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I 4 Catholic Church. books published, being compiled known writers and ministers. It character, but is a clear and con matters of history. It points printed in good, clear type and on of a place in any library. For MODERATE EXPENSES READ AND COMPARE A. P. A. Principles With the Canon Law and Several Oaths of the Ro man Catholic Church, M Then Judg for Yoursslf Which H ths 1 rus Spirit of Amorlcanitm In Thsnt, the A. P. A. rVincipl or tha Diabolical Obligation Taken by Rome's Minion. A. r. A. Principle. Tbt following are tbo declarations of prln iV'if adapted by tbo National Council of fe A. 1. A. at UcsMolnest 'Loyalty to truo Americanism, which -now neither birth. place, race, creed, nor tarty. la the Brut requirement tor member nip In the American Protective Aaociatlun The American Protective Association la ot political parly, and does not control .its political afllllatlonaof Its members; but t teaches them to be Intensely active In the Uncharge, of their political duties In or out if party lines, because It believe! that all troblema confronting our people will be Mund solid by ft conscientious discharge of the duties of cltlzeushlp by every Individual. "While tolerant of all creeds, it holds tha . objection and support to any political power ot controlled by American cllltens, and ihlch claims equal if not greater sovereignty ban the government of the United States, la ireconcllablo with American cltlienshlp. It , therefore, opposed to the holding of ofllces a state or national government by any sub act or supporter of such eccleslastlc-il sower. "We uphold the constitution of the United Hates of America, and no pcrtlcn of tt more than Its guarantee of religious liberty, but tebold this religious liberty to be guaran k lo the Individual, and not to mean that inder Its protection any un-American eccles astical power can claim any absolute con trol over the education of children, growing p under the stars and stripes. "We consider the non-sectarian free public Chool the bulwark of American Institutions, ae best place for the education of American isildren To keep them such, we protest kgalnst the employment of subjects of any in-American ecclesiastical power as officers ir teachers of our public schools. "We condemn the support out of the pub ic treasury by direct appropriation or by jontract of any sectarian school, reform ttory or other Institution not owned and Xratrolled by public authority. "Believing that exemption from taxation equivalent to ft grant ot public funds, we lamand that no real or personal property be txempt from taxation, the title to which Is tot vested In the national or state govern nents, or in any ot their sub-divisions. "We protest against the enlistment In the Inlted States army, navy, or the militia ot my state, of any person not an actual citlsen if the United States, "We demand for the protection of our cltl- en laborers the prohibition ot the Importa tion ot pauper labor, and the restriction of Ul immigration to persons who cannot show aelr ability and honest Intention to become alt-supporting Amerl an citizens. "We demand the change ot the naturaliza tion laws by ft repeal ot the act authorizing he naturalization of mluors, without ft pre vious declarat'on of Intention, and by pro elding that no alien shall be naturalized or emitted to vote In any state In the union ho cannot speak the language ot the land. ad who cannot prove jevea years' consecu- Ivs residence In this country from the date f his declaration ot his Intention. We protest against the gross negligence tad laxity with which the Judiciary of our and administer the present naturalization ftws, and against the practice of naturalis tic, aliens at the expense of committees 01 candidates as the tnott prolific source of the yesent prostitution of American citizenship the basest uses. "We demand that all hospitals, asylums, formatorlea, or other institutions in whlcn wople are under restraint, be at all times abject to public Inspection, whether they tie maintained by the public or by private rporatloos or Individuals. "We demand that aU national or state sgtslatlon affecting financial, commercial or tdustrlal interests be general In character ad In no Instance In favor of anyone sec Ion of the country, or any one class of the ople." Cannon Law. L The constitutions of princes are not uperlor, but subordinate to ecclesiastical onsUtutlons. t. The laws of the emperor cannot dls- elve the ecclesiastical or canon laws. i. It is not lawful for an emperor to exact oythlng opposed to the apostolic rules. 1. It Is not lawful for kings to usurp the 'hlngs that belong to priests. L No custom of anyone can thwart the tatutes of the popes. 8, Let no resistance be offered to the postollc (canon) precepts, but let them be alutiferlously fulfilled. T. The yoke Imposed by the holy see Is to m borne, though It appear intolerable and nsupportable. I. The pontiff can neither be loosed no wund by the secular power. . That the Pontiff was called God by the jlous Prince Constantine, and that as god he -jtnnot be judged as man. 10. That as god he Is tar above the reach f all human law and Judgment. 11. That all laws contrary to the canons jd decrees of the Roman prelates are of no orce. 12. That all ot the ordinances ot the pope ire unhesitatingly to be obeyed. 13. We ought not even to speak to one rhom the pope has ex -communicated. H. Priests are fathers and masters, even 1 princes. 15. The civil law Is derived from man, but the ecclesiastical or canon law la derived tirectly from God, by which the pontiff can, a connection with his prelates, make con titutlons for the whole christian world, In natters spiritual, concerning the salvation f souls, and the right government ot the Church; and If necessary Judge and dispose at all the temporal goods of all christians. 18. A heretic, holding or teaching false foctrlne concerning the sacraments. Is ex communicated and degraded, and handed ver to the secular court. IT. Secular princes unwilling to swear to tefend the church against heretics are ex iommunlcated, and they are laid under an aterdlcU IS. The goods ot heretics are to be con- iacated and applied to the church. 19. Advocates or notaries, foklug here tics, or their defenders, or pleading for them law suits, or writing documents for them. ire Infamous and suspended from office. S(X The secular powers, whether pertna- icnt or temporary, are bound to sweat that ioey will exterminate, according to their lower, wllheretiss condemned by thechurch tad ft temporal lord not purging his land of heretics, la ex-communlcated. , U. Those signed with the cross tor the x I tortblustloa of heretics. I Juice la the privi lege granted to to the crusaders for tha help Of the holy land. H They are absolved from all obligations who are In anynlae bound to nereUcs. S3. Whoever dies la battle against tha unbelieving, merits the kingdom of heaven. 24. We do nut eteem t boots homlclees to whom It may buve happened la their seal for their mother ch : xh agalut the ex-communlcated, to kill some of them. 41 ThtCdibcillcPrincos are bound, both by civil and common law, not to receive or tolerate heretics aud much more are not to permit their rites, or other eerclse of their religion, or rather, thalr false sect, but are most solemnly bound everywhere, to repel and expel them. 2ti. Tha following temporal punishments are to be enforced on heretics: 1st Infamy, and the consequent disqualifications for all civil acts. 2ud Intestability, as well active as passlva (that Is, they can neither make nor will Inherit what Is left to them by others). 3rd Loss of paternal power over children. 4th Loss of dowry, and other privileges granted to women. 5th Confisca tion of all goods. olhThat vassals and slaves and others are free from all, even sworn obligations due to their lord or an other. Tlh Capital corporal punishment, especially death, and perpetual Imprison ment. 27. The canon law forbids all toleration. 28. That metropolitans and bishops are to ax-oommunicate him who grants liberty of conscience. 29. No oath Is to be kept toward heretic princes, lords or others. 30. Heretics art to be deprived of ail civil Mid paternal rights. 31. The pope can absolve from all oaths. 32, Every bishop Is ordinary Judge In cause of heresy. The reason la 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. t very bishop In his diocese Is thought to be, and In reality Is, a natural Inquisitor, (llter- 'ly born Inquisitor), so as to have the same power with those already mentioned In ft cause ot heresy. 83. In every promissory aath, although absolutely taken, there are certain condi tions tacitly understood, amongst which are: 1st If I can; 2nd To save the right and authority of a superior! 3rd When the oath supposes the honor ot the apostolic see to be Illicit. 84. 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. , cardinal of the Holy Roman "I, church, do promise and swear that, from this time to the end of my life, 1 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, to tar 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 nuncio 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 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 prejudice, which Is out of my power to hinder, as soon as I shall know that any steps or measures have been takeu 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 k nowledge. 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 constltU' tlons of the Holy Fathor Sextus, of happy memory, as to visiting the thresholds of the apostles at certain prescribed times, accord ing to the tenor ot that which I have Just read through. That I will seek out and op pose, persecute and fight (omni conatu per- secuturum et lmpugnaturum) against here tics or schismatics who oppose out lord, the pope of Rome, and his before-mentioned sue cessors, and this I will do with every possible effort." t (Signature) then sent to the pope. Bishop's Oath. , elect of "I,- the 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 In his necessities. The rights, honors, privileges and authority of the Holy Roman church of our lord, the pope, and his aforesaid successors, I will endeavor to pre serve, defend, increase and advance. I 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 whatsover, 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 v" most persecute and oppose. "Heretlcos, schlsmatlcos et re belles etdem Domino nostro vel successorlbus predlctis pro posse persequar et oppugnba" "I will come to a council whet. ara called, I will visit the threshold of the apostles every three years and give an account of our lord of all my pastoral office and ot the things belonging to my diocese, to the dis- clullueol tuf cieigy and people I wlil la like Biannei humbly receive and diligently execute the apotttolic contmands. If I am detained by a lawful impediment, I will per form the aforesaid by a member of my chap ter or a priest of my dloetse. fully Instructed la all things abovo iiitotioneU. The puM slons beluutng lo my table. I will neither sell nor other tsc alienate II bout consult ing the Homaa pontiff, to b lp me God and these holy gospels ot God." t (nature), teut to the Uomisb Manager Priest's Oath. . now In the presence of "I- Almlghty God, the blessvd Virgin Mary, the blessed Michael the Archangel, the b.etuted SU John the llaptUt, the Holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul and the Saints and the Sacred Hosts of Heaven, and to you, my lord, I do declare from my he rt, witLout mi nUl reservation that the pope Is Christ's vicar general and 1 the true and only head of the universal church throughout the earth, and that, by virtue of the keys of binding and loosing given to his holiness by Jesus Christ he has power to depose heretical kings, princes, states, commonwealths and govern ments, all being Illegal without his sacred confirmation, and that they may safely be destroyed. Therefore to the utmost ot my power, 1 will defend 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 lu England and all ad herents, in regard that they be usurpal and heretical, opposing tau sacred mother of the church of Home. "I do denounce and disown any allegiance as due to any Protestant king, prince or state or obedience to any of their Inferior officers. I do further declare the doctrine ot the church ot England, ot the Calvlnists, Huguenots and other Protestants, to be damnable and those lo be damned who will not forsake the same. I do further declare that i will help, assist and advise all or any of his holiness' agents In auy place wherever I shall be, and to do my utmost to extirpate t'ae Protestant doc trine and to destroy all their pretended power, regal or otherwise. 1 dot urther prom- 'se and declare that, notwithstanding I may be permitted by dispensation to assume any neretlcal religion (Protestant denominations) for the propagation of the mother church's interest, to keep secret and private all her agent' counsels as they entrust me, and 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 jd unto me by you, my most reverend lord and bishop. "All ot which I, , do swear by the blessed Trinity and blessed Sacrament which 1 am about to receive, to perform on my part to keep Inviolably, and do call on all the Heavenly and Glorious Host ot Heaven to witness my real Intentions to keep this my oath. In testimony whereof I take this most holy and blessed Sacramento! the Eucharist, and witness the same further with my con secrated hand, in the presence ot 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 SU Paul and the saints and sacred host of heaven, and to you my ghostly father, the superior general of the society ot Jesus, founded by Saint Ignatus Loyola in the pon tlficatlon of 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 vice-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, states, 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 ot 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 at 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, magistrate or officers. I do further declare that the doctrine of the churches of England and Scotland, of the Calvlnists, Huguenots and others of the name of Protestant or Liberals, to be dam eablo, and they themselves to be damned who will not forsake the same. I do further dec)-, s 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 ot 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 ot 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 (perlnde ac cadaver), but will unhesitatingly obey each and every command that I may receive from my super iors In the militia ot 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 plngles of India, 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 nmunicated 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 Libeials as 1 am directed to do, to extirpate them from the face of the whole earth, and that I will spare neither age, sex or condition, and that t will hang, burn, waste, boll, flay, strangle and bury alive these in famous heretical rip up the stomachs and wombs of taelr women and crush their Infants' beads against the walla In order to annihilate their execrable race- That when the same cannot be done openly, 1 will secretly use tha pola ouous cup, the strangulating cord, the steel ot the polnard. or the leaden bullet, regard less of the honor, rank, dignity or authority of the person or persons, whatever may be their condition la life, either public or priv ate, as 1 at any time may be directed so to do by any agent of the pope or superior ot the brotherhood ot the holy father, ot the society vf Jesus. In confirmation of whl'h I hereby dedicate my life, my soul and all corporal powers, and, with this dagger which I now receive, 1 will subscribe my name, written la my blood, la testimony thereof; and should I prove false or weaken In my determination, may my brethren and fellow soldiers of the militia of the pope cut off my bands and my feet, and my throat from ear to ear, my belly opened and sulphur burned therein, with all the punishment that can be Inflicted upon we on earth and my soul be tortured by demons 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 my nam written with the point of this dagger, dipped in my own blood, and seal In the face ot thia holy convent (He receives the wafer from the superior and writes his name with ttte point of bis dagger, dlppeo in his own blood, taken front 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 mother of God, by her sorrow and grief at the cross, by her tears and waitings, by the holy apostles St. Peter and Paul, by the glorious apostle of Ireland St. Patrick by tha blessed and holy church of all ages, by tha holy national martyrs, to fight upon tha Irish soil, to fight for the Independence of Ireland to fight until I die, wading In tha red gore of the Bassenach (Protestant) tor the glorious cause ot 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 Bassenach tyrant and murderers; and, morover, when the Protestant robbers ana orutea in Ireland shall be murdered and driven Into the sea like the swine our Lord Jesus Christ caused to be drowned, then we shall embark tor. and take England, and root out every ves tige of the accursed blood ot the heretlo adulterer, Henry VIII., and possess our selves of the be ista who have so long kept our island of saints Old Ireland In tha chains of bondage.dri ven us from her shore, exiles Into foreign lanas. I will wade In tha blood ot Orangemen and heretics (Protect 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. W shall cot give up until we have restored our holy faith all over the British Isles. To all ot 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. The following la the oath taken by the members of that famous Romish Catholic society: "I (name in full) do solemnly swear In tt presence of Almighty God, that I will laboi while life Is left In me to establish and de fend a republican form of government in Ireland; that 1 will keep secret the name and everything connected with the Irish brotherhood from all not entitled to know such secrets; that I will obey and comply with tbe constitution and laws ot the same, that I will preserve the 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 the 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." This oath tbe candidate is abjured to keep at the hazzard of his Life. It was printe 1 in the Chicago Inter Ocean and was sworn to be correct at the Cronin trial. It was reported by said paper November 17, 1894. Priests and bishops act as chaplains for this holy (?) order. Great Opportunity to Make Money. I have had such splendid success tlat I can't help writing to you shout It. I hatre not made less than $5. aud some days from !15to'Si'. 1 am really elated, and can't see why others do not no into the Dish Washer business at oner. I have not can vas ed any ; sell all my washers at home They give such good satisfaction that, everyone sold helps to sell many others. I believe In a year I cn make a profit of three thousand dollars, and atteod to my regular business besides. When aCllmitx Dish Wasner can be bought for j5 every family wants ot e. and It i very easy selling what everybody wants to buy. For Particulars address The Climax Mfg. Co., olumbus. Ohio. 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