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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

to the centuries Of Romsh oppression robbery, torture and
murder which have bghtd the Of that land this
inabe pope called down the of heaven upon those
who sought to establish religious tolerance and in the aocu
ton "Nemo Verum mathematical those who sought TO make
it safe in Spain for to worship according to his own
conscience.
That Austrahen powerful than she is today
in 1867 dccreed liberty Of conscience and freedom of the
press 1.-TWO things which cannot exist in Romanst country
and in 1868 enacted law making possible for civil marriage
be performed and that the pope in the aocu
ton "Nunquam cee" denounced these laws arocou and
declared them null as far Romanists concerned
These things happened but yesterday And they have to
do with the very of this struggle with the freedom of
religious conviction the right Of to worship they please
without running the risk of prison. the rack and the gbbe-
the right of the press to tell the TRUTH without fear favor
about every institution, Rome included.
1t but yesterday that Rome absOyed her communi
cantS from obyng these laws which meant liberty to peoples
who had been under the heel of the hierarchy.
WHAT ROME DID YESTERDAY SHE WILL DO
TO-DAY IF PERMITTED. NAY, SHE is SEEKING TO
DO THE SAME THING TODAY. AND AS IN THE
DAYS OF THE INQUISITI0N, SHE IS ATTEMPTING
TO USE CIVIL COURT TO ACCOMPLISH HER AIM
WHEN THE THUNDERS OF BULLS AND ALLOCU-
TIONS, THE FRIGHTFUL CURSES OF INTERDIC-
TIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FAIL The Inquisi-
tion still lives 1t still seeks punish for refusal to submit
to the will of Rome And attempts to the civil courts for
that unholy purpose.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

and NJ Phelps the penitentiary for preaching patriotism
in America II acting upon the principle of ecclesias
tcal law that it acted upon then The only difference
lies in this it controlled the state in England it attempts
here by bullying cajoery and the barteng Of political in
uence 10 induce those in whose keeping the machinery Of the
state is to lend il to their purposes
THE STENCIL OF A HERETO BURNING CLINGS
ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCEEDING.
The Of the Roman hierarchy for the suppression
of THE MENAoE-whch will follow if its editors
victeds twood it desires TO punish the erontery Of
Walker Brown and the Pheps for exposing ROmanist plans
and Furthermore desires to make object lesson of THE
MENACE that will deter others from anagoning the political
and temporal scheme of Rome in America.
AND 1T WAS ANNOUNCED A FEW WEEKS AGO
BY THE TABLET, AN OFFICIAL M0UTHPIECE OF
THE HIERARCHY, PUBLISHED IN BROOKLYN, THAT
THE CONVICTION OF THE EDITORS OF THE MEN
ACE WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY THE INDICTMENT
OF AT LEAST FORTY OTHER PUBLICATI0NS-THE
LATTER BEING PROTESTANT, MASONIC AND PA.
TRI0TIC 1T WAS TO MARK THE DEATH KNELL OF
THE FREE PRESS IN AMERICA.
Can anyone at this stage Of the campaign ask why Rome
desires be rid of the free pess Why she is today following
her DID, temporal power nquisitOn tactics to be rid of THE
MENACE?
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An InquiSitiOn Doctrine

Regarding itself not only a church, but sovereign
political state Romanism naturally enough contends that it
has the right temporal power That to say, has
the right to arrest put upon trial. fine mpson, execute
TT MAKES THE SAME PLEA FOR THE SAME PUR-
POSE THAT 1T DID WHEN 1T ROBBED AND BURNED
HERETICS.
But in the United States, Rome has not the "drect"
sstance Of the state That TO say, church and state not
united and the church not oensby in control But Rome
who never sleeps had provided for Just such contingency
Preparation made about fifty by Pope Plus TX
ho declared that an error" subject to the most ter
be punshments Of the church. here and hereafter for
one even to contend that the church had not the right to
"ava herself of force any direct indirect temporal
power"
In Spain and in Peru and in Ecuador the church. hav
ing direct power through its control of civil and military
thortes hanged burned drew quarerd merely shot down
and beheaded those who refused do its bidding But having
no constitutional control United States authorities either
civil or military, Rome must needs resort to indirect use
Of temporal power"
That is to say Rome makes Of the state to drag its
chestnus out of the fire. When the law of the land prevents
the bloody hand that lighted the fires Of the Inquson from
srangng free press Rome by ndcon seeks to make
of that law to make end Of its patriotic antagonist
Rome contends that has the right to force And pursuant
to that contention it is attempting to the machinery of
the federal courts to punish four and newspaper for
preaching patriotism, patriotism being incompatible with the
system Of oppression which the government of the soed
church of Rome.
The sovereign political state that burned Latmer
and Ridley for preaching patriotism in England is trying to
send Marvin Brown, the Rev. Theodore Walker W. F. Phelps
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29
BY TIE Free Pres Dsfsnss Lssgu, Editor.

-1RoM the standpoint Of aroused American pa
rotism there s no doubt 70 what the Romanisi
hierarchy is attempting to accomplish At Joplin.
Several things 20 be decided when W. y.
III k9 Phelps Marvin Brown the Rev. Theodore c.
PLSS Walker and B. N. Phelps face jury in federal
lSeS. court upon charges Of sending obscene matter
through the mails. First II will be learned
whether the preaching Of patriotism is the crime which Rome
declares Il to be- Next il will be determined whether Rome
achieve her long desired censorship Of the press Of America
That is the from the standpoint Of American patriot
ism From the standpoint Of Romanism, the question u
whether Rome shall succeed in accomplishing by ndeGt use
Of the temporal power that which the constitution oil he
United States and the spirit Of eternal liberty burning IN he
hearts Of the American people makes Impossible ior ms
oren tyrant masqueradng high priest, 70 accomplish
sy direct use OF the same power.
In order that members Of The Free Press Defense League
md lovers Of liberty generally have still further hight upon
shat Rome trying DO at Joplin, be well to have
closer look st the Romanist side Of the question as ds
kuished from the patriotic side Everyone who knows
knows that the allegiance Of the priest the bishop and the
higher digntares Of the organzaonyes, even the allegiance
Of the ordinary member Of the church to Rome comes before
allegiance 70 family, to home or TO country.
f the United States were at war with the Vatican TO-
morrow" says Father Phean, the brilliant spokesman OF k
anism who edits the Western WSteams" at st. LOUIS we
y And Father Phesn knows exactly what he Is talking
about when he speaks Of the relations between Romanss and
The government OF the United States Absolute allegiance is
demanded by Rome Remember that while read the next
The church." saws The Elements Of Ecclesiastical Law,
which an authoritative orthodox work upon the laws OF Ro
hnanism sis not merely corporation part of civil society
Hence the maxim false Eceiesd est in atu the church
placed under the power Of the state The church rightly
named a sovereign state"
Those words taken from work compiled for the edu
cation Of Catholic priests They are the dcum OF Rome
upon Romes status Observer The church Is not IN the
state it is not subordinate to the satt is sovereign state
itself cannot be governed by other ae nor called to
account.
It is to this sovereign state" that the American Romanst
stands pledged Not to church. mind other churches
are but TO sovereign political state with the pope at the
head of it, AND 1T is THAT SOVEREIGN POLITICAL
STATE. EXERCISING INDIRECT TEMPORAL POWER,
THAT BRINGS THE EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS OF
THE MENACE TO TRIAL AT JOPLIN.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29
Bulletin Board

Total number of members of The Free Press Defense
League received up to May 81,
Total amount of money received by The Free Press
Defense League up to May 2l,
kFFIDAWTS
State of Kansas
Bourbon County-ss.
w T. Seagraves being duly sworn, says: am cashier
of the Peoples State Bank of Fort Scott Kas there has
been deposited this bank to this date by The Free Press
Defense League a total of $l4,22754
W. T. Seagraves.
Subscribed and before this 21s day Of May
1915.
Elsie Freeman. Notary Public.
Ny commission expires the 3rd day of May 1918.
State Of Kansas,
Bourbon County.-ss.
c. p Frey being duly sworn since the organiza-
ton of The Free Press Defense League began have had
charge of the membership books and there have been
rolled to this date 100s1 members of said League.
c. P. Frey.
Subscribed and sworn to before this s1 day of May.
1915.
Elsie Freeman, Notary Public.
My commission expires on the Srd day of May 1918.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

Washington, III:
eighty years age As inspiration to those younger
who should be in this patriotic service will that grandfather
with Of the first Illinois volunteer and
under Washington In 1919
boy fought for the principles Of liberty In 1851
fought the things father and grandfather
bad suffered for No but soldier realize the hardsh aches
suffering that make and country free For
four years drummer boy and memorial days make
old ring call under the old flag for patriots TO uphold
which represents served long
but s the Firing Line every day possible gathering
for THE MENACE In hundreds Spare just
little time you young men, figures roll up. This
presented the Free Press
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Messages From the Front

From the front messages of cheera constant stream
of them They tell story of fearssness and DEVOTION of
rfe and achievement for the good Each of the
letters reproduced here is worth readings each tells its
stoa story of the fight for the preservation of American
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

-LITATcH the number just in front
w Of your name on the pink adj
dress label. II the number is OF
your subscription will expire in Ill
three weeks. You should nenew your
subscription al once in order not 10
miss an issue Of the Worlds Greatest
weekly paper.
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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

dns 70 yOa ara for sssso starter ssa loi fer
u can hep going.
You Young nss-do sonsthing appreciates tAs vAS
boang this hght and foT ose uho bought TIA
hbsry ycu Ssy Nay heayoa bos yOa all IN this vof
HUxornFoAn
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PousAtsspS,, n. y.

Frcn a -ishfsr ~ PoseAtscpris n. Y:
dollar contribution 70 The Free Prcsa
Defense league able 10 make hundd times
mueA Yea my and my prayers veil Nay God
people The pel 10 liberties that exists IN ko-
mani
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

From a in Indiana:
MENACE for than and would give
up reading but Bible rather than surrender that little
herald Of liberty the Free Press Defense
League position do great deal Of work for
hut like Joseph soul with 6s old
but still shoulder necessary for the protection Of our
liberties.
business dealings and know that most Of them
ali rigbt am sorry will send money need
H. Surely 100000 people will permit The MENACE to be
the nails would make sacrifice rather than see this
happen"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

Nashville Mich:
Enclosed pOstoce money order for $7 the proceeds of
ice cream social given by Club for the benefit
Free Defense League We only too glad to be able do
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

application and money order for 74o contributed
visiting members meeting of Guyaua
Commandery, Knights Of Malta
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29
Hhite Cloud. Mich:

of God of White Cloud is glad send IS for
the espusd We hope that the results
In June be all that might expect"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

From Mchiqdn:
Fnd enclosed help beloved country from the grasp
NJ Rome II his mite could them
down quickly they wouldn't know what had happened
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

Wdhdr. M1u:
received and mcmhrhp certificate with
work Enclosed please hna poooe moay order for 81
his second the League wish could male
ot more but the widow help God with for he
8 ever on the side Of right"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

From a in hssouri:
Enclosed contribution 10 The Free
Defense League necessity Of the people awakening
great NOW, before blood she'd Con-
dions becoming that ahy that only
become Of the Vaccinations Of the
Jesuit body Of the Romanst hierarchy.
have Of THE MENACE nearly three years and
copies Of into nearly state the Union Each week
light what Rome actually doing TO destroy
government and make the United States Roman
Catholic country II shall not be-"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

Wdltham, Mass: z .
I am sending money order for 81. am the widow Of Civil
Consequently have to make
small contribution while have dollar and it needed in this
fight you have it'
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

Enclosed find s Of all propaganda and endvor SUBJ
yersye of independence untrammeed expression thereof
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

From ardv doun on Canal Zone this letter:
pase Defense League The
none has counted they aehed he has selected
n roost in America. We will fight : a finish
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

!: Z = 1,464,831
SH FREE PRESS!
Critics
s s fer 's'so starter ard yOu 'Hn loss fer ''
TOO yOsss Pssso sAss 70 .s.- .yF,aiiss .; tAs.. -.
bAhg burden Of A hsh and Cor aese Who bought tia
olIvn HUSOrHSOHR
Frou -i.i'tr "a POssAtsrFE, ~ 7:
AN sdg you dollar a. a sostIsaoa 70 ne IF.s Prr,.
Defense Lss1 ~ s'S $ Sf,S ,S s % 70 %a,, r 'ss Ms Ca
people to the Pel to our Liberties that exists IN k
''I your letter and Membership certificate an With
Zg in this work ESso.sd Pleas ssd P0''Ssss nSasy % STd for 81
lot ut the widows mite VIII help some God with Us for A'
5 the side Of right"
Every Protestant should b.E Cod bA2d yogI
you win II you ned call agAa II seesAy would
adsnsS you because have 'Ousdsno ia Tn MrsAer
Easossd And $50 fer the Defense League %
Of you 'iss Ssrs WIN send sIa more ,Oatruious 'oS
E' VIII aGa money order and & eleven name. ,;u; Tho
BS asSsbhdrcp and the other two arc relatives want 70 say that
the Firing Lane 70 stay When aTst received ySuT
the Lord to help N and here 1t i;"
From Californian ,
II wish able to help more for am t7SToQySy s yI IN
Tor some time and the papers Publhsd is
Enclosed you will find sS"
From a torn in Ms,ovri:
Enclosed s. which my prcn, contribution TO The Free
to tRi. great MOVEMENT NOW any blood she'd Con-
t % r ,s,s have become aware OF the maehipaons Of the
Jesuit body Of the ROmanst hierarchy
have sent copies Of it nearly every the Union Each week
brings US greater light upon what I Rome actually n SSs & 70 dSs SS
Catholic country 1t shall not be-"
' EHso.d tn. Free Press P'fsa.. League e.. thin.
do1a ms aGS sss win 1cspoS be 1 need the
Enclosed find ST. Have been intending
Of spring work have been nesectng it, We are
dreamed Of existing they until TIE MEAc opened
but it is that worth the price would be
the work of such May God bless your efforts"
From a,ay dorn on the Canal Zone letter:
Po and enclosed IS for the Free Press Defense League The
, a in America We will fight to finish"
Enclosed find sl from propaganda and endvor subs
vcrsivc Of independence untrummed expression thereof
From a n Indiana: .
have read than and would give
Bible rather than surrender that little
Of be Of the Free Press Defense
League position do great deal Of work for
hut like Joseph with 6s old
but st shoulder for the protection of our
liberties
Law members Roman church not TO blame have
had business dealings them and know that most Of them
nj L them l will need
H. Surely 100000 people viii permit The MENACE to be
barred from the would make sacrifice rather than hs
happen"
IWdlthdm, Mass:
am sending money order for 81. the widow Of Civil
a Consequently have to make
small contribution while dollar and it needed in this
fight, you can have IT.
From Michigan:
'Fnd 81 TO help free beloved country from the grasp
of would his mite could put them
down quickly they wouldn't know what had happened"
: Bulletin Board
Total number of members of The Free Press Defense
League received up to May 81, 1915. 081
Total amount of money received by The Free Press
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29
From Utah editor:

Ttdh fdf0Tf
Every Protestant God behind
call again II would
Of worth win have
hdenee in you because confidence IN THI MLSAcE
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29
From Santa Ana, Cdlif:

Santa Ana, Cdr:
'EnOsed Gnd IS the Free Press Defense League think
are doing be able make
IL Dont be backward need the
m q card and / will respond
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

ned sSso for tho Defense League from sre the name
reading givcn) You count 100 Of beng back
Of you here. Win send contributions
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29

Enclosed find intending send this for
spring work have been negeeng It, We ara
you for free with all hearts We never
dreamed they do until THE MENACE opened
and the work Of THE MENACE he hard
hut IL such worth the price. would be
little babies II IL not for
Of such May God bless your efforts"
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rror, 4 Torn n Southern Missouri'

From a n Southern Missouri:
''Enelosed you money order and eleven Ths
6r Is that Of nv husband eight thOs Of my children
and grandchildren relatives that
Firing Lane When hIst received your blank
wondered going get hled out But asked
the Lord 70 help and here Il is"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29


wish able 10 help for thoroughly IN
with this have been subscriber 70 TE MESAon
time and think IL one Of the finest papers published
the whole truth concerning Romanism
IEncose will So
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29
PATRIOTS, Remember FLAG DAY!

HE campaign Of The Free Press Defense League for
Of the free press free schools and free churches OF
draws 70 q close. A little more than two weeks
Brown, the Rev. Theodore o. Walker and B. M.
RomAnist hierarchy and demanded by their contr
III That indictment charges the sending Of obSoen
Newark post., 1915-08-18
Workers In Sussex

A live suffrage campaign con-
Quoted by Miss Marjory Soper,
of the congressional
union of Maryland, Miss Nina
Jackson, of Baltimore, and Mrs.
Edna S. Latimer, national organiz-
err, attracted widespread interest
in Sussex last week. A large meet
Ing arranged by Mrs. Annie Arniel
of Wilmington, executive secre-
tary of the Union in Delaware,
was held at Laurel on Tuesday
el lening. Suffrage speakers talk
ed for two hours. Miss Jackson,
the principal speaker, discussed
the relation of the vote to the wo-
men in industry. Miss Jackson,
who is a wonderful and forceful
speaker, is a member of the Wo-
mans Trade Union League OF Bal
timore, and has had several years
experience in the work in the fac
/ tories. Her speaking is doubly
forceful and interesting because
it comes from one who speaks from
actual experience.
Mrs. Latimer outlined the plan
of campaign the union is conduct
ing outside of the country. A large
number of papers were sold, and
the suffragists claim many con-
verts.
It should be scarcely necessary
to comment upon the loss which
annually occurs through the agen-
cy of weeds on the farm, but that
it is great we can well believe
Last year saw approximately sixty
7 thousand tons of weed seeds clear.
ed out of our grain at the head OF
, the Great Lakes. How much more
} was cleaned out at local mills ane
; elevators ,or left onsthe farms tt
renew next years weed crop
, could scarcely be estimated. In
deed but for many species Of birds
, that feed freely upon the seeds o
z noxious weeds no one knows hov
2 many more tons of such seed
: : would annually be harvested will
our crops. Exchange.
Newark post., 1915-08-18
| little Talks On
Camp Sanitation

Every fisherman, the hunter and
lover of nature who turns to camp
life should constitute himself a
health officer for his own protec-
ton and comfort.
There are certain niceties OF
camp life which an experienced
woodsman does not neglect but the
city bred amateur who is used to
daily garbage collection and open
plumbing seems apt to lack sufti-
cient ingenuity to properly impro-
wise means to make up for the lack
of these essentials.
Cooking and eating out of doors
is an attraction if the process is
not accompanied by swarms OF
flies and these are sure to appear
if the wastes are not properly dis
possed of.
If your camp is near a stream
90 far enough back to be sure that
heavy rains will not wash refuse
into the stream, burn or dig a pit
for it. Cover all the waste which
goes into it with sprinkling OF
chlorinated lime and then with a
light covering of earth. This will
insure a freedom from fly-breedlng
an dnoisome odors in the hot
weather.
Be careful of your water supply
IF # is from a stream and there
are other camps or dwellings upon
it it is far wiser to boil all that Is
, used for drinking and domestic
.. purposes than to risk the possibll
: ity of typhoid fever. If spring
. is used care should be taken tina
: this is not open to contamination
,, from washings or refuse or othe
A pollutions. =,
. If mosquitoes abound for tn
. sake of comfort and as a protec
. tion against the possibility Of ma
4 larial infection, screens or nettin
. should be used if conditions vii
- permit and if not some antl-mos
g quito wash should be used such a
y oil of citronella. If bitten a mi>
q ture of one part of aqua ammonl
: and three parts of spirits OF can
phor will destroy the poison. Il
no means all species of mosqu
u tos are disease carriers but the
are all comfort destroyers.
Is These precautions are slmp
* enough and if made part OF tt
~ regular routine of camp LIE thf
~ ~ will afford a reasonable protectlt
~ ~ to the health of the occupants
o. o. the camp and may likewise ser
90 to protect other pleasure seeke
90 along the streams as well as t
e7 regular consumers of water +
s1 domestic use.
Newark post., 1915-08-18
Lightning Kills Children

The seven-year-old son and the
e.ght-year old daughter of a farm
er named Collision living near
Thomas Chapel, ten miles west of
Dover, while playing in field
near a wire fence on Sunday after
noon were killed by lightning dur
ing the storm which visited the
neighborhood. A child of Thomas
Wilson, neighbor of Collision
was stunned by the bolt.
Newark post., 1915-08-18

will include the followin: presi-
dent, William G. Jason, A. NJ, D.
D.; superintendents: James E.
Robertson and Frederick L. Parker
matron, Georgiana B.. Cooke;
school physician, DR.. w. M. Henry /;
assistant in industrial department,
Thomas j. Francis; assistant in
academic department, Elizabeth
Penn; field agent, Samuel L. Con-
well; assistant in domestic science,
Mary H. Harris.
Newark post., 1915-08-18
Ends Life With Gas

Mrs. Florence Covell, wife of
Rev. Ralph T. Coursey, of Will
mington M. E. Conference, who
one day last spring leaped from a
second story window of her home
in Baltimore, was found dead in
her room last Wednesday with a
bandage wound tightly around her
neck and the other end attached
to a gas tube. Her husband, a
son and a daughter survive her.
Lightning Wrecks Church Steeple
Lightning last Sunday struck
and badly damaged the steeple OF
the M. P. Church at Clayton, prob,
ably requiring the erection of g
Newark post., 1915-08-18
Dived To His Death

Percy E. Bryan of Wilmington,
aged 20 years, who had gone to
Penns Grove, N. j., to seek work
as a carpenter, while bathing in
the river on Saturday night dived
from the beach front wall. He
struck upon a bed of rocks and
did not rise. His body was recov-
Ell ed. He leaves widow and one
child.