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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26
Another Apologist

The Christian Evangelist. published
at st. Louis, is another brass colored
Protestant sheet that is out with an
apology for Rome and takes a veiled,
underhand swipe at The Menace, and
other patriotic papers that have the
courage TO call a spade a spade and
put the truth to the people unvarnished
with the veneer Of deceit and hypocrisy.
II thinks we should be broad, and tol.
Grant, and that many priests are good
and that very few are bad. II lauds
the late pope and says that he was "a
man of great, good hear" and whines
AZ length in the language Of those 20
whom Christ was talking in Matthew %
The editors Of this sheet belong in
the class with GLADDEN., Faville and other
Protestant worshippers at the papal
shrine, and since Rome is getting flus.
tered over the dearth of priests in this
country we would recommend that they
get into the Romish camp where they
belong. The sooner the goats and the
sheep are separated the sooner will
America be saved from Romanism and
ruin.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26

The Rev. Washington Gladden. soft-pedal apOlOgs for
popey adds few pink thoughts the Anpapa Panic
produced by him for Harper's Weekly time To
arper of Sept u he contributes another article The Anti
Catholic Agitation, in which he says;
There are Proestants indeed and one of them, to
whom there be evil tendencies in Roman Catholicism
Its bondage tradition its domination of the pteect its
focement of heracha authority all to be sources
of danger to the state n
So ALL On the proposition that Roman Catholicism
of danger the Dr. GLADDEN. and The Menace
perfect The question logical to that admission
is what do that dangeri Doctor Gaddens
that question contained in the closing sentence of
his article which follows 1--WE have TO live together and
we must be friends
What Must live together with danger7 Must cult
vate friendship with danger'
Would il not he better TO the danger and live in
safety Would be better cultivate friendship with the
defenders of the state than with those who threaten it, 1t is
the privilege of each to choose for HIMSELF but il plainly ap
that the temperament will fail providing defense
against this danger has in meeting dangers OF the past
1t is up to the American people With their money they
maintain the state and with their they determine the policy
for its defense They take DR. Gaddens advice and make
friends with the danger he clearly states they stand
up like and defend America from its greatest danger and
most insidous foe.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26

Mr. Alatama Ciiitsai 10 yoa fesi Soc
tiacd In ceutinuing your patrunAEc o. q
rubhcaiiou that 49, ft % insuh yuu In
sush = nagraui ahd unchrisiiah manbsfi
In ahoihcf pAfagruph Nc tnd ths fol.
iouing insnli b ths god people q Ala
lamas 'Judging frum IN had
rrputaiion they have had 10 ths pasi,
thsif community of life rcrns to have lsad
20 an immorality. AN the winter, fquoi.
iug a correspondent In America, Roman
Caiholir mAgaEins) that mus, have ben
hideous' nut with the spread a the
Cathalir faith among them there has
iaWnei sloanhncss and morality. "
ln ,iew % this statement Il would
Indeed h. interesting 20 know the num-
bcr - girls vho have hccn ruined in
Alabama ly Catholic priests, but thcsc
statistics. ~ course. are not available,
and consequently The lics Of the Literary
Digest aud H. Roman Catholic core.
spondcuts 90 a. par among people Who
DO not knuu better.
The article We quote from IL found on
rage itiO u the issue u june n, and
Il its publication doesn't curtail PrOtcs
tAni patronage 20 the Literary Digest
Cor Disgust the Protestant pcOpls
haven Z the manhood aud sclf respect
that We credit them with having
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26

state legislatures and in the halls
Of congress who do the pope 3
bidding in preference 20 the will
Of the people. We demand that
such traitors be removed BY the
simple and peaceful process Of
electing public servants who be.
heye more in America and less in
Rome.
Typical Of the political power
gained and abused by subjects of
the pope is the condition in Buf.
falo, New York, where the chief
OF police is brother Of Prince
Quigley, Roman Catholic Arch.
bishop Of Chicago. A few weeks
ago the tent meeting Of an evan.
gelist, held in Buffalo, was re.
peatedly attacked by mobs of
hoodlums. and on a, least one oc.
casion broken up, the Protestant
preacher stoned. and a small
reign of terror inaugurated, prop
er police protection being with
held and none Of the rioters
/ punished.
The above instance is men.
toned merely 10 be specific, and
is only one Of many occurring re-
peatedly wherever Rome is po.
litically intrenched. Under such
conditions il is not reassuring 10
find the sermon of a Congrega.
tional minister being widely cir.
culated by the Knights Of Colum.
bus, and that sermon filed with
protestations Of love for Roman.
ism. DR.. Faville may satisfy
himself with a sermon of that
kind; but millions Of citizens, who
know the religion of Rome TO be
a cloak worn to cover deeper de
signs cannot overlook the act OF
accept explanations that fail q
explain.
If the doctor not only refuses
TO protest against the politics OF
Rome, but strains truth TO white.
wash the offenders, it is only log
ical 10 that position that be should
call The Menace hysterical anC
dub certain of its friend,
sneaks, towards and fools. >
Long service in the cause has ac
customed us to epithet singers
so we are not the least hi
offended.
But, TO view the controvers,
from a Christian standpoint, is i
not just the least hit unusual anC
significant that a Protestant min
lister should be so extremely low
ing toward Rome and so sever,
with those who protest againS'
| Romanism'
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26
First Aid to the Pope


n Il said that vhcn the pope died
Cot Roosevelt. ox.Prcsident and great
Protestant vas Nlably affected. lie
dolsnce 10 Cardinal Farley. then at the
Vatican ~ Rome:
Pray accept my sincere sympathy
~ the death Of Nhe venerable Pontin.
whose unfailing Madness and love OF
humanity have won him the respect oi
the civilized World !"
The newspapers reported With great
gusto the fact that "a representative
body OF Masons- attended a reception
given b. the knights Of Columbus al
the Auditorium and rOof garden at
their hall In St. Paul. MINI. on the
occasion Of the national convention
OF the Knights In that city. The thing
that makes this item of news intensely
interesting is the fact that the popes
OF Rome from time lmmcmurial have
branded the Masonic fraternity AZ her
etical aud damnablc. and not nt for a
Catholic 10 belong 10. The papal al
locution OF 1865 prunounces Freeman.
sonry "monsirous, impious and criml.
nal. full of snarcs and frauds-a dark
society: the enemy of the church OF
God" etc. etc,
Rev. Washington GLADDEN.. author Of
the article. The Anti papal Panic" In
a recent issue OF Harper's Weekly,
pastor OF the First Congregational
Church OF Columbus, Ohio. Is reported
To have prayed for divine wisdom to
guide the college OF cardinals who
were assembled recently for the selcc'
tion Of a new Lord God TO succeed Joe
Sarto, deceased. We take the follow.
ing from the Columbus Dispatch OF
August 2lth:
"In the opening prayer In the ser.
vices conducted Sunday by Dr. Glad.
/ den In the First Congregational
church. peace and comfort were asked
for that great church now boreayed
OF its earthly leader aud divine
/ wisdom aud guidance for those
/ charged with the choice OF his success
sor. In order that the wisest and best
might be chosen
/ A special detail of police was made
l yesterday By Chief OF Police Gleason
/ 20 handle the crowd expected 10 attend
the memorial mass for the late Pope
Plus X today at the Holy name cathe
dral NJ North State aud Superior
streets Tho Rev. NJ. J. Fitzs.mmons
rector OF the cathedral, visited the
I chief yesterday and asked for the de
tail. Several mounted policemen, ten
patrolmeu. and a number Of detectives
we're ordered to be az the church be
tore 10 o'clock. the time the mass vii
be celebrated. .-Chlcago Tribune, Aug
| 2gth.
President Wilson, through Secretar,
Bryan, sent the following telegram tC
tho Vatican: "The President desires
70 express his sense Of the great loss
the Christian world has sustained IN
'he death Of His Holiness Plus y. bN
his pure and gentle character, his un
affected piety, and his broad and
thoughtful sympathy with his FELLOW
men, he adorned his exalted station
and attracted 10 himself the affection
ate regard Of all who felt his world
wide influence"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26
The Literary Disgust

The Literary Digest once an a"i,
journal Of history in the making and
All that the name would imply, seems
10 have gone boots and baggage into the
camp Of Rome, and its readers are now
RECALLED weekly with several pages OF
advertising for the "holy' humbug
In recent issue Il had an article en-
titled "Catholic Aid for the Clay-eat
ers. - in which il quoted from Roman
sources and attempted to show that the
Catholic clergy had saved the state Of
Alabama from barbarism, and IN which
/, insulted the citizenship Of that great
state by calling the people "hoosiers
and "clay eaters and referring TO the
fathers Of the present generation in
that state as "outlawed leaders Of
bandits"
In one place the article actually makes
sport Of the poor and unfortunate pco'
pie Of the South and says: Z" In their
habitat their physical condition lifts
them little above the beasts" "
How do you like such comparisons
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26
Mexican Refuse Dumped Here

The Mexican steamer City of Mexico,
with 100 refugees, 90 Of whom were
Catholic priests and 40 Of whom were
nuns, arrived from ManEanillo ht 1850
O'Clock this morning aud anchored OF
Meiggs wharf
Captain Starkcy, from the quarantine
confines from n megaphonc, stated that
he had been pcrcmpiorly ordered o. fur.
nish accommodations for the priests and
nuns az ManEBuillo and transport them
10 san Francisco,
"The City of Mexico" explained the
captain, formerly was engaged In the
transport service during the administra
ton of former President Huerta. As 90
the wholesale removal Of these members
of religious societies from the southern
republic, 7 am unable 30 explain. was
told 10 take them 10 San Francisco, and
did n ! was told.
Captain Siarkry expects 20 clear quar-.
1 antinc early this morning and send his
passengers ashorc.-San Francisco EK.
amner.
DIR. Washington GLADDEN. SAYS
that ProicStants and Catholics
MUST live together in Amer.
lea, no matter what the Catholics
do or how bad they behave. lie
intimates that there is no way out
Of H.; that both are here and that
they MUST live together.
But we notice that they do not
HAVE TO live together in Mexico.
When they get too bad in Mex
leo they are sent TO the United
States, where they will no doubt
he welcomed by pin head Protes.
tant minister's who are so anxious
TO live with them-ministers, for
instance, who preach pro-Cath-
Ollie sermons and furnish them to
the Knights of Columbus TO be
printed and distributed among
fool Protcstants.
/ They will also be welcomed, no
doubt, by the editor of the Cres.
cent, national organ of the Shrin.
crS of the United States, who
gives several pages in his Septem.
ber issue TO boosting the Knights
Of Columbus, an organization
that is the avowed enemy of Ma.
sonry and one which does not
even allow its members To belong
to any other secret order.
II the destiny of the country
was in the hands of these dis,
guised Jesuits we would he in bad
way, indeed, hut, thank God, il
is not. The destiny of this nation
is in the hands of the men in the
mills, the mines, the factories and
between the plow handles-meu
who are honest, and men who do
not bend the knee TO man-made
gods. One day these will awake
and the self-constituted leaders
who have been deceiving them
will be the first victims of their
righteous wrath.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26

censorship by which il endeavors
TO exclude books from public H.
braries aud publications from the
mails because such books and pa
.pers are uncomplimentary 20
.popery'
IL YOU believe in the Roman
Catholic church, DR.. Faville. 20
you believe that the faith of in.
dividuals should remain subject
10 revision on command of the
pope Of Rome3 Do you believe in
political and religious freedom, or
do you endorse the repeated de.
crees of popes in opposition
TO freedom of conscience and
opinioni
If you believe in the Roman
Catholic church, DR.. Faville, do
you prefer its monarchial and
aristocratic government of popes,
metropolitans and suffragans TO
the congregational government
which prevails in your own
churchi And, in political mat.
ters, do you prefer the papal
monarchy TO a representative gov
ernment1 Are YOU for one-man
government in church and in
state, or do you prefer the admin
istration of state and religious as
sociations by the consent of the
membership
If you believe in the Roman
Catholic church, DR.. Faville, do
you approve the moral atmosphere
of auricular confession which
brings young girls into contact
with bachelor priests in the pri-
vacy of a secluded closet?
If you believe in the Roman
Catholic church, DR.. Faville, do
you believe in its theology-more
particularly the instructions of
Dens and Liguori-which requires
bachelor confessors TO pry into
the remotest secrets of female
penitents!
Such are a few of the questions
with reference TO the Roman
Catholic church that millions of
American citizens regard as per-
tinent and worthy of notice. If
the Roman Catholic church were
not engaged in political activities
that threaten the republic, if it
were not utilizing every avenue
of teaching TO overcome Protes-
tant and democratic ideals, il it
were not endangering the morals
of American society by prescrib-
ing an unnatural life for its
priests and giving them an unnat-
ural ascendancy over innocent
virtue, then there might be moth
ing for The Menace TO do but
learn to love and say lovely
things.
The problem before the Amer
lean people is not a theological
issue between Professionalism and
Catholicism. The problem which
demands solution is more funda-
mental, and has TO do with the
best methods of retaining such lib
critics as we have won while NOV
ing progressively toward greater
freedom.
chat problem is complicated by
an alien power which is practical
ly political while professedly re-
ligious. That alien power. under
the direction of its monarch, the
pope, is in process of invading
this country for the purpose of
conquest. Like any other invader
il attacks the weak and exposed
places first. II goes into politics
and corrupts venal politicians. By
that leverage it gets into the pub
lie funds and clamors for divi-
sion of the money obtained by
taxation for the support of the
public school.
The political conquest has gone
so far that there are men in the
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26

THE PROPAGANDA LEAGUE Fund
Bal on hand Sept 9th. .s72.I2
Receipts week ending Sept. l6.. $40
Total. al...............S .SSl.S2
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26
To Boycott Wilson

The Observer, a Catholic paper
of Pittsburgh, Pa, speaking of
the efforts of the Constitutional
lists to rid Mexico of criminal
priests says:
But il is for us Catholics in the United
States 20 use our influence 10 protect
our brethren in Mexico from further out.
RACES on the part Of the faction which
has now reached power; and il this al.
ministration will not exert itself as II
should in our behalf, TO give our votes
in the next presidential election to an
administration that will.
In other words, if the president
doesn't intercede in Mexico and
force the new government to al
low the priests and nuns to con-
tinue their graft and work of
deviltry, the American Catholics
will line up at the next presiden-
tial election for some other man
than Mr.. Wilson.
In its next issue, most likely,
this same sheet will deny that the
holy" gang ever NEEDLES in
politics.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26
DIR. FAVTLLE WRITES THE MENACE
Auh Of PrOPspe Sermon Circulated BY Knights Of Columbus Declares
the Possibility Of Believing in the Roman Catholic Church
Without "EndOrtns"-IsnOres the Issue as Usual
September s, 1914
To ths EDITOR of Th. Menace

=
have ssnl containing
Catholic Church
an oondennaio
of shall
n belief
but a a letter
The preached
in the IN
Protestant Churh wy believe the Congregational Church
Should The Menace knights of Luther Guardian Of L
glc publication
a. their disposal consider them quite gooi as Tho h All Of them arc an
thesc churchc
ING with this thesis o. written time the subject Of " The
Reigoa' essentially the
IN
The and
antagonists the under discussion they could realize that v
church
present and without intending desiring to chang his church relations
only b. solved by mutual fairness by better acquaintance by larger
all possible seeking
ground faith by seeing good each other by
Sincerely JOHN fANlLLE.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26

EhNlllts HIS AtAAfI u lAAhA'A aAA
given the publicity he desires. In
complying with his wish we feel
justified in making some com
ment relative TO the matters at
issue.
Not being an authority" on
the etiquette of correspondence,
we shall leave the questions in
volved in abusive anonymous let
ters 10 those more directly inter
ested. We recall, however, the
language of an authority on the
practice of using such terms as
"a sneak, a coward and a fool. "
The quotation is as follows
"Whosoever shall say thou fool
shall he in danger of hell fire. y
Speculation on "The Authority
Of Religion" are beyond the lin.
tied sphere Of The Menace. The
subject seems TO belong TO the
ology, while our field of endeavor
is that of politics. We try to
stay there, but may at times get
off the reservation even as the
worthy doctor of theology when,
speaking as a doctor of medicine,
he declares The Menace TO be af-
hicted with hysteria.
The hair-splitting distinction
between belief in, and endorse.
lnent of, a church, presents prob
lens that might be discussed with
more profit over q five o'clock tea
than through the columns of pa.
per. All these non-essentials, so
skilfully introduced by the doc.
tor, are not only wide of the
mark, but are irrelevant, imma'
terial, and calculated to lead away
from the real issue.
II you believe in the Roman
Catholic church, DR.. Faville, dc
you believe in its popes' exercise
Of temporal authority, and do you
endorse the ayowed program OF
the papal system to re-estab'
lish that power wherever prac'
ticablei
II you believe in the Roman
Catholic church, DR.. Faville, dc
you believe in it to the extent OF
endorsing its political activities
in the United Statesi
If you believe in the Roman
Catholic church, DR.. Faville, dc
you endorse its hostility to the
public school and its determined
efforts to use school taxes for
parochial school purposesl
II you believe in the Roman
Catholic church, DR.. Faville, dc
you approve its military activitie;
in this country-the organizing
equipping and drilling of com
panies and regiments of Hiber
mans and Knights of Columbus
Are these military preparations
for offensive or defensive pur,
posesH If required for defense
what military power makes the
defense necessary
If you believe in the Roman
Catholic church, DIR. Faville, dc
you also believe in its elaborate
system of prisons called converts
Houses of the Good Shepherd
etci And do you endorse the i'm
prisonment in these H. o. G. S
sweatshops of women and girl;
by order Of Romanized municipal
courtsi
IL you believe in the Roman
Catholic church, DR.. Faville, j:
your endorsement strong enough
to justify the mobbing of patri,
otic speakers when such speaker;
venture to criticise the politieal
and commercial methods of the
papal systemf
If you believe in the Roman
Catholic church, DR.. Faville, does
your belief extend to the endorse.
lnent of the papal program oi
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26

NV. THBo G wALKER, Essi5r.

NARvTN BRowN. Ks,ss'.s EsiisF.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26

The negro Roman Catholics. OF
Grayson, Okla. led by the white priest
al okmulgee, are bringing suit against
United States Marshall, John Mont,
gomery, who broke into their church
some time ago to capture contraband
booze. One Father" Hubert Is the
man who bears the distinction Of
championing the cause OF the colored
Catholic boot leggers."
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26

Governor Glynn, Of New York, who
nounced positively that he would not
be a candidate 10 succeed himself this
fall, but he is strenuously campaign
ing for the job. This shows how well
faithful Romanists keep their word.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-10

HANDSOME book of sixty pages, Illustrated
u profusely in colors and giving detailed descrip-
lions of the Panama~Pacitic international Expo
sition to be held in San Francisco from February 20
unit December 4, 1915, and of the Panama canal and
the canal region, will be mailed by the Panama-Pa-
cidc International Exposition free OF charge to all
inquirers. The booklet is intended as a general
guide to prospective visitors and will also contain
information concerning the great engineering feat
which the exposition is to celebrate. Write to the
Manager, the Bureau Of Publications.. P-anama-Pacihc
International Exposition, Exposition building, San
Francisco, for the booklet.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-10

in railroad fares. The exposition opens on February 20
and closes on December 4, 1915.
The exposition today is one of the sights of the world.
The passenger ON a steamer through the Golden Gate
beholds the vast domes of the exposition palaces rising like
the domes and minarets of a tabled Oriental city Be
fore the main group of exposition palaces, which face
north upon the harbor for more than one mile, a great
sea esplanade has been constructed; this has been Won
derfully Handicapped with thousands of rare trees and
shrubs brought from distant parts of the world. Here
multitudes will gather during the exposition to view by
day the assembled warships of the worlds navies and at
night a wonderful series of colored Nominations visible
forty or fifty miles away. The entire exposition grounds
parallel San Francisco harbor for almost three miles.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-10
Works OF Art to
be Shown at San Francisco
Marvellous
Thhtysk Of the Worlds Naves win Participate Officially Upon a shpendous scae-Wonds
Noted Architects Create City of Palaces the Like of Which Man Has
Never Behed- England TO Exhibit.

The photographs upon hm page reveal Just few of the thousands of mawds that will be seen by the mil
lions who visit the PnanaPachc international Ex"Nuon IN San francisco, next year ~
Thee opening of thu Panama. anal is regarded by the nations as one of the most supndum events in the his
tory of the world and in recognition of the great wUka Panamah there will be exhibited in San Francisco such
q display of tn world progress as has never n seen before
The news that England will exhibit at the nanaFacfc International Exposition is evidence of hea maz
hg INTEREST," hat is Everywhere hknm Americas Panama canal celebration
TmysxM the worlds great nations will officially participate in thee exposition Here the list Argentina
AuHMaAu Austria Bovh, BrML Bulgaria. Canada Chile Costa Rca Cuba Denmark Dominican Republic
Ecuador France GmnmhaH Haiti Holland Honduras italy, Japan LheraN New Zealand Nicaragua Panama. Per
ahP Peru PoruglS Salvador SIAM SPAIN Sweden Turkey Uruguay Venezuela and Great Britain The nations
have appcprahdm enormous sums The Argentine for example, has appropriated $S000 gold for its display
Canada has appropriated 100000 and construction is far advanced on the create Canadian pavilion
of the progress of their native land
Throughout the United States and in n@n lands millions people ep planning to visit the exposition next