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WILLIAM HEARS
A SMALL VOICE.
Does Daniel's Prophecy
Mean the Pope of Rome
When It Says, "And He Shall Plant the
Tabernacle of His Palace Between
the Seas in the Glorious
"Holy Mountain; yet He Shall Come
His End, and None Shall Help
Him"? Watch the Signs
of the Times.
New York, Aug. 14. According to
reports which reach here from Europe
Emperor William's coming visit to the
HOLY LAND has an object which is
more than the mere wish to visit the
Holy Sepulchre. This Is nothing less
than the almont insuperable difficulty
of uniting the hands of Leo. XIII. with
Humbert of Italy after their long sep
aration becaime the King's father
wrested Rome from the Papacy.
THE KAISER'S CRUSADE IN JE
RUSALEM WILL ONLY HE MADE
AFTER A SECRET VISIT TO ITALY.
This crusade is to be the first step In
the extraordinary scheme of this ex
traordinary young Kaiser. Himself a
Protestant, the Idea thnt dominates
him Is that the whole human race will
be vastly benefitted by the Increased
moral Influence of the Papacy.
The Emperor snys he will not be con
sented until he has accomplished this
herculean task. He explained his ob
ject not long ago during a dinner In
the officers' mess. In explaining to one
of the officers of the mess after dinner
the object of his trip to the Holy Land,
(ho Emperor outlined his plans a fol
lows: "Man's activity Is necessarily bound
ed by certain limits. Tno limits, how
ever, are elastic, and 1 have always
held thut the greater a man's oppor
tunities for having an Influence with
his fellow-men and for performing
mighty deeds In the world, the more
abould he labor to extend the sphere
of his activity and make it encompass,
events of striking moment.
"For myself, it Is my duty first of all
to watch over the national Interests
and to safeguard the honor of this
great empire, whime destinies have
been transmitted Into my hands. Hut
apart from that, and without any prej
udice to It, I feel that I have other mis
sions. There are other events In which
I can toke a pnrt, other happenings
wherein my Influence may be of the
greatest good,
"The thief of these is the present
unhappy position In which the head of
the Roman Catholic Church finds him
self In the Eternal City. That position
is a consequence of the unfortunate
war which the Vatican has felt obliged
to wage against the Italian sttiie. How
to put an end to It the keenest diplo
mats so far huve not understood. Hut
that an end to It should come Is quite
clear to me.
"For years past I have dwelt In
thought on the subject, but during re
cent events and precisely on t ho occa
sion of the Ilispano-Amerlcnn war the
molter has been brought homo to me
more deeply than ever. At moments I
hove grown Impatient ond exasperated
at realizing that the one man who In
certain cases could have the greatest
Influence as the arbiter of peace re
mains with his hands practically tied,
owing to this dull and sterile contest
between Vutlcan and Quirlnal.
"The Idea, as I say, has long been
simmering In my mind, and I have al
ready tried my hand at practical ef
forts. Misfortune and 111 success, how
ever, clogged my Bteps and made me
momentarily relinquish ruy projects.
My hopes were centered chiefly on the
to
co-operation of Cardinal San Felice.
My visit to Naples In 1896 was chiefly
to see him. In the two long colloquies
which there took place between us the
Cardinal entered heartily Into my
plans. All Italy knew that he was a
saint. Hut he was at the same time a
man of great shrewdness and common
sense, and he frankly admitted that
there was a great deal of Injudicious
ness In the uncompromising attitude
of Cardinal Rampolla and most of the
others who surround the Pope. Cardi
nal San Felice was for conciliation.
Many other members of the sacred col
lege of Cardinals the body of men
who have in their hands the election
of the Pope were also for harmony
between church and state, and my
hopes ran high. I conceived the Idea
that Cardinal San Felice might be
named the next Pop, and to this end
I worked.
"With his nomination the Popes
would have censed to lay claim to the
temporal power, the Italian govern
ment, would lav aside Its attitude of
persecution toward the church, and
both would be at liberty to dedicate
their entire forces to other and nobler
ends.
"Hut with the new year of 18!7 Car
dinal Sun Felice whs borne to his
grave, the Pope delivered a few belli
cose speeches, and the Italian govern
ment redoubled Its hostility, In spite
of all that I did not desist from my
purpose, Other events called for my
Individual energies, and for the mo
ment the PoK and the King were left
to themselves.
"Hut the good that was to lie done
Is still to do, and I am resolved to go
on with my undertaking. The entire
world will gain If I can bring about
the reopproueh ment of Ijeo XIII. and
Humbert I. No one will doubt the
sincerity of my Protestant leanings.
Hut It is precisely because I am a Prot
estant that I have a clear and accurate
conception of the power and Influence
of the Papacy.
"At the present day two great evils
threaten humanity. They are social
Ism mnd atheism. Against each of
these the Pope Is a bulwark. In fight
ing Infidelity no aid should be neglect
ed. "Socialism Is Infidelity to the mon
arch or the stute and athesm is Infi
delity to God.
"The Pope In (he spiritual ruler of
tho largest communion on earth and
he Is by far the most powerful author
itative of spiritual rulers. His word
Is promptly ami willingly obeyed by
hundreds of millions of people spread
throughout the globe. He can order
and direct the consciences of these
multitudes. He can nay: 'These are
your religious tenets; those must be
your social sentiments,' and suddenly
ho is obeyed. His power, therefore,
for cood Is Immeasurable.
"Kings nnd Emperors tire the di
vinely ordained guardians of soc ial or
der and directors of social well-being,
just as the leaders of religious bodies
are the divinely ordained moderators
of conscience. But just as Kings and
KmperorB can have their beneficent in
fluence in the religious order, eo can
ivon ihi i m in in it i mi i mi lit n.
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And tin Sm!h n Mt s lu'U put nn cut , tint . 1 duti'l ,
Mour, 1 It .ill tt hi im pc 1 1 1 a nil w .c i c lin tmlit i;uu 1
Wlirtt l-.tthit Killv came almig .m' tiik nic K tin lund;
An' I'addv ut kno.v Itmv tt i, In Vtt tm in the limit,
l',r tin- r.ulnt j;ot tin tnnic ftt tin ImMiii' tin clittic.lt.
An' 'liil w t mc tin nun .tt wmk win tr tin 'tc Lit Ant' in tlic
H ton ml?
Wc'ic ioin' toluve the finest church in .til the imiutiy tottnd
Will a golden cross upon the spur where evetv one can mt
Ami pictures, yi an' furniture, as titre as they can he;
Then there's the Missed relics, wc will have them widottt fail
And among them, Paddy cross ycrsc If! 'St. Patrick's l.ig tor
nail."
lint if yer house is itnpty and for food yer kids must search
We have got to take the money fur the bildin' of the church.
If yer makes it thirteen dollars, I'll pay you back fifteen
And the extra will make Iliddy jest as happy as a queen
For the city will not furnish cash to pray for thim that's dead
Iiut whin it conns tostarvin' they'll give us tay and bread.
Oh! Paddy ye'r a darlin' and me heart is light as air
For now, me little bi that's gone, can climb the golden stair.
I'll send Hiddy to the Father and coming back that way
Sie tan el a city arilt-r for we've naught to eat th'day.
spiritual guides help and promote the
social weal.
"The Pope's range of power Is the
vastest of all. and consequently the
possibilities of the good he may do are
the most far-reaching. I think it im
perative, therefore, that he be put In
a position to freely accomplish all the
good of which he Is capable. HE MUST
HE LIBERATED FROM HIS SELF
IMPOSED IMPRISONMENT IN THE
VATICAN. All the trammels that sur
round and harrass him In his dally
life must be removed, so that he will
then be at liberty to fight the common
enemies, socialism and Irrellglon. And
he, will be In a post Ion to make his
voice heard In the Interests of peace
when nations go to war without Just
motive, and In the interests of human
ity, when acts of cruelty or Injustice
are bclns elsewhere committed.
"I have meditated long and deeply
on this subject. The fact that It pre
occupies me ho much convinces me
that I am Inspired to take action In the
matter. It is like one of the voices
which whispers In my ears that it Is
my mission to remedy the Pope's post
ton and open up the field for Ifls
range of well doing. It dally urges me
to act.
"Whether I shall succeed or not. It
is beyond my power to foretell. Judg
ing from the circumstances there Is
every evidence that, success should not
be outside the bounds of possibilities.
I am going to do my utmost, and more
thon this no mnn can do. I feel for
the moment that I have no other con
crete and practical mission before me.
To succeed In such an undertaking
would Im a climax nnd a crowning
worthy of any man's life. As I say, I
am going to energetically attempt it.
"The small preternatural voice un
mistakably spurs me on, and I think
no better augury of success could be
desired.
"For this moment I can say no more,
and It does not txiioove me to be too
explicit about my plans. They are al
ready laid, and my immediate actions
will be a development of them. Their
result will lie their Justification, and It
will also be the jpustlflcation of many
acts In the past, which may have
seemed strange and unaccountable to
my good Protestant subjects, but
which had their motive and their orig
in in a desre to accomplish great and
enduring events.
"I am acquainted with both Leo and
Humbert. I know how estimable both
of them are, and I feel It Is a most de
plorable circumstance thut political
enibltterment should make enemies of
two men who personolly are worthy
only of esteem and regard one for the
other.
"But I shall not die until my ends
In this regard are attained. Death
otherwise would find a void In my ex
istence, and I feel within ma that I
have not been born In vain." Special
to Chicago Tribune.
. When a man sees the truth ha be
holds the deformities of error.
The subscription price of Til E Amer
ican is f2.00 per year.
AFTER MERR11T.
the Third Aislktant IVmaMer Oners!
Flooded With Letters.
Dr. J. P. Merrltt of this city wrote
a letter to John A. Merrltt, third as
sistant secretary uost office depart
ment, Washington, D. C, objecting to
the picture of Marquette on one-cent
stamps. The letter follows:
Elmlra, N, Y., Aug. 3, 1S98.
John A, Merrltt, third assistant sec
letary post office department, Wash
ington, IJ. C, Dear Sir. On the one
cent stamp issued lately I observe a
picture of one Marquette. From all
available sources within my reach I
have made diligent search to ascertain
what possible claim this man has to
the distinguished honor you have
shown him. History records of him
that he was a foreigner and a Jesuit
priest, but does not mark him as a
man of note, either In art, literature,
science or acts of philanthropy.
As a Jesuit his course, like that of
his order In the Philippines today,
was marked by cruelty, tyranny, Ig
norance, superstition and religion's de
gradation. Still, 1 realize, In spite of
all this, that there must have been
some remarkably worthy traits In the
character of this man, to me unknown,
but which you consider grand enough
to overshadow nil his faults and to
make hirn, to you, appear pre-eminently
great, when you elevate him above
many noble patriotic Americans whom
for his sake, you have passed unno
ticed, Will you kindly Inform me what
those traits were?
Very respectfully,
D. P. MEHHITT.
General Merrltt replied to the letter
stating that the stamps were Issued
because of the trans-Mississippi exposi
tion at Oinslia, Among other things
he says:
"Ily way of preface to my answer
permit me to express regret that the
picture Is not entirely satisfactory to
you, since it was a source of deep
solicitude and much Inquiry to select
only such designs as would meet the
approbation of the post office depart
nient as well as the masses of the peo
ple, whom It always seeks to please.
"From the dawn of civilization to
the present day, a disposition has been
manifested on the part of posterity to
pay great deference and honor to the
names of those hardy men and women
who braved the trials ami dangers of
a new land to lay the foundations of
tho blessings and liberties which we
now enjoy. The Oreeks and Itomans
made gods of them; our European pro
genltors have embalmed their memory
In marble, story and song:, vhlle tho
recital of the noble deeds of our pll
grim fathers gathers Interest and
sanctity as the years roll by.
"These facts. It. seems to me, are
fully sufficient to Justify the selection
of the picture you condemn. As to the
religious belief of Marquette, it never
entered Into or Influenced the selection
of tho advice, one way or the other,
The constitution of the I'nlted States,
that palladium of our liberties, guar
antees to all men the privileges and
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Sir. Yours of the sih Inst,, in reply
to mine of the 3d, reiivt this af
ternoon. ( had. however, read a ropy
of my letter and your reply In a morn
ing paper, hours before your letter was
delivered to Pie,
As an American I was both surprised
and mortified that our third assistant
postmaster general should mt far Ig
nore the ordinary rules of correspond
ence as to give the public; press a
letter without first asking consent of
the writer, or sho .!d so far neglect the
amenities prevailing amongst gentle
men as to publish Its reply before It
was first placed In my hands.
Apart from the fwt that our Euro
pean progenitors knew of some method
of embalming memories In marble, and
are now unhappily forgotten, your let
ter does not communicate any Informa
tion. The only reason you advance
why Marquette's picture should appear
on the stamp Is that he sailed down the
Mississippi. I am well aware that such
Is the report of history, hut not until
Indians had sailed It hundreds of times
before, had explained to him the course
and had provided him the csnoe and
the assistants to manage It. This act
no more entitles Marquette to extraor
dinary recognition than would the fol
lowing of a trail, whose course had
been accurately described, and which
had been traveled hundreds of times
by others before.
Is this really the only ground upon
whic h you would elevate Into promi
nence this msn's name, and exalt his
memory above that of all the noble
men and heroic women, I care not of
what nice or religion, who, braving
the horrors and hardships of the track
less forests made for themselves homes
and the beginnings of our great west
ern cities?
You do not point to a slnsl set of
Marquette's life, nor a single trait of
his character, which tended In any
way to advance civilization or "to lay
the foundations of the blessings and
liberties which we now enjoy." Yet
you must, know that there are hundred;!
of western plone r who for their grand
and heroic deeds In the Interests of
their country and liberty are today
and will be forever, held In grateful re
membrance. Why should Marquette
be, by yon, preferred to f hern 7
I do not, In my letter,, "condemn," as
you sny, Marquette's picture; I merely
asked why It, was chosen rather than
snot her. Your digression, sir, about
the constitution and religion Is entirely
Irrelevant, and utterly uncalled for. It
Is calculated only to stir up rancor and
animosity amongst the most Ignorant
of our population.
The Intelligent portion 'if our people
know that, such remarks are made only
to create political capital amongst the
vilest, and these "sd vulgus" appeals
ss well nn tbe person making them,
will link the respect of all high minded
persons of every race and every creed.
I have not asked you to discriminate
against any man because of his relig
ion, and I have such an abiding faith
In the magnanimity of the American
people that I am not anxious to believe
that any of them ever did, What the
western people may think of the stamp
to which I have called your attention,
I do not positively know, I can hard
ly imagine, however, that they ean
feel honored by having one so much
Inferior to their great heroes exalted
above them. THE HEPHESENTATIVK
OF AN OitDEIl THAT, FOB 1T8 MIS-
DEEDS. HAH BEEN DIl.'VEN FROM
EVERY CIVILIZED t'Ol'NTKY OF
THE WOULD EXCEPT THE UNITED
STATES, AND WHOSE NAM!'
STANDS TODAY WHKIlEVKIl THE
ENGLISH LANG ('AO E IS SPOKEN
AS SYNONYMOUS WITH LYING,
FRAUD, DECEIT AND DOUBLE
DEALING, CANNOT BK SAID TO BE
A VI T SUBJECT TO EXTOL BEFORE
AMERICAN YOUTH. OR HIS NAME
ASSOCIATED IN ANY WAY WITH
THE GREAT OMAHA EXHIBITION,
TO HONOR THE NOBLE. GRAND.
PATRIOTIC MEN AND WOMEN OF
THE MIGHTY WEST.
Very rvsp-vt fully,
D. V. MKRRITT.
Eliulra, N. Y., Gaitette.
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li it hut n D stiplsli-4 lni Una
lUh Dm mm II ilnl-l sn.l i lr-
mtiitM In liiidsl.i, Kpsln. and tht
Out Spsntnh ri.pv mtiir Inl.i nil tmn.lt
fiiuti a briiihir Mti, h-e timer
tu tew lhr sut bur cvf Die tni:
How lbs tinorthy In f'M the nninnrt
Im llei,
And In linsKf .f mail, In adore,
When the H tliiirtd forbid to deceive,
And lbe, lio-teni, their bnithere
abhor.
No Iniaae, snys Gmt, ulult ilmu make,
Neither any filxe Idols adore;
Hi faithful commandment not briMik,
And Ills spirit to love evermore.
No morn than a puppet hi the statue,
Ordained by I hn prlenl to believe,
For his lucre, far stronger Is my echo,
Why listen to a piece of wood to de
ceive. In thy closet shalt thou pray In de
votion," Huld Christ, "when thou hast cloned,
thy lior;"
That the Kathitr aeHngj In secret thy
emotion,
To the publk will revere thee before.
We know who never on floor of the
church pas,
And In them the piety there'll be ob
serving; And you, who are always forever at
mass,
lvo haling, and from honor art
swerving.
Pray tell me what sort of religion Is
yours
That humbles and humiliates In the
temple,
In exit presents the contrary looks at
the doors,
Giving of envy and pride the
ample?
What religion la thnt which you teach
To dissemble, to lie, and to hate?
What religion Is that obliging to
preach,
And the Unlit of the Gospel abate?
Why do you have false doctrines to foD
low
That the Infidel priests who are
teaching?
Observe the divine law of the Bible,
That the blessed Apostles were
preaching.
What are those who only for wisdom
are endowed
With humbugs no more; that In
their sermons
With only their lips do they honor
God,
Hut the Christ Is not In thHr hearts.
Already Is the hour that light of the
truth
Bright and plerdnx In your minds
that are darkened.
Open your eyest Now Is the hour!
A wake!
From this dream more fatal than
death.
Now s the hour to listen to this gnt
voice
Of the Gospel Hist to you nneeiulng
ly cries,
Love to thy neighbor and to God,
If you would pardon and glory re
ceive, But If the shepherd who guardeth the
sheep,
To raven will mislead, what do they
in their blessings unite?
Hear the groans of the most who fat
ally follow their tracks,
And the moans and murmurs
through the day and the night
'Tie not lamentation, the mass, or con
fession, Nor penances, nor the baptismal
water,
That will save or bring unto you par
don, But the same love for your neigh
bor you bear to yourself.
Bearing true consolation to tbe afflict
ed That Is the love and the good holy
riches;
To raise up tho unhappy who have
fallen.
This, l religion! nnd there is nolli-
Ing more.
Neither altars, 1-aliu Jargons or ban
ners. And less does ho desire puppets, our
Lord,
(Continued on 4th pages.)