Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-03-18

lnasmuch as two Jesuit Fathers are travel
ling about through the State inculca,ine their
peculiar doctrines on the innocent and unsu
pectiug adherents OF the Romish Church anI
iociting publicly " non-catholcs" to answer
them it may be well enough TO know who
and what they are who are 80 boldly defying
the time honored doctrines of simple and
scriptural faith. Let it be remembered that
while we are IN the midst Of a rebellion, un-
paralleled for its magnitude, while a Roman
Emperor is seeking to establish a Roman En-
pire on our Mexican frontier, while the Reb-
Ell President is in sympathetic correspondence
with the Roman Pontiff, our own Northern
States are being ovor-run and percolsted by
the doctrines o? Jesuits, who start out on
their mission with all the spirit Of the jesuit
oath, which we translate and print in part for
the benft Of our readers
al, A. b., now in the presence Of Almigh-
~ God, and blessed Virgin Mary. the blessed
Michael the Archange, the blessed John the
Baptist, the holy Apostles st. Peter and St
Paul and oil the saints and sacred host Of
Heaven and to you my ghostly father do de-
clare from my heart without mental reserya-
tion, that His Holiness. Pope - is Christ's
Vicar General, and Is the true and only Head
Of the Catholic or Universal Church, through
out the earth aud that. he hath
power to dispose heretical kings, princes,
states, eommoRpeaiths and governments, all be-
ing illegal toithout his sacred confirmation, and
that they may safely be destroyed; therefore to
the utmost OF my power, l shall and will de-
icnd this doctrine against all usurpers Of her
etical authority whatsoever.-I do renounce
and disown any allegiance as due to any her
eucal king, prince or State named Protestant.
or obedience to any Of their Inferior magistrates
or officers do further declare
that | will help, assist edyise all or any Of his
Holishp's agents in any place wherever
shall be " and do my utmost 10 er-
tirpdts The hereteai Protestant doctrine and to
destroy all their pretended po,oers, regal or 9th
aioise.'
Such is the oath Of those Jesuits who are
instiling their notions into the minds and
hearts Of peaceful and industrious part Of
our population, wto II left TO the legitimate
instruction Of parish priests would remain
gooo citizens and useful members Of society,
but who if deludod by the doctrines Of an or
der that has been twice suppressed by the
Pope as dangerous to the peace Of Europe,
will become disloyal, turbulent and destruc-
tive. To what purpose is Rome sending these
Jesuits among our already well enough order
ed Romish populations What need that they
should be instructed by those foreign priests
who have sworn before God solemn oath
g Wherever they shall be TO do their utmost 10
erti,pate the heretical Protestant doctrine and 10
destroy all their pretended potoers, regal or ot'
cruise ?" Whoever has takeh the oath Of a
Jesuit OF subseribes the ultra Montanist doc
trine of the Romish church, is not fit so teach
our people either in religion or morality or
the ethics of Government We trust the
Bishop at Burlington will revoke their license
and not allow His Chuch to be instructed by
men who add to their religious hereses the
declaration by oath that our Government
" may safely be destroyed"