties In or out of party lines, because It believes that all problems confronting our people will be bound solid by a conscientious discharge of the duties of citizenship by every individual. "While tolerant of all creeds. It holds tha. subjection and support to any political power not controlled by American citizens, and which claims equal If not greater sovereignty than the government of the United States, Is Irreconcilable with American citizenship. It Is, therefore, opposed to the holding of offices In state or national government by any sub a J act or supporter of such ecclesiastical power. "We uphold the constitution of the United States of America, and no portion of It more than Its guarantee of religious liberty, but we hold this religious liberty to be guaran teed to the Individual, and not to mean that under lis piotecUon any un-American eccles iastical power can claim any absolute con trol over the education of children, growing up under the stars and stripes. "We consider the non-sectarian free public school the bulwark of American institutions, the best place for the education of American Children. To keep them such, we protest against the employment of subjects of any un-American ecclesiastical power as officers or teachers of our public schools. "We condemn the support out of the pub lic treasury by direct appropriation or by contract of any sectarian school, reform atory or other Institution not owned and controlled by public authority. "Believing that exemption from taxation Is equivalent to a grant of public f uuu, we demand that no real or personal property be exempt from taxation, the title to which Is not vested In the national or state govern ments, or In any of their sub-dlvlslons. "We protest against the enlistment In the United States army, navy, or the militia of any state, of any person not an actual citizen Of the United States. "We demand for the protection of our cltl sen laborers the prohibition of the Importa tion of pauper labor, and the restriction of all Immigration to persons who cannot show their ability and honest Intention to become self-supporting Amerl .an citizens. "We demand the change of the naturaliza tion laws by a repeal of the act authorizing the naturalization of minors, without a pre vious declaration of Intention, and by pro Tiding that no alien shall be naturalized or permitted to vote In any state in the union who cannot speak the language of the land, and who cannot prove seven years' consecu tive residence in this country from the date of his declaration of his Intention. 'We protest against the gross negligence and laxity with which the Judiciary of our land administer the present naturalization laws, and against tho practice of naturaliz ing aliens at the expense of committees or candidates as the most prolific source of the present prostitution of American citizenship to the basest uses. "We demand that all hospitals, asylums, reformatories, or other Institutions In whlcn people are under restraint, be at all times subject to public inspection, whether they are maintained by the public or by private Corporations or Individuals. "We demand that all national or state legislation affecting financial, commercial or Industrial Interests be general In character and In no instance In favor of any one sec tion of the country, or any one class of the people." Cannon Law. 1. The constitutions of princes are not superior, but subordinate to ecclesiastical Constitutions. 2. The laws of the emperor cannot dis solve the ecclesiastical or canon laws. 3. It Is not lawful for an emperor to exact anything opposed to the apostolic rules. 4. It is not lawful for kings to usurp the things that belong to priests. 5. No custom of anyone can thwart the statutes of the popes. 6. Let no resistance be offered to the apostolic (canon) precepts, but let them be ealutlferlously fulfilled. 7 The yoke Imposed by the holy see Is to be borne, though It appear intolerable and Insupportable. 8. The pontiff can neither be loosed no bound by the secular power. 9. That the Pontiff was called God by the pious Prince Constantine, and that as god he cannot be Judged as man. 10. That as god he is far above the reach of all human law and Judgment. 11. That all laws contrary to the canons and decrees of the Roman prelates are of no force. 12. That all of the ordinances of the pope are unhesitatingly to be obeyed. 13. We ought not even to speak to one whom the pope has ex -communicated. U. Priests are fathers and masters, even of princes. 15. The civil law is derived from man, but the ecclesiastical or canon law Is derived directly from God, by which the pontiff can, tn connection with his prelates, make con stitutions for the whole christian world, In matters spiritual, concerning the salvation of souls, and the right government of the church; and If necessary judge and dispose of all the temporal goods of all christians. 10. A heretic, holding or teaching false doctrine concerning the sacraments, is ex communicated and degraded, and handed over to the secular court. 17. Secular princes unwilling to swear to defend the church against heretics are ex communicated, and they are laid under an Interdict. 18. Tho goods of heret'es are to be con fiscated and applied to the church. 19. Advocates or notaries, favoring here tics, or their defenders, or pleading for them In law suits, or writing documents for them, are infamous and suspended from office. 20. The secular powers, whether perma nent or temporary, are bound to swear that they will exterminate, according to their power, all heretics condemned by the church; and a temporal lord not purging his land of heretics, Is ex-communicated. 21. Those signed with the cross for the ex termination o! heretic, rejoice tn the privi lege granted to to the crusaders tor the help of the holy land. 22. Thry are absolved from all obligations who are In anywise bound to nerettc. IX Whoever die la balt egaidst the unbelieving, mi-rlls the kingdom of heaven. 21. We do not e.Lt-iu those honilclee to whom it may have happened tn their seal for tbelr mother church agalust the ei-cumiuu-nlcated, to kill some of them. !i. That Catholic Prince are bound, both by civil and common law, not to receive or tolerate heretic, and much more are not to permit their rite, or other exercise of their religion, or rather, their false sect, but are most solemnly bound everywhere, to repel and expel them. 2a. The following temporal punishments are to be enforced on heretics: 1st Infamy, and the consequent disqualification for all civil act. 2nd Intestability, a well active a passive (that Is, they can neither make nor will inherit what is left to them by others). 3rd Los of paternal power over children. 4th Los of dowry, and other privilege granted to women. 6th Confisca tion of all goods. 8th That vassals and slaves and others are free from all, even sworn obligation due to tbelr lord or an other. 7th Capital corporal punishment, especially death, and perpetual imprison ment. 27. The canon law forbids all toleration. 28. That metropolitans and bishop are to ex-oommunieate hfui who grants liberty of conscience. 29. No oath is to be kept toward heretic prince, lords or others. 30. Heretic are to be deprived of all civil and paternal right. 31. The pope can absolve from all oath. 32. Every bishop la ordinary Judge in a cause of heresy. The reason is because the bishops can ex-officlo, and ought to extirpate heretics, and inflict upon them the due pun ishments, and to this are bound on pain of deposition. Besides, are the inquisitors es pecially deputed by the apostolic see. Every bishop in his diocese is thought to bo, and In reality Is, a natural inquisitor, (liter ally born Inquisitor), so as to have the same power with those already mentioned in a cause of heresy. 33. In every promissory eath, although absolutely taken, there are certain condi tions tacitly understood, amongst whlCh are; 1st If I can; 2nd To save the right and authority of a superior; 3rd When the oath supposes the honor of the apostolic see to be Illicit. U4. That the Souncll of Trent, (the last and great authority of Borne), decrees and com mands that the sacred canons and all gen eral councils, also the other apostolic enact ments Issued in favor of ecclesiastical per sons of ecclesiastical liberty, and against Its violators, all of which by this present decree it renews, and must be exactly observed by all. Cardinal's Oath. .cardinal of the Holy Roman "I. church, do promise and swear that, from this time to the end of my life, I will be faithful and obedient unto St. Peter, the holy apos tolic Roman church, and our most holy lord, the pope of Rome, and his successors, canon lcally and lawfully elected: that I will give no advice, consent or assistance against the pontifical majesty and person; that I will never knowingly and advisedly, to their In Jury or disgrace, make public the councils entrusted to me by themselves, or by mes sengers or letters; also that I will give them any assistance In retaining, defending and recovering the Roman papacy and the regalia of Peter, with all my might and endeavor, so far as the rights and privileges of my order will allow it, and will defend them against all their honor and state, and I will direct and defend, with due form and honor, the legates and nuncios of the apostolic see, In the territories, churches, monasteries and other benefices committed to my keeping; and I will cordially co-operate with them and treat them with honor In their coming, abiding and returning, and that I will resist unto blood all persons whatsoever who shall at tempt anything against them. That I will, by every way and by every means strive to preserve, augment and advance the rights, honors, privileges, the authority of the Holy Roman bishop, our lord the pope and his before mentioned successors, and that, at whatever time anything shall be decided to their prejudlco, which is out of my power to hinder, as soon as I shall know that any steps or measures have been taken In the matter, I will make it known to the same, our lord or his successors, or some other per son by whose means it may be brought to their knowledge. That I will keep and carry out and cause others to keep and carry out the rules of the holy father, the decrees,, ordinances, dispensations, reservations, pro visions, apostolic mandates and constitu tions of the Holy Father Sextus, of happy memory, as to visiting tho thresholds of the apostles at certain prescribed times, accord ing to the tenor of that which I have Just read through. That I will seek out and op pose, persecute and fight (omni conatu per secuturum et impugnaturum) against here tics or schismatics who oppose out lord, the pope of Rome, and his before-mentioned suc cessors, and this I will do with every possible effort." t (Signature) then sent to the pope. Bishop's Oath. "I, , elect of the diocese, from henceforward will be faithful and obedient to St. Peter the Apostlo and to the Holy Roman church, and to our lord, the holy pope of Rome, and to his suc cessors, canonlcally entering, I will neither advise, consent nor do anything that they may lose life or member, or that their per sons may be seized, or hands la anywise laid upon them, or any Injuries offered to them, under any pretence whatsoever. The coun sel with which they shall Intrust me by them selves, their messengers or letters, I will not knowingly reveal to any, to their prejudice, I will help them to defend and keep the Ro man papacy and the royalties of St. Peter against all men. The legato of the apostolic see, going and coming, I will honorably treat and help In his necessities. The rights, honors, privileges and authority of tho Holy Roniau church of our lord, the pope, and his aforesaid successors, I will endeavor to pro serve, defend, increase and advance. 1 will not be lu any counsel, action or treaty, in which shall be plotted against our said lord una Roman ciiurch, anything to the hurt or prejudice of their persons, rights honor, state or power, and, if I shall know any such thing to be treated or agitated by any wbatsover, 1 will hinder it to my utmost, and as soon as I can, I will signify it to our lord. The ordi nance and mandates of the pope, 1 will ob serve with all my might and cause to be ob served by ot hers. "Heretics, schismatics and rebels to our said lord or his successors, I will to my ut most persecute and oppose. "Uereticos, schistnulicos et rebelles eidem l'kimlno nost.ro vel successorlbus prodictls pro posse persequar et oppugnabo." , "I will come to a council when I am called, I will visit tho threshold of the apostles every three years and give an accountof our lord of all my pastoral office and of tho things belonging to my diocese, to tho dis cipline of my clergy and peotde. I wtll In like manner humbly receive sod diligently execute the aptwUilic ojmnisuds. If i am detained by a lawful lu.dliiK-ot, 1 will per form the aforesaid by a membrr f my chap ter or a priest of my dhana. fully Instructed tn all things above uieulloned. The paae- slons belonging to my tattle. I will neither sell nor otherwise alienate without consult ing the Roman pontiff. So htlp me Uod and these holy go pel of God." 1 (Signature Sent to the Romish Manager. I'rlM' Oath. I- -, now in the presence of Almighty God, the blessed Vlrgia Mary, th? blessed Michael the Archangel, the b.ettsed St. John the Baptist, the Holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul and the Sslnts ami the Sacred Host of Heaven, and to you. my lord, I do declare from my heirt, without mental reservation that the pope is Christ's vicar genera! and Is the true and only bead of the universal church throughout the earth, and that, by virtue of the keys of binding and lousing given to hi holiness by Jesus Christ he has power to depose heretical kings, princes, states, common wealths and goveru oienu, all being illegal without hi sacred confirmation, and that they may safely be destroyed. Therefore, to the utmost of my power, I will defend this doctrine and his holiness' right and customs against all usurpers of the Protestant authority what soever, especially against the now pretended authority and church In England and all ad herents, in regard that they be usurpal and heretical, opposing the sucred mother of the church of Rome. "I do denounce and disown any allegiance as due to any Protestant king, pence or state or obedience to auy of their inferior officers. I do further declare the doctrine of the church of England, of the Calvinists, Huguenots and other Protestants, to be damnable and those to be damned who will not forsake the same. "I do further declare that l will help, assist and advise all or any of his holiness' agents In any place wherever I shall be, and to do my utmost to extirpate t ie Protestant doc trlue and to destroy all their pretended power, regal or otherwise. I do further prom ise and declare that, notwithstanding 1 may be permitted by dlsjiensati a to assume any heretical religion (Protestant denominations) for the propagation of the mother church's interest, to keep secret and private a.l her agents' counsels as they entrust me, and not to divulge, directly or indirectly, by word, writing or circumstances whatsoever, but to execute all which hll h propound, given In charge or discovered unto me by you, my most reverend lord and bishop. "All of which I, , do swear by the blessed Trinity and blessed Sacrament which I am about to receive, to perform on my part to keep inviolably, and do call on all the Heavenly and Glorious Host of Heaven to witness my real intentions to keep this my oath. "In testimony whereof I take this most holy and blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist, and witness the same further with my con secrated hand, in the presence of my holy bishop and all the priests who assist him in my ordination to the priesthood." Extreme Oath of the Jesuit. I, , now in the presence of Almighty God, the blessed Virgin Mary, the blessed Michael the archangel, the blessed St. John the Baptist, the holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul and the saints and sacred host of heaven, and to you my ghostly father, the superior general of the society of Jesus, founded by Saint Ignatus Loyola In the pon tlflcatlonof Paul the Third, and continued to the present, do, by the womb of the virgin, the matrix of God, and the rod of Jesus Christ declare and swear that his holiness, the pope, Is Christ's vlee-gerent, and Is the true and on 'y head of tho Catholic or uni versal church throughout the earth; and that by virtue of the keys of binding and loosing given to his holiness by my Savior, Jesus Christ, he hath power to depose her etical kings, princes, states, commonwealihs and governments, all being Illegal without his sacred confirmation, and they may be safely destroyed. Therefore, to the utmost of my power, I will defend this doctrine and his holiness' right and custom against all usurpers of the heretical or Protestant authority whatsoever, especially the Luth eran church of Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and the now pretended authorities and churches of England and Scotland, and branches of tho samo now established In Ireland, and on the continent of America, and elsewhere, and all adherents in regard i hat they be usurped and heretical, opposing the sacred church of Rome. I do now denounce and disown any alleg larce as due to any heretical king, prince or state named Protestant or Liberals or obedience to any of their laws, magistrates or officers. I do further declare that the doctrine of the churches of England and Scotland, of the Calvinlsts, Huguenots and otht rs of the name of Protestant or Liberals, to be dam eable, and they themselves to be damned who will not forsake the same. 1 do further declare that I will help, assist and advise ail or any of his holiness" agents, In any place wherever I shall be, in Switzer land, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Nolway, England, Iceland or America, or tn any other kingdom or territory, I shall come to, and do my utmost to extirpate the hereti cal Protestant or Liberal doctrines, and to destroy all their pretended powers, legal or otherwise. I do further promise and declare that, not withstanding I am dispensed with to assume any religion heretical for the propagation of the mother church's Interest, to keep secret and private all her agents' councils from time to time, as they entrust me, and not to divulge, directly or Indirectly, by word, writing or circumstances whatever, but to execute all that shall be proposed, given in charge, or discovered unto me, by you or my ghostly father, or any of this sacred con vent. I do further promise and declare that I will have no opinion or will of my own or any mental reservation whatsoever, even as a corpse or cadaver (perlndo ac cadaver), but will unhesitatingly obey each and every command that I may receive from my super iors in the militia of the pope and of Jesus Christ. That I will go to any part of the world whithersoever I m:iy be sent, to the frozen regions of the north, the burning sands of the desert of Africa, or the pingles of. Iudia, to the centers of civilization of Europe, or to the wild haunts of the barbarous savages of America, without murmuring or repining and will be submissive in all things whatso ever, co nmuiilcated to me. I do furthermore promise and declare that I will, when opportunity presents, make and wage relentless war, secretly or openly, against all heretics, Protestants and Liberals as I am directed to do, to extirpate thorn from the taco of tho whole earth, and that I will spare neither ago, sex or condition, and that I will hang, burn, waste, boll, flay, strangle and bury alive these infamous heretics; rip up tho stomachs and womtw of their women and crush their infants' heads against the walls in order to annihilate their execrable race. That when the same ranm be done openly. I will secretly the pois onous cup. the strangulating cord, the steel (if the poinard, or the lesden bullet, regard Imaaof tl .n..r, rsnk, dignity or authority of the person or planus, whatever insy be their mi! It Ion n life, either public or priv ate, a 1 st any time may 1 direuted so to do by any agent of the pope or superior of the bmthe-hiMid of the holy father, of the society ,f Jesus. In confirmation of which I hereby dedicate my lifts my sou! and all corporal powers, and with this dagger which 1 now receive. 1 will aulxK'rlbe my name, written la my blood. In testimony thereof; and should 1 prove false or weaken In my determination, may my brethren and fellow soldiers of the nillitla of the pope cut off my hands and my feet, and my throat from ear to ear, my belly onned and sulphur burned therein, with all the punishment that can be Inflicted upon lue on earth aud my soul be tortured by demons In an eternal hell forever. All of w hich I , do swear by the blessed trinity, and blessed sacrament which 1 am now to receive, to perform, and ou my part to keep Inviolably; and do call all the heavenly and glorious host of heaven to witness these, my real luteutluns, to keep this mi oath. lu testimony hereof I take this most holy and blessed sacrament of the eucbartst, and witness the same further, with my name written with the point of this dagger, dipped In my own blood, and seal In the face of this holy convent He receives thn wafer from the superior and writes bis name with the point of his dagger, UI)hh lu his own blond, lukeu from over the heart The Fenian's Oath. "I swear by almighty God, by all In heaven and earth, by the holy prayer-book of my holy church, by the blessed Virgin Mary mot her of God, by her sorrow and grief at the cross, by her tears and walling, by tho holy apostles St. Peter and Paul, by tho glorious apostle of Ireland St. Patrick by the blessed and holy church of all ages, by the holy national martyrs, to fight upon the Irish soil, to fight for the independence of Ireland to fight until I dlo, wading In tho red gore of the Sassenach (Protestant) for the glorious cause of nationality; to fight until not a single vestige, track or footstep. Is left to tell that the holy soil of Ireland was ever trodden by tho Sassenach tyrants and murderers; and, morover, when the Protestant robber anu urutu in Ireland ball be murdered and driven Into the sea like the swine our Lord Jesus Christ caused to be drowned, then we shall embark for, and take England, and root out every ves tige of the accursed blood of the heretic adulterer, Henry VIII., and posses our selves of the heists who have so long kept our island of saints Old Ireland In the chains of bond age.d riven us from her shores, exiles Into foreign lands. I will wade in the blood of Orangemen and heretics (Protest ant) who do not join us and become our selves. Scotland too, having given aid and succor to the beast, we shall live in her gore. We shall not give up until we have restored our holy faith all over the British Isles. To all of this I sincerely and conscien tiously swear with my eyes blinded, not knowing who to me administers this oath Oath of the I'lun-na-tJail. The following' la the oath taken by the members of that famous Romish Catholic society: "I (name in full) do solemnly swear In the presence of Almighty God, that I will labor while life Is left in me to establish aud de fend a republican form of government In Ireland; that I will keep secret tho names and everything connected with the Irish brotherhood from all not entitled to know such secrets; that I will o1cy and comply with the constlt utlon and laws of the same, whatever they may be; that I will preserve the funds of this order for the cause of Irish revolution alone as specified In the constitu tion; that I will deem It my special duty and mission to promote and foster sentiments of union, brotherly love, nationality, among all Irish Catholics; that I will not permit the nomination In any political caucus or con vention of a person not pledged to the prin ciples of this society; I will always give a member of this brotherhood preference in all matters of business, and wtll vote and work only fur Irishmen fur political office. 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