The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-12-27


such national uright and standing a.
The -. Ions Rcruhiir 10 say of him
Sunday, ncoymler !. 1905
Mr.. CROwLEY'S RECORD
I" ATllER CROWLEY is man and
H priest ~ high Intellectual cu
A duumeuis; one of rare. almost,
ianaiiral, piciy. Ills career a. a
student, a. a ritircn and a. a min.
isier q hi church h. exemplary from To-
Standards ~ measurement within aud
without the Roman ehurch. 4 product of
Carlow enl'r-r p H.'ar lsarT', - fha
ir'.. r..,..aan, yuuug. hana-ll,. 1.
2irf ThNi'n.Is, ant Kv. pJr1on H|
much irnurruyss no vel a. tuu4a.s.
Father Crowley stands forth in his oW..
right ~ a parsonage sure % proposes
acquaintance and likely 20 win and hold
their high regard. lie II ahstemious In
be habits, industrious % the limit Of his
grrat physical power. siudious 20 a De-.
gree, intensely sincere, dirert and frank
Of mind and manner. - tSee Roman.
lsm-A Menace 70 the Naiion." page
eGO)
After sTchding sixteen months In
Manchester, y. w., IN Bishop Bradley :
mcnsal parish of 81. Anne, Father Cow.
lcy, 10 rcdccm his pledge 90 the Bishop of
Cork, decided % return 10 Ireland. Rish
op Bradley testified gladly that be had
always compoTtcd himself 10 his "entiru
subtraction. The Manchester Dahl
Union, March 2S, iSss, speaking Of his
farewell sermon, declared.
"The entire congregation sobbcd aloud
and heard with sadness the farewell word
Of him they had learned 10 love ami es.
TEEN. The same paper added: among
Ptotestants, also, he il highly esteemed.
aud among people of all manner Of 10
iefs and callings there ls but one sen.
timent, and that Of regret because OF bis
going away
Tho New Hampshire Catholic attested:
% Father Crowley has captured and kea-s
back with him to the diocese OF Cork to
which he belongs, the esteem and affec.
ton Of our people from the head of the
diocese down.
When after eight years STAY in Ire.
land, Mr.. Crowley determined TO return
TO the United States, he brought letters
Of strongest approval from Cardinal
loguc, Bishop O'Callaghan, Cork: Bish
op o O'Donnell, Rapahoe; Canon Shinkwin,
Bandon; Rev. DIR. Mcguire, Maynooth
college; Rev. DIR. o 'Mahoney, All iiallows
cohggp, Dublin. When ne eaiiei on Bish.
op Bradley, Of New Hampshire, :he lat
ter banded him a letter Of emphasis and
value, attesting his priestly zeal, sobiiety
and great faith.
Crowley, who is nothing II not leader
Of men, published in Obedience 10 lead.
ership's command, a world stirring book
which has recently been enlarged, under
The title, Romansm-A Met nee 10 the
Nation. " This book Is evoking applause
and admiration from press anl pulpit
and latform in new and old worlds.
His appeal 20 Pope Plus y. (See !
- Romanism-A Menace 10 IN, Nation, f."
pages 2l7 290) for leave TO prose the |
rascality Of Americas = legion Of immoral |
prclates and priests, ignored, Mr.. Crow.
ey entered the lecture field in 1906. |
speaking in Chicago, New York, winona
Lake. Indiana, and elsewhere in Ameri. |
"A, as well as in London, England, deal |
ny everywhere with the utmost kindliness |
% erring individuals, but strongly re
1rubating the iniquitous Roman system.
The British Weekly declared him
man Of magnificent physique and com.
presence, and "the record of /
ms life stainless.
The Christian (London), declared him
! modern SayonarOla.
The London Daily News acclaimed |
Tim rs remarkable man with a 70.
mission. -
The Christian Endcayor Times pro.
lounces him "man with a message -
One Of the most remarkable religious
'ersonalities' that has ever visited
Britain. 4
BREAKS AWAY FROM ROME
0l HIS remarkable man with a
remarkable mission" broke away
~ forever from Rome when after
returning from Britain. he Joined
he First Presbyterian church, Seattle,
Wash, March, l9Os.
The independent spirit and powerful
lind of Crowley revolts from such bias.
hemy as Papal infallibility. IIc, with
irattan Guinness, believes: elf God
himself to take the plaec OF
ian be the mystery Of Godliness man
xalting himself 20 take the place of
iod is surely the mystery Of iniuuitv. -
Ask Crowley why he left Rome, and,
18th David, he answers: ~ had rather
e a dOorkeePer in the house Of
y God than 20 dwell in the tents of
ickedness. Psalm 81. Ask Crowley
hat is his strength and, tell you, he will:
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress,
nd my deliverer." Psalm Is. God is
ar refuge and strength, very present
elp ia trouble. Therefore will we not
ar, though the earth be reno, cd, and
lough the mountains be carried unto
e midst of 'hg sea. though iha ts .-s
Icrcof roar and be troubled, though th..
ou1ia'ns shake with thc swelliuc thc-c.
- Psalm 10.
A man with a message surely is he,
no, like Luther. does attempt the reform
the Roman church, first frcm within,
nj then from without. Courage, fcIti.
de, fearlessness, charity and eonesrira |
on are all required for such task :
llfllment. Crowley is, with all these
'aTs, set America ablaze. The very
'me Of Peter squirms under his search.
yht. The night is far spent, ;le day !
AZ hand. Romanism must be hlottai
ON Americas s map. It's white slay
y, inexpressibly more odious than TIE !
aek slavery abolished by Lineoln. shall
on he wiped out, and the reign nj Gods
'nign Fatherhood, and Of man e tender.
{ brotherhood. shed rays Of beneticenee !
er all this land, and over a reformed ,