The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-24

tence of the oath and if Irshman who takes it
can be better than Massey Corydan:
al NJ NJ do take Almighty God and HIS Holy Son, Jesus
Christ to sutneSs that wA faithful and bear allegiance
Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Nora and acH defend her
euo pou all conspiracies and attempts wuteuer int
shall be made against her person, dignity And w do
my utmost endemor to dissolve AND MAKE KNOWN TO
HER MAJESTY AND HER SUCCESSORS, ALL TREASON
ABLE AND TREAcHERoUs coNsP1RACIEs WHICH MAY BE
FORMED AGAINST THEM"
Can anything be more binding ON human being
than this The latter part is fearful taken in Cath
oc sense when the oath directed against the secrecy
of the confessional and the priest " to do has
utmost to 6issolUe and make hnoWn all conspracies"
There is no doubt whatever but the English Government
intended that this oath should open the confessional
and the student must take it aoon any mental reseavo-
ton aohatever
Sand do swear that will defend to the utmost of my
power THE SETTLEMENT AND ARRANGEMENT OF
PROPERTY IN THIS COUNTRY ESTABLISHED BY
THE LAW NOW IN BEING"
That is he must protect the landlords who have
robbed people of their righul property He must
not lift voice for any change in the existing relations
of landlord and tenant. The people may be turned
out of their homes and villages made into sheepwalks,
poorhouses may overflow, ships filled with emgrans may
backenthe sea- the deadhung may bot
tom of the ocean with their bones it is alaccordngto
the eristi,g za and he must seek for change for
has he not SWORN BEFORE THE ETERNAL GOD
and His Son support haever actually in existence
No wonder that tenant right and all other movements
for the people, have failed in Ireland. The above is
bad but what follows is worse, where he swears-
at do truly declare disavow and entirely abur any in
enton subve the present Church Establishment for the
of
And do solemny that will not exercise any pri
vlege to which am become entitled to disturb and
weaken the Established Religion and Protestant Government
of this country And do soemn in the presence of God
and His Holy Son, Jesus Christ my Redeemer profess
testify, and declare that do make this declaration, and
every part thereof in the plain and ordinary of the
Words without any evasion equivocaon mental
ton whatever and without any dspensation whatever
already granted by the Pope, any authority of the
See of Rome any power whatever and without think
ing that am, be- acquitted before God or man, or
absolved by this declaration any part of it, although
the Pope any person authority whatever dispense with
annu the same declare that was null and void from
the beginning. So help me God"
Now here is man who is to become Catholic
priest and he to do nothing that will in any way
disturb or aoeohep the Established Church. How
priest do his duty without endeavoring every hour Of
his e to weakenhe Established Church and strengthen
his own? He even takes oath denying the power of
the Pope to absolve him from its fearful obligations.
Now, when we take into consideration that Maynooth
sends out priests yearly than all the other colleges
in Ireland together, and that nine out of ten of the
young students who to America have taken this
disgracefu and sinful obligation, easily account
for the Fenian denunciations.
No man who has taken i" the Maynooth Oath can
be true to his God Or to his country He takes the
bloody hand of England and allegiance to her,