Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-05-11
Romanism Educating our People.

If there is one foe more than another, |
that theatens US as nation, nearly all agree |
in pronouncing that foe to be Romanism.
Take this fact in connection with the OBJ
vious truth, that it is fashionable to pander
to Rome Because of this tendency ripen.
politically, is. lost to Professionalism, and is
as much Roman Catholic as is Italy or
Rome. Whence comes this influence, or
producing cause? Can we trace it to wo-
man? 1t will be admitted that the influence
of Roman Catholic servants in our homes
has never been measured The nurse teach
es the child the use of the beads, and ia
miliarizes the child committed to her keep
ing, to the cross, as an emblem of worship.
Imagine the alarm of a Christian mother,
when, because of the absense of the nurse,
it became necessity to see the child to bed,
and, to her surprise, the little girl of five
years pulled out from beneath the pillow
her beads and cross, and began going
through the papal forms of worship! The
mother wisely forbore rebuke, changed
her nurse and led her child back to Christ,
and so rescued her. How many children
are finding in these nurses, rather than in
their mothers, their religious teachers
The influence of Romish servants in our
homes is felt in still another way Because
of them there is barrier to discussion, or
even to conversation, concerning this mon
strous error, which, ike the frogs of Egypt
invades our very bread-troughs. No man
dare express his mind concerning Roman
ism at his table if the servant is Roman
list, lest he lose the services so much in de-
mand, or lest he be reported to the
priest, and so be placed under the ban or
the displeasure of the church of Rome
which is used as an engine of political and
social power against the truth as it is in
Jesus.
The influence of education deserves con-
sideration. Fashionable women send their
daughters to Roman Catholic institutions
of learning where the sister or mother SUI
periOr takes them to the chapel, bows rev.
erently before the altar land kissing the cross,
exclaims, "How can Protestants be so blind
as to reject the cross on the ground that it
savors Of Popery, when they know that all
their own hopes Of salvation must hang up
on itn' or where the morning service con-
cludes with prayer to the mother ofGod, .
in these words; 'Most holy Virgin, l believe
and confess thy most holy and immaculate
care Of man, pure and without stain. Q,
most pure Virgin; through thy virginia. pu-
rity, thy immaculate conception, thy glori-
Gus quality of mother of God, obtain for me
of thy dear Son, humility, charity, great
purity of heart, OF body and of mind, holy
perseverance in my cherished relations, the
gift Of prayer, holy life and happy
death" ~ Thus is the dogma of the immac-
ulate conception thrust upon the memory
and the gate is opened TO denial and re-
lection of Christ as the Saviour, and to an
acceptance of Mary as the intercessor. The
result manifests itself in two ways. The
fashionable boarding school girl comes tC
think kindly of Rome, and rebukes all op.
position to the church as bigotry or igno.
rance on the part of those with whom she
associates. The influence is noticeable. II
is fashionable to attend the papal church
fashionable to contribute to its prosperity
fashionable for men to smother their opin
ions, fashionable for the politician to seek
the favor of that power that furnishes its
subtlety and in its ability to work in dark
ness, a perfect mechanism for Satan
/ Our wealthy women, by their patronag,
of Roman Catholic fairs, and by their gift.
to the so-called charitable fund, enable the
enemies of the cross of Christ to build thost
magnificent cathedrals and religious es
J Establishments, while the churches of Chris
languish for support.
Give to woman the ballot, let these girl
in our kitchens become voters, and it viii
not be difficult to understand how "a man
foes shall be those of his own household"
TIE Rensedy.-Induce Protestant girls t,
work, by treating them as sisters rather thai
; as servants. Talk freely in the house and a
! the table against Romanism, let the conse
[quences be what they may Educate chill
dren SO that they shall know the character
istics of this lifelong foe of the church o.
Christ; and, lastly, resist this movement t.
change the order of Gods government il
= the home and in the State.
e Ignore it as wemay, the beguiing serpen
is busy with our Eve in America, this EIDE
of liberty, and God only knows the result
D 1t is aquestion which cannot be trifed with
That the drift to-day is against the teach
i ings ofthe Bible, none can doubt. Victor
: for Satan is terrible calamity for humani
lty. Let us then, as an antidote, preac
: Christ, and strive to make woman the helt
meet of man and the alley of our Divin
q Master, and then she becomes the deadlie.
foe ofSatan, and the most aggressive chan
y pion of the truth.-Reu. j. ID. Fulton 3
Woman as q 1empter.
Miss Bunkley's Book, PIP. % and 6S.
IS The Cross and the Grown