The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-14
OFFICE AMERICAN PATRIOT,


Editor san francisco CaIJ-DRAR STR: The
chief charge urged by Rome against our pub
nc school system is its immorslity. The Roman
priests wax eloquent in their dissertations
upon the necessity OF teaching the children
morality Upon he alleged ground of its i'm
morality they would destroy our public school
system at once and establish their parOchial
system in its place. COmmon-Sense Anne ricans
are raising the inquiry: What about the COM
teacher OF morals? II our schools were
Romanized would there be higher standard
OF morality as q result?
these are all-lmportant questions aud REQUIRE
the right kind OF an answer. We assert that
5tomGnism is Itself a system OF immorsity,
hence not a competent teacher OF mora Is
homanism IS fountain of sin.
To RomanIze is 10 demoralize. Pure prin-
Clples ana papal policy do not CoGleSce with
homehlsts. Lying is fine art and hypocrisy
procession. Their public mask is deceit
and their private one Discrimination. In their
system plety Is stranger and righteousness
foreigner. Honor went on a long vacation
and practice fell asleep when Romanism be-
came supreme. To Kill heretics has been
murder without SIM to lie, swear, cheat
aOubt the priest or 10 refuse TO believe in the
Pope heinous sin worthy OF death. Roman
iSm s the toster-mother OF crime. She holds
al Aer embrace the prlgs and thugs, the thieves
ana harlotSs the rum-,oaks and the whisky
oloatsi and pardons and blesses them for gain
while she hurls her curses at The pu-e and
holy men and women who chance to DE outside
her fold. Papists are taught TO be as dshon-
est as the devil IN their dealings with Protes-
declares
mat Rome destroys the moral sense; that
Lying, swearing and stealing are mot looked
upon as immoral practices" by the ROmanists
there.
The sins OF the people are source OF revenue
70 the priests. 1t IS iOr their financial benefit
that the people should sin. Popery systemati-
cally violates AL the moral commandments OF
coos word. In all purely Popish countries
lie Is cheap, and murder is not deemed a
heinous ofense All pspal countries are dis
ungulshed Tor reckless disregard of human
lie and love OF blood. Italy is the land OF the
stiletsos as well as OF the Pope, and the Romish
districts OF Ireland are as notorious for their
brutal murders as for their blind attachment
10 the church OF Rome. Rome trains her de-
voices IN vice and encourages them in the
Under Rome's system of publication gold can
atone Tor sin, silver purchase salvation and
wealth answer for worth: Not only can the
sinner thus obtain pardon for past but license
Tor future SINS since the days when Tetzel
turned Europe into an indulgence-shop the
privilege OF committing the blacklist crimes
has been bought at Romes spiritual bazaar"
tented lniquity has been put up at public
auction and the luxury of indulgence sold to
the highest bidder. Paying beats praying and
Charity makes up for lack of chastity.
The priest often commends what society pro-
hlbits. For the glory OF the church he directs
some minion TO deed of blood. Conscience
demonstrates, reason condemns the heart
rebels and the dark gallows looms up in view to
irown upon the base design. But while he
heSltates amid the demonstrating sentiments
ot his nature the priest whispers that he has
been commissioned of God to pardon the
darkest crimes tndL ever human Judge con-
denned and send to glory the vilest criminal
that ever justice sent to the gsllows. And,
Furthermore, that God Will reward him for the
very crime that society would punish most
severely.
Nowonder that under such a rule OF morality
P6pish lands are red with crime and foul with
pollution. Why, under Rome's fostering shade
deeds nave been done from which even corrupt
human nature recoils, and the premium placed
upon vice by the church has been the motive
10 lnduce men 10 commit crimes that money
could not hlre them TO perform. The civil
power has often been invoked to protect public
virtue from the ecclesiastical Under the guise
of virtue Rome has committed her foulest
crimes. Rome's affairs are the sanctuaries of
vice. The criminal escaping from the police
mas fed 10 the priest for shelter, and prfestly
forgiveness prevented Judicial redress. The
priest in the confessional has covered up sins
that the Judge on the bench would have con-
deInned And yet this immoral system is al
lowed to exist under the mask of religion and
70 commit Its horrid deeds in the name Of
virtue. What foul outrage on morals! What
disgrace TO religion Rome has been?
nation Romanlzed has its conscience
qarslyZed. Her doctrina. opiates benumb it so
u csunot act. The voice of conscience is stified
by the walls Of Ignorance by which it is en-
cased. When the conscience is dumb crime
lGxuriates in profuse variety, and the victim
OF Rome's wlles rides the Mazeppa OF lust to
perdluou. The moral poison OF its false doe
Tines IN regard to confession, absoution and
purgatOry greatly promote the commission of
SIN Not only by her unwarranted distinction
OF sins into mortal and yenal-between the
com mands OF God and the ehurch-end by her
, various practices and devices intended to sinh
vert the whole decelogue but By establishing
g secret confessional, which is practiceifv q
tralning-school OF vice; by the pernicious In
fUence OF pretended absolution, which has the
effect of a periodical wh{tewashine amid
guilt unforglyen by God; by the system
OF indulgences, in which for the pavrnent of
money the victims OF superstition receive
sort OF carte blanche to commit sin and bv the
doctrine OF purgatory, which holds out the
prospect OF forgiveness after death for the
payment of money-the Romish church com
liz qrOf1 tn
conscience. Where the people are Romanized
ain is minimized and intquity patronized
Pure morals and Romish practices are not
found in conjunction. Papal credence takes
the precedence. Christian charity is Romish
rarity. Romanism is a crime-breeder. Rascal
iy has fed at the papal stall Rum has
swelled the revenues OF the church. Sin has
been whitewashed and iniquity. justified in
her theology. Rome's heart is foul and her
hands red with blood. Rome's morals are i'm
pure and her teachings bad
Concerning the immortality of Romsnism,
carefully tsbulsted statistics have proved the
following facts:
First-That the majority of saloon-keepers in
this country are Romanists. But selling liquor
is an immoral business. Instead of eXcom-
munlcathg them Rome fosters ana encourages
the business. Just think OF it! Curse and de-
nounce those who send their children 10 the
public schools, and then bless saloon-keepersl
Second-The majority OF those arrested for
drunkenness are Romanists They figure prin-
cipally in saloon rows. But drunkenness is
immoral; therefore the Romanists who are
Third-The jails of the land are filed with
Romanists. They furnish the largest percentage
of the criminal classes. But none but immoral
men, rule, go TO jail; hence, KOmes jail
birds are immoral.
Fourth The majority of those who are
hanged for murder are Papsts. Surely, muir
der is not moral act. You will almost inev-
itably find priest at the gallows when man
is 10 be hanged. Now, here are @ few oues-
tons for thinkers: VIII not like causes pro-
duce like results? If the teachings of Rome
are so prolific of vice when received through
The medium of the church. win they be any
he less so when taught in the parochial
school? If the teachings of the priests in the
| church do not prevent gross immoralitieS on
The part of the people, will they have any
house?
Rome is building her schools on the ground |
mat ours are immoral and that she wants TO |
teach bnv To aad cir