The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-05-31
The Almighty Boycott
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Against thia cur laws seen % AFFORD
aoant relief
II seems almost lneredinis. ut n 10
true. that by means of this terrible m
Strumentality. even the Protcstant
preachers can Be siienoed
] Eive here an Instance that cams
under my personal observation. A
Presbyterian minister vas delivering
powerful sermons, Sunday after Sun
day. against Romaniam and drawing
large and enthusiastic audiences. Hla
sermons were published IN part In the
city newspapers and 20 an the Roman
ists soon knew that their socaIled 70
ligion was being attacked.
There were In his audience traders
Insurance men and some wealthy
bankers. One Monday morning, after
one OF those powerful antl.papal ser.
mons, a Roman Catholic customer Of
n grocer. came into the store, threw
down his passbook on the counter ana
demanded a settlement. He Immediate
ly paid the grocer what he owed rim
and then said:
Nov. sir. I can not trade with you
any more"
Why" said the grocer. what IA the
matterl Don't ! give you good grocer
les, and az cheap az you can set thOm
anywherel"
Yea said the customer, but your
preacher is preaching agaIns; our
holy religion and I can't patronlae a
man that belongs n a church whose
pastor breaches against our holy rO-
ligion.'"
II was only a few minutes later
when another Roman Catholic Gus
toner came, when the same scene was
enacted over again: and then another,
and another. until all his Roman Cath
Ollie customers had left him.
Now this grocer had only enough
customers altogether 20 afford him a
fair living, and the withdrawal OF 40
many OF his patrons meant his ruin.
He soon discovered that other tradera
had been treated the same as himself:
and some OF them went 20 their pastor
and related 70 him what had happened.
and requested him TO stop preaching
against Romanism, or they would bo
ruined by the papal boycott. but he re-
piled that he felt obliged 10 preach the
truth no matter who was hurt by II,
and 90 he went on enlightening hfa
hearers on the same subject.
, Presently there came 10 this naEtor
wealthy banker. member OF his con-
gregration, and said:
You viii have to stop these sermons
against Romanism. Some OF my best
depositors have informed me that m
we allow our pastor 20 10 on preaching
against their religion. they win with
draw their money and deposit else
where, and II they should do 90. A
would ruin our bank"
The pastor had the same answer for
the banker that he had given TO tho
others-he must preach the truth.
Well" said the banker, but though
| acknowledge that what you say and
preach Is true. you know there Is a big
debt on this church, and that I nav
about a thousand dollars every year
to the support OF the church. and the
payment OF the church Indebtedness,
but II our banking business is ruined.
| can not help you any further"
But still the conscientious pastor in
sisted he must do his duty as he saw
it-that he must give his people the
truth about Romanism.
A little later there came IN the pres,
ident OF q large and prosperous insur-
ance company, informing his pastor
that the Roman Catholics we're threat
ening not TO insure In his company un-
less his pastor stopped preaching
against their holy religion"
For him also the same answer was
given as 70 the banker-he must
preach the truth. The president Of the
company admitted that what the
pastor taught about Romanism was
true, but also reminded him Of the big
debt on the church. and how much he
gave annually TO the support OF the
church, and to the extinguishment OF
the indebtedness. and that the church,
being mortgaged for the debt. would
have TO be sold under the hammer un-
less the debt was paid of,
Still the honest pastor was obdurata.
Then another turn was given to the
controversy-thO boycotted parties
went To the trustees OF the church
plead their case with them. They saw
where the shoe pinched. They went
must let up on his anti-Roman SER
1ANAos EOA NQOt udQ lue same
answer-he must preach the whole
truth.
Then the trustees informed him that
II he would not stop preaching against
the religion OF Rome they would have
TO terminate his services and employ
some other pastor.
This was a most convincing argu-
ment. The pastor had a family TO sup
port, and was altogether dependent on
his salary. He did not know where or
when he might get another position.
He succumbed to the demand. He was
silenced.
In the same way. the Jesuits, as the
active agents OF the hierarchy can ST.
lenee any Protestant preacher, news
paper. magazine or lecturer In the
United States.
What Is the remedye
II all the Protestants and non-sec-
tarians could, and would, combine and
act together as firmly as do the Ro-
manists. they could very soon make
them sick on their own medicine.
WIN they do IL?