The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-30
DISGUSTING TRADE
Evangelist" Leyden Rants
Against the Filthy"
Irish and the Cath
olic Church.
NEXT PRESIDENT AN A. P. A.
Republican Politicians Hear a
Startling Speech Made in Their
Party's Interest.
NEXT PRESIDENT AN A. P. A.

The A p A. held semi-political ana
semi-religious meeting yesterday after-
noon in Prasser's Hall, Central avenue.
1t was advertised that Evangelist Ley
den of Boston, self-styled ssanti-Jesuit
and ex-Romanist," would lecture on ti7a
subject. Is the Roman Catholic Church
Safe Educator for Anericans2's On
the handbills which were given out at the
doors was this explanations this
great lecture Mr.. Leyden win expose the
1esult conspiracy against American PUB
nc Schools He win also relate the thrflr-
ing story OF his conversion to Protestant
Ism and why he left the Roman. Catholic
Gnurcn. shn,l1a :. No true citizen or Christian
and learn why the A. P. A exists
There We're about 100 people in the hall
When the lecture began. It was an audi
ence composed of A. p A. men. and saw
eral of them were Republican politicians
There We're ten women present. AS ths
hail. The few VINO remained applauded
the speaker at the end of every sentence
among other things he said-"I am
used to getting hit with bricAbats at the
various lectures which I deliver, but l
always turn right side up. don't know
how | will be treated here, but God will
protect me from all harm. as he has al
ways done. because 1 am a good man.
The Catholic Church claims a monopoly
to have hold on God I differ with the
Pope because 4 think I am a better man
than the Pope ever was or ever will be-
IHese Cathol1c priests want money all
the time; they own the peoples pocket
books, and take their l1ard-eaTr1ed gold
Il costs Catholics money TO get into Pur-
gatory and it costs them money to get
out The Pope sends foreign saints to
this country for Americans to adore.
Peter and the other foreign saints are Of
no use TO Americans. Let US have Anert-
can saints and living ones.
I am more OF a saint th6n st. Pat
rick thnSn 0thars or 7 xz-r11
ratller have one living saint than one
thousand dead ones. Irish1nen mainly
eompose the congregations of the differ
snt Catholic churches. They are an ig-
norant lot of people who can be easily
bulidozed by the priests The Irish nag
represents no nation 1t floats over
pose of getting Irish votes 1t floats
over Tammany Hall on that day be-
cause It will get all the Irish Catholic
votes for that association and for uhe
Democratic party The new law, which
prohibits every other flag from being
| raised over public buildings, thank God
wipes out this green rag.
THE public schools are the bulWark
of American liberty. Our children should
Dc educated in these and not in foreign
parochiaa schools. The Roman Catholics
the priests, who are a privileged class
in this country The Catholic Church IS
afraid of education in the public schools.
| afraid of publicity and afraid of an in
Roman Catholic neighborhood.. because
there you always find Squalor, stencil
and misery. They give all their money
to the priests and have nothing left
with which to buy the necessaries of
"On the other hand, I can tS.i Prot
estant neighborhood by its clea..-- ap-
pearance and the utter lack of WTss'-.
Since the Raines bill has become law
in New York City, the Catholics will
be looking around after mass for an opeu
side door. These filthy Irfshrnen, such as
the Ancient Order of Hibernians MAIN
ly compose the Catholic congregations
and the Democratic party. The Pope, at
Rome, claimed to have defeated General
Harrison at the last Presidential cleo
| tion because General Morgan refused to
give money TO the Indian Catholic
schools. Just think of such a. thing! A
certain political party is trembling now
on account of the handwriting on the
wall-the A p. A.
You are not American citizens if you
do not believe in the A. P. A. There is
talk at present of sending an investigat-
ing committee to Boston to investigate
our order. Let Them send one. The A
P. A. in this country is 3O00.0O0 strong.
bet.''
The evening lecture was on the sub
| ject, why I Left the Roman Catholic
Church." 1t was a lecture in the same
strain as that given in THE afternoon
There was no trouble in the hail The
fellow, however, who takes the tickets at
the door was struck in the face. A
man started to go into the hall Without
paying and was stopped. He was asked
charge was for. He replied ITO keep
ya''r howling mob of Catholics out
The man said nothing but punched his
face for satisfaction Then he wens