The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-09-11

-1 HE knights Of Columbus organization Is CON
Al TRoLLED by u big = bunch Of eOnosited, un-
UT4 scrupulouI rascally, lying HibsrniAnS ever
breathed the breath Of life. They now self
H " confessed psrjurers. The first "reoommenda-
IL Seo ton made by their Commission on Religious
Prejudice at Seattle reads follows: "A principle
for prejudice against Catholics arose from an erroneous be-
hsf that we such allegiance 10 the pope Is incom
patibe with proper allegiance country We should
lose no proper declare the position Of Catholics
and teachings Of the church this matter namely that
while Catholics acknowledge the pope 10 be supreme in
spiritual matters they do not hold that he has any authority
in civil many spiritual authority to direct
10 do any act contrary the rights Of free ctEen or the
welfare Of society, would be bound 10 disobsy."
Now for the facts. The foregoing Recommendation"
Is ambiguous and fslAeiouS. II can be interpreted in
dozen ways Their country whatever the pope says il is
The pope furthermore in the Roman Catholic estimation
never did and win and cannot direct the doing Of
anything contrary the rights Of free citizens the wei
fare Of society" Whatever the pope does is RIGHT, in
Roman Catholic opinion He is nfable his judgments are
immutable. He Is holy" man-to them. He is God on
sarh-to them He direct his followers to take up arms
against their governments and he has done IT, In devious
ways more than once they always obyd for by
their breeding and teaching they will be serving the best
interests Of society and the ultimate welfare Of
by obeying their pope. So much for that.
TEACHING OF THE CHURCH"
The Mites tell that the teachings Of the church do not
Is LEl LISTEN Practically every state in the Union
has adopted the compulsory education law What does the
Roman Catholic church say about obedience TO that law7
Listenl
Rev. James Conway 8. j. author Of q parochal text.
book entitled Rights Of Our Little Ones puts the lie into
the knights declaration This textbook published by the
Roman Catholic publishing house. Benzger Brothers Of Chi
cago Cincinnati and New York. and page IL read:
EDUCATION Is A PARENTAL RIGHT, TO THE Ex.
JCLUsIoN OF ALL NTERFERENCE ON THE PART OF
LEGAL AUTHORITY" and on page "a we read: "EDUcA-
TON DOES NOT LIE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF CIVIL
AUTHORITY, WHEREFORE, THE STATE CANNOT,
WITHOUT VIOLATING HIGHER AND HoLIER RIGHTS,
UsURP THE RIGHT AND DISCHARGE THE DUTY OF
EDUCATING THE YOUNG"
How about that o ye Nites7 You know this Is the
law of your churCh-why do you try to lie out of t7
Herein Rome denies the right Of the state TO enforce
compulsory education and this is the sort Of Benedict
Arnold poison that s being taught in the paroch schools
throughout this nation wherein young Roman Catholics
taught 10 defy law and order. Listen
Beginning page % Of the above named Roman Oath
olc PARoCHIAL SCHOOL TEXTBOOK OR CATECHIsM,
trace the significance Of the following quotations for they
hereby to as being copied from that book
STATE EDUCATION CRIME PRODUCTIVE
'Whst the results Of this system Of state public
educatiOn3 This system naturally results in the most
serious moral social and religious evils THE NTRoDUC-
TON OF STATE EDUCATION HAS EVERYWHERE
BEEN ATTENDED BY AN ENORMOUS INCREASE IN
CRIME, WHICH CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO NO OTHER
CAUSE. IN OUR OWN COUNTRY PRoPoRTIoNATELY
maniEta haye for the Ray Josenh Me(9n