The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-01-31
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Mr.. Boniface profaoed his rs-
marks By oommending those Who
jid not attend the debate, saying it
was too vulgar for decent people. he
accused Spurgcon again Of using
rchool questions and applying them
10 the priest in the confessional BE
had spoken but q few moments
when Il vas clearly noticeable that
he was ~done for" and had reached
the end Of the string, for he vas
hoarse, pallid, languid and showed
in his face the expression Of the
man who knows he is already
whipped. BE confessed he was two
days behind Spurgeon and launched
out into q begging-the-question ap-
peal 10 local conditions and weak
eenials Of what SpurgeOn had said.
He recited the stereotyped accusa-
tions the Catholic papers have
printed against Crowley, and pro-
ceeded 10 read q hist Of some 80
Protestant preachers who had gone
wrong, attempting, as he said, TO
show that the Protestant clergy is
is bad as the Romish. He read
some Of these cases from the Anti
dote (which, Of course, gave them
great ~ weight). He read several
extracts from Protestant ministers
and politicians where the Catholic
clergy we're commended, and closed
up by reading so-called statistics in
which il was shown that the Cath
olic countries, Spain, Italy, France,
Mexico, and South America ex-
ceeded the Protestant nations like
England and Germany in morals.
This was so ridiculous TO the intelli-
gent audience that sighs and snick-
ors were heard all over the tent. The
balance Of his time the priest read
from a pamphlet praising the work
os Priest Damien who went 10 the
lcpers in the Sandwich Islands and
did missionary work. he was held
up as ONE GOOD PRIEST.
Il was plain 10 be- seen that the
priest had done his best and had
nothing further 70 offer, and many
oppressed their pity that he did not
represent the priesthood Of the
Romish system, but the writer wish
es to say that Boniface is above the
average Catholic priest. He is of
q sunny disposition, quite open and
az frank as circumstances compel
him TO be. he is well versed in
priestly lore, but like all priests, his
training has stunted not only his
intellect, but his human nature as
well. II Mr.. Boniface could get
out Of the environment Of pagsnism
into the light Of Protestant free
dom for a while, he would doubtless
develop into q useful and enterpris-
ing citizen.
THE RIFrH NTaHT-1R. sPURdEoN's
ADDRESS.
Spurgeon twitted the priest on
flying the track last night, accusing
him Of having reached the end Of
This argument and Ventured that we
would hear nothing more than rep
etition of what he had already said.
He showed that Protestant min
lsters were not so liable to 60 wrong
because of the difference between
the work Of the priest and the min
ister. He attacked the priests pro-
posal to pit bad priests and minis
ters, showing there are more than
ten times as many preachers as
priests in this country. Senate
Document No. 100 was taken up
snd explained as the work of duly
appointed committee which investi-
gated the conditions in the Phil
ippines, reported to President Nc
Kinley and the report was 50 un-
favorable to the Catholic priesthood
that the hierarchy and politicians
put up a howl and the document
was destroyed, but The MENACE
Lad reprinted it verbatim.
Mr.. Spurgeon then turned his at
tention TO conditions at home, Civ
ing q few minutes to Ex-Priest
! Brady from whom the priest had
read an affidavit the night before,
, BE produced q statement from 9
,, gentleman who had seen and talked
with an ex-housekeeper Of Priest
Brady. At the time this CONVERSE
: ton took place the woman said she
was siI months along In the family
: way. She told Of Priest Brady hay-
ling visited her and shooting her in
; the abdomen, but failed to kill hel
: or the unborn child. The father Of
!. the child, the woman said, was no
other than Ex-Priest Brady him.
! self. This created a sensation.