The Yazoo City weekly Whig., 1854-08-18

A JESUIr,g OATH.


Aesefs AolIofs. The Union Of this city and
some other Journals, have often spoke with
great adherence 81 the supposed s'borria'
oaths Of q supposed secret organization cal
led sKnoO A0ttings, butlhey take special
care never to aIlude to the horrid oaths 81
the Jesuits, secret society ever At enmity
and atw with dll governments. but that 81
their Sovereign and master the Pope and
King Of Rome. More, however, wemay not
expect from these political Journals, seeing
that all their sympathies are with their 10
ly Mother, the Church of Rome, and this
this society Of Jesuits, her ''psost dearest
child.
The following was discovered many years
ago, 10 be the oath, or one Of the oaths--
taken By the members Of the Jesuit society
and has ofton been printed.
IA. B. now in the presence Of Almighty
God, the blessed virgin Mary, the blessed
Michael the Arch-angel, the blessed St. John
the Baptist, the holy apostles 81 Peter and
st. Paul and the saints and sacred hosts Of
Heaven, and you my ghostly father, do de-
clare from my heart without mental reserva-
toin that, (Pope Gregory or the present in
cumbent) lis Christ's vicar and is the true a
only head ofthe Universal Church through
out the world; and that by virtue Of the
keys and of binding and loosing given To-
his holiness by Jesus Christ he hath power
to depose heretical Kings, Princes, States
commonwealth, and governments, all being
illegal without his sacred confirmation; and
/ that they may,safely be destroyed. There
fore to the utmost Of my power I will de-
fend this doctrine, and its holiness rights
and customs, against all usurpers and all
heretieal or Protestant authority whatsoever
especially against the new pretended author
lity and Church in England. and all adhe>
rents in regard that they be asurped and
heretical opposing the sacred mother church
of Rome.
81 do renounce aud disoWn King, Prince,
I or State named Protestant or obedience to
any of their inferior magistrates or officers.
do further declare the doctrine of the
Church Of England Of the CalVanists, HUI
guenots, and other Protestants to be dam
nable, and those to be damned who will not
forsake the same. I do further declare that
! will help, assist and advise all or any of
his Holiness agents in any place wherever
l shall be and do my utmost to expitate the
heretical Protestants' doctrine and to des-
troy all their pretended power legally or
otherwise.
81 do further promise and declare that
notwithstanding am dispensed to assume
any religion heretical for the propagation
of the mother Church's interests, to keep
secret and private all her agents counsels as
they entrust me, and not to diyulge direct
ly or indirectly by word, writing. or other
wise any matter or circumstance Whatso
ever, but to execute all that shall be pro-
posed, given in charge or discovered unto
me by you my Ghostly Father or by any
of this covenant.
.'All which +, A. B., do swear by the
blessed Trinity and blessed Sacrament
which am now about to receive to perform
and on my part to keep inviolably, and d
call the Heavenly and glorious host to wit
ness my real intentions 10 keep my OATH
In testimony whereof take this most Holy
and Blessed Sacrament Of the Eucharist, and
witness the same further with my hand and
seal. in the face Of this Holy Cove.
nant."
The Jesuits are propagandists. Their
business is proselyting; and they never
for moment lose sight Of the great end
and aim of their order-(the object Of which
tits instituted )tlse unconditional sulieetion Of
tie pkoie oorld TO the domination oftke Pope
| of Rome. As to the means, their course
has ever been to employ efectiue. Hence
they are all things to all men. They can
operate effectively under any form Of gov
ernment, though monarch les afford facilities
not obtuinable ii republics. In times past
the conversion of Sove.eign was at
once the conversion of the whole nation.
Such however would not be the case in
| Protestant Kingdoms at the present day
The people have too much light and liber-
lty there for that; though doubtless the
Sovereign would be able il the course of
time to effect great changes BIZ his last in.
f1uence over the great, BY the power Of his
large standing army, and his control of
the educational establishments. It is new
ertheless certain that a Roman Catholic
Sovereign and large standing army. with
all the schools under the control and direc-
tioD of the clergy--are essential to the
preservation of the Unity of the Roman
Catholic faith and the authority Of the Pope
in what are called Roman Catholic coun-
tries No intelligent person believes that
the Pope could maintain his authority even
in Rome itself. for single day after the
French army should be Withdrawn from the
Papal States.
Ina republic--this country for instance
the Jesuits can only hope TO effect their OBJ
ject by very slow degrees But this does
not discourage them as they labor not for
the present only but also for future ages,
while it has tendency to deceive unWary
Protestants and throw them off their guard
It's By the gradual training Of the youth
full mind ie Their schools that they hope to
accomplish their end il this country-its en-