The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-10-16

] HE following letter from Leon L. Myers,
OF Sllverton, Ore, seems to give promise
that dark doings too long kept secret are to
be given proper publicity at last
think this is the most remarkable case against
the Roman Catholic Church now before the Ameri-
can people. 1t is remarkable for a good many
reasons. will give a few. Before do so, l will
give brief history of the case:
On June 26, 1913 nun dressed in nuns attire
came to the Christian Church and asked for the
minister of the church We were holding revival
meetings at the time, and this took place about
D. / answered the call and was surprised to
see nun standing there, and was at once my
guard, for l nave been threatened by priests
two occasions before. She told that she had
escaped from the Mt Angel Convent and was
fleeing for her life, and asked me to protect her
| gave 20 her this protection, and have since been
instrumental in keeping her soul and body
together, though several attempts have been made
upon her life. On on occasion they nearly killed
her, but through the good work at the Good Sama-
ritan Hospital her life spared. Since that
time we have kept her under guard as if it were
in time of war, and have been successful and
believe we will continue to be- Now, here are the
reasons why 1 believe that it will be a most
remarkable case:
/. This nun is a very intelligent woman and
has had an experience that would make the devil
himself shudder, and she will have an opportunity
to tell her story the witness-stand shortly Her
story will involve some way-ups in Catholicism.
2. Her charges against the whole system
Of the church in question. She charges that the
system forces into prostitution those who have
taken the black veil.
8. She charges that the system compels
wholesale murder of the innocents as they are
born into the world, and that she is witness to
this.
I wonder if Americans will stand by and see
such as this go on without protest. Is it posi-
BILE that we as people are dead that
not be awakened to action? Is it possible that
this systematic white slavery go right
under the protection Of our flag of The free, and
we Americans helpless even to investigate? Is
this America? Can this be the country for which
fathers fought [ brethren.
let US raise the cry that these, and all places of
like nature, be subject to investigation. Here in
Oregon with officer went to look
the institutions at Mt Angel, and they were told
when they to the Monastery that even
though the Governor of the State would order the
investigation, it would not be permitted. Take
that, you sleepy Americans, and think it over.
We are going to compel this case to go through
the courts, SO that this story may be spread upon
the court records, We have made a call through
the Menace for financial assistance. If any Of you
brethren would like to have part in this work,
send your contributions to my address: Silverton,
Ore. LEON l.. MYERS.
sverton, Ore
Standard readers will be given full account
of this case as it proceeds. The day of recon-
pense seems to be at hand.
The above is taken from the Christian
Standard. of last week.
The nuns story will be the old one. The
priests deny it, and yet the Roman Catholics
themselves know that it must be true.
The ancient priests of Buddhism were not
allowed to marry. but they were castrated
People used to have sense enough to under
stand human nature
Christ himself, as good as said that, if
a man wished to consecrate himself entirely
to religious duties, he must either be born a
eunuch or have himself made one.
OF the Twelve original Disciples, it se2ns
that all were married, excepting Judas
IscariOt.
Peter was certainly married man, and so
were Chmst's two brothers.