The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-06
ALLEGED OATH OF THE A.P.A.
Its Members Are Said to Swear to Pull
Down the Catholic Church.

Its Members Are said to Swear to Pull
Down the Catholic Church.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6, 1S94.-A Herald special
from Oshkosh, Wis, is as follows: The A. P.
A. is just nov attracting a great deal of at
tention in different sections of the country.
Subioined is the obligation Of the ORDER
L., do most solennly and sincerely
promise and swear, without mental reserva-
ton or evasion, that I will not reveal
anything that | AVE seen. heard or sup
posed to any person in the known world
who is not entitled to know the
same and then only in such a manner as is
prescribed to those entitled to know the
same, and that I will Furthermore not reveal,
disclose or forward by word, sign or letter,
nor through insinuation or writing of any
kind, anything which l see, hear or discover
referring to this organization. | further
swear upon my honor as a man breathing
and living, believing in the existence of a
God and an eternity, that l have not pre-
sented myself to spy for my own advantage
nor in the interest of any person or persons;
nor nave | come here out of inquisitiveness,
but with the upright determination of ally
ing myself with those whose object is to pre-
| serve this community from dangers which
threaten to destroy it.
II further swear that | have not come
here to gain admission for the objects of any
society whatever, organized on to be organ
lied, any institute, college or class whatso-
ever, nor any religious organization, es-
| pecially the Roman Catholic Church, of this
| country or any other country, nor for the
purposes Of any priest, bishop, archbishop,
| cardinal or the Pope of Rome himself, his
| agents or eonfederates, nor to divuige any
act, action, command or obligation of this
order by word sign or deed"
Here follows the oath, and a further obi
CATION, which is as follows:
81 do most solemnly promise and swear
that l will not allow anyone, a member of
the Roman Catholic Church. to become a
member of this order, l knowing him to be
| such; that / will use my influence to pro-
mote the interests of all Protestants every
where in the world; that l will not employ
a Roman Catholic in any capacity if I can
will nGt aid in building or main
Catholic Church eay erS0u''i institution aoS
of their creed or sect whatever, but will do
all in my power to retard and break down
the power of the Pope; that | will not enter
into any controversy with a Roman Catholic
upon the subject of this order, nor will | en-
ter into any agreement with a Roman Catho-
lie or strike OF create a disturbance whereby
the Roman Catholic employees may under
mine and substitute the Professionals; that in
all grievances l will seek only Protestants,
and council with them to the ex-
clrsion of all Roman Catholics, and
will not make known to them anything of
any nature matured at such conferences;
that l will not %countenance the nomination
in any caucus or convention of a Roman
Catholic for any office in the gift of the
American people, and that I will not vote
for nor counsel others to vote for any Roman
Catholic, but will vote only for Protestants;
that / will endeavor at all times to place the
political positions of this Government in the
hands of Protestants. To all Of which l do
most solemnly promise and swear, SO help
me God, amen"