The menace., 1915-09-04

iTTAs Rome made q deal vith
III he Allicsf Has PoPcy
made q contrast With ku-
ropsf This question IL con-
ing mors and m0re into public con-
sidsrnti0n a. The days - By, sad a.
irrsfutsbls facts srr dsruigcd rAicA
oaaaof D. iga0rs5. pointing 10 =
stupcndOus conspiracy 10 again
place thr pope in Possscsion OF his
temporal pouen, 30 the disoom-
fture of Protesiantism and The de-
mOraliEHtiOn Of every gOOd IN the
universe.
says IN, signs Of the Ti-s'.
Aug. "a:
ous Of tn dreams 81 the p.Pasy
tArough AL he esnturio has besn that
/ tAs ckurch sh0ald have tvo arms, the
I spiritual arm, ensrciasd By The cardinals
bishops, and priests direct; and The sccu'
. lar arm, srsrcised by he ruisfs of states
she believes thai The curch Of Rome
should have sovsreiga temporal power a.
vel ~ sovereign spiritual power And
one 81 ths iuierosting things In oounec-
ten Nth ths var IN Eurupc, and cspcci.
Auy IN oonnection with the peace discus
sions, 10 the prominent place given 10 the
papal Povc.
of eourse We must take into account
that much Of this discussion is colored
FOR The occasion; bot whenever you have
discussion, you must AZ least have some
hasis FOR H. Prominent In thcse discus
sions are such utteranocs a. that AL has
been done that could "to assure the Vat
icAn that the question Of temporal power
would be brought forward ''' when the
war ended -
Another utterance Ia "His holiness has
even been assured that 20 any general
conference of The powers preparntory 20
peace, the holy see viii Be asked 10 send
a representative.
Further, The pope will again reign
over The historic states Of the church
An such uttsrAnoes and discussions are
exceedingly interesting b the student Of
prophecy; and equally interesting Is the
fact that Protcstantism is 20 weakening
in its attitude toward the papaey that for
the pope again % arise 20 supreme power
win be comparatively easy.
Americans, take notice
European advices state that call
has been done that could be done TO
assure the vatican that the ques-
ton Of temporal power would be
brought forward - when the
war ends" and that "His holiness
has even been assured that 10 any
general conference Of the powers,
preparatory to peace, the holy see
will be asked TO send a representa-
tive"
Can il be true?
Has each and every nation Of Eu-
rope, over-balanced BY the dire
exigcncy Of the occasion, despair
ing, each one Of them, Of being able
to win this great battle, have they
made a contract with popery TO ac-
knowledge the temporal power Of
that Unsuitable political Shylock, in
order 10 obtain the influence Of the
vatican?
Is, then, the pope playing all
sides at once?
1t looks like il.
But, il these things are true,
what about America? She is
strengthened in her inherent neu-
trality towards religious institu-
tons Of all sorts, whether good or
bad, and her struggle 10 remain so,
by the acts Of several European
states in having thrown of the yoke
Of popey. II they again assume
that yoke where will our justifca-
ton liel
II is more than likely that the
claims being made so persistently
regarding the future Of Europe are
highly colored by papal agencies, il
not inspired by Rome.
! England, France and Germany
have each and all Of them suffered
sufficiently from Romanism to have
learned an unfOrgettable lesson.
But the unequivocal statements
made by Cardinal Gibbons 10 the
effect that the United States gov
ernment has promised that Rome
shall have hand in the settlement OF
the Mexican problem, and his equal
ly obnoxious declaration, that he,
as a papal "prince," has been sought
in conference by the president for
advice on the handling Of the Mex
lean matter, coming as it does CO.
incidentally with the above claims
regarding the pope and Europe,
bear the imprint Of q Jesuitical plot
so well conceived and so forcibly
definite as TO make loyal Americans
view the possibilities Of the future
with alarm.
Renewed Vigilance
One thing is certain; renewed
vigilance is demanded. This IS nc
time 10 relax but the time of all
times TO redouble our efforts to &C.
quaint the world. particularly
America, with the character Of the
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