The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10
anathemas come. We are not afraid of
the anathemas of Rome.

anathemas come. We are not afraid of
| the anathemas of Rome.
"They say that these Popes are dead and
gone. That is true. But though these
Popes are dead they maintain the same
| position. Leo XIII speaks with no un-
certain sound on the question of con-
science. In 1888, he showed clearly his
objection to that state of mems minds
| which permitted that liberty of which we
spoke, and which claims the right to teach
what it pleases.
'It is claimed by the Roman Catholic
church that Christ intrusted all the truths
he had to it, and that this truth can only
be learned through the voice of the church,
as II 1t We're the only church with the
right to teach men. If the son of God
should ever have commanded the people
OF this world to trust the Roman church
he has made mistake. This l say with
all due reverence. This world will go to
perdltlon before it will be subseryient to
the Pope Of Rome.
Our constitution leaves religion to every
man individually. Rome makes all take
1t from the church.
we are going to do the great work of shak-
ing this hierarchy as earthquake never
shook the earth, and we are going to turn
this hierarchy upside down.
Let Pope Leo XIII speak again for
Rome. His word forever settles the ques-
tlons, though 10000 priests deny it. The
great hold of his church is universal suf-
frage. What do you think of that? The
liberty OF worship which rests upon the
principle that every man is free to profess
any religion or none. That is our princi-
pie. Let us see what he SAYS concerning
IL. Justice and reason forbids the State
to be goddess. That is the step we have
taken, 1or rellglous liberty is unjust and
goddess.
Cardinal Gibbons definition of re-
iigious liberty is that man enjoys re-
lglous liberty when he possesses the right
to worship God according to a right
conscience. What is right conscience I?
NO man has right conscience unless he is
a Roman Catholic.
HE says also that a man enjoys re-
llgious liberty whose religion Is most in
harmony with God. According to this not
one OF us has religious liberty, for the re-
llglon most in harmony with God is
Roman Catholicism, according to the
church authorities. l don't want that
kind OF liberty l want that kind which
1 enjoy to-day.
"The Archbishop of st. Louis says
heresy and belief are crimes. and the per-
sons guilty of these offenses are punished
as other criminals in Catholic countries.
He further stated that the Catholic
church claimed it was in favor of religious
liberty when it was in the minority, and
Catholic priests of this country were so
loyal,
second admonitlon heretlcs remain obsti-
nate, they must not only be excommuni-
Gated, but must be exterminated.
The Church of Rome is always the
same. The hierarchy never changes. The
Popes have declared that they are not only
the spiritual rulers, but the rulers of
nations. The present Pope, at the Balti-
more affair recently, denounced the rule of
the majority, saying that If he had the
power he would blot out this Republic,
and would place the Pope of Rome in
Washington City. They also thus reject
civil liberty.
They make distinction between &C.
clesiastical and political power. They say,
We never murder We simply turn over
the heretics after excommunication to the
civil authorities, who punish them So
the Jews might claim they did not cruelty
Christ. They did not with their own
hands. they simply excommunicated
him and turned him over to Plate to be
crucihed.
1.-THE Popes are against free speech,
free press and free thought, and these
prove them to be against our liberties
Who is making it possible for these dis
sensions to go On here in San Francisco?
Who is making it possible for us TO have
liberty of speech, press and thought? Not
Pope Plus TX and Pope Leo XIII, but the
A. P. A.
81 say to you this day that have proved
to the satisfaction of any reasonable man
that Rome is the enemy of religious and
civil freedom. Let the priests around the
bay blow all they please, we will silence
them by what the Pope of Rome says.
81 wonder that, knowing so many of
these things, we have borne these things
so long. 1t IS a mystery to me how the
American people have allowed such dis.
loyalty to grow and thrive in their coun-
try. 1t is explained by the fact that the
Pope and the priests work in secret, and
that they have surprised US. They have
been here long time, and their welcome
has almost been worn out"