The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-02-14

the enemy. Not only that but Il i
typical Of the character OF Rome and
in keeping with tie tactics OF ;he
Mites Of Mob and Murder.
DRAMATIC STREET sCENE.
A reporter for the Detroit Jour
nal, in the issue OF Jan. 26th, relates
the following significant incident:
a dramatic incident folloscd these
reports Monday morning when Rev. Mr.
Coitam aud Rev. II Rudolph A. Marker
Of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church
met in front Of the Posioiicc on Main
street.
Tho father greeted the Methodist pas.
tor and expressed sorrow over the fire
loss. As they tAlkel, n crowd Of Dear.
born people gathered about. Rev. Mr..
Gotham referred 90 the mmors aud
asked II Fr. Marker thought it possible
a member Of another church could have
burned the parsonage out Of hatred for
Methodists
"wcn, - said Fr. Marker, "I couldn Z
say; but I do know no member Of my
congregation would hc guilty ~ that. ~
"That 5 a pretty broad statement, ~
rcjoincd Rev. Mr.. Coitam.
81 certainly know my own people,
rejoined the Sacred Heart pastor.
Fr. Markers rugtcd face was flushed
as he talked. His brown eyes snapped.
Pointing one finger inipressivcly NJ Rev.
Mr.. Cottam 5 breast, and tapping ON
the clergyman = chet hc slowly enun.
ciated each word. Ff. Marker referred
them 10 THE MENACE rs a publication
that might have stirred feeling between
Christians.
While the Methodist pastor was spccu.
lating on the possibility uf is being n
case Of religious arson, Fr. Marker in.
,crposed the suggestion that If anyone
cared TO do any speculating, one might
also speculate on equally rs plausible a
theory that friends Of the stricken church
had fired the house for the purpose OF
lodging suspicion and hatred against
another denominatiop
While the conversation progressed, the
crowd around the two pastors kept
growing Suddenly the two quit the
discussion and went their ways.
The 'holy father" lied, Of course,
when he said he knew that no mem
Der of his congregation would be
guilty Of such an act, for he has no
way of knowing and, besides, IL is
not so certain thai he bcliercd any
thing of tho kira. Rev. Gotham
hasn't a single olsdmy outside the
"holy" Roman Cateolic church, and
the only reason tiat they are his
enemies is becaus' he is a rcd
blooded American citizen and had
the courage TO tell the people of his
church why he is a Protestant.
Just think of it. Nobody knew
what Rev. Cottam was going to say.
He was simply going to tell the peo-
pie why he was 4 Protestant, aud
the "holy" gang of Roman hood
lums drew on their imaginations for
the rest and decided TO stop the SER
mon by setting the pastors house
on fire and destroying everything he
had in the world except the clothes
that he had on his back and those
on the backs of his family.
This is Rome ss sine was, AND
ROME AS SHE is AND AL-
WAYS WILL BE.
GREAT is ROME!
REFUSES TO De BLUFFED.
That Rev. Cottam is not a gutter
is evidenced in the following item,
taken from the Detroit Times OF
Jan. eth;
The Rev. ]. a. cottam, pastor Of the
Methodist church at Dearborn IS not a
quitter. Despite the fact that his home
was destroyed under peculiar circum-
stances after he hal been warned not
to deliver his Lecture on "Why We Are
Protestants," last Sunday night, the
Rev. Mr.. Cottam announced today that
be will deliver tho lecture next Sunday
night. .
Masons OF Wayne and Dearborn will
attend the services ia a body.
Evidence disclosed today in an inves-
tigation of the circumstances surround
ing the IRE, tends 70 eonirm the theory
Of incendiarism.
The basement door, which was un-
harmed by fire. was found 20 have key
still sticking in the lock, indicating that
SOMEONE had come into possession of the
key and had made entrance TO the house
in this manner.
Two men were seen running toward
Center ST.. away from the fire, just
after the alarm was given.
Deputies Jaeobus and johnson and
special detectives from Detroit are work
Ing on the case tOAav and arrests are
expected within aBdher day.
The Rev. Mr.. c0itan is seeking 20
raise fund for the purpose Of running
down the clews in connection with the
case. and to bring the guilty parties to
justice.
Tho Rev. Mr.. cottsm received many
letters today .e1ngrsiulsiiug him. upon
his determinstioh to, deliver his address