Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-13
SHALL WE SLEEP AND BE TIED?
Catholics Object to the Reading Of the Bi-
bic and Prayer in the Public Schools.

bic and Prayer in the Public Schools.
Religious exercises. consisting
Of the reading of the Bible, sing
ing and prayer, cannot bs held in
the schools of Illinois dnring the
time pupils are required to be in
attendance, according to a decis-
ion handed down by the Illinois
Supreme Court at Springfield.
The decision was given in the
case Of the Catholic residents of
Winchester, Scott county, who
protested against religious exer-
cises and asked a writ of manda-
mus requiring the board ef educa-
tion to discontinue religious ser
vices in the schools.
The lower court denied the Pc
tition, but the court of last resort
grants the writ.-Springfeld, ILL.,,
dispatch.
This is one of the first steps
taken to get into control of every
thing possible by Roman Catho.
lies. They do this everywhere
and will attempt to do it here just
as soon as their members, or pow
er, will justify such a course. To
bring such things about they must
have the public officers, prefera-
bly, in charge of members of their
church, or in charge of some
weak-kneed and backboneless Pro-
testant. No Office, however
small, is too insignificant for
them to accept. They will &C.
cept small job, at first gladly,
which will be used as sn entering
wedge for the larger ones. In
these little jobs they will give the
best services possible, taking par
ticular pains to show no partial.
ity, if not really going out of
their way to turn favor for some
Protestant, even following this
course for years, but always with
one end in view: To hold the po-
sitions and crawl into the ascend
aucy, and control. They will
thankfully take any kind Of a lit
tie job to-day and tomorrow de-
mand a judgeship. Then shch de-
cisions as the above can be rem
dered, then the sleeping Protest.
ants will awake to the fact that
they have svon tied hand and foot
aud are 80 hs laughed at and
| scorned. Then all of the insol-
ence, drinSlng, gambling, licen-
tiousness, degrading, ignobling
vices and practices SO common in
places and countries wherever
Catholics dominate, will be put
iuto full sway.u They are response
BILE for the phraise: Ignorance
is the mother of worship" hence
the fight on the schools, the ig-
norant being their most easy
prey.
This is not written to offend,
but to call attention to condi.
tions, now and prospective. The
record of the Catholic church is
certainly one of crime, cruelty
and immortality and deserves OBJ
liberation, which fate it would
long ago have met with but for
the toleratlon of protestants and
humanity's sinful tendencies. (By
controlling the schools it Is hoped
to keep those things hid)
No church, like water, can rise
above it's head, or source. When
that head is poor, sinful man, it
is needless to expect it to raise it.
self by tugging at it's boot straps.
But nevertheless there are some,
good, conscientious people who
are willing to die, if needs be, by
what We might call their halluci-
nation. Just like the pagan, or
mohamidans, these few believe
they are right, and all men must
be allowed the privilege to wor-
ship (whatever they please, if it
be the bones of Judas,) according
to the dictates of their own con-
science. But, it is up to those of
US who are not SO enamored with
their fallacies to guard our own,
and see that the Catholics are not
given the power that they are
everywhere 50 insideously and per-
sistantly seeking.