St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-31
AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE
RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE
Anonymous Circular, to be Spread About the Par
sE1 Calculated to Excite Pro-
testant Antagonisl1l. A

Lutheran Church of Germany,
Holland, Denmark, Sweden and
Norway, and now pretended all-e
thorlty and churches OF England
and Scotland, and the branches
OF same now established IN Ire
land, and on the continent OF
America and elsewhere and all
adherents IN regard that they
may be usurped and hereticaI op-
posing the sacred Mother Church
OF Rome.
90 now denounce and dis
own any allegiance as due to any
heretleal king, prince or state,
named Protestant or Liberals, or
obedience to any of their laws,
magistrates or officers.
/ Il do further declare. that
will help, assist and advise ali or
any OF his Holiness's agents, i1
any place where / should be, in
/ Switzerland, Germany, Holland,
Ireland or America, or IN any
other kingdom or territory I shall
come to, and do my utmost to ex-
tirpate the heretical Protestant
Tor Masonic Doctrines, and to de-
Istroy all their pretended powers,
legal or otherwise.
T do further promise and de-
Eclare that, notwithstanding + am
dispensed with to assume any re-
| ligion heretical for the propaga
| ton of the Mother Churcll's ) IN
terest; to keep secret and private
lalI her agents counseIs from
time to time, as they entrust me,
land not divulge, directly 81 Ia
directly, by word, writing or cir
cumstance whatever, but to exc
cute all that should be proposed,
given in charge, or discovered
unto me, by my Ghostly Father,
or any of this sacred order.
/ do further promise and de-
clare that / will have no c9atioa
or will of my own o. any nlental
reservation whatsoever even as
corps or cadaver perinae &C
Ecadaver but will I'M lheslta
obey each afld
that | may receive from my sll-
|periors IN the militia Of the Pope
and OF Jesus Christ.
That | will go TO any part OF
the world Whlthersoever [ may
be sent, to the frozen regions OF
the North. TO the burning sands
OF the desert OF Africa, Or the
Jungles OF India. to the centers
OF civilization OF Europe, or 90
the wild haunts OF the barharol1s
savages OF Africa without MUIR
nuring or replnlngs and will be
submissive n all things Whafse-
ever Is comrnu nlcaTed to me.
! DO further promise and de-
clare that ! VIII, when appa
tuIllty present, make aIla wage
relentless war secretl q
openly, against al heFetlc
Protestanfs ana Masons, as ! an
directed % 90, 20 extIrpage them
from the Iace o1 the Whole carIn
and tflat 1 Will spare neither age,
sex or condition, ana that Will
burn, hang, waste, Doll, hay
strangle, and bury alive these M
famous heretlcs rip up { 3 2
stonlachs an q WonDs q tfle
women ana crush tneir !nIant 9
heads against tlle walls, 70 order
70 annil1liate their execraDle race
That when the same cannot pc
done openly, I VIII secreIly use
the poisonous cup, the stranglla-
to; cord, tne steel OF tne ponl-
ara, OF tne leaden pulleC, regard
less q gne nonor rank aignily
or alIhoIisy oI tIle persons,
Whatever pe Inelr condlIion "a
Ire, eltner pupilc or private, az
az any TINE may De dlreegeo 50 20
90 & py any agent oI gae loIoe, O.
superior J, g sne 6ro9Ilesllooa. g 3, q
t6ae HOY falfiel 81 eae ooaesy
on .s1 Jesus.
70 cohIlrIhalloIi Ii 81 Wilien