The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-01-31

AAAN AAaAANNA AAAANlNN NMAilNN IT,
Pope Plus IN. and Leo XIII. lie
rad from Catholic works Romes
doctrine ON matrimony, showing
that the system makes all marriages,
not performed by the church, prosti-
tuition aud the Offspring bastarls.
That the Catholic system permits
priests TO commit adultery was
shown from highest Catholic au-
:horities, and that the system pro-
tccts the priests IN their crimes.
Many Of the questions laid down by
the Romish moralists 30 be asked
IL the confessional were read and
they were Of so vulgar a character
il,at even men blushcd at their con
tents. Ii was shown from these au-
ihoritics that the fact that a priest
shall fall but once a month makes
him immune from prO>ccution--a
priest NAV scducc woman once a
month, or several women a month
apart and be in good standing with
the church. This Mr.. Spurgcon said
was such an inducemcut for priests
10 scducc females that it was prac-
iically impossible for a priest TO re-
main chastc lie Supported this by
Chiniquy's statement that 30 per
cent Of the priests he had known
were lcwd, and read from Chiniquy
and Catholic authors how married
women may deceive their husbands
after having been seduced b. the
priest
A sensation was caused here by
Mr.. Spurgcon asking that a witness
to- called to the platform
aud sworn. The priest oh.
jcctcd, saving that he would not sit
on the platform with an ex-pricst
lie uas assured that no eX-pricst
was in mind. The jury demanded
that the witness be called, and Vim,
LLOYD Clark was called 20 the front
and sworn by notary publc,
Clark was examined As to his knowl.
edge Of white slavery, saying he had
worked with the Midnight Mission
in Chicago and othcr-places among
the slum districts. A bottle OF IL
quor was handed Mr.. Clark and he
vas asked if he knew what it was
lie replied that it was a drink
known as "Bcncdictine." Follow
ing are the questions and answer:
with Mr.. Clark as the witness:
Questions. "Did you ever sec
this particular bottle before?" Ans
81 have" "Wheres" '1n the city
Of Rock Island, H." ''Where die
lou first see it in that city!" 81
bought il in a house of III fame in
that city one night about midnight
while We were holding services il
the house" "Has the seal on thil
bottle ever been broken !" at ha,
not" "What is this liquor called p
"Benedictine." ''Do You know what
t is used for?" 81 do" 'PleasC
state for what purpose" ''To excite
the passions Of those who visit thosC
places" "By WHOM is this liquor
manufactured" '.By the Benedic
tine monks at FaCamp, France
"What seal is on the bottle?" 9Th,
seal Of the Roman Catholic church.
'1s there a motto or trade expires
sion on this label?" There is
"What is it?" "sTo God, I'll,
Greatest and the Best"
The bottle was examined by jury
and the priest asked Mr.. Clark I
couple of questions: "Is it made
by the whole order and is it used fol
any other purpose han exciting tht
passions?" To the first, Mr.. Clarl
said he did not know whether the
whole order was interested in IN,
making and sale oft or not, and Il
the second, repRedtthat he did no
know.
The introduction of this "cor,
dial" as the priest called it, pro
duced a veritable sensation. TIT
priest said it was "GOod stuff" a
he had used it. This brought forth
great cheering from the audience
end Spurgeon proceeded to SHOW
that the Benedictiues thus engaged
in the manufacturing Of such yilt
stuff, prepared the priest and hi
victim for the work of seduction
The priest later offered testimony
10 the effect that tins Benedictin,
contained no less tan SO per cen
Of alcohol.
spurgeon read from statistics t.