The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-05
sURE,ENoUGH RoMANIsM

The one, real, honest and con-
sist0nt Roman Catholic pubhea-
ton in the United States is
Priest PhelAr's Western Watch
man Of St. Louis. While all other
Romish redactors are assembling
in the effort 20 hide the true in
wardness Of Rome, Priest PhelAn
never abates one jot or little Of
simon.pure, sll wool Jesuitism and
ne-plus.ultrsmontanism.
While diplomatic daddies like
ireland and Schrembs are en-
deavoring 20 show that Roman
ism and Americanism are in per.
feet accord, and, 10 do so, delib.
erately misstate the principles
and purpose Of their church.
Father Phelan paints Rome as
Rome is and in the colors that
belong 10 il. Phelan possesses
the one desirable quality of hon.
esty which is more than can be
said Of any other papist editor 50
far discovered.
Il is refreshing 20 turn from
the soft sophistry Of Schrembs "a
Phelan'S declaration that he ha,
no apologies TO make for the In
QUESTION or for the papal preten,
tion to temporal power. If il is
contemplate for a layman 20 hid,
his religion and eat meat on Fri
day for fear someone may guy
him, what word can express tn,
deprayity Of an educated and ex
alted member of the hierarchy
who breaches a double doctrine
one for his own flock. and an
other for the general pubhcl
Raw as RomaniSm is in its pur
! ity, we have far more respect fo'
Phelan's frank and unblushinl
statement of il than for the mon
grel mouthings of the two-faced
whU, like the late Mr.. Glynn, o
! New York, made the most en-
phatic declarations of fidelity (,
the public school system. Will
every citizen, with an ounce o
brains, knew that he was lyinl
like a pirate and with a menta
reservation that would make
marble statue blush at the duplic
ity of il.
4 That is the reason The Menac
I quotes so literally from Fathe
Phelan paper. We know tha
when we quote Phelan we ar,
getting the goods. The averag
Romish rag is unworthy of at
tention for the simple reason tha
they are all playing continual,
to the galleries in an effort TO Jus
tify popery by a process of suga
coating. You find no such slusI
| in The Western Watchman.
| With these few predatory re
marks the reader is directed (
the closing paragraph of an ed
torial in Phelan's Watchman o
Nov. 10. Read il carefully for
is a revelation. Read il over ur
til you get the full meaning an
force Of it, for it is the very G,
sence Of the law and gospel a,
cording to Rome and the papa
Interpretation. Here it is in a
its beauty, glory and infallibility
"If this war lasts three years,
some predict IL will, then all Euroy
will be Catholic again. The voice Of Il
, Church and the voice Of the Ange
Of Death are always in perfect accoru
! and a full and sonorous bass is supple
by the falling of the clods on the coli
lid. God is the God Of the living on
the dead Gods church is alike
home in temples and among tomb
Harkl A voice is heard from Romt
E Benedict Is preparing an encyclical
I the world. Never before was MESA!
so portentous delivered 70 50 vast al
I 20 attentive an audience. Peace:
still will be the burden Of his appas
: tuj may God put II into the hearts
the battling nations 70 hearken a.
obey"
eff this war lasts three year