Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-30
dark plots and crimes against chastity

dark plots and crimes against chastity
and honesty, planned and successfully
carried ont, with almost satanic shrewd.
ness. The General Of tho order, and
Nun act out those wilcs, and their ILL
sitimatc daughter, is a PROMINENT
character in tho story. Books or pa.
pcrs describing such crimes, arc what
"Catholio' calls inherent rcr.ling mat
ter. Catholics arc tauy lit that such
reading is ono Of tho most fatal poisons
that tho Devil can tempt tho wicked
to use, for tho purpose Of corrupting
til. morals Of the young; and parents
arc warned not to allow it in the hands
of their sons and daughters, on any &C.
count whatcver. On the contrary, or
library ladies sccm to think tho moro
they can circulate such books the bet
ter, that it is just tho kind Of iustruc-
ton they and their families should be
furnished with, AZ it is "wiscly designed
to enlightcn them on matters Of vital
Importance" Why are these matters
Of vital i'm portance to our ladies OF
their friends? Arc they ..afraid Of be-
coming Jesuits or their dupes Allow
uc to ask, why would not an exposure
Of crimes Of any persons that arc not
Jesuits. who wickedly violate the sixth
and seventh commandments, be also
''wisely designed to enlishten them on
matters Of rttol importance" We think
they might be found near enough to be
considered quite as dangerous to the
citizens of Austin rs tho Jcsuites
Our ladies in their resolutions speak OF
any amount Of testimony from CREDIBLE
hvtng ,c;tnesses," Will they be kline
enough to furnish us with a list Of
their names and residences. and explain
how they obtained their persona
know ledge? In consequence of thus
advertising your book, the demand for
it will greatly increase, as VIC have
heard several gentiema" express a de-
sire to become enlightened on "thos'
important matters" and we would ad
wise the book committee to raise tn,
price for its use, as it seems destinc,
to become more than ever an especial
favorite.
Our ladies' seem to learn with "sur
prise and regret" that there is pub
lie journal in Austin, that is not con
trolied by the same narrow minded big
otry and proscriptive feeling that con
y troll themselves. It is probably wei
for the journal in question, that Austi'
is not little Prussia, and they it
Bismark, The editors Of that journa
are very far from deserving censure TO
any statement made by ''Catholic' il
the article referred to; it was ever
modified at their request.
In what has been said, it is moi
assert ted, nor do we believe that any
member of the library association is
willing that evil should result frou
their management Of the library, or tn
kind Of reading they circulate, but
some of them are so blinded by preju
dice, and so innocent Of a kuowledg
of even the "well known facts of his
tory" that they think tho harder tn
things are that they read or say abou
} Catholics in general, and Jesuites il
particular, the better they serve tn
Lord. We have doubtless said NOR
} than was necessary to indicate tho pos
, ition our ladies have tax en-, by adopt
ing the resolutions under considerable,
defending and encouraging the readin:
of immodest publication, for the pur
pose Of exposing crime, even thougl
committed by Jesuites. Would
not be better and wiser, instead Of tn
crimes Of the wicked, to teach thei
children to read and study tho live
, aud virtues of the wise and good
We hope we will not be compclle'
to again refer to the subject Of obscen
literature, as it is matter Of which
seems impossible that there should b
difference Of opinion.
Very Respectfully.
CATHOLIC.