Willmar tribune., 1909-12-08


Catholicism, which were to be held
in the City of Willmar.
The undersigned, for ten years a
Gospel missionary among Roman
catholic people. where no other
religious influence has been exercis-
ed during four centuries. feels it a
special duty to send a note Of warn
ing to that beloved community; in
view Of these special efforts on the
part Of the Papal agencies to widen
the circle of its adherents.
History repeats ITSELF" is an
adage Ct much verify; and may it
be, that the people Of our dear
homeland, SO busy with material
prosperity and other distractions,
shall close its eyes to the enticing
attractions Of guided Romanism, by
which so great part of cur younger
element is carried away? Shall it
wake only when papacy has so in
timeatly mingled with the national
politics and social order that the
world shall again have a spectacle
like that of France in 1903. and when
only the most drastic measures will
bring deliverance?
Father" Tyrrell. who died in
London last July, exercised himself
most admirably for a number of
years in affecting certain reforms
within his church; to which pur-
pose he made much use of his able
pen. Finally things came to where
his engine ''bucked" and he was
communicated by Pope Plus x.
The following is an example OF
his strong and fearless denunciatior
of existing affairs; and may serve
as a characteristic of this un'
christian SYSTEM
"Those catholics who put theil
trust in the spread of truth. will
labor in vain, unless they first labor
for the spread of TRUTHFlILNESS
What would it avail to sweep tht
accumulated dust and cobwebs O.
centul les out of the house of God
to purge our liturgy of fables ant
legends; to make a bonfire of oul
falsified histories. our forged de
cretals, our spurious relics; to clea
off the mountainous debts to trutl
and candor incurred by ou1
ancestors in the supposed interes
of edifcation; what would it avail
to exterminate those swarmin,
legions of lies, if we STILL KEEL
IHE SPIRIT THAT BREEDS
IHEM?"
i Statements like these, from en-
of the most intelligent priests o
} modern times Of the Roman Cath
olic church. should weigh muc
with the intelligent people, whom
the circular announcing thes
. lectures. especially invite.
The Roman Catholic church. afte
centuries of the most ruinous reig
of its own countries, where appalling
) disaster lies in its wake, is now Civ
7 ing especial attention to the protes
tant lands; where in consequence O
an open Bible, prosperity and bless
, ing yet abound.
1t is system that openly defie
, God and His Holy Word; destroying
or corrupting the same. as the cas-
may require for its interests; thu
) keeping the true light away fror
its benighted people. Not lon
ago, Bibles and Testaments, in tn
possession of certain members Q
a Catholic church in this vicinit
were gathered up by order of tn
priest and publicly burned in tn
open square before the churck
\ The priest said that even the smok
of the burning books would hav
: contaminated that ''most ho]
r place!'
$ People of Willmar. what woul
e YOU think if some day a number {
$ emissaries from Rome. appeared F.;
$ your burg, Offering for sale. b
y box-fulls, Legitimate bones fro1
: the bodies of the Apostles" {
= "hairs from the locks of Virgi
e Mary" etc.. etc? Such are tt
o actual fats of these lands, whe,
i Rome has full play.
: In neighboring village, a fe
d tival is held on the 26th of II
d present month, when rank ,o|atl
i and paganism may be witnessed
IS The origin of the feast is said
IS be the following: Many years ag,
an Indian, caring for his garde,
Y plants, found small coin. Havin
: occasion to make purchase at
n shop, not far away, he made use {
d the money, and thot no more of tt
: incident, until, having returned
4 his work, he finds that the coin ha
returned to his pocket in some lnco1
t ceivable way. He again makes u!
r of the money, and the same mjrac
e is repeated three times in succe
sion, when the man thot it abo,
j time to take the matter to tt