The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-12-17

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her determined effort to make
America Catholic and the alarming
degree to which she is being allowed
to succeed. In our second discourse
we weighed Catholicism in the scale
Of Morals and showed from her own
laws and declarations, as well as
from her practices, that she was
found sadly wanting. Then, thirdly,
we spoke on the Romish Church in
its relation to the Home, dealing
especially with it's attitude to Pro-
testant marriages, showing that she
openly declares the marriages of any
persons outside of the Catholic
church to be Filthy concubinage,"
and the children of such marriages
to be illegitimates; in this sermon
we also showed the evils of the con-
fessional and the determination of
that organization to secure Protest
ant children in it's schools in order
that they might be prosecuted. Last
Sunday night, we discussed Catholi-
Cism as the Enemy Of Education,
showing that the three great educa-
tional agencies Of the world were
the Open Bible, the Public Press and
the Public Schools, and that Roman
ism stood as the relentless enemy to
all three.
Tonight we undertake to prove
the following proposition, which we
think can be easily done from Cath
Ollie laws and official declarations,
viz: 'FThe Roman Catholic Church
in character and conduct is in deadly
antag0nism with mental, religious or
political liberty, and in case of Pro-
testants, physical"
l. Mental Liberty-What is the
attitude Of the Catholic Church to-
wards liberty of mind?
a. First Of all, the Catholic
church denies the right of any Cath
Ollie to think for himself or have
any opinion except within certain
circles prescribed by that church.
Let us see: In the Constitution of
JesUits, part VI, c. j., Sec. I, we
read, in the words Of Ignatius
Loyola, the following: CAS- for holy
Obedience, this virtue must be per-
feet in every point-in execution, in
will, in intellect, doing which is en-
joined with all celebrity, spiritual JOY
and perseverance; persuading our
selves that everything is just, sup
pressing every thought and iudg~
ment Of ones own in certain obedi-
ence; and let every one persuade
himself, that he who lives under
obedience should be moved and di-
rected under Divine Providence, by
his superior, just as if he were a
corpse, which allows itself to be
moved in every direction" There
we have it. A Catholic must have
no will of his own; he must move
altogether under the direction Of his
superiOTs; he must become, as it
were, a corpse. Could the mind of
man conceive of slavery darker
than the mental servitudC Of Ro-
man Catholic?
b. The ROmish Church is careful
to take every precaution to keep it's
members from throwing Off it's yoke
OF mental bondage. 1t recognizes no
education outside Of the Catholic
church. Pope Plus ". DEGREES that,
'EducatiOn outside Of the Catholic
church is damnable heresy."
Father Phelan, priest and editor of
st. Louis says, 81 frankly confess
that Catholics stand before the cOun-
try as the enemies Of the public
schools" Father Walker, Of the St.
Lawrence church, New York, states
he would cas- soon administer the
sacrament to a dog as to those Cath
olics who send their children to pub
lie schools" Father Mccarthy says
our public school system is a
fraud" Archbishop Hughes deems