The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-11-05
Hon. James ID. Richardson.
Sow. Grand Commander.

rourod - -, and has re-
order 80 attacks upon our
- ;, or some reason, it is clear
&c observer of current events that
the Church, as an organization,
through it's press and leaders, has
given fresh impetus to the war
against Masonry. Inc columns OF
many Of it's newspapers are filled
with bitter arrangements of the Or
der.
The "entire Catholic world" is ad-
vised and recommended by the Pope
to engage for a whole month in their
prayers and practices, in their bat
tie against Freemasonry.''
Masonry has never denounced the
Roman Catholic Church as a church
or organization. She has made her
war against certain doctrines or te-
nets of that church-such, for in
stance, as her declaration in favor
of the union Of Church and State, her
edict in favor Of the abolition of our
Free School system, against her in
tolerance in religion and politics, and
her intense opposition to free con-
science, free thought and free
speech. But against Catholics as a
church, or a body, or a sect, or
religious organization, no war has
ever been waged or hand uplifted by
FreemaSOnry.
This holy and infallible man" the
''Vicegerent of God" the successor of
Saint Peter and the meek and 1owly
NaZarene, prOclaims the hideous doc
trine and encourages his subordi-
mates to enforce it, of IAN eye for an
eye" and "a tooth for tooth" and
all because of his intense hatred of
Freemasonry.
For nearly two centuries all know
that periodically the different heads
of that church have issued bulls and
Papal DEGREES in violent denunciation
of Masons and of the Order.
Evidences of unusual and extra
ordinary Catholic activity in the poll
tics of our country, State and
National, appear in the establish
ment by the Church of a throned
hierarchy, in our Republic, by claims
of precedence of Roman cardinal
Princes" by condemnation of our
public schools, by scornful abuse and
vituperation of Professionalism, the
faith of a large majority of our peo-
pie, by renewed attacks upon Free
masonry, by demanding and forcing
a new census for their special benefit,
that they might show larger mem
bership, etc.
1t is well now to call the attention
Of Americans and patriots to the
dangers which environ them and
threaten the permanency of our in
situations.
Masonry has set it's face against
that bold declaration from Rome,
that America shall be made Catho-
lie" This resistance on the part of
Masonry is not because that particu-
lar church has made this boast, for
it would be the same if any other
were to make it. To make America
Catholic means if it means anything,
that the peculiar doctrine, faith and
dogma Of that church are to be en-
grated into our Constitution and
Laws, that the Edicts, DEGREES and
Bulls OF the Pope of Rome are to be
supreme in our Republic, our Con-
stitutiOn and Laws to the contrary
notwithstanding. 1t is not purely a
church limiting itself to spiritual
purposes and means, but is a politi-
cal as well as a religious organiza-
ton, interfering with the political
affairs Of the country, and assuming
to dictate the political action of it's
members, what political opinion they
shall entertain and how they shall
vote on political questions. 1t is
known and will not be denied that
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