Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-09-24

true he would have been LOCKED
up long-ago. He then read his offel
of $4,000 to any o1e who woult
prove any statement made in hi
books was not true, also offered to
destroy the plates and quit the
platform. He defed any II to
show him a country in Europe
where the pope has any power
that has any standing among the
nations of the earth. He said
there we're thousands of CaBholics
who admire his stand and were
only waiting an opportunity tc
leave the church, as they had done
and we're doing in France, Spain
and Ireland. Amid great applause
he appealed to those Protestants
who have children in the Cath.
olic school to take them out at
once or go over to the Catholic
church altogether. He said be
was a Presbyterian. q member of a
leading church i'll Seattle, Wash
ington. He urged the discontinue
ance of all parochial schools and
private schools and patronage and
loyalty to the public schools. He
said in the Catholic schools they
teach the pope first and the presi-
dent of the United States after
ward, and this in our country.
You cannot serve God and nam.
mon, and you cannot serve the
pope and Uncle Sam. Hers he
read al opinion of public schools
from a Catholic paper, and prop
erly characterized it the height of
abuse. Speaking locally he re-
ferred to the refusal of the appli.
cation of two Catholic ladies to
teach in the public school in Char
lotte, said ole had applied here
in Salisbury but before election
time thought it wise to withdraw
the application and then a Catho.
lie tried to get in the Spencer
school aud made some progress
bus was finally turned down. For
a brief time he then dwelt on
liquor and plainly proved that the
priesthood was in the business,
saying you always found them on
the eide of the liquor men in ev,
cry contest, and were the manu-.
fscturers of whieksy, making a
speciality of BenedIctine wine, a
deadly poison He said the pope's
orders were to make America
Catholic and that the bishops and
priests were working overtime try.
ing to do it in various ways, enc
of which was the multiplication of
i!ligitimates. Than for a time he
dwelt on politics again and urged
men to do their duty and teach
politicians a lesson, speaking of
high officials from President down
attending mass in Washington
and said the pope briggs this
about for effect, to show that he
controls and the politicians are
afraid to disobey. He read what
purp9rted to be the ten Catholic
commandments before closing his
address at the school building. His
talk here consumed about two
hours.
AT THE COURT HoUsE.
When Mr.. Crowley, accompani-
ed by q number of gentlemen,
made his appearance in the court
house, entering by the rear en-.
trance, he was greeted by a crowd
surprising shat which heard
William Jennings Bryan on his
last visit here. W. A. Daniels
called on DR.. W. B. Duttera to
lead in prayer aud he was thank.
full for an opportunity to know
and realize the truth; asked fol
blessings Oh thu speaker and
people and for the perpetuation
Of those Institutions dear TO us all
The speaker was introduced in 8
iew words by Mr. Daniels.
MI. Crowley began by saying
he was not Rev. but plain Mr.,
that he once had q handle to hi
name but dropped it like a bot
brick. Here he again paid hi
respects to the psrochical schoo.
and said if you permits them ii
your midst you are nursing a ser
psnt which will bite you sooner
or later. He said purgatory wa
the pope's gold mine, his klon-
dixie. He then went in wisl
gloves off and scored the priest
and said he was turning on tn