The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-21
Row., march,, 1855.

To the ladies Of the Christian Temper
ance union OF America who shall read this
present letter, health and apostolic bcno-
diciiOn in your noble efforts 20 destroy the
Republican party Of America, for the "a.
cred cause Of the "holy Catholic church"
OF Jesus Christ, our "LOpi and Savior"
For this We give glory 10 God, who con
doles us in our trials, and bescech him TO
bless you as a people, and 10 grant you
long desired peace and concord.
Touched by these sincere displays Of do
votion and solid piety and yielding 10 the
request OF the over.faithful members OF the
'holy Catholic church of America" you
can now, by uniting with the Catholic
church" DO decorated with the order Of
Rosary" TO the sacred heart OF the "Vir-
gin Mary"
By your Immediately placing yourselves
In communication with the parish priest
IN your place, village or city he will most
solemnly receive YOU, and impari 10 YOU
the future instructions necessary 10 guide
YOU to paradise through The holy Catholic
church of Rome
II is with sorrow We learn that N, mos,
| gifted OF your countrymcn aro hcrciics
aud leaders in the Republican party, which
must be your constant aim, with prayers
| and masses, 10 avert. Hence, nt vcspcr
| YOU will continue 20 offer up your pious
/ supplication for the cxtirpation Of here
sizes, the conversions Of the Methodist,
Baptist and Presbyterian preachers, and
all other so-callcd intidels Of the like faith,
which, in due course 81 time, will be most
effectively silcnccd, for the cxtollalion OF
the most holy mother Of Jesus Christ, her
beloved son, whom | now represent at
Rome. Moreover, 10 oil and each Of those
who, with contriic heart, make such
"Noycnas' We grant remission OF sins
and dispcnsaiion from penancc; also We
grant, 80 that they may be- applicable a.
the soulsof your friends in purgalory.
Given ut Rome, near "St Peters" UNI
der the seal Of the FISHERMAN" this lit
day Of March. 1883. in the tenth year Of
our pontifcation. Lao NllI., Pope.
u. LEDcnOrsKi, Scc'y.
Prof. Samuel Dickcy, chairman u the
national committee III the Prohibition
party. smiled ~ be read this over in com
pany with a H,rdh reporter and laughed
/ softly at such weak effort on the part of
the enemy to upset the campaign plans Of
his party.
nrruBLicAy STRAITS.
at Is rather clumsily done" he oh
served. "'Ghe only effect IL will have will
De- 10 show the people io What straits our
good Republican friends are reduced. IL
certainly will not have any effect along
! the line IL Is intended 60 accomplish that
] Il, 10 push our party into the Republican
ranks In order To Oppose what they. wish
10 make out ~ popish propaganda
Mrs Burt, the president Of the state 10.
/ a
pcrnncc union, WIS out Of town, but her
secretary seemed TO be pretty sure that no
copies Of his holiness cpi,tlc had reached
any Of their members or they would have
heard oil II.
IT Will DrcmvH NOBODY.
The Row. /. X. Funk. 81 the firm 81
| Funk 4 Wagnalls, who y one NJ the lead.
ing Prohibitionists Of the city said:
"This letter Is a stupid forgery. ANY
one acquainted with the style 0l oncyCliCal
letters from the Pope will detect at once
the clumsincss with which IL is worlcd
Besides, the idea IL Ridiculous that the
Pope would address letter Ui this Kind to
the Woman's Christian temperance Union,
the leaders Of which an prominent mem.
bcH OF Protestant church,. and lOrty.nine.
iiitioths Of all it, member belong 10 Or aro
connected with Protestant denominations.
IL h something like the Pope sending an
cncyclical letter 10 the members Of the
Baptist denomination, of ring his blessing
10 them for their work against tho Meth
odisl and Presbyterian chuphcs, and cx.
horting them 10 continue their efforts 10
overthrow those denominalionA
''Somo time ago the Popc sent q letter 10
the Father Mathew Toil Abstinence so
cicty, Catholic organization, giving his
bcncdiction 10 their lali0n 10 overthrow
iniempemnce, and urgng them 10 50
ahead In that work. But the letter con.
tanned not word that r1ull be- construed
"a political. Mark that However, some
fellow probably saw Il, aud upon that made
this clumsy forgery. II will deceive mo-
body
PRONOUNCED An AnuBpitY.
The loios will say in.it this weeks issue
In regard 20 the alleged cncycl.rh letter
"a ridiculous fabrication has been start.
eel by the Ala California 10 the effect that
the Pope has written an cncyrliCal letter
20 the Woman's Cihainn Temperance
Union OF America App.otIur their noble
4 0lloIia Ia Hgaffuy lH. 1.sUIIIHlu Marty oil