The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899, January 10, 1896, Image 5

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1516 and 1518 Capitol Avenue, Near Sixteenth Street.
We are always on the move, and new departments are being added every week. Wc are now offering
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Just the thing to gladden the heart of any boy
during this fine skating season. We
sell them at all prices.
We also have an
assortment of
Toys
which you would do well to call and see in
making your purchases.
Lobeck Merchandise
MURRAY'S LECTURE.
A Crowded House Listened to
the Address.
Mr. Murray Defends the Little Bed
School House in a Manner that Elic
ited Praise From all Sides.
In accordance with announcements
Rev. O. E. Murray, of Chicago, lec
tured at the city hall in Aurora under
the auspices of Council 49 of the Amer
ican Protective Association, on the pa
triotic subject of "The Little Red
School House."
Before eight o'clock every seat in
the hall was token as well as nearly
the entire standing room, the audience
being composed of many of the best
people of the city, who listened atten
tively to every word said.
Rev. N. A. Prentiss, formerly a resi
dent of Aurora, but now of Chicago,
was the presiding officer, and the meet
ing was opened with a fervent prayer
by Elder E. W. Shepard, pastor of the
Advent Christian church, who is one of
the most able advocates of the cause of
Americanism based upon the Holy
Scriptures in this part of the state.
He deals in the question from a purely
Christian standpoint la a manner that
no one can help but feel the weight of
his arguments.
Seated upon the platform beside the
speaker were Revs. E. B. Crawford,
Hood's Is
Wonderful
"At harvesting tune I took a sever nM
Whioh settled in my limbs, and In a short too
developed bit la
MatiaM. After spend
ing good turn of ae.
7 for different reae
dies and suffering all
winter, I beoaao M
crippled that I had ts
walk with tho aid of
erutohes. By the kind
advice of a friend I was
prevailed upon to bay
six bottles of Hood's
Sarsaparllla. I took the
medielns and It has fnV
I; restored me to health
and I think it
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Mr. W. Cooler,
Clifford. K. D.
an Life. I win cheerfully answer all who may
wlih to correspond about my affliction or state
tent A. W. Coo lit, Clifford, North Dakota.
Hood's
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Be Sure to Get fAC
Hood's
Mood's Pllla euro nausea, and biliousness.
Than flflu !
STOVES!
We have sold a large number of our different kinds
of Heating Stoves, which have in every instance given
the best of satisfaction.
IXL.
GREAT WESTERN OAKS.
THE MOST COMPLETE IN THE CITY
at roruL.Au viucns.
There is not a bettor Stove made than these.
FURNACES
1516
O. P. Mattison, Thomas Gait and
Shephard.
Introducing Mr. Murray the chair
man did so in a few brief, well chosen
words, showing his special fitness to
preside at a meeting of this character.
We regret we are unable to give the
address in full, but enough can be gath
ered from the synopsis to give a fair
idea of the address. '
In substance Dr. Murray said: A
fire has been blazing throughout
America for the past few years as
never before about this school question.
It would seem strange indeed after all
the benevolent results of the school
system in Aa erica, after all the mil
lions of people have been trained, and
after all the united force to pay and
aid this country for a school system a
system that stands the highest of any
in the world, and is like no other in the
world that anyone should be called to
a publio platform to defend this hon
ored institution, yet we are forced to
aid in the defense of American educa
tion. Our forefathers planted the school
upon good old Massachusetts soil in a
most blessed age that century marked
by the birth of Queen Elizabeth and
closed by the death of Cromwell. The
old pilgrims planted the first common
school. The world had never seen its
like before. There were no common
schools in any other land back of the
one first planted by the Pilgrims. How
gladly when I came to this country a
few years ago a poor emigrant boy did
I Beek shelter under that little school
house. I had been taught the cate
chism until I was almost "catechised"
to death.
I do not stand here to criticise any
church; I am not here to argue against
any sect. . I am here simply because
the school system of America has been
assailed. I stand here because for
forty years one certain class has at
tempted to make inroads on our com
mon school system.
The speaker made the fact plain that
in no other country did Roman Catho
lics hold office and places of influence
as they do in America, all due to our
splendid educational facilities, fostered
and protected under tha Stars and
Stripes.
He gave every -day facts and histori
cal truths showing the way affairs were
being run by or in the interest of Rome,
and the Blade has heard from several
Catholic brothers who attended the
lecture that substantiate many state
ments made by the speaker Catholic
people who are intelligent enough and
broad enough in their views to see the
advantages given in .the common
schools of America over the parochial
schools were true.
KANOKS.
AMERICAN VFNT'LATOB.
STOVES
for heating dwellings, stores
and public buildings. See
us for estimates.
and 1518 Capitol
Where can you find men In all Ire
land holding office as they do in Bos
ton, New York and Chicago?
We are getting tired of a church rep
resenting about one-fifth of the people
carrying-off nine-tenths of the offices.
They do not do this in their own
country. It has been because our com
mon school has been the vehicle to lift
tbem up, and they will be ungrateful
ndeed if they turn around to curse that
which has made them. In no country
where Roman Catholicism is dominant
can they show as splendid results as
here. So that when I ask for protec
tion for that little red school house I
do it not only for the Protestant, not
only for that flag which I love, but be
cause I believe it to be for the best inter
ests of those who are under the control
of the Roman church. We are tired
of packed school boards. We are tired
of this tirade and slander against our
schools, this cursing of our friends who
are teachers, and the children who are
scholars in these schools.
The time was when it meant some
thing to be an American and now an
American is ashamed and afraid to tell
it, especially if he wants to be a police
man.
In this connection Mr. Murray made
one of his happy hits: Instead of spoil
ing so much corn to make whisky it
should be made into starch, It should
be used to stiffen the back-bone of
"weak-kneed" Protestants, who run
their business on a policy basis regard
less of prinoiple.
I would rub it on the American store
keeper that is ashamed to have any
connection with the things that are
American. I would find out a man
that was not ashamed and I would go
trade with him, and then I would rub
it on every voter just before election
day.
Among authorities quoted none were
more to the point than the words of
Victor Hugo, who spurned the papal
yoke in the following terse terms:
"Ah, we know you! We know the
clerical part' 't is an old party. This
it is which ua found for the truth
thoee two marvellous supporters, ig
norance and error. This it is which
forbids to science and genius the going
beyond the Missal and which wishes to
cloister through the dogmas. Every
step which the intelligence of Europe
has taken has been in spite of it. Its
history ie written on the back of the
leaf. It is opposed to it all. This it is
which caused Prinelli to be scourged
for having said that the stars would
not fall. This it is which put Cam
pa nella seven times to torture for say
ing that the number of worlds was in
finite and for having caught a glimpse
at the secret of creation. This it is
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Tableware, Vases.
Rogers' Plated Knives and Forks,
Rogers' Tea Spoons,
Rogers' Table Spoons.
Plated Knives, Forks and Spoons
in Sets for the Little Folks.
All at the Lowest Prices.
The Popularity
Of Our . . .
-Silver Dollar Flour
Continues to increase, and after you have tried
one Sack you will use no other.
Avenue, OMAHA,
which persecuted Harvey for having
proved the circulation of the blood. In
the name of Jesus it shut up Galileo.
In the name of St. Paul it imprisoned
Christopher Columbus. To discover a
law of the heavens was an impiety, to
find a world was a heresy. This it is
which anathematized Pascal in the
name of religion, Montalgue In the
name of morality, Moliere in the name
of both morality and religion. For a
long time .the human conscience has
revolted against you and now demands
of you, 'What is it that you wish of
me?' For a long time already you have
tried to put a gag upon the human in
tellect; you wish to be the masters of
education, and there is not a poet; not
an author, not a thinker, not a phlloso
pber that you accept. All that has
been written, found, dreamed, deduced,
inspired, imagined, invented by genius,
the treasure of civilization, the venera
ble inheritance of generations, the
common patrimony of knowledge, you
reject. There Is a book a book which
is from one end to the other an emana
tion from above; a book which is for
the whole world what the Koran is for
Islamism; what the Vadas are for
India a book which contains all human
wisdom illuminated by all divine wis
dom a book which the veneration of
the people call 'The Bible, tho Bible!
Well, your censure has reached even
that unheard of thing! Popes have
proscribed the Bible. How astonish
ing to wise spirits, how overpowering
to simple hearts to see the finger of
Rome placed upon the book of God!
And you claim the liberty of teaching.
Stop; be sincere; let us understand the
liberty which you claim.
"You wish us to give you the people
to instruct. Very well. Let us see
your pupils. Let us see thoee you have
produced. What have you done for
Italy? What have you done for Spain?
For centuries you have kept in your
hands, at your discretion, at your
school, these two great nations, illus
trious among the fllustrious. Wbat
have you done for them? I shall tell
you. Thanks to you, Italy, whose name
no man who thinks can any longer pro
nounce without inexpressible filial
emotions Italy, mother of genius and
of nations, which have spread over all
the universe all the most brilliant
marvels of fetry and the arts, Italy
which has taught mankind to read
now knows not how to read! Yes, Italy
is, of all the states of Europe, that
where the smallest number know how
to read. Spain, magnificently endowed
Spain, which received from the Ro
mans her first civilization; from the
Arabs her second civilization; from
providence and in spite of you, a world,
America Spain, thanks to you, a yoke
Wo Soli
HARDWARE.
Company,
NEB.
of stupor, which is a yoke of degrada
tion and decay; Spain has lost this
seoret power which it had from the
Romans; this genius of art which it
had from the Arabs; this world which
It had from God, and in exchange for
all that you have made it lose, it has
received from you the Inquisition!
The Inquisition, which certain men of
the party try to-day to re-establish;
whlch-has burned on the funereal pile
millions of men; the Inquisition, which
disinterred the dead to burn them as
heretics; which declared the children
of heretics Infamous and incapable of
any public honors, excepting only
thoie who shall have denounced their
fathers; the Inquisition, which, while I
8.ck, still holis in the papal library
the manuscripts of Galileo sealed un
der the papal signet. These are your
masterpieces. This fire which we call
Italy you have extinguished. This
Colossus that we call Spain you have
undermined the one in ashes the
other In ruins. This is what you have
done for two great nations. What do
you wish to do for France? Stop! You
have just come from Rome! I con
gratulate you; you have had fine suc
cess there. You come from gagging
the Roman people, and now you wish
to gag the French people, I under
stand. This a'.tempt Is still more fine,
but take care, it is dangerous. France
is a lion, and is still alive."
He paid the Baptist people a high
compliment in being the first to lead
in this fight against Romanism, and
although himself a Methodist, his
church did not seem to fully compre
hend the question but it was learning.
He Bald If the Methodist or any other
Protestant church was trying to con
trol the school system of America, he
would be in duty bound to oppose that
denomination as he was opposing the
Roman church.
"The school children of to-day are
soon to be the voters of America, and
how carefully we should be of what
they are taught in this little school
house which stand for truth," said
the speaker. "If Rome cannot teach
enough religion in Sunday school,
church and at home, she had better go
out of church business. She has pretty
nearly done so now, siie is so badly
wrapped up in politics trying to select
policemen and to fill about all the other
offices of the country."
This Is a national issue and must be
settled by the ballot.
The lecturer was interrupted with
fervent applause, and almost everyone
expressed him or herself greatly bene
fited by the facts so forcibly presented
to them. Council 49 certainly has
cause to feel proud of the enthusiastic
gathering upon this occasion. It will
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Envelopes, Writing Paper, Blank Books, Etc,
tho Celebrated-
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We OFFER A LAROE LINE OF
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likely ask Mr. Murray to visit Aurora
again in a short time. Aurora Blade.
Rev. O. E. Murray lectured at the
city hall Friday evening on "Tho Lit
tle Red School noue" before an im
mense audience. It was a stirring
speech and the hearers were enthus
iastic. Mr. Murray Is a fluent speaker
and will always attract large crowds.
Limited space prevents a more elabo
ra'e account of the lecture. Mr. Mur
ray is humorous and unusually keen
and kept the vast audience laughing.
Jtrurnal.
Thanks to the agitation, the city
ball was filled to overflowing last
night, to hear the Rev. Murray Lec
ture on "The Little Red School House."
He is a good talker and worked up
great enthusiasm. Tbe value of the
publio schools and their superiority
over parochial schools waj his theme.
Express.
The city hall was packed full of peo
ple Friday evening, who had come out
to listen 1 1 the lecture by Rev. O. E.
Murray, on "Tbe Little Red School
House." He first sang about it, and
finally, a'ter a generous collection had
been taken, talked about it for nearly
two hours. He noted that tbe publio
school was founded away bask in the
time of the Pilgrims, and that it had
grown to be tho backbone of the coun
try. He reviewed its history and that
of the forces opposing it; showed the
undesirabllity and the un-American
aspect of the parochial schools, and
made a plea for the American people
to stand solidly by the Institutions of
their creation, and allow no foreign
power to either control them or dictate
regarding them. Beacon.
Rev. Murray is the author of the
"Black Pope" and of the "Singing Pa
triot" which we advertise in another
column. Editor.
Papal Liberty.
For the land of the free, for the land of
the free,
I'm always for liberty "so mote It be."
Sing it, Satolll, sing it for me, sing it
for me ,
The pope is for liberty "so mote it be."
The people may tell you I'm a snake in
a tree;
But sing it over for the Catholics, see
And the people, they may, though as
dumb as they be.
Sing to them: "Come, now, for I'm
waiting for thee.
I will show you how sweet is this dear
liberty,
As you sit at my footstool your dear
Peccl
And then I will tell you of the papal
decree,
And have you embrace my dear, sweet
liberty"
Alter Deus, Pope Peccl, in cell No. 3.
Washington's Rock.
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