The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-03-01

favorable leglslatl0n as condition
4 support. Already she controls som
of the largest and most influential cit
les, including the great metropolis Q
the country, N. Y. City. Already sh
has succeeded in banishing the Bibl
from our common schools in some dis
tric;s, and has secured a division @
the school funds in others. Crow
bold by past successes. they make stil
greater demands The ''Boston I'D
oertiser' affirms Catholics woul,
not be satisfied with the public schools
even if the Protestant Bible and ever,
vestige of religious teaching wer
banished from them" The "Catholi
Telegraph" declares: "It will be
glorious day for the Catholics in thi
country when our school system shal
be shivered to pieces, until then mod
en paganism will triumph Th
Ohio Frsendns Journal speaks a
follows "Let the public school sys.
tenn 60 to where it came from-th
| Devil .
"Resolosd, That the public or com
mon school system in n. Y. City, is
swindle on the people, an outrage OF
Justice, foul disgrace in matters o
morals, and that it imports for tn,
State legislative to abolish it forth
with
Not satisfied with securing more
than three times as much money from
the N. Y. Treasury as was voted to
all other religious institutions, they
demand the abolition of the entire
public school system. Nor is this all
They demand the repeal of the Sun
day laws-claim the right to march in
desecrating procession ON the Lords
day themselves, while they deny Prot
estants the right to march In peacea-
BILE procession on a week day As
early as 1870, they attacked the Or
angemen, killing some and wounding
many. But the riot of 1871, resulted
in the death OF more than a score and
the wounding of more than two hun =
dred!
The war is upon us. The first bat
ties are fought. The conflict between
Catholicism and Professionalism is in
evitable! 1t is impressible-already
it RACES, and there is danger OF its
triumph Let us not ignore it. Our
first duty is to recognize the fact that
we are in danger I!
Our next duty as ministers is to
sound the alarm, and prepare our
selves and Our people for defense.
Manifestly, it is every Christians duty
to employ the means necessary to pre-
serve and hand down to our children,
the blessings of civil and religious lib
erty enjoyed by ourselves.
To this end let US betake ourselves
to prayer, that God may interpose
power, not only to save our religious
liberty, bat also avert the dread ca
lsmity of war between Catholicism
and Professionalism!
There is need of plain, pungent
of the unsdulterated Gospel,
which is powerful weapon, mighty,
even to the pulling down of the strong
holds of Catholicism.
Ministersshould teach the people
upon this subject, and warn them OF
this danger.
Among the most important means
Of opposing the advancing foe, is the
Of patronage from their
institutions, and more hearty sup
port of those of Protestant denom-
nations.
To the shame of Protestants, be it
.~id, I.s.y ss siIvt, Uisiid.sn s.o A.
Catholic Institutions OF learning,
simply because forsooth, they are
cheaper 1t is the duty ofevery Prot
estant, and especially of every Chris
tian, 10 withdraw at once and with
hold forever, every child and every
form of patronage from Papsl, and
give liberal support TO Protestant,
Our people should en-
dow their Colleges literally. and
found and support new institutions
Of learning wherever they msy be
needed; and so rally to the support
of the Protestant Church as to make
it power with which Catholicism
could not compete II half the unan-
unity and esrnestness exhibitedin the
Catholic Churhh, did but characterize
our people, no danger need be appre-
hended, but alas for the cause OF true
christianity, Protestants are not suf-
ficiently alive to their own interests.
But Christians must also meet their
common foe on his own ground.
Catholics have chosen the political
arena, and on this ground it is the
duty of every Christian to meet them.
Catholics are taughtto vote SIS Cath
olics only; and to consult only Cath
olIc interets in voting.
1t becomes necessary, therefore, in
selfdefense, thst we exercise this
Christian privilege, discharge this
Christian duty, and WELD this mighty
weapon so as to preserve our relig-
ious freedom and enjoy our God
given rights.
Christians should begin at once to
work for their own interests and
stand firm, yielding to no ,0rongs and
sWrrende,iHg no rights.
Then will Professionalism have noth-
ing to fesr from the encroachments
of Catholicism otherwise-every-
thingl