The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1911-12-09
'A Word to Secret Orders

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These are uartIcu|ar|r mentioned.
noi bocan.s fhor happen 70 b he
largest num1rIca|I7. but because L1I
have b>>n Cor shost . csnsnry en1
Ihroo quarters past he tspoclnIn
samed su1Iects o. ne mett violent
and TIcIons condemnation ~ he vat
ir4n. Pope after pops. has issued nis
-hu|l- nEHInsf these -and similar or
fers. lIunIor Order Of American Ne
<hanIca. ne Foresfera and he hkel
threatening win okcommunlc.tion anI
noman CafhoIIe Who joined them.
where The Roman church has had
he power she has actually put into
orc1 The penalties provided IN those
1nII1 These penalties Include not
snlg oxcommunlcafion and anathemn
THE "cnraer of the church. damn
M1~ fha o1nndcr non hend 70 foot.
lorether with an hln familyl. but cor
li1cafIon Of hla property. impri1on-
u6nt. and dean 10 ne nlnoicln.n
century. whIlo the church suII held
nmpornI sway In some portions ~
ne world. Freomnnono we're hunE.
mot ana burned af the alnke In Italy.
ona|n and Brazil for no other crime
I'af the ~hofeay" OF being froeman-
snn. Othors we're arrested by the In
rulnlfiou and sent a. prisoners Tor
AZ 10 ne enilsys and other prigon1.
In fhis century. the church has no
where the power 10 Walt these ox-
nhmn uonaliloa. which however. are
stiu In force. But she has Ire power
10 use the boycott IN running The
tusincns Of non-Catholice In Catho-
nc communities and does 90
Why this violence and bitterness 10
ward these eocletiesi Because oacn
and every one Of them teaches the
principles OF universal brotherhood,
frecdom OF conscience, speech
preas-ln short domocracy-or a. the
church calls n. "mobocracy." Such
.oncis are anti-clorIcal and opposed
3 the union OF church and state as
ten a. Of temporal power By the
pope.
OR fhnae EXAMINATIONS Of her supreme
pontifl. than criminal can Be blamed
ar obIncflnF 70 hia own arrest and
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Whatever else may Be said OF tne
tomlsh church. .her political policy
has never changed and abe takes
pride IN the fact that she never
ohanfes~ This political policy con
&mplalcs and has always eontem-
plated The subsection Of the whole
khman race 10 the authority Of the
cope. not only In spiritual and rcii-
f,ous matters. but IN temporal mat
&rs az WeIl. upon the theory that
&e Roman religion is the only re-
tealed religion and AZ such 10 the
<nly salvation for humnaiy.
Believing this sincerely We win ad-
nit for the sake Of argument u VIII
- seen that Il Il bat natural for this
Auroh 70 look upon the rest Of hu-
nanity na rushing 10 its destruction
&rouEh Ignorance. and that Il must be
kved from itself. its passions. vices,
}ssiros. and mistakes In life.
Hence. according 70 the Roman the
xrr. n n the bounden duty OF every
Catholic" to pursnade Tor use force
\ necessary. his ffelghbor from com
nittinF spiritual suicide through his
awn freedom Of conscience. thought
rnd erroneous IDEAS Of self-govern'
nent The entire system sf church
foVernment Il subjective to the last
1orree. The church looks upon the
nan Who would persist In opposine
ais opinions upon these subjects. q
Sat Of religion" as held By Il. much
- We should look upon . man TEN
oornrily erased. who would jump IN
Il the ocean with the intention ol
eommitting suicide. Should We LEI
1uch a man drown himself Just Be
aause he wants TOT Would We mol
rescue him. even II We had 70 beal
Aim into insensiblllty 70 drag him ou'
Il the Wnterf
50. when the church observes forms
II government, scientific or religious
sociefies. secret orders OF other insti
mtions opposed IN principle 20 tht
Sormaa Of the Roman Catholic HE
rrrchv. Il II but natural that Il shonl<
regard them a. schools OF hn.mte
teachlngs 10 the rest OF mankind
and do all In its power to suppress
them
some attempt has been made In IN
nast. TO persuade the public that IN
Roman church n opposed to the Ma
sons. Odd Fellows and similar or
EGTE" because o. Au1II 9U@4tt ~"-@ -
ter. but this claim has long aeo bsei
exploded By the church Itself Ask
ven informed Knight Of Columbus ~
reason vhy his church opposes IN
Ensons and be win ten you. whei
cUrncred. that 4 Il because the Ne
sons Withdrew nom the church lon'
aro. He has been told 20 and be
lIeves II. He believes that oriEInall,
ne church or ~ChristIanity- and Ma
sons were ldeilticAi. and that the Ma
sons withdrew. He also believes tna
from Freenasourg as an organized
body. has sprung al The other rccrc
orders. and that each and every on
are -enemIesr Of The church and =
-rch 10 hc stamped out
The truth. Of the matter 70 ths
rrcorn.xonrf as ne call 4 nov. h1'
zone under many diIercnf names 7
tS~ rn.f and Il thousands Of year
older thnn the church: that Chris
<,.rIfr- - Il originated two housan'
<..rs 40. Vas = secret society il-ci
<r|,t uron ne sane foundHtioa an
q. - I...4I.| a 4M|| He led II