The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-07
The HOrs-de-ROme Move
ment in France

ance. 1t was only the other day
that the Italian general, Caneva,
forbade the interment in the GENE
terry at Tripoli of three Protestant
Italian soldiers from the Vaudois
valleys. These men had fought and
died for Italy, in a war that has
been blessed by the Pope; yet, be-
cause they were Protestants, the
Romish sect denies them a last rest
ing-place in the cemetery where the
comrades that fell beside them have
been laid.
A few months ago, in a suburb of
Rome, Romish Mission was car
ried on, at the end of which the two
missionaries sent a detachment of
their disciples from house to house
in quest of Bibles and portions of
the Holy Scriptures, that the poor,
ignorant, inundated people dared
not refuse. After the vesper serv-
ice, a long procession issued from
the church, headed by a banner. A
large basket was brought out con-
tanning the Bibles and other relig-
iOus books. A can of petroleum
was also provided, and, on arriving
at spot previously selected by the
missioners, the contents of the bas-
ket were dumped upon the ground,
the petroleum was poured over
them and the whole set on fire
amidst the shouts, songs and impre-
cations of the fanatics, who doubt
less regretted that they were not
able to burn the Bible readers and
distributors as well as the Bibles.
France, that makes the boast of
being the most highly civilized ma
ton on earth, has it's fanatics
worthy of the age of Torquemada.
AS witness the following quotation
from a sermon preached last Easter,
in the Cathedral of Notre Dame at
Paris, by Canon Janvier, to an au-
dience of not less than four thou
sand persons:
''The church has the power to
punish heretics; that is to say,
those who separate themselves from
its dogma and consequently from
its unity. Such persons are guilty
because they do not accept the re-
Vealed faith, they revolt against in
falible authority, they spread their
perversity around them and corrupt
other souls. The church, therefore,
has a right to repress their diaboli-
cal depravity not only by it's anathe-
mas, but also by the sword; that is
to say, by obtaining from Catholic
states the suppression of heretics by
means of penalties, including even
putting them to death AS Pope
Boniface VIII. said: The sword OF
kings and soldiers ought to be
placed at the service of the church
and obey the signal of the priest
If in modern times opinions are not
considere as crimes, that is an
error that ought to be rectifed; for
sometimes thoughts are more Grim
inal than deeds.
This quotation is given and
vouched for in Paul Loyson's paper,
Les Droits de PHomme, and may
therefore be relied on as correct.
Plus x. has again and again stated
his desire and intention to make
the United States Roman Catholic
State. / should therefore advise
Tom Watson, Of Georgia, the editor
of the Menace, and the editor of the
American Citizen, likewise the ed
itor of the Christian Standard, to
keep up the fight against Rome, for
if they surrender the field to the
enemy, they will certainly be
handed over to the Inquisition.
Pope Boniface VIII, whom the
orator of Notre Dame quotes with
approval, occupied the Papal chair
in the thirteenth century. that is