The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-08-14
PAGE TWELVE
A Baptist Church - Another
One - Declares Itself
Against POpery.
Against POpery.
Mr.. Editor.

N last Sunday evening Rev. I.
liz I w. Brown preached at Phil
d lipi to a large and apprecia-
tive congregation. During
his sermon, which was very inter-
esting and instructive, he had occa-
sion to refer" to the encroachments
of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy
upon our Free American institutions
and the speedy and certain doom of
our Protestant religion if all Pro-
testants regardless of denomination
al differences do not unite in COM
mon cause against this ancient and
bloody foe.
At the close of the sermon the
following resolutions were offered
mad passed without a dissenting
vote:
Resolutions:
Whereas, the Roman Catholic
Hierarchy is rapidly making inroads
upon our free American institutions,
including freedom of speech and
freedom of the press, which were
established by our forefathers at so
great a sacrifice of both treasure and
blood; and,
Whereas, the Order of Jesuits, an
international Politico- Military ad
junct of the Roman Catholic church
comes down from the Dark Ages,
through the Reformation to the pres
ent time all CORY with the blood Of
myraids of the Protestants; and,
Whereas, an order of similar
character, the Knights of Columbus,
with an armed military force nearly
three hundred thousand strong with
an avowed purpose of winning Amer
lea for the Pope declare that they
are now ready to cut their way to
the White House; and,
Whereas, the methods of both
these orders are secret and political
with view to holding the balance
of power and thus to dominate and
control the politics of these United
States, and Fill the offices from that
of the President down with men
friendly to the Pope and those who
will make ante-electiOn pledges to
Offices, with members Of, and friends
to, their respective orders; and,
Whereas, they have already been,
and are now being, successful in
their nefarious schemes to such an
extent as should be alarming to all
Protestants as we'll as to all patriotic
American citizens; and,
Whereas, the individual members
of both said orders have vowed or
sworn their first allegiance to a for
eign potentate and therefore cannot
be patriotic American citizens;
Therefore, be it resolved:
First, That this congregation as
sembled at Phillip, a Missionary
Baptist church, in Appling county,
Georgia, sends greetings to all Pro-
testants without regard to denomi-
national differences, and to all
patriotic American citizens and begs
them to prepare at once to cooper
ate in the great conflict which is now
on and which must be fought to
finish. Shall ROmanism or Ameri-
can patriotism rule this nation?
That is the issue.
Second, That to prepare ourselves
best for this great work we should
subscribe for and read the anti
Catholic papers, such as the Jefferso-
MAN, Thomson, Ca, The Liberator,
The Red Light, The Patriot, The
American Citizen, ETC., and otherwise
encourage as far as practical the edi-
tors of those publications who have
assumed teh leadership in this great
fight.
Third, That no man should be
elected to office who Will not pledge
himself to not cater to the Catholic