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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17
The HOOdOO In Carey, Ohio

A pilgrimage Is going on 10 tho
shrine OF Our Lady OF Consolation in
Carey, Ohio. Clutches, braces and
canes hang on the walls OF the church.
evidences, II is supposed. Of miracles
that have been performed before the
image In the shrine.
Years ago, one Paul Castor. in OF.
tumwa, Iowa, had the same thing 80.
ing his way. The sister and the
mountebank. the fraud and the hypo-
critic, work upon the credulity Of the
ignorant.
Father Fish Is the priest In Carey.
and II appears that the big fish is TAX.
ing In the suckers.
II seems incredible that such a graft
could be worked in Ohio. Listen 10
this:
About 1000 men and women in line.
they carry a white banner OF Our Lady
OF Consolation.
The FIRST miracle occurred April 27.
1875. A storm broke as the procession
was on its seven-mile walk. The
lightning flashed and the rain fell But
the procession walked dry. Rain fell "a
the right and left. and not a drop fell
on the banner.
over the altar in the cathedral al
Luxemborg. is n statue OF the virgin.
rsputed not 20 have been made by hu-
man hands. She was found In a hollow
tree in is2s by Father Broquar. who
was healed OF a plague by prayers 20
the Blessed Virgin. He erected a church
to the Blessed Virgin and placed the
image. three feet tall, above the altar.
Rev. Father ]. p. Gloden. now OF De-
| hance. Ohio. took the Carey pulpit In
1873. The parish was in need OF help
and Father Gloden made q secret vow
to the virgin.
He win not tell the nature OF the
vow that led 20 the establishing OF the
church OF Our Lady OF Consolation
However he wrote 20 the dignitaries
at Luxemborg. Germany, and requested
a replica OF the statue. The request
was granted. But. more wonderful. Z
particle OF the original was removed
made into n cross. incased in a silver
capsule and suspended from the neck OF
substance to the original
The account then goes on to record
supposed miracles since then. Read
ers will note the reason why this
shrine was set up in Carey. The &C
count says Father Gloden took the
Carey pulpit In 1873. The parish was
in need Of help and Priest Gloden made
vow that led him 10 establish the
hoodoo, and the thing has worked eyeI
since.
II there was no other evidence OF su
perstition and heather incredulity II
the Roman Catholic church this would
be suficient.
Do you call that twentieth century
Christianity TO dupe people like thai
priest is evidently doing, accordinl
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17
AreRoman Catholicism and Patriotism Compatible

party sf IrtsA-A@rrtesn united states
soidisra, % ths numbsr 81 ever 80.
tesertsd. ca the Greunda that The can
% the Catholic ehurrh was stroaGcr
and supsrter o. the call % thsir eean-
Try. hsy styled themselves ssn
Particles. sad. escaptnE threaEh ths
Amerteaa line.. aiited themselves whh
ths Msaicaa. o. def~ase % The conveat.
wRea ssa Pshio naaIiy eapituiated. the
saa Particles wrrr nearly al eaPtured'
. few escaPtng win the necinG mcnt-
eans. Ftfty ef The ieadsrs were ene-
euted ~ erder % General scott and the
balance taahsd- thus endsd the enorts
% the san Particles 90 HiNe the war =
religious aspect.
Why should not these Catholic
| troops desert. They followed their
teaching. and the call OF their Catho'
I Tic leaders. As Il has been IN the past
30 will Il ever be. Tho Columbuses
and the Jesuits may love their coun'
/ try. but they love and fear the
pope more. His will and desire are 70
be theirs. for him 10 be supreme and
head over all principalities and pow
ors. the King Of Kings and Lord ol
| Lords - interpreting constitutions -
setting up governmcnts-and dethron
ing cmpcrors-the supreme ruler oi
the world-tho holy Roman Empire.
Il would be easy 10 show what is 20
INK on In Mexico. We have given you
the key that unlocks the situation
Look nj Il: DiaE was n Mason. The
Jesuits could not use him, and he was
driven from the country by a revolu
ton. In the election. the Roman Cath
Ollie candidate was defeated-the pa
p.sts say through fraud-and MaderC
became president lie, too, was q
Mason and not subject 10 the pope
and no was assassinated.
The revolution Is going merrlly on
The Catholic party talks patriotism
pltlos the peon, waves the flag and
keeps the pot Of revolution boiling
with the express purpose In mind e
secure the control OF the government
In the interest OF the church. repeal tbs
laws OF separation Of church and state
public education and secure the res
toration OF the papal property con
iscated for public use.
The papal designs upon America ar,
so manifest that the dullest either
can see the hand OF the Jesuit.
There Is to be troublous times Il
America unless the papacy gets a nev
heart. Shall We parry the blow-shal
We lessen the flow OF blood? Shall VI
neutrallEe the scheme Of Rome by fore
stalling and defeating this intorng
tloEal enemy OF republics? or win W
say peace, peace and wait for th
Fourth Degree knights Of Columbu
ito cut their way 20 the white house
, singing as they march: "The pope {
kng-the pope Is king! We commi
this country into the keeping Of Mary
the queen Of heayen!"
How can the X. OF c. and hierarch
OF America be loyal as long as the AZ
thority and commands OF the pope ar
noated TO them across from Italy on
raft OF cardinal hats?
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

The eelsbrAtioa of the isooth an.
adversary Of the edlct of Milan By
which Emperor ConstAnttne -Eave
peace 20 the Catholic church vAs be-
run By Priest Coakiey IN Pittsburgh.
who Gaid IN speaking Of the church In
other countries that the orderly Ae-
ton OF The church is absolutely
Stined. She cannot arrange her man.
ner OF worship as IN other countries.
she cannot move without nrst having
government sanction. Her priests
are prevented from preaching the SOC.
pei openly. and from making converts.
Her bishops are forbidden 20 eommu.
aicate directly with the pope. and the
holy father cannot appoint any bishop
without the previous sanction and
permission of the government" etc,
See how the Iesuits howl when they
are made 10 keep their proper place
and not allowed 20 run the govern
mentl
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

NHE Knights % Columbus claim
III. that patriotism ia a special fca-
~ ture OF their order. But 10 their
brand Of patriotism any dlner-
ent from that of Romaniats In other
test found them wantingf
The Menace suspects that the Co
lumhuscs are patriotic only when the
church is not IN conflict with the state
or when the state is not condemned BY
the church. The Menace can't help
thinking that the Knights Of Columbus
would take the side OF the church
against the government, should the oc.
cEsion arise.
The recent article on the assassina.
tit OF Lincoln. by Chlniquy. has
raised the question as 20 the real Do
sition OF the Roman Catholic church
during the war OF the states
The Menace is sure that the more
this subject Ia investigated aud the
deeper the research. the more apparent
Il win be that the Roman Catholic
church, lead by the Iesults With their
headquarters In Canada. hoped for a
breakup In the nation. and stood ready
70 make a Roman Catholic nation out
OF the fragments with Mexico and
Maximillan as a nucleus.
II Is beyond question the church.
through the Jesuits. gave encourage.
ment TO the south and promised the
recognition by Catholic countries, all
Of which failed. but with the cunning
and duplielty that permitted the hier.
archy 20 get onto the winning side
without being discovered.
The south has never appreciated the
duplicity Of Rome with the pores rec.
ognltion OF tho oonfcdoracy az the
same time the Jesuit was pretending
70 aid Lincoln and Grant In diplomacy
In Europe that also miserably failed.
Tho constant claim, In some Jesuit
| quarters, that the Romanists were
specially loyal to the north, and men
tion names OF Irish generals as evi
dence, when, as a matter OF fact, Irish
men az the north and IrishmCn az the
south met each other In terrible con
/ hict, and made American armies and
American valor the wonder OF the
world.
Everybody but the paplsts recognize
that the enlistment and services OF the
brave lrishmcn on both sides were not
because they were Roman Catholics
or Orangemen, or Presbyterians. Tho
| question Of religion or nationality dc
lot enter Into their minds. They eacl
/ followed the fortunes OF their respcc
tive sections OF country. None but 9
Paulist father or Jesuit space writei
thinks 20 make the patriotism OF mel
at such a time OF political fever e
pivot upon the fact OF his baptism and
religious faith, or place OF birth.
The Menace Is searching out the
reason why the hierarchy and Knights
OF Columbus are anxious 20 make 4
appear that Catholics were the para
gons OF patriotism on the federal sid,
Is because both history and facts hav,
charged them even with desertion. anC
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

A Presbyterian missionary lately
returned from Mexico says that there
are nine million people there who
cannot read or write Considering the
fact that Mexico has been for three
centuries under the Roman Catholic
regime that is not 10 be wondered at.
THE most hopeful sign,r he says, "is
that the masses desire education" /"
With that will come enlightenment
and peace, True, the Franciscan mis-
sionary friars had what they call
schools where the catechism and the
holy religion was taught whether the
pupils ever learned TO read or write
or not. Most OF the emigrants from
southern Europe cannot read or write
but they know the Romish catechism
Just the same and can be loyal slaves
TO the pope, never once dlsobeying
the command Of Rome TO read no book
or paper not inspected by the Jesuits
and approved by them.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

Said one Catholic 10 his fellow Cath.
olics: while speaking 10 you OF the
deleterious effect OF the confessional
upon our children, shall I forget its
effect upon our wives and upon our.
selves7 Need I tell you that for most
women. the confessional IL a render.
vous Of coQuetry and OF lover DO
you not feel a. I do myself. that by
means OF the confessional the priest
Is more the master Of the hearts Of
our wives than ourselvesl IL not the
priest the public and private confidani
OF our wivesl DO lot our wives 80 In
varlably 20 tho feet OF the priest open
ing 70 him what is most sacred and In
innate In the secret Of our lives as hus'
hands and as fathersi The husband
belongs no more 10 his wife as her
guide through the dark and dificuli
paths OF life; Il Is the priest."-From
Chiniquy, p. S5.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

Americans travelling in Italy natur.
ally expect 70 find everything lovely
in that home OF Catholiolty." II
seems however. that unless you travel
In company with a bishop or a priest,
your eyes are opened TO the true state
OF affairs! A prominent American
physician writing Of his visit there,
said: Il attended church In Rome
when the swell crowds were out, and
during week days at all hours Of the
day, and had fair opportunity 20 Judge
tho class OF people who are today the
real bona.fide Christians; and | must
say that 95 per cent OF them are made
up OF the poor and ignorant. To sec
these wretched and mentally dwarfed
people bowed with the weight OF the
priestly and kingly burdens TO which
they have bowed their back for cen
turtles 60 see these gnarled and
twisted and addressed shapes, with
low and scanned brows. creep cat-likt
in and out OF these marble halls pre-
sents a contrast that must strike every
beholder. that some one has commit
ted an awful crime against humanity
Beautiful as the temple was, ] saw
that Il had not the effect OF beautify'
ing the human face. I saw that mil
lions had been applied to the erec
ton Of this great temple, instead oi
going to schools and to the cultiva
ton Of human brains"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17
To Workingnen

Priest Phelan, Of 81. Louis, editor q
the Western watchman. is also pastor
OF the Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic
church, and reproduces his Sunday
sermons in tho watchman each week.
The following paragraph about work.
Ing people was taken from his issue
OF April gath and his prearranged ser.
mon for the 9th:
Well, let us 90 70 the root OF thinFA
Men do not like to work. and women De
not like TO work; and they won't work
II they can help It. The attitude OF the
world today is one OF antagonism to
work. People don't want 70 labor; men
don't want TO labor; women don't want
labor. They would rather night than
work; they would rather steal than
work; they would rather murder than
work. You are apt TO insult n man to-
day II you ask him TO do work for you
You almost o1er n woman an indignity
when you offer her q means of making
living. People don't want 20 work.
The attitude OF tho world today Il an.
tagonistio TO work The governments
OF the world today are trying TO meat
the demands OF deeeitful workingmsn,
who don't want work. They want
fewer ana fewer hours Of labori they
want less and less work. And every
Political party. IN every country IN the
world today. is bending the knee of the
workinEmsA who really dsn1 wana
work
II was In his Sunday sermon printed
in his issue Of June 80. 1912, where he
said, "to hell with the government Of
the United States"
This is the same Phelan Who says
that he has no reason TO apoloslzs fol
the lnquIsltlon.
How do you like the tone Of his be
haw, Mr.. Workingman?
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

So much is said by the Romish
priests against eugenlcs, seXology.
etc, but not one word against the
confessionals. In fact, they claim
that confession Is absolutely nee.
essary 70 the prevention OF youthful
innocence" also, "the confessional is
A powerful guardian OF childish inno-
cence." A little ten-yearold Catholic
boy left the confessional irritated and
confused. "From the shame OF what
had Just heard from the mouth OF
that priest" he wrote in later years,
Il dared not lift my eyes from the
ground. / recited the prayers he In
dicated 70 me; ! remained for a long
time In the church. The shameful
questions he had 6sked me. the new
world of iniauity into which | had
been introduced, the impure phantoms
BY which my childish heart had been
dehled, confused and troubled my
mind so strangely that begun
to weep bitterlyl was thinking
u my mother who had taken such
good care OF me and who had succeeded
in keeping away from my thoughts
those impure thoughts of slnl
thought, An, II my mother had heard
those Questionsl II she knew to what
a school she had sent me-" etc. These
sensual, wine-soaked priests bulldozC
parents into sending their innocent lit
tic ten-year-old boys and girls TO the
confessional And they call our fre'
schools "cesspools Of vice!"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

Of being deep IN TIE plot 10 murder
lincoln. Grant and Seward. with the
expectation that with the destruction
OF these parties the federal govern.
mcnt would fan and the church, which
had been seeking lie own.- would be
the beneficiary Of the anarchy that
would follow.
The Menace wants 90 make u per.
fectly clear that the hlrcrarchy and
the Columbuscs always seek nrst the
interest OF the church and use con.
tending parties and revolutions az a
means 20 that end. This has been true
IN the past aud is true now. Il IL con.
tistent with the paral ambitions and
practice. and Is the key that will IN.
lock every Gccrct cam palgn OF the pope,
especially since the Jesuit appeared
upon the stage Of action. Witness the
change OF politics: For long time
republican. now democrauc.
As 10 loyalty here is a little history
and statistics:
Norman NJ Romano, IN one OF his
works. has a table showing the mum
Der OF enlistments In the union army
the per centaEe OF descrtions and thoii
nationality. as follows:
Native Americans t........b per cent
Germans ......-s....... 10 per cenl
Irish Catholics ..........,.7e per cen
hrltish ............'.sss per cen
l Other foreigners ..s...... bpCr CcnI
In other words. OF the $4,000 Irish
mostly paplsts. from the big cities
/ iO4 900 deserted. and Il Is rcliabl,
stated that most OF these descrtionl
occurred after tho pope recognized
the confederacy. These brave Irish
men did not desert through eowardlee
or love for the southern cause. bu
/ BECAUSE THE CHURCH HAD EN
PRESSED ITS MIND. Not that n
/ loved his country less. but the pop,
mere. And this is what will happoi
/ 10 the knights Of Columbus wheneve
the issue is drawn between tho churcl
and the United states. and Is pre-
ciscly what Priest Pholan means whel
I he says:
Tell us, In the conflict between IN,
| church and the civil government ",
take the side OF the church: OF course
We do. Why, II the government OF IN,
| United States were az war with thu
church We would say tomorrow, q
hell with the government Of the Unite,
States; and n tho church and all tn
governments Of the world we're at wa
We would say, 70 he'll with all the 90,
ernmsnts Of the world"
a clipping lies before me taken fror
the Daily ~ Paso, TcxaA Times. Tn
article Is headed American Conques
OF the Wonderful Valley OF Mexico.
written for the Times by Edmond G
Kinyon. After recitlng some OF th
incidents OF the campaign under Ger
eral Scott he tells his readers abou
the San Patricio movement, as follows
The convent OF san Pablo was des
perately defended. religious fervor en-
terinE somewhat into the conhic
which ccntered there. Some hours pre-
vious Go the attack on the convent
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

Before entering into the marriage
contract" says the Catholic paper.
Truth, "a Catholic man or woman is
strictly bound 70 obtain the signature
OF the non-Catholic to the following
promise: I. N. ~, promise B. M. the
following liberty In the exercise Of
the Roman Catholic religion, and II
our marriage be blessed with children,
allow them to be brought up In the
Roman Catholic faith" See how
nicely the unmarried drones OF the
Vatican have fixed up this matter for
the young people. They are TO pro
ceed according TO plans laid out by
the wine-soaked priests in order to
please Rome. Listen to priest Lager
Of New Jersey, who urged his young
Pensioners TO marry early: There
are too many bachelors and too many
young unmarried women in this con-
gregation." said. he. which was q per
fectly safe remark since there were
no nuns and monks In attendance!
"All OF you who are old enough should
be married" Numbered Priest Lager.
"and when you get married IL Is well
that you should raise large families.
- have the children first, and let
the automobiles come after" sounds
like the sizzling Of Lager beer. dosen't
itl) You really can't blame Priest
Lager for not telling this TO the IL.
900 priests and the 5000 nuns. He
10 not allowed 10, as they can work
better for the papal corporation with
out childrenl
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

} ~Rlood 10 actually being shed for
che faith in Portugal az the present
Ttime," said a priest ''In France the
church has become a mere ghost OF
herself. and every means known to
human ingenuity has been tried to
wipe the church on the earth. She
as forbidden to own property In her
own right, and those selected as her
sacred ministers are forced TO enter
the army as common soldiers and TO
bear arms" Why doesn't this an
cient. mouldy papal machine modern
iIe itself so as 70 conform favorably
with modern times and 20 reformed
governments? WhyG Because the
church Is always the same and NEVER
changes IL she should change In the
feast particular the whole machine
,aFould fall and then where would the
deleek minions Of the pope bef The
Y schurch in order TO stand must remain
las she r.. she can never changel
lAnd how is q common or any kind of
b priest any better than . common
sOldierf
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

The people OF these United States are
fast becoming alarmed over the fact
OF the employment OF Roman Catho-
lies as teachers in our public schools
knowing as they do In what light these
same teachers view our schools, label
ing them as Goddess" and unfit for
those Of the Catholic faith 20 attend.
Strange. Is Il not, that while the Amer
lean Protestants have much that is
condemned by the Roman Catholic
church, Il has never taken a dislike
to the almighty dollar" and that these
self same teachers viii risk their NOR.
ais and religion In order TO teach In
our Goddess" schools for the filthy
lucre? Should think they would be
mathematical by those in authority
for venturing into forbidden paths, and
mayhap becoming contaminated by as
sociating with Protestants. Anyway
Il is an acknowledged fact that Ro
man Catholics are the sworn enemies
to the public schools and II hardly
looks consistent 70 employ our declar
ed enemy 20 instill into the receptive
minds OF our children principles IN
direct contrast 10 those set forth IN
our constitution. Our school boards
should wake up to the fact that In fu
ture the man who wants Office bad
enough to favor them will not be tol
Grated In any ONCE Of importance al
the hands OF the citizens OF our foru
Of government
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

society ana 70 we're the cAmorriStA q
band % gambling land pirates
A Roman Catholic bishop caused the
burning % Joan of Arc. and 600 years
later che was Eaintcd in The sane Dc
tesihble Institution
All witchcraft a. called forth In the
interest OF priestcraft. and women Sho
have the eailhre 20 comprehend the
policy of a priesthood are the sufferers
The most lilltcrate nations ot the
earth arc OF the Roman Catholic sye
TEN.
New York city r. said 20 be and
probably is. the worst governed city IN
the world. II "a thousand million doi
lars In debt with its municipal annirs
Its Roman Catholic bosses have WORK
Cd for a hundred and atty years C
compllcate its Affairs 20 that u is quit'
impossible for intelligence 10 hops
70 BtraiEhten them.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

RiLal. the martyred novelist OF the
Philippines. in his hC~y The Social
Cancer" exposes IN, ish corpora
ton whose greed "lpacity he
proved was wastia res OF the
Filipinos. In desc Ia book he
wrote: II have attemi to do what
no enc else has been willing to do; /
have dared 10 answer the calumnies
that have for centuries been heaped
upon US and our country. have
written Of the social condition and the
life, of our beliefs, our hopes, our
longings, our complaints and our sor-
rows: have unmRsked the hypoc'
risy which. under the cloak OF religion,
has come among us to impoverish and
10 brutalize u.s." etc. This Romish
corporation always sees TO II that
the worlds best men are assassinated
like dogs. In the case OF this man
Rial the Spanish church and state
In the Philippines finished him by fr'
ing eight Remington bullets into his
back. Pretty nice thing for a gov
ernment 20 do. wasn't it, Just the
same things will be done II we stupid
" LET the papists get control OF our
schools and government and run them
as they have done in other countriesl
Il Is up to US 70 make them keep hands
OF our institutions!
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-17

10 this account taken from the Cleve
land Press, April 22d2
DO the people believe that Il Is the
image that does the healing. or the
saint, or faith? The church erocts
the shrine and creates a false notion
and makes money out OF the pretended
miracle.
Did you say the Catholic church was
learned, was spiritual, was honest,
was holy?
sand ! heard another voice from
heaven saying, Come out Of her, my
people, that ye be not partakers Of her
sins, and that ye receive not Of her
plaques, for her sins have reached
unto heaven, and God hath remem
bered her inlquity."