The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-01-22


knights of Columbus, the principal
speaker being Hon. w. J. Bryan, the
Secretary of State. Having accepted
an invitation to give an address be-
fore this Catholic organization, Mr..
Bryan did what he was of course
brought there to do-fattered the
knights Of Columbus and the Ro-
man Catholic church. We quote
some Of this flattery:-
The Knights of Columbus, with a
membership of 100000 intelligent,
earnest, patriotic men, have accom-
plished much, and have before them
a larger work even than that which
they have already done. Three
hundred thousand men cooperating
together for the advancement Of
things that are good, constitute
tremendous power in the land.
And the third reason why I feel hon.
ored to be invited as a guest tonight
is that this organization is connected
with the largest branch OF the Chris
tian church. AS a member Of
Christian church, though a different
one from this, I am still proud Of
what the Catholic church has accom-
plished in this country and in the
world. (Of course Roman Catholic
papers give prominence to these ut
terances. The Catholic Standard
and Times (Oct. 10, 1913, printed
Mr.. Bryan's address under the
double-column heading Secretary
Bryan Chief Speaker at Columbus
Day Celebration" Note that it was
Secretary" Bryan who spoke. A
part of the fattery in the speech
was quoted approvingly in America
Oct. %, 1913, and used as ''testimo-
NY in favor of the Catholic church,
Was Mr.. Bryan speaking as a man
or as politician? If he spoke as a
politician, it is little use to mention
some ugly facts, as politicians are
generally controlled by expediency,
and the Roman Catholic church is a
great factor in politics. If Mr.. Bry-
an spoke as a man, we might ask
him if he knows that every Roman
Catholic ecclesiastic, before taking
any Office, must take oath that he
will support the creed of Pope Plus
", in which he affirms:-
I condemn, reject and anathema-
tie all things contrary thereto 1.-THE
teaching of the church,, and all
heresies which the church has con-
demned, rejected, and anathema-
tized I do, at this present, freely
profess and truly hold this true
Catholic faith, without which no one
can be saved.
Does Mr.. Bryan know that the
three cardinals in this country have
sworn
to try in every way to assert, up
hold, preserve, increase, and pro-
mote the rights, even temporal, espe-
cially those of the civil principality,
the liberty, the honor, privileges,
and authority of holy Roman church,
of our lord the Pope, and the afore-
said successors; to combat Tor per-
secuted with every effort heretics,
schismatics, and those rebelling
against our lord the Pope and his
successors.
Does Mr.. Bryan know what every
member Of the Knights of Columbus
has sworn to do for the good of the
Catholic church and the promotion
of the power of the Pope?
Does Mr.. Bryan know that the Ro-
man hierarchy in this country, and
the Knights of Columbus under
their control, are in duty bound to
oppose, and do oppose, the Consti-
tuition of the United States, which
he has sworn to uphold? Let him
and others read the article on page
81 of this issue for proof of this
strong statement.
The simple facts are these: Every