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THE AM ERICAN. Fiftv Years Church c 1 - - .v By Rev. itiAitLks Chiniquy THIS is, without exivption, the bent work extant on the suiji'ctof tho romiit 'practii't's of the Roman Catholic Church and its priesthood. It tolls of the al)oniin:ille anil licentious practices of priests and nuns in the Romish nunneries and monasteries in language convincing and entertaining. In short, it is a book that is wor Jiy of a place in any Library. The usual price of this book is $2.2.r, in cloth, but by 4 wpecial arrangement with tho publisher, we will send it postpai to any address in the United States for $2.00, It reveals the Jesuitical plot to assassinate PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN, giving a brief history of the great crime, which shocked the whole civilized world. AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO. The Priest, The Woman, And the Confessional, By Rev. Chas. 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GO TO GOON'S BUSINESS COLLEGE TIMES BUIt-DINQ. Visitors Invited. Day and Evening Session. , . . Students Enter at Any Time INDIVIDUAL INSTUCTION. MODERATE EXPENSES IN THi of Rome - v READ AND COMPARE t A. P. A. Principles With the Canon Law and Several Oat hi of the Ro man Catholic Church, M TKm Judge for YourMlf Which Ha the Trve Spirit of Anwlumtm In Thsm, the A. P. A. Fstncipls or the Diabolical Obligation Taken by Rome's Minions. JL. P. A. rrlm lphn. rba following are the declaration of prlo tlplee adepled by the National Council of & A. P. A. at DesMoln: "Loyalty to true Americanism, which taowa neither birth, place, rare, creed, nor arty, Is the Brat requirement for nieiulxr hlp In the American Protective Association. "The American Protective Association Is tot a political party, and does not Control ins political adulations of lu member; but t teaches them to be Intensely active In the (lacharge of their political duties In or out f party Hues, became It believes that all robleui confronting' our people will be Mund solid by a conscientious discharge of lbs duties of citizenship by every Individual. "Wnlle tolerant of all creeds. It holds that nibjectloa and support to any political power lot controlled by American citizens, and vhlch claims equal If not greater sovereignt y than the government of the United Slates, la Irreconcilable with American citizenship. It .a, therefore, opposed to the holding of offices a state or national government by any sub set or supporter of such ecclesiastical rower. "We uphold the constitution of the United Kates of America, and us portion of It more than lu guarantee of religious liberty, but bold this religious liberty to be guaran--. to the individual, and not to mean that under Its pi jtectlon any un-A merlcan eccles aatlcal power can claim any absolute con trol over the education of children, growing ip under the stars and stripes. "We consider the non-sectarlin fjree public chool the bulwark of American Institutions, the best place for the education of American shlldren. To keep them such, we protest .gainst the employment of subjects of any Uk-Aiuerlcan ecclesiastical power as officers r teachers of our public schools, "We condemn the support out of the pub ic treasury by direct appropriation or by 9ontract of any sectarian school, reform ttory or other Institution not owned and tontrolled by public authority, "Believing that exemption from taxation equivalent to a grant of public funds, we teniand that no real or personal property be txenipt from taxation, the title to which Is aot vested In the national or state govern nenta, or In any of their sub-divisions. "We protest against the enlistment In tho United States army, navy, or the militia of uT state, of any person not an actual citizen f the United Status. "We demand for the protection of our cltl n laborers the prohibition of the Importa tion of pauper labor, and the restriction of ill Immigration to persona who cannot show elr ability and honest Intention to become alf-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 declarat'on of Intention, and by pro riding that no alien shall be naturalized or termltted to vote In any state In the union ho cannot speak the language of the land, tad who cannot prove jeven years' consecu- ive residence In this country from the date if his declaration of his Intenttou. "We protest against the gross negligence ad laxity with which the Judiciary of our and administer the present naturalization ftwe, and against tho practice of naturallz g aliens at the expense of committees or andldatos as the mod prolific source of the vasent prostitution of American citizenship the basest uses. "We demand that all hospitals, asylums, formatories, or other Insulations In whicn xfteple are under restraint, be at all times abject to public Inspection, whe'lier they re maintained by the public or b ' private Arporatlons or Individuals. "We demand that all national r state glslation affecting financial, comn. rclal or adustrlal Interests be general In ci tracter ad In no Instance In favor of any Lie sec 'ton of the country, or any one class of the ople." Cannon Law. L The constitutions of princes are not uperlor, but subordinate to ecclesiastical institutions. 1. The laws of the emperor cannot dls ive the ecclesiastical orcanen laws. t- It is not lawful for an emperor to exact oythlng 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 tat u tea of the popes. 6. Let no resistance be offered to the tpostollc (canon) precepts, but let them be alutlferlously fulfilled. T The yoke imposed by the holy Bee is to te borne, though It appear intolerable and 'nsupportablo. I. The pontiff can neither be loosed no jound by the secular power. 0. That the Pontiff was called God by the pious Prince Constantino, and that as god he vannot be Judged as man. 10. That as god he Is far above tne reach f all human law and Judgment. 1L That all laws contrary to the canons and decrees of the Koiuan prelates are of no force. 12. That all of the ordinances of the pope are unhesitatingly to be obeyed. lit. We ought not even to speak to one shorn the pope has ex -communicated. U. Priests are fathers and masters, even af princes. 15. The civil law is derived from man, but the ecclesiastical or canon law la derived tlrectly from God, by which the pontiff can, A connection wtth his prelates, make con. titutlons for the whole christian world, la natters spiritual, concerning the salvation f souls, and the right government of the Church; and If necessary Judge and dispose f all the temporal goods of all christians. 18. A heretic, holding or teaching false loctrlne concerning the sacraments, is ex gommunlcated and degraded, and handed tver to the secular court. U. Secular princes unwilling to swear to lefend the church against heretics are ex communicated, and they are laid under an interdict. 18. The goods of heretics are to be con lacated and applied to the church. 19. Advocates or notaries, favotlug here tics, or their defenders, or pleading for them law suits, or writing documents for them, ire Infamous and suspended from office. XX The secular powers, whether perm a- tent or temporary, are bound to sweat thai taey WlU exterminate, according to their tower, Ul heretics condemned by the church t tad a temporal lord not purging bis land of isretics, Is ex-communlcated to. Those signed with the cross for the ex- toruilnatloa of aeretlrm, rejoice la the privi lege granted to to the crusaders for the help of the holy land. S. Thry are absolved from all obligations who are la anywise bound to nereUca. ZL Whoever dies In battle against the unbelieving, menu the kingdom of heaven, II. We do not esteem those homlclees to whom It may have happened la their seal for their mother chorea against the ex-evmmu-oleated. to kill some of them. ti. That Catholic Princes are bound, both by civil and common law, not to receive or tolerate heretics and much more are aot to permit tbelr riles, or other exercise of their religion, or rather, thlr false sect, but are niia.t solemnly bound everywhere, to repel and expel them. 2d. The following temporal punishment are to be enforced on heretics: 1st infamy, and the consequent disqualification for all civil act. 2nd Intestability, aa well active as passive (that Is. they can neitner 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. 6th That vassals and slaves and oilier are free from all, even sworn obligations due to their 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 bishops are to ex-oommuntoate blm who grant liberty of conscience. 29. Mo oath Is to be kept toward heretic princes, lords or others. 30. Heretics are to be deprlvad of ail civil and paternal rights. SI. The pope can absolve from all oaths. 32. Every bishop Is ordinary Judge la a cause of heresy. The reason Is because the bishop can ex-oftlclo, and ought to extirpate heretics, and tufilct upon them the due pun ishment, and to this are bound on pain of deposition. Uostdes, are the Inquisitors es pecially deputed by the apostolic aee. K very bishop In his diocese Is thought to be, and In reality Is, a natural Inquisitor, (liter ally born inquisitor), so aa 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 which are: 1st If I cant 2nd To save the right and authority of a superior) 8rd When the oath supposes the honor of the apostolic see to be Illicit. M. That thecouncll of Trent, (the last and great authority of Rome), 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. Car-dinars 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. Petor, the holy apos tolic Roman church, and our most holy lortl. 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 senger 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 a the rights and privileges of my order will allow It, and will defend them against all tbelr honor and state, and I will direct and defend, with due form and honor, the legate 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 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, aa 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 (omnl conatu per secuturum et impugnuturum) 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." f (Signature) then sent to the pope. Bishop's Oath. , 1 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 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. 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 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 othf re. "Heretics, schismatics and rebels to our said lord or his successors, I will to my ' most persecute and oppose. "Heretlcos, schlsmatlcos et re belles eldem Domino nostro vel successorlbua predlctls pro posse persequar et oppugn bo." "I will come to a council whei. 'am 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 of the things belonging to my diocese, to the dis cipline of my cu-tgy and people. I will la Ilka manor! humbly receive and diligently execute the apostolic cummanda. If I am detained by a lawful impediment, I will per form the aforesaid by a member of my chap ter or a print of my dlocee. fully Instruct! In all things above mentioned. The posses sions brimming to u.y table. I will neither sell nor otherwise ellenaut without consult ing the Roman pontiff. So b lp me God and these holy gospels of God." iriKuaiuiTh rVnt to the RotuUh Manager rrkst'i Oath. "I- -. now In the presence of Almighty God, the blessed Vlrg'n Mary, the blessed Michael the Archangel, tne o.essea St. John the Baptist, the Holy Apostles St. Peter and 8u Paul and the Sitnu and the Sacred Host of Heaven, and to you. my lord. I do de:lare from my he trt, without tuenUl reservation that the pope Is Christ's vlcar general and Is the true and only bead 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 ha power to depose heretical kings, princes, states, commonwealths and govern ments, all being Illegal without hi sacred confirmation, and that they may safely be destroyed. Therefore to the utmost of my power, 1 will defend thia doctrine and bis holiness' rights and custom 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 ustirpal and heretical, opposing tlie sacred mother of the church of Rome. 'I do denounce and disown any allegiance due to any Protestant king, prince or state or obedience to any of their inferior officers. I do further declare the doctrine of the church of England, of the Calvlnlsts, Huguenot aud other Protestants, to be damnable and those to 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 any place wherever I shall be, and to do my utmost to extlrpato tne ProtesUtut doc trine and to destroy all their pretended power, regal or otherwise. 1 do further prom ise and declare that, notwithstanding I may be permitted by dispensatl ju to assume any heretical religion tProtestaot denominations) for the propagation of the mother church' Interest, to keep secret and private all her agent' 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 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 1 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 blusscd Michael the archangel, the blessed St. John the Baptist, the holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul and the saints and sacred hostof heaven, and to you my ghostly father, the superior general of the society of Jesus, founded by Saint Ignatus Loyola In the pon tiflcatlon of Paul the Third, and continued to the present, do, by the womb of the virgin, the matrix of God, and tho rod of Jesus Christ declare and swear that his holiness, the pope, is Christ's vice-gercnt, and Is tho 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, status, common weal, hs 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 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 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 Calvlnlsts, 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 decK 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 anv 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 (perlnde 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 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, communicated to me. I do furthermore promise and declare that I will, when opportunity presents, make and wage rt.entloss war, secretly or openly, against all heretics, Protestants and Llbeials as I 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 I will hang, burn, waste, boll, flay, strangle and bury alive these Infamous heretics; rip up the stomachs and wombs of taelr women and crush their Infants' heads against the walls In order to annihilate tbelr execrable race. That whea the same caaaot be done openly. 1 will secretly use the pois onous cup, the stranguisUnc cord, the ateel of the polnard, or the leadea bullet, regard lea of the honor, rank, dignity or authority of the person or pernios, whatever may be tbelr condition In life, either public or priv ate, a 1 at any time may be directed so t do by any agent of the pope or superior of the brotherhood of the holy father, of the society t-f Jo us. Ia confirmation of whi:h I hereby dedicate my life, my soul and all corporal powera, and with this dagger which 1 now receive, I will subscribe my same, written la my blood, la testimony thereof; and should I prove falsa or weaken ia my determination, may my brethren and fellow soldiers of the mtllUa of the pope cut off my hands and my feet, and my throat from ear to ear, my belly opened and sulphur burned therein, with all the punishment that eaa be Inflicted upon me oa earth and my soul be tortured by demons la 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 heavea to witness these, my real Intentions, to keep this my oath. In testimony hereof I take thia most holy and blessed sacrament of the eucharist. 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 thia holy convent He receives the wafer from the superior aud write his name with tlie point of hi dagger, dipped In his own blood, taken from over the heart. 1 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 walllngs, by the holy apostles Su Peter and Paul, by the glorious apostle of IrcUnd-SU Patrlck-by the blessed and holy church of all ages, by the ho.y national martyrs, to fight upon the Irish soil, to U'ut for the independence of Ireland to fl'ht until I die, wading in the red gore of tho Sasscuh (Protostant) for the glorious cause of nationality; to fight until not a single vesllgo, track or footstep. Is loft to tell that tho hn!y oil of Ireland was ever trodden by tho Sassenach tyrant and murderers; and, morov.'r, whea the Protestant robbers anu urutes in Ireland shall be murder od 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 ropt out every ves tige of the accursed blood of the heretic; adulterer, Henry VIII., and possess our selves of the bevita who have so long kept our island of saints Old Ireland In the chains of bondage.driven us from her shore, exiles into foreign lanas. I will wade In the blood of Orangemen find heretic (Protest ant) who do not Join us and become our selves. Scotland too, having given aid and succcr to the beast, we shall live In her gore. Wa shall en 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. The following is 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 1 left In me to establish and de fend a republican form of government la 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 the constitution and laws of the same, that I will preserve the funds of thia 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 ment al 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 the 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. The Vacationist will find in the various tourist publica tions issued by the Burlington Route just the information he needs about just the resorts it will pay him to visit. Here are their names: "Hot Springs, South Dakota." "Summer Tours in the Black Hills." "The Yellowstone National Park." "Estes Park, Colorado." Which do YOU want? They're all free. J. FRANCIS, G. P. and T. A. Burlington Route, 6-14-3 Omaha, Neb Slimmer Tours. Here are the names of a few of the hundreds of pleasant resorts included In the Burlinaton Route's tourist ticket ing at rangements for the season of 1895 Colorado Springs. Denver. Estes Park. Colo. Glenwood Springs, Colo. Helena, Mont. Hot Springs, S. D. Manitou. Yellowstone Park. If you want information about any of these places how best to reach them, what the trip costs, what's to be seen, what's to be done, etc. write to J Francis, G. P. and T. A. Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb. 6-14-3 "Among the Ozarks." The Land of Big Red Apples, is an attractive and interesting book, hand somely illustrated with views of South Missouri scenery, including the famous Olden fruit farm of 3,000 acres in How ell county. It pertains to fruit raising in that great fruit belt of America, the southern slope of the Ozarks, and will prove of great value, not only to fruit growers, but to every farmer and home seeker looking for a farm and a home Mailed free. Address, J. E. Lokwood, Kansas City, Mo It is rumored that there are about 200 officials in Milwaukee, Wis., who are members of the Junior Order.