The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09

We have received from the publishers the in
rIoNAL PROTESTANT 1t 10 journal Of sixteen
pages, four colmns to the page and is devoted
to the maintenance OF Protestant supremacy
in country whose Protestant settlers and
founders were the subjects Of religious perse-
cuton in the Old World. Although not de-
nominational IN character the paper occupies
ground upon which the members Of all Evan
gelical Churches may meet, aud espouses a
cause with which all lovers OF Christianity and
free institutions must sympathise. That Ro-
man Catholicism is making rapid strides IN the
United States cannot be denied That it aims
at the subverslon OF civil power is taught by
the history OF other countries and the conduct
70 the Papistical Priesthood in our own. In
New ork, and all our larger cities, the Roman
Catholic element is sufficiently strong to make
Its power felt in the conduct of elections and
the elevation of Its own creatures to office.
That element makes war upon our public
schools. 1t arroganty demands that parochial
schools set up by Rome shall be maintained at
the public expense, 1t seeks 10 drive out Pro-
testant Chaplains from our public institutions,
and to opens the doors to the crafty minlons OF
the Roman hierarchy. 1t demands special leg
isaton at the hands OF our state Legislatures.
and 10 every possible way endeavours to plant
Its heel uDon the necks OF Protestants. Gov
erned bv Tear, or swayed by self-interezt. the
daily press OF our cities-independent, so
called-are either silent or directly pander to
this growing religious-poitico power. PoI!-
tc!aus and demagogues OF every species court
Ii and lend themselves 10 its schemings and
plotting, against Professionalism aud Protestant
institutions.
IL is not the intention o. the NATIONAL Pro
TEsTANl to interfere with the rights OF con-
science. 1t has no dispoItlou to prescribe the
way or manner IN which men shall worship the
Supreme Being. 1t does not seek 70 exalt one
particular Church or denomination at the ex
pense OF another, but il would save this great
country, IF possible, from the evils which Rome
in her blindness and savage bigotry has thrust
upon other peoples in other lands. The So
called Catholic Church rests upon foundation
Of bigotry, superstition, intolerance and igno-
rance. These are the distinguishing traits OF
that reigious-politico organization. Not con-
tent with Ecclesiastical power it seeks to SUBJ
vert civil government all over the world
The war o: the NATIONAL PROTESTANT il not
waged against Catholics in person, but against
the Roman hierarchy and IFS schemes which
have been bloodyln the past an invite a bloody
future ''r tasea firm stand against the wick
edly aggressive policy Of HJiue. We stand
committed against TIE attem It's OF tue Jesults
to obtain control OF the youth OF the land, aud
oppose the interference by toreign-born Priests
in American politics We commend the Ma
TIoNAL PROTESTANT TO the great mass of the
people OF whatever shade of religious belief.
1t is published at No. 67 Liberty Street. New
York City. where all COMMUNICATIONS should be
addressed, at the very low price Of one dollar
year.