Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-05-03
THE HISTORY OF
PROTESTANT PRIESTCRA FT'
Europe A. America.

NOW BEING PUBLISHED IN CONSEC-
L utlvo numbers of the Banner Of Light, fan in.
dependent weekly newspaper, published by q. J.
bEtBE, at Middletown, Orange county, N. Y. Mt
~ per year, payable in adynnco). Back num-
pers, or supplements, containing the chapters al
ready published, will be furnished to subscribers,
THIS History contains full exposure Of Popular
Deiusions relative to the pretended "Reforma-
tons under Calvin and Luther, Henry VIIT
Cranmcr and Cromwell, by a truthful history of
Their rise, progress and prosecutions in Europc
acwn 10 the emigration of tho Pharisac Puritans
10 amerlca-An account Of tn Dir prosecutions of
bnptists, Quakers, Catholics, and other Dissent
efs In New England, tho Blue Laws and Witch
crait-Persecutions of Dis enters from the State
Religion in Virginia prior to tho Revolution of
lH0-Ihe severance of Church and State at the
formation OF the United States Government, op.
posed by tho popular clergy of that day-Their
uuo'ts anu 'hose OF their progeny, to restore po-
htical power to the clergy by an attempted union
of Church and State-the Constitution of tbe
United States, and most Of the States In tho
way, and the consequent conspir cy of the clergy
TO overthrow our former happy system Of ire
goyernment-the various means employed ;rom
the first perversion of Sunday scacols. and tho
Anti Sunday Mail movemen.., down N tbo se;,nre
and subversion of the Common schools. ncademios
and colleges, from :.sttutions of learning to en-
glhes oi igno:ance for the enslayement of the
minus ol ,Le rising generations to tho degrading
uogm"s OF tho clergy--the rise and results Of
-,etiyo Amerisanism, Maine Lavish, Know No
thingism, AbOitionlsm, and the various other
fanaticsms of Priestcraft.
! All should subscribe, who wish to acauant
themselves with historical facts of tho greatest
value at the present time, or to arm themselves
with arguments to oppose Purtanc Priestcraft,
VIII ch, in addition to all other curses it has inHic
ted upon our country, has now involved us in the
most torrible sectional war, and threatens to fol-
low 1t W .th sectarian crusade far more awful.
unless arrested by the Disseminate of documents
exposing its character and objects, such as the
author has sought to make this history useful in
accomplishing. Priestcraft is therein proved to
be alike antagonistic to the true Christian reli-
sOn, popular liberty, and the public peace and
prosperityi and the political clergy are also pro-
ven to DO servants OF Satan instead of ministers
OF the Prince of Peace, and their influence "evil,
and only evil continually" Patriots will find a
perusalof its pages of great advantage in enab-
ling them to fight the hydra-beadcd monster
that must bo slain before we can hope for peace
and restoration Cfciyil and religious liberty in
cur country.
This History will also soon be published 10 book
form, with paper covers at 5, and in good cloth
or skin covers at : 80 20 81. Atthese prices II
will be sent to any address in the United States
postage free. Every intelligent patriot should
have copy, and after reading lend it to his
friends and neighbOr
Address, enclosing payment, G.. J. Beebe,
Middletown, Orange county, n. Y. [apl2.