The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-14

are 6ood popes''
If their own history be true. a
large majority of the popes were as
corrupt as Lucifer. For did not
Popes' Paul III, Boniface VII, and
Alexander VII, strangle and starye
TO death many others? Did they not
nave three popes at one time, at
three d1tfrent places, each claiming
to be viceregent of Christ, and hav-
ing power to shut out any one from
the courts of Heaven?
The one | especially have in mind
at this time is Leo XIII, and his last
encycllcal, issued at Rome. near St.
Peter, in the year of our Lord 1884.
written by him in Latin, which I have
before me now, in the same language
IN which it was written, entitled,
Humenum Genus" which in Eng
llsh is "The Human Race" instruct
Ing his prelates, archbishops, bish-
ops and priests of the Catholic world
to suppress Judaism, Heresy and
Freemasonry. | will not dwell at
length on the horrors perpetrated on
the Jews, as I am one myself show
ing that l bear no malice from that
standpoint to the Roman Catholic
church, but rather write this in the
spirit of sympathy. l could find no
ink black enough to symbolic it's
dark deeds, but will tell part of
Pope Leo XlII's bull in regard to
what he says of Freemasonary.
While Masonry teaches one un-
changeable living God, and no man
is accepted in a lodge without kneel-
ing at the altar, and invoking the
hIpGCjnOG
has to be a believer in God, and
trust in Him That the Bible is the
most estimable gift from God to
smw I, and no lodge is ever opened or
ciOsed without prayer to the God of
the universe and the Giver of all
good gifts and graces. Masonry not
only teaches obedience to Him who is
above all, but it also teaches sub
mission and strict loyalty to all gov
eminent authority, and never have
they conspired against any estab-
llshed form Of government.
After Pope Leo's validating and
confirming the encyclical of Pope
Plus VIII, Gregory XIII, Clement
VII and Benedict XIX, he goes on
to say, among other things, that
Freemasonry belongs to the king
OOlu VI pdCdu, VINO vie IN attacking
the power of God for the purpose,
ostenslbly, to strive to deprive, if
possible, the people of the benefits
OF the Savior, Jesus Christ; and
goes on to say further seeing all
these bad things about Masonry, he
is compelled by charity in his soul
to say after God, (and he misquotes
and misinterprets.) For 10! thy
enemies have made noise, and they
have taken malicious counsel against
thy people, and have consulted thy
saints Tin the original 'HiddenO.
They nave said come, and let us de-
strOy mem, so that they be not a ma
ton" He here refers you to the
80 Psalm, 2 to 4 verse. You will
not find anything like it in that
reference He omits the last half of
the 4th verse, which reads as fol-
lows; Against thy Nation, Israel"
So the infallible Pope Leo makes
several mistakes in quoting scrip
ture. And why not? Diu not the
popes interpret scripture to suit
themselves? He further says that
Masonry is an order established
against law and honesty; against
Christianity as we'll as society and
apostolic creed. at certainly is a
bad tree, and cannot yield good
fruit" He goes on to say that Ma
sOnry denies THAT anything has been
revealed by God. They preach and