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THE AMERICAN. i A A L r Y READ AND COMPARE TK A. P. A. Principles With the Canon Law and Several Oaths of the Ro man Catholic Church, A4 Then Judge for Yours If Which Have the Tn Spirit of Americanism In T ham, ths A P. A. Frincipl or the Diabolical Obligation Taken br Rome's Minions. A. 1. A. Priuriuliit. The following are the declarations of prin ciples adepteU by the National Council of tee A. P. A. at DesMoines: "Loyalty to true Americanism, which kaowa neither birth, place, race, creed. o,r party, la the first rt-qulrrment for member ship 1q the American Protective Association 'The Amerirao Protec tive Association Is ot a political party, and does not central the political affiliations of Its members; but It teaches them to be intensely active in the Itschargeof their political dut lea In or out f party lines, bncau.se It believe that ail problems confronting our people win 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 ot 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 U, therefore, opposed to the holding of offices In state or national government by any sub lect or supporter of such eccleslastictl power. "We uphold the constitution of the United tates of America, and no portion of it more than Its guarantee of religious liberty, but we hold this religious liberty to beguarun-V-vu to the individual, and not to mean that under its protection any un-American eccles iastical power can claim any absolute con trol over the education of children, growing p under the stars and stripes. "We consider the Uon-sectari'-o free public school the bulwark of Amerlcau 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 Is 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 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 "kelr ability and honest Intention to become vSlf-supportlng Amerl ran 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 viding that no alien shall be naturalized or permitted to vote in any state in the union who cannot speak the language of the land, sad who cannot prove jeven years' consecu tive residence in this country from the date f his declaration of his Intention. "We protest against the gross negligence ad laxity with which the Judiciary of out land administer the present naturalization laws, and against the practice of naturallz lag aliens at the expense of committees or andidates as the ruofct prolific source of the present prostitution of American citizenship ta 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 art maintained by the public or b 1 private aorporatiotis or Individ mils. "We demand that all national tr state legislation affecting financial, coma, rclal or Industrial interests be general In cl tracter and in no Instance in favor of any one sec tion of the country, or any one class of the feople." Cannon Law. L The constitutions of princes are not superior, but subordinate to ecclesiastical Constitutions. t. The laws of the emperor cannot dis solve the ecclesiastical or canen laws. I. 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. A Let no resistance be offered to the apostolic (canon) precepts, but let them be salutlferlously fulfilled. 7. The yoke Imposed by the holy see is to ke borne, though It appear Intolerable and Insupportable. I. The pontiff can neither be loosed no bound by the secular power. t. That the Pontiff was called God by the pious Prince Constantino, and that as god he Cannot be judged as man. 10, That as god he Is far above the reach f all human law and judgment. II. 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. IS. We ought not even to speak to one whom the pope has ex -communicated. 14. Priests are fathers and masters, even f 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 Stitutions for the whole christian world, la Batters spiritual, concerning the salvation Bf souls, and the right government of the Church; and If necessary judge and dispose Sf all the temporal goods of all christians. 18. A heretic, holding or teaching false octrlne concerning the sacraments, is ex Communicated and degraded, and handed ver to the secular court. IT. 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 Iscated and applied to the church. 19. Advocates or notaries, f vol lag here tics, or their defenders, or pleading for them n law suits, or writing documents for them, sre Infamous and suspended from office. 20. The secular powers, whether perraa ent or temporary, are bound to sweat that they Will exterminate, according to their power, til heretics condemned by the church 1 aad a temporal lord not purging his land of heretics, Is ex-communicated. U. Those signed with the cross for the ex- W-rn.lostloa of heretics, rejoice la toe prtvt-l-g granted to to Hie crusaders for the help t( the holy land. it They are absolved from all obligations who are In anywise bound to u relics. St. WWver dies la battle against the unbelieving, un rits the kingdom of heaven. U. We do not fi'wiu Uuim hotulclees to bow It may huve hapiieutMl In their sea for their mother ch trch agsJust the ex-coiumu-uk-ated, to kill some of thcot, SX Th.tt C.ih i!ic Prince are bound, both byclvll and common law, not to receive or tolerate heretics and much more are not to permit their rlt. or other exercise of their religion, or rather, their fle sect, but ars iu.t solemnly bound everywhere, to repel and expel iheuu 3A The following temporal punishments are to be enfind on Ii.t.i i,u.inf,n,r and the consequent dlquh ligations for all 'civil acta. 2ml-Intestability, as well active ; a passive (that Is, they can neliuer make j nor will Inherit what Is left to them by I others). 3rd Loss of paternal power over children, sth Los of dowry, and other privileges granted to women. 4th Confisca tion of all goods. 6th That vassals and slaves and others 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. 2s. That metropolitans and bishops are to ex-oommuolcate him who grants liberty of ! conscience. 2U. No oath Is to be kept toward heretic princes, lords or others. Heretics ars to be deprived of all Civil and paternal rights. 31. The pope can absolve from all oaths. 82. Every bishop Is ordinary Judge in a cause of heresy. The reason is because the bishops can ex-ofilclo, 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 salh, 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 of the apostolic see to be Illicit. 84. That thecouncll of Trent, (the last and great authority of Koine), 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. Canlimil'i) 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 Roman church, and our most holy lord, the pope of Rome, and his successors, canon ically and lawfully elected: that 1 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 endoavor, 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 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 prejudico, 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 bo 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 Inipugnaturum) 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." (Signature) then sent to the pope. Bishop's Orith. , eloct 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 8t. 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 " most persecute and oppose. "Hereticos, schismaticos et rebelles eldem Domino nostro vel successoribus predlctls pro posse persequar et oppugns bo." "I will come to a council whet, '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 rtery and pmuta. I will ta like manner humbly receive and ai'Uenily rtvut the aposudtc ommands. If I am detained by a lawful imprdliurnU I will per fi.rm the aforesaid by a lurmln-r of my chap ter or a priest ot li'J dli'', fully lnlrucu-d la all things atxve iu itloiid. The posses sions belonging to toy table. I will neither sell nor others. Ii alienate w ithout consult ing the Uonmn pontiff. (o b Ip me CmmI and these holy gospels of Uod." t iUnaturet, Prut to the Romish lau4 r. Irbt's Oath. , now In the presence of "I Almighty God, the Mesncd Virgin Mary, the blessed Michael the Archangel, the bleated John the Baptist, the Holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Puul and the rUtut and the Sacred Hosts of Heaven, and to you. my lord, I do de.-lare from my he irt, tit boot mental reservation that the pope Is Christ's vlcar general and la the true and only head of the universal church throughout the earth, and that, by virtue of the keys of binding and lousing 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 of my power, I will defend this doctrine and his holiness' rights and customs against all usurpers of the ProU-staut authority what soever, especially agaiust the now pretended authority and church In Ktiglaud and all ad herents, in regard that they be usurpal and heretical, opposing the sacred mother of tho church of Home. "1 do denounce and disown any allegiance as due to any Protestant king, prince or state or oledience to any 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 damued who will nut forsake the same. "I do further declare that 1 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 the Protestant doc trine and to destroy all their pretended power, regal orotherwlse. ldofurther prom ise and declare that, notwithstanding 1 ma? be permitted by dispensation to assume any heretical religion (Protestant denominations) for the propagation of the mother church's Interest, to keep secret and private all 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 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 Sacramentof the Eucharist, and wltnoss 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 or tho Jesuit. I, ' , now In the presence of Almighty God, tho blessed Virgin Mary, the blessed Michael tho archangul. the blessed St. John the Baptist, the holy Apostles St. Peter and SI. 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 tifleatlon 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 Bwear that his holiness, the pope, is Christ's vlce-gorent, 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, 1 will defend this doctrine and bis 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 tho now pretended authorities and churches of England and Scotland, and branches of the same now established In Ireland, and on tho continent of America, and elsewhere, and all adherents In regard that they be usurped and heretical, opposing the sacred church f 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, of the Calvlnlsts, Huguenots and others of the name of Protestant or Literals, to be dam eable, and they themselves to be damned who will not forsake the same. I do further decH 9 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 Bhall 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 tor 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 of the pope and of Jesus Christ. That I will go to any part of the world whithersoever 1 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 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, conmunicated tome, I do furthermore promise and declare that I will, when opportunity presents, make and wage rtientless war, secretly or openly, against all heretics, Protestants and LlbciaU as I am directed to do, to extirpate thorn from the face of the whole earth, and that I will spare neither age, sex or condition, and that I will hang, burn, waste, boil, flay, strangle and bury alive these Infamous heretics; rip up the stomachs and wombs of their women and crush their Infants' heads against the walls in order to annihilate their iwrable race. That whrn the same cannc be done openly. I will swretly use the pole (mouseup, the strangulating rord. the itwsl ot the poluard. or the leaden bullet, regard leas ot the honor, rank, dignity or authority of the person or perwms, whatever nisy be their condition la life, either public or priv ate, as I at any time may bo directed so to do by any agent of the po- or superior of the brotherhood of the holy father, of th sis-let y of Jesus. In confirmation of whl.'h I hert'by dcdlrats my life, my soul and all corporal powers, rd with this dagger which I now receive, I wUj sulMcrltie my name, written In my blood, to testimony thrreof; and should 1 prove talis or weaken In my determination, msy my brethren aud fellow soldiers of the eiilltia of the pope rut off my bands and my feet, and my throat from ear to ear, my lielly opened aud sulphur burned therein, with all the punishment that can tie Indie td upon me o earth and niy soul 1 tortured by demons Is 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, an3 on my part to keep Inviolably; and do call all the heavenly and glorious host of heaves to witness these, my real luteotlous, to keep this my oath. In testimony hereof I take this meet holy and blessed sacrament of the eucharlst, an 3 witness the same further, with my name written with the point of this dagger, dipped In my own blood, aud seal in the face of tlilr holy convent (lie receives the wafer from the superior and writes his name wit h the point of I t dagner. illppe In his own blood, tskeu fmai over the heart. The Ft'ulim's Oath. "I swear by almighty God, by all In heaven and earth, by the holy prayor-book of my holy church, by the blessed Virgin Mary mother of God, by her sorrow and grief at ths cross, by her tears and waitings, by the holy apostles St. Peter and Paul, by the glorious apostle of Ireland St. Patrick by ths blessed and holy church of all ages, by ths holy national martyrs, to light upon ths Irish soli, to fight for the independence of Ireland to fight until I die, wading In ths redgoreof tho 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 ot Ireland was ever trodden by the Sassenach tyrants and murderers; and, morover, when tho Protestant robbers anu urutes in Ireland shall be murdered and driven Into the sea like the swine our Lord Jesus Christ caused to bo drowned, then we shall embark for, and tako England, and root out every ves tige of the accursed blood of the heretic adulterer, Henry VIII., and possess our selves of the beist who have bo long kept our Island of saints Old Ireland In ths chains of bondage.drl von us from her shores, exiles into foreign lands. I will wade In ths 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 ber gore, Wt shall ct 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-UiU'I. The following is the oath taken ty tho members of that famous RomleL Catholic society: "I (name In full) do solemnly swear In tie presence ot Almighty God, that I will laboi while life is left in me to establish and de fend a republican form ot government in Ireland; that 1 will keep secret the names 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 1 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." 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