The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-01-31
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must Be discreet; the h. q. cath ~
false and ex-priests are not bounded
by Catholics. he said one reason
he world heard but little about bad
priests was hat they have a pcnl-
tertiary in kentucky where uuruly
priests wre ssnt and maintained BY
the church. and they had 20 stay
there tll reformed. But he did not
ncuiion any vino had been sent
there.
He called Vim. Lloyd CLARK a
criminal. and turning 10 the jury
suggested that the members be- CIV
en- a drink frUm the bottle q Bene-
diciinc. Claimed the Scriptures
teach oclibacy and made a monkey
~ lnmsch generally to tho delight
of the audicnce. He made the. "a
diculous claim that the Protestant
minister who baptized a person,
quoting the formula. foTgaye SINS
just as the priest does. This
brought a snicker Of contempt from
the ministers present lie said
"the Protestant minister had 10
have a little water TO forgive sins,
but the priest goes him one better
hy doing Il without any wnter,"
quoting from James where he says,
"Confessing your sins one TO an
other" as authority for the confes-
sionnl. t.'. s..
FoURTt NICHr-Mg. sPURGEoS's
SPEECH.
Mr. Spurgeon disproycd the
priests assertion that he is in the
service Of TIE MENACE, saying he
is in no way connected with THE
MENACE. He also read a statement
from Editor Scarboro Of the Liber-
rtor denying that the ministerial as
sociation Of Little Rock had written
bin (Scarboro) a letter condemniug
en- attack the priest asserted Editor
Scarboro had made on the Catholic
bishop at Little Rock. Spurgeon
then took up Liguoris (Im) moral
philosophy, showing from the ques-
lions asked BY the priest that the
confessional destroys the sense Of
shame in the female, supporting
this By an extract from Chiniquy
narrsting the experience Of his frst
confession.
Here tie speaker introduced the
written experience Of himself when
hc visited former Acquaintance in
Cripple Creek, Colorado lady
who had married aud turned Cath
Dlic-and her answer to his ques-
ton when he asked her il the priest
did not ask her questions in the
confessional Which she would not
want her husband to bear and
know. The lady hung her head,
blushed and replied: HE does"
He again turned to Liguori show
ing the trend Of the conduct Of the
priest in the confessional was u
break down tile modesty Of the
woman and place her in the power
Of the priest. Here .ensued a mum.
Der Of questions taken from Liguori
which were entirely too vulgar ID
repeat in print. Suffice it TO say
they covered almost every form Of
possible-scxual -indrlgenees and ex'
citing of the passions. BE followed
this by showing from the same su,
thor that the woman was justified
in secretihg these dirty things asked
Of her bySthe priest from her hus.
band or, the man to whom she was
engaged to marry, that though she
had been seduced, OF was the mother
Of an illegitimate child by q priest
she need not confess il 70 her in
tended husband, going so far as Il
say that the mother need not revea
The paternity Of her bastard child
| provided its father be priest. H,
quoted Ex-Priest Hogan who state
that "The priest is the lowest rep
tile" and for the priest to be ant
remain moral was the exception
that the confessional has a tendcpc,
10 disturb the pure minds Of tn,
penitents.
He cited the language Of the foui
bishops in Ireland in 1891 vher
they said in the book they wrot,
on the conditions there: ''fhe con
fcssional sends both the priest ant
the penitent down to he'll p also tn,
language Of Pope Leo i. who said
"Give me TEN GOOD PRIESTS
AND l WILL CONVERT THI
W0RLD.S He next cited the worl
of Father Crowley and. his compan
ions in efforts to purify the priest
hood in Chicago, as noted in MI
Crowley's book, "Romanism, a Men
ace to the Nation" (for sale by Tn
MENACE, price $3.50, prepaid) }
showing that the prelates Of tn
church were in league to protec
each other and it made no differenc
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