The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-12-07

init the man who Gubecribee 20 u 20
the overthrow Of these principles.
First We wish 10 introduce the oath
taken BY Priest p. A. segiin. OF
Stevens Point. Wis. and sworn 20 by
him before q notary public. Tho oath
follows:
PRIESTS OATH.
4. Peter Alphonsus seguin, nov IN
the presence OF Almighty God, the
esle,s,ed sH, NirEin MAY, ,hs elssssa h,s.s Ai-
81 Peter and 81 Paul and the saints
and sacred Host OF Heaven. and 60
you. my Lord. I do declare from my
the pope is christ's Vicar General ana
Ia the true and only head OF the uni
versal church throughout the earth,
siSa snd InaI ey .lr virtue ,9. o. the G he{i, ot
by Jesus christ he has power 20 de-
pose heretical kings. princes, statos,
eommonwealths and governments, all
nrmation. and that they may safely
be destroyed Therefore. 10 the ut
most OF my power ! viii DEFEND this
SSs,ams SSns sse nia sfl hg'n nsarnsIs ht ot ne
Protestant authority. Whataaoyer. es-
peeiany against the now pretended
authority and church W England and
usurped and heretlca. opposing the
Sacred Mother the church OF Rome.
do renounce aud disown any al
prince or state or obedience 20 any OF
Their inferior officers. ! do further
aeclare the doctrine OF the Church OF
EnFiand: Of the Saiyinists, Hngen9ts.
and those TO be damned who will not
forsake the same
DO further declare that / will help,
assist and advise all or any OF his
holiness agents. in any place where
ever shall be, and 10 do my utmost
20 extirpate the Protestant doctrine
and to destroy al their pTetendsd
Their promise and declare that not
withstanding 1 may be permitted by
dispensation TO assume any heretical
Tor the pfopSsation OF the mother
church's interest. TO keep secret and
private all her agents counsels as they
entrust me. and not TO diyulge al.
or circumstances whatsoever. but TO
execute all which shall be proposed.
given In charge or discovered unto me
6y you. Most Reverend Lord and
All which. I, Peter Alphonsus seguin.
do swear by the blessed Trinity and
blessed Sacrament which / am about
keep inviolably and DO call on ali the
Heavenly and Glorious Host Of Hea-
ven ven TO witness ny ny, real Intentions to
In testimony whereof. I take this
most holy and blessed sacrament OF
the Eucharist and witness the same
holy bishop and all the priests who
priesthood"
Subscribed and sworn 90 before me
IA notary public OF Portage County,
Wisconsin. Peter Alphonsus ssguin.
who swore 20 the oath printed on the
back hereof, at the City. Of stevens
aAG Is&hL} q October A. D. p P'ii (. ssruln.
Signed before me,
John n. Mcdonald. Notary
Public. Portage County. wis.
wITNEssEs:---Ignatius Bourgel.
fessofs OF the Grand Seminary OF
Montreal, and the two poor dupes
who were ordained at the same time
6uTn,s ! ESs on Dec @ e; lsss; Rev; Richard
Rev. Peter Bedard. who committed
suicide when drunk at Fall River
Mass. q few years after he had been
ordained.
sci. vaehsr. rranehmon. Wagner. Pro-
fessora
The Roman Catholic hierarchy,
nom pope to the lowest priest, takes
an oath.
The oath is a sort OF intellectual
and moral wall behind which Rome
puts her officials TO prevent their get
ting away or retracting their steps
or regaining their freedom.
Whenever some extraordinary thing
Is TO be done, or specially perilous
campaign is 20 be undertaken. the
man assigned is bound up 70 it's per.
formance by an oath made to meet
the special occasion.
This accounts for the many changes
In the oaths given TO the world. Some
short, taken by priests In the United
States, others long and special and
full In their dietion and directions
Just now the knights Of Columbus
are busy denying an oath which has
confronted some Of the once seekers
and has nearly frightened them 10
death.
People ought to know that the
Knights Of Columbus swear allegiance
70 the pope Of Rome and agree to