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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 Than Judge for Vourself Which Hi the True Spirit of Americanism in Them, the A. P. A. Principles or the Diabolical Obligations Taken by Roma's Minions A. I'. A. rrinciIs. The following are the dwlarallons of prin ciples adopted by t lie National Council ot the A. P. A. at DesMoines: "Loyalty to true Americanism, which knows neither birth, place, race, creed, nor party, Is the first requirement (or liiemlxT shlp In the American Protective Association The American Protective Association Is not a political party, and does not control the political affiliations of lu 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 that subjection and support to any political power not controlled by American citizens, and which claims equal If not greater sovereignt y 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 ject or supporter of such ecclesiastical ower. "We uphold the constitution of the United States of America, and no portlcn 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 Its piotectlon any un-American eccles iastical power can claim any absolute con trol over the education of children, growing up under the stars and st ripes. "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 r 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 U equivalent to a grant of public funds, 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-divisions. "We protest against the enlistment In the United States army, navy, or the militia ot any state, of any person not an actual citizen Of the United States. "We demand for the protection of our cltl len 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 elf-supportlng 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 ot Candidates as tho most prolific source of the present prostitution ot 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 anyone 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. 8. It Is not lawful for an emperor to exact anything opposed to the apostolic rules. f. It is not lawful for kings to usurp the things that belong to priests. 5. Mo custom of anyone can thwart the statutes of the popes. 8. Let no resistance be offered to the apostolic (canon) precepts, but let them be alutlferlously 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 Ood by the pious Prince Constantlne, and that as god he cannot be Judged as man. 10. That as god he Is fur above the reach ef all human law and Judgment. 11. That all laws contrary to the canons and decrees of the Homan 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 hus ex -communicated. 14. 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, in connection with his prelates, make con ititutions for the whole christian world, in matters spiritual, concerning the sulvatkn of souls, and the right government of the Church; and If necessary Judge and dispose of all the temporal goods of all christians. 18. A heretic, holding or teaching false f octrlne concerning the sacraments, Is ex communicated and degraded, and handed over to the secular court. 17. Secular princes unwilling to swear to flefend the church against heretics are ex Communicated, and they are laid under an Interdict. ' 18. The goods of heretics are to be con Iscated 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, Ul heretics condemned by the church) and a temporal lord not purging his land ot heretics. Is ex-communlcated. xl. 1'hose signed with the cross for the ex termination of heretics, rejoice In the privi lege grant to to the crusaders for the help ot the holy land. it They are absolved front all obligations who are in anywise hound to oeretlcs. 2J. Whoever die lu battle against the unlx-lleTinx, merits the kingdom of heaven. it. We do not esteem those tiomlciees to whom It may have happened In their seal for their mother church against the ei-coajmu-nlcated, to kill some of tbeui. t That Catholic Princes are bound, both by civil andcoiuiuoa law, no', to receive or tolt rate heretics, and much more are not to permit their rites, or other exercise of their religion, or rather, their false sect, but are mot solemnly bound everywhere, to repel and expel them. iti. The following temporal punishments are to be enforced on heretics: 1st Infamy, and the consequent disqualification for all civil acta. 2nd- Intestability, as well active a passive (that 1. they can neither make nor will Inherit what Is left to them by others), 3rd Loss of paternal power over children. 4th Loss ot dowry, and other privileges granted to women. 5thl'onflca tton of all goods. 6th--That vassals and slaves and others are free from all, even sworn obligations due to their lord or an other. TtbCapital corporal punishment, especially death, and perpetual Imprison ment. 27. The canon law forbids all toleration. 2. That metropolitans and bishops are to ex-commuulcate him who grants liberty of conscience. 29. No oath Is to be kept toward heretic princes, lords or others. 30. Heretics are to be deprived of all civil and paternal rights. 31. The pope can absolve from all oaths. 32. Every bishop Is ordinary Judge In a cause of heresy. The reason is because the bishops can ex-of!lclo, and ought to extirpate heretics, and indict upon them the due pun ishments, and to this are bound on pain ot deposition. Besides, are the Inquisitors es pecially deputed by the apostolic see. Every bishop In his diocese Is thought tobe, and in reality Is, a natural Inquisitor, (liter ally born inquisrttor), so as to have the same power with those already mentioned In a cause of heresy. 33. In every promissory oath, although absolutely taken, there are certain condi tions tacitly understood, amongst which are: lsU-If I canj 2nd To save the right and authority of a superior; 3rd When the oath supposes the honor of the apostolic see to be illicit. 34. That the council of Trent, (the last and great authority of Home), 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, allot which by this present decree It renews, and must be exactly observed by all. Cardinal's Oath. "I, , cardinal of the Holy Roman 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 Koman church, and our most holy lord, the pope of Rome, and his successors, canon ically 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 or 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 Bhall attempt 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 the 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. Bisliop's Oath. , elect of the- "I,- diocese, from henceforward will be faithful and obedient to St. Peter the Apostle 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 in 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 legate of the apostolic see, going and coming, I will honorably treat and help ia his necessities. The rights, honors, privileges and authority of tho Holy Roman church of uur lord, the pope, and his aforesaid successors, I will endeavor to pre serve, defend, Increase and advance. 1 will not be in any counsel, action or treaty, In which shall be plotted against our said lord and Roman church, 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 whataover, I 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 others. "Heretics, schismatics and rebels to our said lord or his successors, I will to my ' most persecute and oppose. "Uereticos, schlsmaticos et rcbelles eldem Domino nostro vel successorlbus predictis pro posse persequar et oppugns bo." "I will come to a council whet. am called, I will visit the threshold of the apostles every throe years and give an account ot our lord of all my pastoral office and of the things belonging to mydloceon, to the dis cipline of tity cieigy and peuplA. I will to like mantlet humbly receive and diligently execute the apuxtoUc romtuanda. If I am detained by a lawful Impediment, I will per form the aforesaid by a meuitwr of my chap ter or a prlot of my dtocexe, fully iitruvud la all tiling alutve iih-uiIoimhI. The pouwa slou belonging to my table. I will neither ell nor otherwise alienate without consult ing the Roman pontiff. So bt Ip tue Uod and these holy gospels of Uod." I (Sluuaturei, Bent to the Romish Manager. Trial's Oath. .now In the presence of I- Almighty God, the blessed Virgin Mary, the blessed Michael the Archangel, the bleased St. John the Baptist, the Holy Apostle St, Peter and St. Paul and the Saint and the Sacred Hosts of Heaven, and to you. my lord, I do declare from my he irt, wit bout mental reservation that the pope I Christ's vicar general and U the true and only head of the universal church throughout the earth, and that, by virtue ot the key of binding and loosing given to hi holluess by Jesus Christ he ha power to depose heretical kings, princes, slates, commonwealths and govern ments, all being Illegal without his sacred confirmation, and tiiat they may safely be destroyed. Therefore to the utmost of my power, 1 will defeud this doctrine and his holiness' rights and customs against all usurpers of the Protestant authority what soever, especially against the now pretended authority and church in England aud all ad herents, In regard that they be usurpal and heretical, opposing tho sacred mother of the church of Rome. "1 do deuouuee and disown any allegiance as due to any Protestant king, prince or state or obedience to any of their inferior officers. 1 do further declare the doctrine of the church of England, ot the C'ulvlulsts, Huguenots and other Protestants, to be damnable aud 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 trine aud to destroy all their pretended power, regal or otherwise. I dot urlher prom ise and declare that, notwithstanding I may be permitted by disensiUlon to assume any heretical religion (Protestant denominations) tor the propagation of the mother church's Interest, to keep secret and private all her agents' counsels as they entrust me, aud not to divulge, directly or indirectly, by word, writing or circumstances whatsoever, but to execute all which shall be proposed, given in charge or discover id unto mo 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 tho Heavenly and Lilorious 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 baud, In the presence of my holy bishop and all the priests who assist him la my ordination to the priesthood." Extreme Oath of the Jesuit. , now In the presence of I, 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 tlficatlonof 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 vlcc-gerent, and is the true and only head of the 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, st ates, commonwealths 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 the same now established In Ireland, and on the continent of America, and elsewhere, and all adherents in regard that they be usurped and heretical, opposing the sacred church ef Rome. I do now denounce and disown any alleg iance 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, ot the Calvinists, Huguenots and others of the name of Protestant or Liberals, to be dam eable, and they themselves to be damned who will not forsake the same. I do further decH e that I will help, assist and advise all or any of his holiness' agents, in any place wherever I shall be, In Switzer land, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Notway, England, Iceland or America, or In 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 (perindo 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 may be sent, to the frozen regions of the north, the burning sands of the desert of Africa, or the pingles of India, to the centers of civilization of Europe, or to the wild haunts of the barbarous savages ot America, without murmuring or repining and will be submissive In all things whatso ever, communicated 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 them from the face ot the whole earth, and that I will spare neither age, sex or condition, and that I will bang, burn, waste, boll, flay, strangle and bury alive these Infamous heretics; rip up the stomachs and wombs of their women and crush their Infants' heads galot the walls la order to annihilate their execrable rac. That when the same cannot be done openly. I wtll aeerrtly uaethe pois onous cup, the strangulating cord, the steel of the polnard, or the leaden bullet, regard less of the honor, rank, dignity or authority of the person or person, whatever may be their condition In life, either public or priv ate, as I at any time may tie directed so to do by any agent of the pope or superior of the brotherhood of the holy father, of the society of Jnu. In confirmation of which I hereby dedicate my life, my soul and all corporal power, and with this dogger which I now receive, I will subscribe my name, written In my blood. In testimony thereof; and should I prove false or weaken In my determination, may my brethren and fellow soldier ot the mllltl of the pope cut off my hands and my f'-el, and my throat from ear to ear, my belly opened and sulphur burned therein, with all the punishment that can be Inflicted upon me on earth and my soul lie tortured by demon In an eternal hell forever. All of which I , do swear by the blessed trinity, and blessed sacrament which I am now to receive, to perform, and on my part to keep Inviolably; and do call all the heavenly and glorious host of heaven to witness these, my real Intentions, to keep this my oath. In testimony hereof I take this most holy and blessed sacrament of the eucharlst, and witness the same further, with iny uame written with the point of this dagger, dipped In my own blood, and seal lu the face of this holy convent lie receives the wafer from the superior and writes his name Willi the point of his dagger, dlppee lu hlou blood, taken trout over the heart. 1 Tho Ft iilun's Ontti. "I swear by almighty Uod, 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 hersorrow and grief at the cross, by her tears and walllngs, by the holy apostles St. Peter and Paul, by the glorious apostle of Ireland St. Patrick by the blessed and holy church of all ages, by the holy national martyr, to fight upon the Irish soil, to tight for the independence ot Ireland to fight until I die, wading In the 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 the Sassenach tyrants and murderers; and, morover, when the Protestant robbers anu orutes in Ireland shall be murdered and driven Into the sea like the swluo our Lord Jesus Christ caused to be drowned, then wo shall embark for, and take England, and root out every ves tige of the accursed blood of the heretic adulterer, Henry VIII., and possess our selves of tho heists who have so long kept our Island of saints Did Ireland In the chains of boudage.drlven 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 Bhall 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 Clan-na-Gael. Tho following lu 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 and de fend a republican form ot government in Ireland; that I will keep secret the names and everything connected with tho Irish brotherhood from all not entitled to know such secrets; that I will obey and comply with the constitution and laws of the same, that I will preserve tho funds of this order for the cause of Irish revolution alone as specified in the constitution; that I will deem It my special duty and mission to promote and foster sentiments of union, brotherly love, nationality, among all Irish. I take this obligation without any mental reservation, holding tho same forever binding upon me, and that any violation thereof, or desertion of my duty to the brotherhood is Infamous, and merits the severest punishment, so help me God." 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